Haunt Weekly

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're discussing building or improving your haunt character.It's the perfect time of year for this conversation, too. With just over a month before haunt season, many actors are trying to nail their characters down. This includes veterans looking to up their game and newcomers looking to hit the ground running.So, we'll discuss how to build your haunt character and what you should think about before you start scaring.Article: https://www.dabblewriter.com/articles/how-to-write-compelling-characters-from-the-inside-outThis Week's Episode Includes;1. Intro 2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Everyone Has a Character5. What Makes a Good Character6. Creating a Backstory7. Planning Your Appearance8. Creating a Hook8. Coming Up with Catchphrases9. Movement10. Tying it All Together11. Going Deeper12. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWee

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news! Sadly, this week's lead story involves you-know-who being arrested on some serious charges. However, we also have some haunt openings, announcements from Six Flags and much more.This Week's Episode Includes: 1. Intro2. Housekeeping Note3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. RM Arrested on Attempted Murder and Rape Charges - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/22/mckamey-manor-owner-charged-with-rape-attempted-murder/74501898007/6. Texas Haunters Convention Apologies for Parking Issues - https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1083725766604059&id=100048999381128&mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=aBCm8pwJ4wIhiw6o7. Haunt Investors Team Up with Bailey Entertainment Group - https://www.pr.com/press-release/9154778. Film Shot at Columbus Haunt to Open - https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/dystopian-thriller-filmed-in-columbus-county-to-open-tuesday/article_55bde59e-3d30-11ef-9c4f-3b6ed1d3a9be.html9. Netherlands Theme Park to

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're discussing the TV series The Walking Dead and examining the lessons that haunters can and should learn from it.From scare tactics to sound design, the show offers much to learn about scaring people. So, we will break down all the things you can learn from the show.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Intro to the Topic5. Lessons from The Walking Dead6. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

AI is still the big marketing buzzword for the 2020s. However, as the hype and fear begin to fade, it's time to look at what AI can actually do and how it might be able to help.To that end, most of AI's improvements are more iterative than revolutionary. However, that doesn't mean that AI is useless, just that one needs to be smart about how they  use it.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. Intro to the Topic6. 8 Potential Uses for AI in Haunting9. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

Every haunt has a theme, even if they don't realize it. Sometimes, the theme is no theme; sometimes, it's a generic "Haunted Hosue" theme. Other times, it's something even worse.As haunts begin working on their themes and promotions, we'll discuss themes and the mistakes we see haunts, including some good ones, make when picking a theme.While a haunt may not need a theme to excel, no haunt has been worse for having a good one.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Question of the Week3. Weird Mail We Got4. Lumber Prices Are Crashing5. What is a Theme6. 6 Common Mistakes with Themes7. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news! It's a busy time for haunt news as we ramp up the preparation for haunt season. However, that doesn't mean we don't have a few stories from outside the industry that could have major impacts on haunted attractions.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Question of the Week3. Haunted House Actor Admits to Killing Friend - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13553707/Haunted-House-actor-Brandon-Risner-admits-murdering-disemboweling-friend-Aaron-Davis.html4. Man Dies After Being Struck By Coaster -https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-critically-injured-after-being-struck-by-roller-coaster/ar-BB1oAQA85. ScareHouse Will Not Open This Year - https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/scarehouse-will-not-open-this-year/6. Dubai Mall to Get $480 Million Upgrade - https://retailasia.com/stores/news/dubai-mall-set-408m-expansion7. New Dark Ride Opens in Maine - https://www.sallydarkrides.com/dark-rides/haunted-hotel8. Ghostbusters Coming to HHN

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're discussing day jobs—or rather, why day jobs should hire haunters.Haunting is hard work, and even those who've done it for years or decades may not view it as "real work." However, we should be more proud of our work and hiring managers should take note of the skills we've learned.After all, if we can survive a few seasons as at a haunted house, we can probably deal with Janet in accounting. And not that way...This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for Our Haunt3. Housekeeping Note4. Question of the Week5. Why Companies Should Hire Haunters6. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

Haunting is hard work, but it's much more difficult when unprepared. In this episode, we will discuss 13 things that every haunter should own. They can make haunting easier, more comfortable and, in some cases, safer.So sit back, relax and take some notes. You probably have a few things you'll want to buy.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. 13 Things Every Haunter Should Have6. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to missi1Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

A haunted attraction is basically a magic act. Though everyone knows it's an illusion, we don't share how it is done.However, we're throwing open the curtain a bit and looking at 13 secrets that pretty much every haunter knows, but doesn't tell their customers.Some are standard, some are wholesome, and a few we'd probably rather not get out. But we will share them all here!This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. 13 Secrets We Don't Tell Customers5. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss. Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we are doing the news!We start talking about one haunt that tragically burned down, several haunts that are expanding, and a new experience that an escape room offers.In short, this is one busy episode despite the summer normally being the quiet season.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. Illinois Haunt Destroyed in Fire - https://www.kwqc.com/2024/05/21/barn-collapses-after-fire-rock-falls-crews-say/6. GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/t5hag-support-the-revival-of-haunted-haven?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR08-SlVMOZJ9asE0T3cRNLSGdvxLaW4kL-z1DrlWE3uW-CwLG7SC8CQcQA_aem_AbE3MQk3agBdqXeb__7lb2VHYnh4yvBeewqLmOSNTsO3f_QhdEdUNMydN1zQAqSHlVf6NdCrWvLJ3JThYhBSWK-t7. Eloise Asylum Hosts Celebrity Ghost Hunt - https://wrif.com/listicle/eloise-asylum-ghost-hunt-with-darren-mccarty/8. Midsummer Scream Announces Hall of Shadows Theme - https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/midsummer-scream-announces-the-theme-of-this-yea

