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

In Episode 10 of HaunTopic Radio we discuss the essentials for Molding Your Own Mask, Where to Get the Supplies, & Where to Buy One if you don’t want to spend the creativity & time to do it. Making your own mask for the first time can be a rewarding and learning experience & designing another one will be too. With a little cash and a few hours you can have a few solid molds that you can replicate many masks from and hand them out to your actors. Make each one different with a unique paint job, tears, half-masks, hair, scars, etc. Heck, you can even let the actors design their own. It’s a Haunt….things are supposed to be strange. What we discovered on this journey of mold making & mask vendors…..there is an endless supply out there! Information overload on how to make one and 100’s of stores selling them. So by no means is this ALL of the resources we found. We HIGHLY recommend buying from your local hobby stores & factories before buying online. But if you don’t have that luxury here is the next best thing. These are just a few from recommendations from our facebook friends and personal experiences. I had many more I wanted to list but I forced myself to stop. You’ll find videos, FREE E-Books, and How-To Guides to get you on the right track on making your own. We also provided a few mask vendors to check-out. Please leave your feedback in the comments below to let us know where you get your supplies and  have you ever made your own mask? Facebook Comments from: “GutRot Effects with so many vendors and companies catering to the fx artist out there … make sure you do your homework on what web-sites and vendors you get your supplies from ,, there are many variances in quality and price . so look before you buy.. building a relationship with the right vendors for you haunt or sfx business is very important in many ways , from prices to shipping times to the quality of the product you get from them..” “Claire Brooksbank Supplies – Far West Materials, or Georgie’s (local pottery supply – has gallons of slip latex). Ideas…. my brain, generally. Lots of video game inspirations, though.” “Damon Carson Best mask company for quality, wearablity, comfort, and movement and price! Hands down Zaggone Masks! Chicago Illinois!” “Chris Haynes Mehron is where we order our liquid latex (by the Gallon) from. It’s Hollywood quality like everything else they sell. Makes any other liquid latex we’ve tried look like watered down junk! Also get the little bottles of coagulated blood from them too.” “Allan Bennett CFX for silicone, Death Studios for latex.” “Jeff Davis For masks I think Death Studios makes the best quality. For supplies I shop at Smooth-On.com. They are not the cheapest but the quality and consistency are top notch. They also have a large selection of products and are always coming up with better and more...

In Episode 9 of HaunTopic Radio we’re using 3 of our interviews from Transworld; all providing useful information like Common Mistakes Haunters Make , How Social Media Can Help You Build Your Haunt Business, and a Website Where You Can Get Some FREE E-books on Starting UP Your Haunted Attraction. We will also be running our very first contest and giving away a Free Issue of Fright Times Halloween & Haunt Magazine. You’ll have to listen to the show to find out how to be the first one to win. Fright Times has donated 15 Issues to give out to you, so we’ll find different ways over the next few weeks to let you win them. Bloody Mary has also donated 1 Quart of her  Fake Blood!! Here are the people and websites that we cover in Episode 9.   Michael Edwards: A Haunter Life: A YouTube Show Behind-the-Scenes with the Crew of The Haunt House The Haunt House: One of the Most Terrifying Haunts You’ll Ever Experience Brain Chow Studios: Costumes & Masks For Sale A Haunter’s Life Facebook Page   The Bloodshed Brothers/Zachary & Jeromy Ball: Field of Screams: The Haunted Stadium  Field of Screams on Facebook Bloodshed Brothers on Facebook Watch Them on YouTube (Every Day)   Grant Brott: Grant on Facebook Haunted House Start-Up: Website & Consulting For Starting Up Your Haunt Grant on Twitter   Contest Information: After listening to the rules on the show email your results to this email: contest@hauntopic.com Find out more about Fright Times Magazine: Halloween & Haunt Magazine Remember, the last day to enter this contest is April 24, 2012. Are You Listening?  

