The Epic Home Haunts Documentary is a movie that shares the lives of four Home Haunter families and how they get ready for Halloween each year. Setting up realistic Haunted Attraction events in their yards, garages, & properties..all for free for their communities.
We get the Haunters on this podcast and talk about:
How to start a Home Haunted Attraction at your house
The real meaning of being a Home Haunter
Behind-the-Scenes of the movie and stories never told before!
The Haunters we interviewed on this podcast.
These are the Home Haunts that were in the documentary Epic Home Haunts. Listen to the Haunters tell their stories of preparing for Halloween each year. Here’s a brief description of where to find them and more about them.
Josh Quillin
Producer, writer, editor, and director of Epic Home Haunts. Co-founder of Saga Studios, LLC. Watch Epic Home Haunts here.
“…the dedication that Haunters have for the ART is mind-blowing to me.”
Rotten Apple 907 (Diane & Preston Meyer, Melissa Thompson)
Home Haunt started in 1990 and is a complete walk-through Haunted House located at 907 N California St-Burbank, California. They change up the theme of the attraction each year.
Beware the Dark Realm (Christian Sivley)
Home Haunt that is nestled behind a two-story castle facade. Located at 28621 Sugar Pine Way-Santa Clarita, California.
Legend of Boot Hill (not interviewed)
Over-sized yard haunt started in 1996. A western style theme based around an old mine town. Located at 16 Goldenrod-Irvine, California.
Restless Souls Manor (Greg Packard)
A Haunted Mansion style theme that evolves the story each year. Time Travel was the theme for 2018. Located at 38143 52nd St E-Palmdale, California.
Liz Irving joins us from HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention to let us in on what’s going on this January 25-27th in New Orleans.
Brian and Darryl discuss their Haunt Season..some highlights and some lessons learned at The Dead Factory in Missouri and Deadmonton House in Canada.
HAuNTcon 2019 Updates: Interview with Liz Irving
NEW vendors, sellers, and buyers! The size of both the HAuNTcon show floor and the Halloween & Party Expo floor have both increased to hold more awesome Haunt products for you to buy…right from the booth. Yes! MORE cash & carry items.
Training & workshops have been moved closer to the show floor so you don’t have to walk very far to attend a class. Less time walking…more time browsing.
Different Haunted Tours around New Orleans and a trip to Terror on the Coast to go behind-the-scenes. Get new ideas straight from the experts.
Nightlife and Networking. More opportunities to talk to your friends…or meet new ones.
What happened at The Dead factory & Deadmonton Haunted house in 2018? (part 1)
Lessons learned with Scare Actors, Design, and Safety. We share some personal stories from our Haunt Season as Owners and Operators. What we’re doing different next year.
NEW attractions and ideas for 2019. The Dead Factory plans on added more for 2019…hmm…maybe you’ll get an inside look. Deadmonton House has some new ideas too.
Haunt Marketing: How to get more customers to find your attraction
If you have a difficult time getting customers through your Haunted Attraction, you’re not alone. All of us struggle with it. Slowly trying to up the attendance, trying to retain your current customers, & finding your exact type of customer.
In this audio podcast you will learn some of techniques that I have personally experimented with and have researched from other haunt owners that work for them.
A few things you’ll learn in this podcast:
Low cost effective marketing ideas
Time saving social media tricks
Start up checklist you should be doing
Rules for legal contests on social media
Local advertising techniques to try
Where you should spend your money
and MUCH MORE!
In this informative session, I will present some of the marketing and advertising methods we have used in the past that have gotten customers through our doors and continue to get attendee engagement. Most of my methods are budget friendly and can be scaled to meet your budget funds. Just plug and play.
**We also play tunes from Verse 13, Sam Haynes, and Gore-Galore!**
What was included in this LIVE Master Class: (you missed it)
Live video with presentation and Questions asked throughout
Video and Audio replay included after master class
Get ideas with other Haunters in the exclusive Chat Room
Answers to every question you have. It’s a Seminar!
4th year Co-owner of the Dead factory Haunted House in Mexico, Missouri and lover of all things SCARY. Small town haunt with big soul..and a tiny budget.
I’ve been a Home Haunter, Scare Actor, Manager, Designer…and most things in between, but I’m always learning. Maybe I can share a thing or two with you!
In this PODCAST EPISODE, we chat with the organizers of SEHEC (Southeast Halloween Enthusiast Convention) and the Seasonal Attraction Leadership Symposium.
Philip Hernandez: Business Director for Gantom Lighting and Controls, a reputable company in the attraction space known for their quality lighting and controls.
William Ramsay: Also known as Dr. Terror Eyes, has taught his Haunting skills in various conventions all over the United States.
Seasonal Attraction Leadership Symposium
The Seasonal Attraction Leadership Symposium is the one event for industry professionals in Southern California where you can learn and network with the best and the brightest in the themed entertainment industry.
Philip Hernandez
The 2nd Annual Leadership Symposium is July 30th, 2018, aboard the historic and haunted Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The theme of this year’s event is “First Impressions.”
Besides presentations by leading industry professionals on this theme, the day’s activities will include a tour of the Queen Mary and a preview of the upcoming “Dark Harbor” Halloween event.
Dive Deep into the Theme with Industry Experts & Moderators
Crafting Memorable First Impressions using the key elements of Elevation, Insight, Pride, and Connection is the touchstone for presentations at this year’s event.
