Haunted Attraction Network

Today, we’re visiting Zach Glaros at Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail to learn about their 2022 Season. Now in their 9th year, Sir Henry's Haunted Trail has been growing every year (and we’ve had them on the show several times. This year's new ‘Headless’ trail comes complete with a live horse and actor – we’ll hear all about it. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

A roundup of Haunted Attraction and Halloween Industry News for the week of September 14th, 2022. Read the stories here: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-news-horror-nights-sells-out-hauntathon

Scott and Philip celebrate their 2 year anniversary by reflecting on Lost island's early closure and the opening of Halloween Horror Nights

Tyler and Nora went to Land of Illusion’s opening night and spoke to CEO Brett Oakley about this year’s renovations and new safety procedures. Land of Illusion’s Haunted Scream Park offers 6 haunts, entertainment, food, and roaming characters. Tyler and Nora are from TheScareFactor.com and are one of our content partners for this year. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattra...

Thirteen Floor Haunted House Chicago has a new building and a redesigned show to go with it; we’ll learn all about it. Bryan Kopp explains the two new themes, expanded midway, and how the team is navigating around managing The Old Juliet Haunted Prison. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Today, we’re previewing this year’s Knott’s Scary Farm offerings. Specifically, we’ll hear about the two new mazes, Bloodline 1842 and Grimoire, the food, new merchandise, Into The Fog exhibit, and the new daytime tour experience. These interviews were conducted live at Knott’s by Elsie from Sharp Productions, one of our content partners. Eric Nix, Christopher Do, Karl Busche, and Wilf Seymour are...

Coming up, home haunts are a huge part of Halloween and today we’ll learn what Santa Ana Haunt has planned for their Halloween Season. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Coming up, We’re going on-location to Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery IL to learn about their 2022 season. Massacre is known for their large sets and dramatic yearly renovations. We’ll hear all about it from owner Ryan Burke. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

What does The Fear PDX have planned for their 10th season? We’ll find out. We’re going on-location to The Fear PDX in Portland, Oregon. We’ll hear from the owners and team about why haunting is important to them. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Evil Intentions In Elgin, IL is Planning For A Killer 2022 - What Do They Have Up Their Sleeve? We’ll find out. Evil Intentions is known for its ‘jungle gym’ rooms filled with actors choreographed to original music. Today we’ll hear from owner Mike Fitzpatrick about what makes the haunt successful and what they have planned for this season. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/haunted...

Today – 4 SoCal haunts will present their 2022 plans – Bones Gulch, Fright Nights at Alesmith, Castle Dark, and Fear Farm. This presentation was recorded live during Midsummer Scream. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Scare City Experience is a 2-hour long, 2KM horror trail set within the abandoned Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire. This episode is courtesy of our partners in the UK – ScareTrack – and you’ll hear Mikey interviewing Paul Butterworth & Georgia Ramsey discussing the new event. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Reign of Terror Haunted House in Thousand Oaks CA is one the longest-running independent haunted attractions in Sothern California. Their journey has been anything but easy. In this presentation recorded during Midsummer Scream, founder Bruce Stanton shares the trials of their 23-year odyssey in haunting. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group has a large footprint in SoCal. This year, Delusion and the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride are returning, plus the team has a new event in Long Beach – SHAQTOBERFEST. We’ll learn all about in this panel presentation recorded live during Midsummer Scream. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Today, the Winchester Mystery House took to the stage during Midsummer Scream to discuss their 2022 Halloween plans, and we’re playing the presentation for you. After a two-year hiatus, Winchester Mystery House presents a new terrifying chapter, Unhinged: Nightshade’s Curse. In the first half of this presentation, the team explains the house's history and then transitions to the 2022 plans. Follow...

This is day 1 of our 61-day Hauntathon! Today we’ll hear from John Murdy about the design process for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, live from Midsummer Scream. This is the full panel presentation, and includes discussion on Scarecrow: The Reaping. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Today's episode is about staying healthy, so you make it through the end of the Halloween Season. Haunt Acting is tough work, and these tips will help keep you in top scaring shape so you can stick it out at your haunted attraction. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Horror Buzz & Haunted Attraction Network will present a new Passport to Fear event on October 7th featuring Terror Vault's newest show, The Summoning; Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns to Griffith Park select nights September 23rd - October 31st; Cemetery Lane returns to the Heritage Square Museum for two weekends this October; The Haunted Road adds a new walkthrough haunt; Dead City Haunted Hou...

Disney is listening to guest reactions and is adjusting several policies, including Magic Keys and reservations. Plus, Year 2 of Seaworld Orlando’s Howl-o-Scream demonstrates an impressive amount of story cohesion. Subscribe to all our offerings: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Are you making these Special FX mistakes? Find out. This episode is about Special FX Pet Peeves that The Scare Factor teams see while reviewing haunted attractions. This episode is hosted by Tyler & Nora Proffet, Bryan Oates, and Tiphennie Yao; Postproduction by Bryan Oates; Copyright The Scare Factor, LLC; Music is “They Come At Night” by Shane Ivers. Subscribe to all our offerings: https://linkt...

A group of haunters has made a new horror prop gallery in Montclair, CA and we’re going to the soft opening. Art’s Sideshow is a new horror prop gallery in Montclair, CA. The experience allows guests to have fun taking photos in 12 themed zones. It’s a collaboration between local haunters and artists. This experience is a great example of using your assets and monetizing in the off-season. Today,...

Today, Scott Swenson will discuss integrating Halloween into attractions of all sizes and shapes, such as Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Restaurants, and Retail locations. For haunters, take these ideas to a local attraction to create a new experience. For attractions, listen to these ideas about how you can get in on the Fall Fun without compromising your brand. This episode is from one of our partner...

Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces its full lineup of new mazes; Jordan Peel's "Nope" and "Us" join the expanded Terror Tram at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; Halloween Horror Nights returns to Singapore after a two-year hiatus; Fright Fest returns to Six Flags Magic Mountain select nights September 10 - October 31; Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party dates are selling out fast; Knott...

For the first time, streaming outperformed cable & broadcast TV; Shanghai factories are shut down again due to record heat waves; Both Knott’s and Universal Orlando test chaperone policies to curb violence at their parks in preparation for Halloween. Subscribe to all our offerings: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

On August 13th, I had the opportunity to conduct a live interview with three Board members from the Haunted Attraction Association: President Spencer Terry, Secretary Krista Brower-Wood, and Brent Wilson. We touched on the toughest subjects facing haunted attractions this season, including inflation and rising ticket prices, staffing incentives and pay, and building around supply chain backlogs. S...