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Special FX Secrets with Jeff West

Special effects tips inside this podcast:

  • The best clay sculpting tools to use to make your own molds and masks.
  • A great technique to save time and money when applying prosthetics and appliances to your scare actors in a Haunted Attraction.
  • A NEW type of foam latex prosthetics that have different scents and colors.

Where to find Jeff West:

Jeff West is a makeup artist from Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Los Angeles with the goal of becoming a makeup artist and attended Makeup Designory in Burbank, CA in 2001.

West is an 18-year veteran of the entertainment industry. Seeing the opportunities available to entrepreneurs in the Halloween and Haunted Attractions industry, West transitioned into a role as Creative Director for Halloween consumer products brand Woochie, a leader in Halloween latex and foam prosthetics.

Watch the entire video with Jeff here.

This podcast was recorded as a live video. Watch the entire thing here.

Buying Ghosts & Making Haunts with Banshee Manor’s Jonna Summers

Banshee Manor Haunted Attraction is in Fayetteville, Arkansas is located inside a family fun park called Lokomotion.

Buying Ghosts is a audio drama series in the form of a podcast available everywhere you find podcasts.

Jonna Summers is the one orchestrating both of these fun Haunt projects. You’ll have to listen to this podcast to hear how these two projects are similar.

Banshee Manor Story

Banshee Manor Haunted Attraction

 The McCraulic Clan is notorious for being ruthless, barbaric and pure evil. Rarely would anyone enter the manor’s walls without being brutalized, tortured or murdered, often for sport more than for punishment of perceived crimes.  

The Banshee’s constant screams and cries often shattered the silence of the night foretelling of yet another death and as she mournfully shepherded the poor soul to the other side. The Banshee grew weary of the McCraulics’ and their evil ways and all the death. Oh, so much death.  

The Banshee decided to punish the McCraulics and tortured them with her constant keening, driving them mad. And as her final punishment, she no longer led their souls to their final resting place, instead, imprisoning them with their victims inside.   

To learn more about the Banshee Manor in Arkansas go here: Banshee Manor Website

Buying Ghosts Podcast

Buying Ghosts is the story of Annie Seals and her family, who embark on a business venture of owning a Victorian Bed and Breakfast rumored to be haunted.

Annie hopes to capitalize on the paranormal crowd looking for ghosts. Little did she know the rumors are real and now her family finds themselves trapped with the previous tenants.

To start listening to this audio story now go here: Buying Ghosts Podcast

Jonna Summers

Jonna Summers

To contact Jonna email here here: Send an email to Jonna

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Midnight Syndicate: Live at Cedar Point and Making Haunt Music

In this podcast we interview Edward Douglas and Gavin Goska and get these key takeaways:

  • What Type of Haunt Music to Use in Your Haunted Attraction
  • How Midnight Syndicate Got Started in Gothic/Horror Music
  • The Reasons They Keep Playing Live at Cedar Point in Ohio
  • Which of Their Soundtracks is their Favorite Ones

Midnight Syndicate is a Gothic – Horror – Haunt musical group that has been producing “soundtracks for the imagination” since 1997. Many Haunters use their music as ambient landscapes inside and outside their Haunted Attractions.

You can find Midnight Syndicate playing LIVE at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio in 2019. If you’re reading this after that, check the schedule on their website. MidnightSyndicate.com

A little sample of Midnight Syndicate LIVE at Cedar Point for Halloweekends

Listen to this Audio Podcast Here.

Chamber of Haunters: A Chamber of Commerce for Haunters

Chamber of Haunters

A Chamber of Commerce is a network of business owners whose goal is to further the interests of businesses and grow stronger together. It serves as a spokesman and representative of the industry.

This is where The Chamber of Haunters comes in.

Imagine a Chamber of Commerce that stands to represent you as a Haunter, a Haunted Attraction Owner, and your interests within the Haunt Industry. This is the mission that the Founder, Robert Nulton, wants The Chamber of Commerce to become. A place for a helpful community, a resource for Haunters, and a representative for the entire Haunted Attraction Industry.

Yes. There are great Haunt Associations that already exist. The biggest one around is the Haunted Attraction Association, which for a membership fee you can join an existing community of Haunters and tap into the benefits of this association.

However, The Chamber of Haunters will be a bit different. Think of your local Chamber of Commerce with local and long-distant benefits. Unique events tailored for attractions who want to be part of a growing community. Guidance for haunt businesses that need more information on starting and growing a safe haunted attraction. And ways to keep your business doors open every year.

All wrapped up in a Chamber of Commerce type of atmosphere. Supplying the help you need and representing you along the way.

Here are a few things you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • How to make your Haunted Attraction stand out and be the best that it can be.
  • The advantages of being a member of an association and community for your Haunt related needs.
  • How you can help by supporting the Chamber of Haunters by being an Adviser for your Region.

Listen to this podcast episode here.

Women in Haunting: Advice from the Females of the Haunt Industry

Special Guest: Melissa Winton from HauntShirts.com (photo not shown)

Women do exist in the Haunted Attraction Industry. They are Haunt Owners, Haunt Business Owners, Designers, Special FX Artists, Scare Managers, Scare Actors, Haunt Moms, Security, Maintenance, Ticket Takers, Parking Lot Attendees, and just about anywhere you’d find a man.

Female Haunters bring unique perspectives and creative energy to many different positions within this crazy industry. And these ladies discuss all of this inside this podcast.

Here are the women that joined us in this month’s Master Mind Webinar:

  • Sylvia Vicchiullo: Nightmare Nomads– a traveling scare actor troupe that will travel to your Haunt…just give ’em a call.
  • Melissa Winton: Haunt Shirts– Haunt and Halloween apparel for everyday of the week. Haunt Swag too!
  • Jan Knuth: Grey House Haunts-a Haunted Attraction in rural Nebraska. Go see it!
  • Suzie Flesik: Crawford School of Terror– a Haunted Attraction inside an old abandoned School House in Pennsylvania. Have YOU been a good student?

Topics discussed inside this podcast episode:

  • How to get started starting your own Haunted Attraction.
  • Why are there more women in the haunt industry today?
  • Advice from Haunter female role models.
  • The obstacles that women face starting their own businesses
  • and lots more Haunt Talk.

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