Haunting U

Episode 68-Creating Our Next Big Character Published 01 March 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton, John Schelt, & Leslie Reed We're back to planning for our 2023 Haunt Season and are working on a new character.  Listen in and see what goes into creating each of our characters. This episode is sponsored by Stand Out Marketing and we welcome Stephen Szortyka to tell us about all the services they can offer you...

Episode 67-Fear Expo Live 23 Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 01 February 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & John Schelt Its convention season! We're getting ready for all the excitement of convention season and we've brought Doug Sheldon back to give us a preview of all the excitement planned for Fear Expo. Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear Expo: www.fearexpolive.com Haunting U can be foun...

Episode 66-Chamber of Haunters Lookahead 2023  Published 01 January 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy New Year!  As has become our tradition, we invited the President of the Chamber of Haunters back to talk about all the exciting things the Chamber has in store for the new year.  Raise a glass to a frightful 2023! Resources mentioned during this episode: SCI Cresson Prison History: http...

Episode 65-Operating Your Haunt Published 13 Dec 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed What a season!  With three haunts in the books, the hosts take some time to recap and reflect on the 2022 haunting season. Curl up with a nice hot cocoa and relive the highs and lows of Halloween 22.  See y'all next year! Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sa...

Episode 64-Campfire Stories Published 31 Oct 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Halloween! With the big day finally upon us, and all of Keoni's haunts closed, we can take a breather and celebrate our favorite holiday with a retelling of some of our favorite spooky stories.  Hear Batman: The Audio Adventures, Edger Allen Poe's The Raven and The Telltale Heart like you've neve...

Episode 63-Operating Your Haunt Published 18 Oct 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed One haunt down, two to go! With the Candlelighter's Ghost House open for the season, we take a look at the way they operate their haunt and draw some lessons for our own. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of H...

Episode 62-Haunted Ship 22 Layout Published 16 Sep 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Keoni's getting in a little over his head designing 3 haunts this year.  We take a deep dive into the layout for a zombie-themed haunt in an abandoned building, and the Haunted Ship we've been planning for the last few episodes. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at...

Episode 61-Haunted Ship 22 Storyline Published 1 Sep 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed We dive into the first phase of the Haunting U method to start designing our 2022 Haunted Ship.  We examine and begin to develop the Goals, Audience, Theme and Backstory. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber...

Episode 60-The Pitch Published 15 Aug 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed A new haunting opportunity is coming to fruition, so we discuss our pitch and how we want to convince show owners to let us run a haunt. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamber...

Episode 59-Live from Midsummer Scream 2022 Published 31 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Join Keoni, John and Leslie live on the show floor at Midsummer Scream 2022 as we talk about the convention and meet some of the amazing vendors who exhibited at the show. Filmed live at the Long Beach Convention Center on July 31, 2022 via Zoom.  You can view the video on our YouTube c...

Episode 58-Live from Leslie's Living Room 2 Published 19 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed I'm so sorry we're so late! Come check out our second episode recorded all together and see why the episode is getting published so late! We'll be back to Halloween planning in August. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Cree...

Episode 57-Haunters Against Hate with Paul Lanner Published 01 June 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Pride! We get to check in with the Chamber of Haunter's official charity Haunters Against Hate with their Founder Paul Lanner.  Come hear about the awesome work HAH does every day and get a sneak peek into HAH The Event 2 coming up next month! Resources mentioned during this episode: Ha...

Episode 56-Prop Building 101 Published 06 May 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed With all our haunt plans on hold, lets take a minute to examine our props and talk about how you can build your own! Resources mentioned during this episode: Killer Tombstones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8SkX9FuBA&t=6s Stiltbeast Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/StiltbeastStudios Nerdforge: https://www.yo...

Episode 55-Happy April Fools Day Published 03 April 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton In celebration of April Fools Day and with all our haunt planning on hold, we decided to have a little fun... Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Sound Eff...

Episode 54-2022 Goals Published 02 March 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton With Fear Expo behind us, we can focus on Halloween 2022...but first we need to figure out what we're going to do. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunt Seekers United Nation: https://www.hauntseekersunitednation.net/ Project Blackfire: https://projectbackfire.net/ Purgatory Props: https://purgat...

Episode 53-Live from Fear Expo Live Published 27 January 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton Fear Expo Live is finally here!  We live-streamed this episode right from the tradeshow floor! If you missed it during the life stream, this is your chance to get in on all the fun.  You can also find the video version on our YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KxDpE_Xfcw&t=2...

Episode 52-Chamber of Haunters Look Ahead 2022 with Robert Nulton Published 01 January 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton Happy New Year! To help us get ready for 2022 we've invited Robert Nulton, President of the Chamber of Haunters to tell us about the exciting initiatives the Chamber is working on for the upcoming year. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website:...

Episode 51-Fear Expo Live Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 07 December 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy Holidays! Convention season kicks off in just a few short weeks so we brought back Doug Sheldon to update us on the latest announcements ahead of the first tradeshow of the year, Fear Expo Live, Jan 21-23 in Owensboro, KY. Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear...

Episode 50-Halloween 21 Wrapup Published 14 November 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy Halloween! Its been two weeks since Sanguine Creek Estates closed for the season and our hosts can finally take a breath and reflect on the season.   Resources mentioned during this episode: Sanguine Creek Estates Walk-Thru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwdnUALt8c&t=24s Podcast Magazi...

Episode 49-Digital Effects 101 Published 04 October 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy October everyone!  There's been so much interest in digital effects that we decided to devote a whole episode to talking about what you need, where to get it, and some tricks and tips we've learned.  Dive right in, and lets get spooky. Resources mentioned during this episode: Digital Effects: The Singi...

Episode 48-Live From Leslie's Living Room Published 01 September 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Holy moley!  For the first time in Haunting U history we are all in the same room recording the episode!  John's back so we do a review of the Haunting U Method while we bring him up to speed on our plans and the work we have left in this last month before opening.  Leslie's husband...

Episode 47-An Hour With Kyle Vest Published 15 August 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Artist, makeup artist, performer, model, costume designer, consultant, Skin Wars contestant and all around awesome person, Kyle Vest joins us for a conversation talking about his fascinating life in the Haunted Attraction and Entertainment industries.  Get ready for a wild ride! Resources mentioned during...

Episode 46-Scare Acting Part I with Foggy Jack Published 02 August 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Foggy Jack (aka Ty Rowley): actor, magician, and podcaster joins us to kick off our mini-series highlighting the backbone of the Haunted Attraction industry, Scare Actors!  Come hear about how he incorporates magic into his acting and get an inside peak into Fear Expo Live. Resources mentioned...

Episode 45-Fear Expo Live with Doug Sheldon Published 15 July 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Doug Sheldon, Owner of The Haunt in Grand Rapid's, MI and Co-Owner of Fear Expo has joined us to make a HUGE announcement.  Fear Expo is going live next year!  Tune in to hear more in this exclusive episode! Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear Expo Live: https://fearexpolive.com/ Fear Exp...

Episode 44-Meet Your Chamber Part III Published 01 July 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Jan Knuth, 2nd Vice President of the Chamber of Haunters, Owner of Greyhouse Haunts and author of the new book Not Afraid To Slay: Women of the Haunt Industry sits down with us to talk about her new book, and gives us insight into running a commercial haunt from a residential property! Resources mentione...