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Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly we're doing the news. However, since it is something of a slow news cycle, we are spending some extra time discussing your answers to last week's Question of the Week: When was a time a haunt actually surprised you? But don't think that's all we have this week, we have conference reminders, an update on our COVID scare and tons of the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're discussing something so many haunts forget to bake into their haunt layout and design... ... ... ... ... TIMING!That's right, we've discussed what scares you should place and where you should place them, but now we are discussing WHEN you should be placing them. Simply put, haunt pacing is an underappreciated art when it comes to hau...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're ringing in 2022 with a to-do list. As most haunters already know, haunting is a 365 day per year affair. Though there may be busier times than others, there's always something going on. Surprisingly, that includes right now. Though we are nine months removed from haunt season and entering the coldest part of the year, there are things you...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're wrapping up 2021 by taking a look ahead to 2022. Though no one can predict the future, the last two years have set the stage for a very interesting year in 2022. As we watch the latest COVID news and try to figure out the ways it will impact our 2022 season. But what about the ways COVID has already changed haunting? How many of those impacts...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news and, let's be honest, there's not a lot of news to go around. However, we do have one important story as one tragic haunt legend comes to life and a lot of great news about the charity work that haunted attractions are doing. So kick back, relax and let's go through all of the news, conference reminders and weekly...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking holiday shows or, perhaps more accurately, how similar so many of them are. With more haunts expanding into the holiday season, it makes sense to talk about how you can make your show truly unique, including steps you can take right now and today to start improving your show for next year. So sit back and relax as we tackle some tough...

Send us Fan Mail Pretty much everyone agrees that fast food mascots are creepy. We've taken it a step further and devised a theory that they are, without exception, serial killers. So, this week, we are discussing them. We're taking a look at the major fast food mascots, why they are creepy and how you can introduce some of that creep into your haunt. We do this in hopes that maybe, just...

Send us Fan Mail Looking around many haunted attraction groups, I've been seeing several posts claiming that haunts are recession-proof or, at the very least, recession-resilliant. But is it? Haunted attractions have changed a LOT over the past decade or so. We've become a luxury entertainment experience and that's one that had an increasing impact on our customers' wallets? Wh...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly we're doing the news, and it has been another busy news cycle to say the least. Not only do we have the end of the 2021 haunt season to go over, but the aftermath of that season carries with it tons of news of its own. Luckily for us, it's an interesting mix of happy and serious stories this week as we talk about an arson at one haunt, another h...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're celebrating the end of haunt season 2021 with a look back to the past. Haunting: Starring Polterguy, is a unique game for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. Released in 1993, the game has you play the role of a poltergeist with the singular goal of scaring a family out of their beloved home. However, there's much more to this game than fun,...

Send us Fan Mail Halloween 2021 is in the books and for us, well, it didn't exactly go as well as planned. Between car accidents, back injuries and a million other misfortunes, this was NOT the Halloween we wanted. However, we did try to make the best of it. There were parties, or at least A party, trick or treating and a lot of moaning and crying out, just not the spooky kind. So join us as...

Send us Fan Mail **Due to a back injury we are doing another classic episode, this one an interview with Jim Warfield from Raven's Grin Inn!** Most haunters are already very familiar with Raven's Grin Inn , a year-round haunted attraction in Mt. Carroll, IL. The brain child and labor of Jim Warfield, it is an attraction that is both unique and revered. Last week, we got the chance to see...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news and man do we have a busy show for you. Without a doubt, 2021 has been one of the busiest and most chaotic seasons to date and we're covering the bulk of it in just one episode as we discuss all the haunt news that's fit to print (or talk about).So sit back, relax and let's talk about some haunted attraction news!...

Send us Fan Mail Halloween novelty songs are a tradition that goes back more than sixty years. They have been a part of American culture for decades and have made a splash all around the world. So this week we're going to take a look at some classic mainstays of the genre. We'll examine the song itself, what it means, and take a look at the person or people that wrote it. Hopefully this...

Send us Fan Mail As we've discussed, we didn't get the Episode 300 we wanted or the Episode 305 we wanted either. However, Crystal is back now, and we're trying to get some of what we missed back as we look over our history and discuss our favorite episodes. But wait, you say, didn't you do this in Episode 200? Well, yes. That's why we're focusing most of our energy o...

Send us Fan Mail Sadly, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to record a new episode this week. So, instead, we're resharing Episode 200, Our Favorite Haunt Weekly Episodes. This was meant to be the episode we were going to play off of this week, but it's a great episode that points to many other great episodes and is well worth either a first or second listen. Previous...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we are doing the news and the past four weeks have been busy ones. Most notably, we've had the start of haunt season and, with that, we have our first shooting of the season and a very odd stabbing. However, it's not all bad news as we have some very unique haunts opening or reopening this year as well as some very upbeat forecasts on the seaso...

Send us Fan Mail It's the busy time of year for most haunts. After all, your haunt is likely either just opening up or about to open soon. So, it's that last-minute crunch to get everything ready. But did you remember everything? Are you sure? We know from experience that it's easy to overlook a lot when things are at their craziest, so we are here to help with 10 things that you or...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly we're digging through the archives and revisiting Episode 71, when we talked about our haunt wishlist. This week, we get to update it by first scratching off some that we already made it to, adding a some new ones that stoked our interest and discuss the types of haunts we desperately want to make it to. So sit back, relax and let us go through a few...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly we're taking a look at the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the various ways that being haunters helped us get through it. Sure, being a haunter may seem like a great way to accumulate a slew of useless skills, but in reality, they can help you survive a natural disaster. Here's just some of those ways. This Week's Episode Includes;IntroHouse...

Send us Fan Mail This isn't the 300th episode we were hoping for. However, not rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor hurricane will stop the Haunt Weekly train. Sure, we don't have the big panel and blowout we were planning, but we can bring you... DA NEWS.So sit back, relax and let us regale you both in the story of Ida and the latest in haunted attraction news. This Week's Episode Includ...

Send us Fan Mail If you run a home haunt, you most likely take donations. If you aren't, you probably should consider it. But donations can be a touch subject for visitor and haunter alike. So, how do you maximize the donations that you receive while minimizing the headache that they cause? That's exactly what we aim to answer this week. This Week's Episode Includes: IntroQuestion o...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're throwing the curtain back on our podcast and showing you how we make this show week after week. So, whether you're an aspiring podcaster, a successful podcaster that wants to mock us, or just plain curious how we make the show, your questions will be answered. So sit back, relax and enjoy this look at how the sausage is made. This Week&ap...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly, we're turning our gaze to the upcoming 2021 haunt season and the challenges that we are facing. As wild and as unpredictable as 2020 season, this one is setting up to be even more so. Between pent-up demand, the rising Delta variant and new rules and regulations being handed down, we are actually less sure about this year than the last. So let'...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Haunt Weekly it is time to do the news and what a news week we have for you. This July has been anything but a quiet month. Of course, we have the latest on HHN and other major haunt shows but also news about Reaper's Realm, Eastern State Penn and much, much more. This episode also marks the return of the conference reminders, so come find out what conventions ar...