In Episode 8 of HaunTopic Radio we get a behind-the-scenes interview about HAuNTcon with the “Haunt Godfather” and Owner Leonard Pickel. Leonard is the co-founder of the Haunted Attraction Magazine, Consultant at Hauntrepreneurs.com, and a list of achievements that I couldn’t fit on this page. Come on…he’s been around the Haunt Industry for over 35 years! But we’ll have more on Leonard in another episode, we had to cut it in half. The next episode with Leonard Pickel will include his insights on Building a Haunt and Things to Know Before You Get Into the Haunt Industry. So Subscribe to The Haunter’s Toolbox to Get The Next Episode Straight to Your Inbox. HAuNTcon will be at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania on May 3th through May 7th. Visit over 20 Haunted Houses and get behind-the-scenes tours. Go to the Tradeshow and buy something. Dance in your favorite scary costume at the Costume party. Learn from the hours of education included with your admission. Attending HAuNTcon or any convention always provides plenty of value for the price of going. Think of these conventions as investments. The money you pay for the adventure to get there. The cost to get behind the velvet curtain and the comfortable hotel room. Food, drink, and entertainment with your haunt buddies. The props and accessories you’ll want to buy at the garage sales and endless vendor booths. Visiting all of the those Haunts behind-the-scenes and actually taking your time to walk through and take pictures. The education. The new relationships. An investment. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HAuNTcon HERE: HAuNTcon Website: Buy Tickets and Get On the Mailing List HAuNTcon Videos: Over 90 Videos of HAuNTcon Goodness  

    In Episode 7 of HaunTopic Radio we interview Michael Bruner from The National Halloween, Horror, Haunted House, and Hearse Convention which will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on May 4th, 5th, & 6th. He shares his insights on the show, what makes it different than the other conventions, and fills us in on who is getting married at the show! I know we said that we would be releasing new episodes on the 6th, 16th, & 26th of each month; however, with it being the start of Convention Season- we just can’t seem to help ourselves. We will be keeping up with all the conventions and we will be releasing those as soon as we finish each one. So I guess you can call them bonus episodes. You won’t mind too much, right? We WILL be covering other topics as soon as we push these Conventions out to you. If you’re not interested in the Conventions or Trade Shows, keep listening because we’ll be throwing in a few surprises to keep you satisfied. If you like this one, don’t forget to share it with your friends! Find Out More About The National Halloween, Horror, Haunted House, & Hearse Convention: National Haunter’s Convention Website Facebook Page Tickets and Prices Training & Education Video From the Show    Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter The Haunter’s Toolbox and Get The Best of ScaryVisions & HaunTopic!  Click Here to Subscribe for FREE!!  

  In Episode 6 of HaunTopic Radio, we discuss Why It’s Important to go to Haunt and Halloween Events and maybe help you discover some shows you didn’t know about. We’re taking a few clips from the Transworld Haunt Show 2012 and a few other surprises along the way.. I made it back from the Transworld Halloween & Haunted Attractions Show and survived the Crazies at the Insane Shane Party. I spent Thursday night with my wife dancing with freaky characters (some small and some large) and recorded lots of video and audio for HaunTopic Radio from the Trade Room Floor on Friday & Saturday. Over the next few episodes we will be including all of our guests and friends we ran into at the show and highlighting some of the Topics that every Haunter should know about. I also want to Thank all of my friends who met up with me at the party and show. I won’t list them all because I don’t want to forget anyone, but you all know who you are. It is way more important to meet your friends face-to-face than any facebook page any day! I hope to have all of you as guests on the show sometime so we can finish our conversations. Here are some of the voices you will hear on Episode 6 of HaunTopic Radio: Leonard Pickel: HauntCon & Hauntrepreneurs.com Shane Dabbs: Insane Shane Party & Disturbia Haunted House Grant Brott: Haunted House Start-Up Dan Krein: Souls of the Foresaken Michael Edwards: A Haunter’s Life & Brain Chow Studios Michael Bruner: The National Haunter’s Convention  Matthew Flagler: Canadian Haunted Attraction’s Conference West Coast Haunter’s Convention GoblinHaus.com: List of Conventions & Shows   If You Enjoyed This Episode and Want to Get All of Our New Episodes-Subscribe to Our Newsletter Here!

In Episode 5 of HaunTopic Radio we talk with Troy Frantz and Keith Lovell from Hellmouth Haunted House about their beginnings of being a Haunter, the challenges of going pro, and their current subscriber drive that may see Keith having to eat a goldfish! Make sure you subscribe to their YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/HalloweenHellmouth to ensure that he does!           LISTEN TO EPISODE 5 OF HaunTopic Radio NOW: Find Troy and Keith Here: YouTube Channel Halloween Hellmouth on Facebook   If you liked what you listened to then you can help us by sharing this episode with your friends and leaving us a comment on iTunes. Thanks for listening…  

