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Presented by The Haunted Attraction Association at TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, the OSCARES awards are the highest achievement in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction industry. Today we’re taking you to this year’s award ceremony. We recorded this live on March 19th - you’ll hear the winners and their acceptance speeches, plus some bonus interviews we caught after the ce...

Applications now open for the 2023 Haunted Attraction Association Scholarships; HAA announces 2022 scholarship winners; West Coast Halloween Convention class schedule available; Halloween & Party Expo will return to Las Vegas January 10th - 12th, 2023; Spooky Swap Meet's Trick or Treat House Sponsors announced; The next Haunters Toolbox Masterclass takes place Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. PDT - "Haunt S...

NightScream Studios received one of this year’s Vendor Excellence Awards – right after selling out on the show floor. Now in their 24th year at the show, NightScream Studios took home one of the Haunted Attraction Association’s Vendor Excellence Awards this year. NightScream Specializes in Scenic, and by 3PM Friday they already had a waitlist. This is part of our vendor showcase series, in partner...

Supply chain disruptions are back as attractions also struggle with training new staff. Meanwhile, it’s full steam ahead for a record fall season. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/green-tagged-training-new-growth

Coming up, for over 20 years Ghost Ride Productions has been providing hyper-realistic props to attractions – and their orders for this season are filling up fast. This is part of our vendor showcase series, in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association. Tyler from the Scare Factor conducted this interview. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/stiltbeast-transworld-2022

Recorded at the Transworld Halloween, Christmas, and Escape Room show in St. Louis (with a recap recorded in Indianapolis a couple of days later) Scott shares his thoughts and experiences at the show. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/asitd-transworld-2022

We catch up with Allen Hopps from Stilt Beast Studios on the Transworld Show Floor. Stiltbeast debuted their ‘Bootanicals’ Line of products and, as you’ll hear, celebrated a record-breaking year. This is part of our vendor showcase series, in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association. Tyler from the Scare Factor conducted this interview. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/stiltbeast-tran...

This Q&A session was recorded live at Transworld immediately following the 2022 State of the Industry Presentation. You’ll hear the Haunted Attraction Association’s Board of Directors take questions from the audience on a range of topics from logistics to staffing, the war’s impact, and whether demand will stay strong. We aired the full State of the Industry presentation on Monday; check back in o...

The Haunted Attraction Association Announced OSCARES Award-winners; TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show returns to St. Louis February 2nd - 5th, 2023; Tickets now on sale for Creep It Real Expo; NecroManor Haunted House to host photos with the "Beaster Bunny"; Pirates of Emerson announces fall 2022 operating schedule; Zombie Joe's Undgerground Theatre Group continues their 30th season with "...

This is the full Haunted Attraction Association’s 2022 State of the Industry Presentation recorded live on Saturday from Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show. The presentation begins with board member introductions and then proceeds through the presentation agenda. The HAA will release the slides later next month for you to download. While I snipped a few things out for continuity, this remai...

2 Attractions are stepping up their hiring incentives, plus we go LIVE from this year’s Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St Louis. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

Join Tyler & Nora as they discuss what’s been happenin’ since last haunt season, and as they look forward to some of what you can expect from The Scare Factor in 2022!. This is an episode from our partner station The Scare Factor, hosted by Tyler and Nora Proffet. Today is Day 3 of Transworld’s Halloween & Attraction show in St Louis. If you’re at the show, come visit us at booth 1903.

Today is day 2 of Transworld’s Halloween & Attraction show in St Louis. This show is always pure madness, and this year is no exception. To illustrate what the show is like, I’m going to play an episode we aired last year, which chronicles the Transworld experience via audio diary from 4 attendees. We talk a lot about the haunt community and how important it is. For many haunters, the largest comm...

Scott shares his suggestions for getting the most out of a trade show. Today is the first day of Transworld’s Halloween & Attraction show in St Louis. If you’re at the show, come visit us at booth 1903. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

Transworld's Halloween & Attractions Show takes place this week March 17th - 20th; Visit the Haunted Attractions Network at TransWorld Booth #1903; Promotions & New Product Announcements from CFX, Creature Corps LLC, Froggy's Fog, Gore Galore, Haunt Shirts, Haunters Against Hate, Henry Monster Designs, ProAiir Body, RCFX, Scareit Badges, Strega Moon Productions, and Zombie Skin FX; Rip City FX Reb...

Coming up, Hudson Haunted House in Hudson Ohio is opening this weekend March 18 and 19th for St Patrick’s Revenge ( https://www.hudsonhauntedhouse.org/) . Hudson Haunted House is one offshoot of the Hudson Jaycees, established in 1972. They’re looking to engage the community year-round, and St Patrick’s Revenge is just a first step in that family entertainment plan. This interview features Jeremia...

RIP City has rebranded to RCFX after seeing demand for their makeup grow in the mainstream market. In this episode, we’ll learn about the rebranding and why all that extra sanitizing might be here to stay in makeup rooms. This episode features Shalee Mudgett. This is our vendor showcase series in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association leading up to this year’s Transworld. Subscribe: h...

Today’s show is all about the impact of policies on the attractions industry. From Chapek’s latest debacle to the Russian Oil Ban, Tokyo Disney’s new passes, and the cancellation of IAAPA Expo Asia – it’s a policy week on Green Tagged. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

Today we’re previewing the new products from Gore Galore and learning a tip for engaging your actors ( https://gore-galore.com/) . Now in their 24th season, Gore Galore is known in the industry for pioneering ‘actormatronics.’ Here’s owner and Creative Director Kevin Alvey to explain what exactly that is. This is our vendor showcase series in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association lea...

Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group Kicks-Off Their 30th Season with BLOOD ALLEY HAUNT – this weekend only – and we went on-location to find out more ( http://www.zombiejoes.com/) . This weekend - Dare to Wind-Your-Way through a Forgotten Passage...Haunted by the Unspeakable Spirits of Its Diabolical Past! Blood Alley is showing March 11-13, 2022, and is only $10 in advance. Featured in this ep...

Field of Screams is open this Saturday, March 12th, for their 3rd annual St. Paddy’s Day event – and we’ll hear all about it ( https://fieldofscreams.com/) . The single-day event features uniquely themed building décor, scenes, evil leprechauns, and sinister trolls. If that seems like a lot of work for a one-day event, we’ll get into that as well. This interview features co-owner Jim Schopf. Subsc...

This week's news: The Haunted Attraction Association announces their TransWorld events; Tickets now on sale for Midsummer Scream; Exhibit sales begin for West Coast Halloween Convention; Halloween Club Costume Superstore's 9th Annual Spookshow announces date change; Fear Expo announces location and dates for 2023 event; CalHauntS hosts March Zoom meeting and April In-Person Make and Take workshop;...

Rotten Apple 907 in Burbank CA celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021 with the theme ‘Evil in the London Fog’ ( https://www.rottenapple907.com/) . They welcomed over 4000 guests for a 6-night run that raised over $6000 to Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter. The home haunt is a local legend and known for their attention to detail and outstanding sets. I visited during Haunter’s Night, which...

From free seminars to the auction, CHAOS, and the annual OSCARES awards – the Haunted Attraction Association has a ton of events planned for Transworld. Several events are free and available for both members and nonmembers to participate. Today, association president Spencer Terry previews each event for you. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

This week we discuss the latest SeaWorld earnings, takeaways from the PLASA survey on live events, and why two cedar fair parks are discontinuing scary Halloween events.