HaunTopic Radio: Halloween | Haunted House | Haunted Attractions | Home Haunts

Happy Halloween!! It’s really Halloween all year long…isn’t it? If you’re anything like me, you are always planning & thinking about the next October before the current October ends. Well…after you grab your pen & paper to jot down these awesome tips from MadCity Haunt on How To Make Foam Weapons; we want you to … Continue reading "How To Make Foam Weapons (plus 13 Halloween/Haunt Songs to Die For)"

The Haunt House (one of HauntWorld’s Top Haunts in 2012) in Dallas,TX is gone right? Or is it? Nicci and Justin Fears from Wright City,MO may have just raised most of The Haunt House from the dead! In early 2014, Nicci and Justin purchased The Haunt House from the Butler’s and moved the entire show … Continue reading "The Journey from ‘Haunt House’ to ‘Phobius’ with Nicci & Justin Fears"

You think to yourself….”Should I start an outdoor Haunted Trail where the atmosphere is already creepy?” or “Get a building where it’s nice and dry during those wet Octobers?” There are disadvantages and advantages of both. Ian Austin from Circle of Ash Haunted Attraction sits in the dungeon with us and explains the challenges he … Continue reading "Moving a Haunt from Outside to Inside plus a FREE Place to List & Find Haunts"

So…you’re cleaning that fog machine out and you think to yourself, what’s the best type of fog to use and how can I keep my machine running season after season without messing it up? What types of smells can I use to keep my attendees entertained and immersed in the scene? What is the difference … Continue reading "The Right Way to Use Froggy’s Fog and Scents with Scott ‘Tater’ Lynd"

Halloween is awesome. Ask anyone, it’s their favorite holiday. If they say it isn’t, they’re lying or are in need of having a stick removed from their back side. What’s not to like about Halloween? It’s all about time honored traditions like putting on a costume, trick ‘r treating , all night horror movie marathons … Continue reading "The Halloween Experience: Bringing California Haunts to Your Living Room"

In this episode of HaunTopic Radio, we get the crew on from ScareLA and get the scoop on why their Halloween Convention is just wanted Los Angeles needed. Rolling into the second year, all Haunters and Horror junkies can get their fix all in one place! Guest celebrities, Theme Park gurus, Haunted Attraction members, Halloween … Continue reading "Scare LA: Bringing Halloween and Haunted Attractions together in Los Angeles"

In this episode of HaunTopic Radio, we interview Daniel and Shawn Deopke about their merchandise company completely focused on Haunters and living the #HauntLife. Still a small company, the brothers share their passion for the Haunt Industry by creating apparel for Haunters and wake up each day dedicated to living the Haunt Life. Through the … Continue reading "Living the Haunt Life with Haunters Daniel & Shawn Doepke"

Have you always wondered what it takes to run a successful Outdoor Haunted Attraction? Through the snow, rainy days,competing with larger Haunted Houses, and still make enough progress to open up the next year? In this episode of HaunTopic Radio, we have permission from The Haunter’s Hangout (Live Hangouts on YouTube) to rebroadcast their entire … Continue reading "Operating an Outdoor Haunted Attraction with Eric Lowther (A Haunter’s Hangout Exclusive)"

Do multi-seasonal Haunted Attractions work? Can you actually open the doors of your Haunted House for Friday the 13th, Independence Day, St.Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or Christmas…and get people to show up? Kim Yates from Kim’s Krypt in Essex, Maryland does it. In this interview, you might just pick up a few ideas on how … Continue reading "How To Run A Multi-Seasonal Haunted House with Kim’s Krypt"

So…you’ve spent numerous hours designing the Haunt. Gathered all of your construction friends to help you build the Haunt. Now it’s time to make your Haunted House come to life! How do you find and persuade strangers and non-halloween friends into becoming an actor in your Haunt? Allen Hopps, Founder of StiltBeast Studios and Show … Continue reading "Recruiting Scare Actors for Your Haunt with Allen Hopps"

  Updates for the Midwest Haunters Convention 2014 The Midwest Haunters Convention is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the United States serving haunted attraction industry professionals, home haunters, and enthusiasts. Open to the public the Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) features a trade show, education, chartered bus tours and entertainment; and it returns … Continue reading "Whats New at the Midwest Haunters Convention with Jen Braverman"

Camping. Haunted House. Haunt Gathering. Make and Takes. A weekend full of scary fun! These are just a few things you might discover on your weekend at the Great Lakes FrightFest in Petersburg, Michigan on May 30-June 1st. Great Lakes FrightFest is an annual haunters get-together for home and pro haunters alike. Located at a … Continue reading "Great Lakes FrightFest: More Than a Camping Retreat for Haunters"

In this episode of HaunTopic Radio, we bring ‘some’ of the West Coast Haunt Events to you! In Salem, Oregon from the West Coast Haunter’s Convention with Ed Roberts and Reno, Nevada from Haunt X with Garrett Call. Two great shows all in one podcast! Haunt X is a haunter’s retreat for Halloween lovers, pro … Continue reading "The West Coast Haunters Convention and Haunt X with Ed and Garrett"

The National Halloween, Horror, Haunted House and Hearse Convention is on May 2nd- 4th, 2014 at the Expo center in Oaks, PA. Almost 100 vendors, more seminars, haunted house tours, and after-the-show events! We talk to Michael Bruner, Co-owner of the National Haunter’s Convention, about the history of the NHC and what’s new for the … Continue reading "What’s New for the National Haunter & Halloween Show in 2014"

We just couldn’t do it! We wanted to space out these interviews from the 2014 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show over a few podcast episodes. Instead we packed them all into one show!! Yes…19 interviews from some of the vendors LIVE from the trade show floor. We decided that you need to experience the Transworld … Continue reading "LIVE From the Transworld Halloween and Attractions Show 2014"