Added to this year’s symposium will be discussions following each speaker’s presentation. During these discussions, attendees will meet and share their thoughts about what they just learned and use workbooks to integrate this into their experience and vision for their own attractions.
Deepening the learning using the discussion and workbook format assures the information goes home with the participant and becomes part of their reservoir of knowledge.
Experience The Queen Mary
Enjoy an exclusive preview of “Dark Harbor” and Q&A with the team.
Plus, tour the ship with The Queen Mary attractions team and enjoy the opportunity to discover more about the ship’s operations directly from the team.
The Southeast Halloween Enthusiast Convention (SEHEC) is both a Halloween fandom-based educational event and a charitable fundraiser dedicated to the largest portion of Halloween-lovers: the Halloween Enthusiast.
It’s for folks who share their love of Halloween (and the Paranormal) with others and just wait until October!
CHARITABLE CAUSE: A portion of the event’s proceeds go to the Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children to help pay for necessary medical care for afflicted young patients.
HISTORY: Born out of eight years of make-n-take (instructive prop building) gatherings so popular, they outgrew the venue! SEHEC is the next masterful step to bring Halloween enthusiasts together to learn, share and grow their love for all things Halloween.
This event features a variety of educational seminars (Halloween-related and Paranormal), instructional demonstrations, Make-n-Take courses (learn-how-to courses where you bring home the creation you made with guided assistance), guest speakers, product vendors, master artists – even from hit television shows, and provides a welcoming atmosphere for Halloween socializing.
William Ramsay
SEHEC’s producer and Halloween zealot, Dr. TerrorEyes, has been involved with Halloween and prop creation for 44 years. He has been a presenter at all major Halloween industry conventions since 2010. This includes popular conventions such as: HAuNTcon, TransWorld, Midwest Haunters Convention, HauntX, Halloween Extreme, ScareLA, National Haunters Convention, West Coast Haunters Convention, Halloween & HauntFest, Canadian Haunted Attractions Conference, Midsummer Scream, Chicago Frights, Lakeland ZombieFest, and Florida Haunters Annual Ocala Make-n-Take/Social.
LOCATION: The SEHEC show is in Central Florida and is conveniently located about 75 miles from Universal Studios, Disney World and Sea World.
THE EVENT:
-Friday night: Ocala Ghost Walk Tour: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM and away from the event venue.
– Saturday day is the Convention Show and Courses: 8 AM to 6 PM
-Saturday night is the “Haunted Eye Ball” adult costume party with food, freshly-brewed beer and local vineyard-produced wine, 8 PM to Midnight.
– Sunday in the Convention Show and Courses: 9 AM – 2 PM.
REGISTRATION: – Registration will only be available ONLINE at www.SEHEC.com
– AFTER JUNE 30th, ALL prices are at-the-door purchases and are higher at the venue. – No 2018 T-shirts will be available for ordering after June 30, 2018 as they are a Limited Edition run. – You will receive one T-shirt (valued at $20) with your paid admission ticket purchase online. You’ll receive it upon check-in at the show on July 14th/15th.
Black Market Escape Rooms presents “Murder Co”: a R-rated escape experience
BLACK MARKET ESCAPE ROOMS, a new immersive-based attraction company, announces the opening of MURDER CO, a permanent escape experience aimed at turning the attraction industry on its head.
Location: 1220 W 9th St. | Upland, CA 91786 | 909-920-9902
Moonlighting from their day gigs, a handful of theme park professionals have thrown the proverbial gloves off by thrusting guests into an adventure far too severe for the family-friendly confines of an amusement park.
The experience was created by theme park designer, Jon Cooke, who was looking to push the parameters set by the day-to-day requirements in his industry. In response to founding his new side project, Black Market Escape Rooms, Cooke says, “I saw so much potential story and show elements in
escape rooms. I wanted to do something more so I went out and surrounded myself with some of the best experts in the theme park industry and we created this unforgettable encounter.”
Regarding Murder Co’s intensity is attraction writer and director Ted Dougherty, who confesses, “We had to go to some extremely dark places that definitely left a few emotional marks.” Although the attraction may not fall into the category of an “extreme haunt,” it does contain content best reserved for those not easily offended or disgusted.
Expect serious thrills as Cooke is no stranger to terrifying people based on his innovative haunted attraction designs for Knott’s Scary Farm. When conceiving Murder Co, he admits, “It’s what I have always wanted to see and do in an immersive attraction.” A living nightmare is one step away for those bold enough to cross into Murder Co.
JON COOKE has designed, art directed and produced some of the most successful haunted attractions for the world famous Knott’s Scary Farm, including “Special Ops: Infected,” “Paranormal, Inc,” “Shadowlands,” “Trick Or Treat: Lights Out” and “Dark Ride.” As vocalist for the deathcore metal band, Winds of Plague, Cooke has released numerous albums and toured extensively throughout the globe. Taking the two worlds of themed entertainment and live performance, Cooke has melded his experience into creating visionary ways to horrify the masses. www.plagueproductions.com
TED DOUGHERTY is a writer, producer and director having worked with Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights, Knott’s Scary Farm, Cedar Fair and Hollow Studios, including directing and co-writing Fear VR, the first 4-D virtual reality horror experience at a major theme park. www.lunarvisions.com
