Haunted Attraction Association Episodes

March 7, 2025

2025 Legacy Haunt: The Story of Field of Screams MT

For 26 years, Field of Screams MT has been a staple of Montana’s Halloween scene, growing from a simple corn maze into a multi-attraction haunted destination.

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March 4, 2025

The Haunted Attraction Association’s 2025 State of the Industry Semin…

The State of the Industry Seminar brings together HAA board members, haunt owners, operators, and vendors for a candid look at the past season and the challenges ahead.

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April 21, 2023

Killer Advice from the HAA’s 5 newest board members

The Haunted Attraction Association (HAA) has five new board members, each with a unique specialty. We'll hear from each.

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March 3, 2023

The 2023 Haunted Attraction Association OSCARES awards

Presented by The https://hauntedattractionassociation.com/ during https://haashow.com/, the OSCARES are the highest achievement in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction industry. Today, we’re playing the full award presentation for you, including the...

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Feb. 9, 2023

The 2023 State of the Industry from the Haunted Attraction Association

Today, we’re playing the FULL 2023 State of the Industry Presentation from the Haunted Attraction Association. This was recorded live Friday, February 3rd, at 9 AM during Transworld’s Halloween and Attractions Show. The video version is available...

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Aug. 19, 2022

Talking Inflation, Staffing, and Supply Chain with the HAA Board

A LIVE discussion with three Haunted Attraction Association Board Members on the toughest challenges facing haunts this Halloween Season.

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May 5, 2022

The Scare Factor Haunted House Reviews and Directory

The Scare Factor is a nationwide haunted house review website and directory. Today, we’ll learn about an opportunity for free and paid advertising for your haunt on The Scare Factor.

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April 30, 2022

Faux Finishes for Your Haunt

Rust, mold, slag, water damage, ooze – Brutal Rust provides faux finishes for your haunt. Established by haunters in 2011, Brutal Rust has grown its customer base and catalog tremendously over the years.

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April 27, 2022

2022 Products from Fright Night Studios

Founder of Fright Night Studios, Michael Burnett, got his start in movies. Today, we’ll learn about his studio and their ability to customize props.

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April 18, 2022

The First Full-Service Marketing Agency for Haunted Houses

Fearworm is the first and largest full-service marketing agency dedicated to haunted houses; Today, we’ll learn about their firm and get a tip for managing your haunt’s social media.

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April 15, 2022

The Half Masks of Von Grimm Productions

We check in with Matt Scott at Von Grimm Productions to hear about their 2022 products.

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April 14, 2022

Haunt Team Retention with Travis Rhoad of Reaper’s Revenge

Over the years, Travis has developed a family philosophy to retain team members, and today, we’ll explore some concrete things you can do to retain your haunt team.

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April 11, 2022

The 2022 Body Buying Guide from Creepy Collection

For 19 years, Creepy Collection has been providing its unique style of static props to the industry. Today, Brian is discussing the 2022 line with Creepy Collection owner Jerry Dalessandro.

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April 10, 2022

Shattered FX’s Top 2022 Design

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Shattered FX debuted several new designs in 2022 including the popular necromancer. Beyond their designs, Shattered FX is also set apart by its lifetime warranty. Max interviewed Jared Alcala during Transworld’s...

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April 9, 2022

Distortions Unlimited's 2022 Products

A review of the 2022 Distortions Products. Making Monsters since 1978 is a Distortions Unlimited, a Halloween manufacturing company and online Halloween store based in Greenly, Colorado.

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April 7, 2022

Disaster Preparedness with Pennhurst Asylum’s Jim Werner

Jim Werner is the Operations Manager for both Pennhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction and Eloise Asylum; today we discuss disaster preparedness and training with him.

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April 6, 2022

Dot Rooms, Clown Mazes, and 3D Floors with Pittsburgh Poster

Pittsburgh Poster is a large format printer and manufacturer of screen printing, digital and hybrid products. Their parent company Design Dynamics, Inc. is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.

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April 4, 2022

The Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE)

Now in its 22nd year, The Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and enjoying dark attractions, haunts, and escape rooms.

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April 2, 2022

Hallucinations Creations: DIY Mechanisms for Your Animatronics

Over the past 10 years, Hallucinations Creations based out of Orland Hills, Illinois, has developed into providing the backbone for your animatronics.

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April 2, 2022

Dapper Cadaver: The Death-Related Prop House

Founded in 2006 by BJ Winslow and his wife Eileen, Dapper Cadaver is a death-related prop house; we catch up with them at the 2022 Transworld Show.

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April 1, 2022

Show Modes with Benjamin Gagne of The Thirteenth Hour

This new pro-haunter is using his background in logistics to grow his show year after year.

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March 31, 2022

Leasing Tips with Planet Doom’s Brent Wilson

Fire codes, Building Codes, Zoning, and leases – every haunter will face one of these issues. It’s complicated but there are some big pitfalls you can avoid.

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March 30, 2022

SPECIAL: The 2022 OSCARES

Presented by The Haunted Attraction Association at TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, the OSCARES awards are the highest achievement in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction industry.

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March 28, 2022

NightScream Studios Receives HAA Vendor Excellence Award

NightScream Studios received one of this year’s Vendor Excellence Awards – right after selling out on the show floor.

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