"The curious queue line wraps around the lobby and out the door. I feel the vibrations from the deep bass in the music but can't quite understand it. Zombies and SteamPunk Creatures weave through the crowd. I try to push the excitement deep down so no one senses that I'm a newbie at this. As the line gets shorter, I feel the sweat breaking through my skin as it signals me to remain calm. The last time I felt this way was at the entrance to my first Haunted House. But this felt different. This was the Insane Shane Party..." In Episode 3 of HaunTopic Radio we interview Sue Gray from the Insane Shane Party and ask her what you can expect this year at the party. More vendors donating over $35,000 in prizes for you to win. A $300 grand prize for the best costume. And enough music, food, and friends to keep you engaged all night! I attended last year and had an awesome time! Made some new friends and won 5 Haunted Portraits and an Oblivion Mask. It was an experience that I still carry around with me. Where else can you party with all of the Kings & Queens of Scary and still feel that you are in the middle of a Haunted Attraction. Dancing with creatures of the night, winning cool prizes, and actually meeting those friends that I only get to see once a year. Click on the play button to hear our interview with Sue Gray and a little extra information pertaining to the Transworld Halloween and Haunt Show. If you enjoy our interview, please leave a comment below or share this with your friends.   MORE LINKS TO CHECK OUT!! Insane Shane Website Buy Tickets FREE Things To Do At Transworld Interview With Jen Braverman: Why is Transworld Charging $50? Videos From Transworld 2011 The Haunter's Toolbox: My Weekly Newsletter  

In Episode 3 of haunTopic Radio, we talk shop with Chris Baker and the movement of 'Resurrecting Hauntcast'. His podcast/radio show all about Halloween, Horror, and Haunting. Hauntcast was buried by Chris a few months ago and has been unearthed by the loyal fans and long time supporters. There has been so much support and contributions from everyone in the Haunt Community that Chris has decided to give Hauntcast one last chance. What can you do? Listen to this interview with Chris Baker. Go to Hauntcast and subscribe to a full year of episodes. You have until March 8, 2012 to help resurrect Hauntcast. Chris needs 250 subscribers before this date; he is close to reaching his goal and still needs your help.     What will you get? 12 episodes of Hauntcast (advertisement free) 12 episodes of Shocktail Hour. Chris and Johnny Thunder cover the world of Horror Entertainment for one hour. A chance to get in on a raffle to win $1,000's in prizes; the quicker you sign up the better your odds in winning the Grand Prize! Monthly information and all the segments that all the Haunters couldn't live without. If you like our interview, please leave a comment below and share this with your friends. Thank You for listening.  

Episode 2 of haunTopic Radio includes our interview with Jay Juneau of Juneau Studios about how he operates his successful prop and haunted house supply store online. Jay has worked on projects from The Batman Costume to custom projects for The Knotts Scary Farm. His CGI (Computer Generated Image) Props and Animatronics can be seen in Haunted Attractions and Home Haunts everywhere. We also discuss the difference between Juneau Studios and Pale Night Productions. Both companies that build animated props that use computer technology to bring ordinary props beyond the WOW factor. Listen to our interview to find out more...     Here is a video of Jay's Newest Prop "Shock Therapy". Let us know what you think about this prop in the comments below.  

If you have been following Darryl Plunkie or Me on facebook you may have seen a few teasers about a New Podcast/Radio Show for Haunters that we are producing. Well, here is our very first episode of haunTopic Radio, a podcast by Haunters for Haunters. Before you go listen (by pushing that little play button below) let me go over a few things about our process. We will be producing a new podcast every other week. We have some interviews lined up, some good topics to cover, and many great ideas to add into the podcast. (The podcast will soon be added to iTunes and other podcast directories) haunTopic Radio will be around 30 min long. Each episode will cover a "Topic" that covers something in the world of Haunting, Haunted Attractions, Halloween, Home Haunting, Horror, Interviews, Trade Shows, Listener Feedback, and more. We will try to stay within that topic through the whole podcast. (Maybe a little rambling between friends, but we'll try not to bore you.) You will find updated episodes here, on hauntopic.com, and on dEdmonton.com. (If it's not there yet, check back soon.) We want to include your feedback on the podcast. We will be setting up a voice mail number soon so that you can call in your suggestions and comments. Until then you can leave a comment below or use our MANY forms of social media to give us feedback: Twitter Facebook Page Email: info@hauntopic.com Be patient. haunTopic Radio is new. If you come across a problem like an unplayable link, low quality audio, or other obvious problem let us know and we'll try to improve it. We NEED your feedback to help us mold haunTopic Radio into the podcast you want to listen to and share with your friends. So enough of my rambling. Here is the player button. Click on it and let us know what you think:   DOWNLOAD HERE