Injuries are a part of haunting, or so that's what many haunters say. Sure, we've all had the magic bruise that appears out of nowhere and the random cut that we can't explain, but serious injuries suck. If nothing else, they keep you from haunting.Fortunately, most haunt injuries can be easily avoided. All you need to do is follow a few simple rules to save your back, your voice and your appendages.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did on Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Intro to the Topic5. 7 Rules to Avoid Haunt Injuries6. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're celebrating the retirement of our longest-running partner, our recorder.So we've decided to honor the little recorder that could by remembering how and why we started this podcast and looking back at the ideas, plans and visions we had all the way back in 2015.So take a trip with us down memory lane. Not advised if you have an allergy to cringe.This Week's Episode Includes: 1. Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Housekeeping4. Question of the Week5. How We Started6. Our First Episodes7. Looking Back at Our First Idea List8. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

If you search the web for haunted attractions, you'll likely get the Wikipedia entry as your first result. So, after 400+ episodes and thousands of searches, we're finally reading it.So, does the entry do us justice? What did we learn from reading it? What do we disagree with?We discuss that and much more in this episode.This Week's Episode Includes: 1. Intro2. Question of the Week3. Reason for Choosing This Topic4. Section-by-Section Breakdown of the Page5. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, it's an episode divisible by four, meaning that it is time to do the news!The news has been surprisingly busy this month, with a haunt scoring a major legal win, the Queen Mary making a comeback, and some haunts getting an early start to the season.So sit back, relax and enjoy as we go through all the haunted attraction news fit to print.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. Judge Rules in Favor of Wilson's Haunted Forests - https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/judge-rules-for-wilsons-haunted-forests/article_0bd4b332-fd15-11ee-97c8-5f1ad3b7bf28.html6. Ironton Lions Club Celebrates 100 Years - https://www.irontontribune.com/2024/04/13/keeping-busy/7. Haunt Does May the Forth Celebration - https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle2.php?titlelink=lincoln-mill-haunted-house-presents-star-wars-inspired-haunted-house-may-the-4th-corrupt-you0420248. Pennsylvania Haunt Shooting 24

The haunted attraction industry is bizarre. In many ways, it more closely resembles a sport than an industry, partly because of the importance of amateur/home/charity haunters for sustained growth.That said, a few professional haunters still look down on the home haunt crowd. So, we will talk about why home haunters are important to the industry and how pro haunters can help their home haunt community flourish.This Week's Episode Includes:1: Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Intro to the Topic5. Seven Reasons Home Haunters Are Important6. How Pro Haunters Can Help Home Haunters7. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking about shadowcasts, including what they are, why you should check them out and what haunters can learn from them.For those who don't know, shadowcasts are when performers pantomime the film while it is being screened. Most commonly associated with Rocky Horror, many other films have been getting the shadowcast treatment, including Repo the Genetic Opera, The Room, Dr. Horrible and more.So sit down, or rather stand up, as we discuss the art of shadowcasting.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Our Big News3. Question of the Week4. Conference Reminders5. What Are Shadowcasts?6. What Can Haunters Learn From Them?7. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss. Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're donning our hazmat suits and diving deep into the two lawsuits filed by Russ McKamey of McKamey Manor fame.What is he suing for? How solid are his arguments? How could these lawsuits impact the haunt industry? We're going to discuss all that and much more.This Week's Episode Includes: 1. Intro2. Work We Did on the Haunt3. Question of the Week 4. Disclosures and Background5. Analysis of AG/Fire Marshal Lawsuit6. Analysis of the Hulu Lawsuit7. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly it is time to do the news! And we have a LOT of news for you this week including an update on McKamey Manor, an attraction closing at Niles Scream Park, a major Halloween Horror Nights change and much more.We even have a summer camp for little haunters, a new video game to check out and, perhaps most importantly, a happy ending for the actor who played The Unknown at the terrible "Willy Wonka" event in Glasgow.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Explainer About Last Week's Episode4. Question of the Week5. Conference Reminders6. McKamey Manor Sues Tennessee Attorney General - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/04/01/tennessee-attorney-general-sued-by-mckamey-manor/73150089007/7. Niles Scream Park Closes Hayride - https://www.facebook.com/nilesscreampark/posts/pfbid0GNV2H1mWaGqd2NqX9C825xDEcssbGBciY5Vxhgbj1stG9e7es9VFPBksdv6QjfB9l8. HHN to Start Earlier - https://collider.com/halloween-horror-nights-2024-start-date/9. Un

This week on Haunt Weekly we're flipping the script and reading some happy reviews of haunted houses. This includes reading some 30 reviews from the nation's biggest haunts and a few from our own. So let's all join around and have a feel good moment as we share the love from our happiest and most vocal visitors and learn both what they did and did not mention in their reviews.This Week's Episode Includes:1. Intro2. Work We Did on Our Haunt3. Question of the Week4. Intro to the Topic5. 30 Positive Reviews of 5 Haunts6. 6 Positive Reviews of Ours7. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking about ways that our brains are dumb and how haunters can exploit those tricks to make our scares more effective.With this episode, you can stop living in the past by recognizing that you are always living in the past. You can also learn that your visitors are as well that knowledge can give you an edge.Hat TipThis Week's Episode is Based Heavily on this Episode of History of the Universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSmNii0uOmwPlease check out their episode and the rest of their videos.This Week's Episode Includes: 1. Intro2. Work We Did for the Haunt3. Question for the Audience4. Conference Reminders5. Premise of the Episode6. 3 Mind Tricks You Can Use7. Other Common Optical Illusions8. ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!Get in Touch and Follow Us!Facebook: @HauntWeeklyTwitter: @HauntWeeklyYouTube: @HauntWeeklyEmail: info@hauntweekly.com