Episodes

Stories: Halloween on Ambush Lane expands; The Boston Globe reports on haunt labor shortages; The New York Times looks at how haunts hope to rebound in 2021; Six Flags St. Louis hosted Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings; Zombie Captain America makes...

The Haunted Road premiered last year as a safe activity alternative, but the team decided to bring it back this year. While guests still drive their personal cars through the experience, it’s shifted from fantastical to paranormal. The Haunted Road is...

Welcome to Hell Week! Today we’re joining teams from The Scare Factor to check-in at 5 different haunted houses: Castle Blood in Monessen Pennsylvania, Literally A Haunted House at The Culbertson Mansion in New Albany Indiana, Fright Farm in...

Stories: Insurance hikes threaten show rides and amusement parks, Vienna museums take to OnlyFans to share uncensored art, InPark Tracks is now available from InPark Magazine, Storyland Studios to create luxury tattoo experience for Fine Ink Studios,...

Today’s haunt hack is all about staying healthy, so you make it through the end of the Halloween Season. Haunt Acting is tough work, and these tips will help keep you in top scaring shape so you can stick it out at your haunted attraction. Follow...

After several years on Hiatus, The Vault of Souls reemerges in Tampa with 5 nights of elegant fear (http://elegantfear.com/). We went to the preview and we’re bringing you along. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Today we’re checking in at 5 different haunted houses: Stillwell Manor Haunted House in Anderson Indiana; Fortress of Fear in Alliance Ohio; Reinke Brothers in Littleton Colorado; Maniacs In the Woods in Warren Ohio; The Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati...

Stories: Fodor's Travel announces 13 favorite theme park Halloween events; Sainsbury's making environmentally-friendly Halloween offerings; Haunted House Google searches jump over 500%; LOVECRAFT releases music video with Spirit Halloween; Heinz...

3 more haunt hacks! First, Scott Swenson the The Great Mask Debate of how to choose masks for your character and attraction. Then, Julia from Gantom is here to demystify DMX controls. Finally, Tim from Scary Good Marketing on how to use Spotify ads...

Today we’re checking in at 3 different haunted houses: USS Nightmare in Newport Kentucky, Haunted Winery at Regal Vineyards in Madison Ohio and Terror Field in Clyde New York. These trip reports are courtesy of The Scare Factor (thescarefactor.com),...

We're looking at trends for the upcoming holiday season and then discussing crafting Sophisticated Fear Experiences.

Fear in 3D opened last year to help provide a safe activity for the shops in Chino Hills. But once you haunt, you don’t tend to stop. For 2021, the team has completely renovated the maze to make YOU the experiment. Follow along to our Hauntathon:...

Every weekend in October, Big Wave Car Wash in Anaheim transforms into Tunnel of Terror. Coming up, we’ll hear about the genesis and challenges of this haunted car wash. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Described as a site-specific narrative haunted attraction, Terror Vault at the San Francisco Mint premiered in 2018 (https://www.intothedarksf.com/). For 2021 the team wrote an entirely new storyline and added an immersive bar experience, the Fang...

This week's News: West Coast Haunters Convention is now the West Coast Halloween Conference; DNA VR challenges visitors to Survive the Night for a Halloween event; The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' will host their 57th annual haunted house, the...

We’re joining the scare factor for check-ins at two haunts! First, Tyler meets with Travis at the American Horrorplex in Louisville Kentucky. Then, Bryan with The Scare Factor’s Team Skelegore interviews Nicole at Frightmare Farms in Palermo NY....

The Hacks are back! First, Scott Swenson on Affordable Audio Design for your haunt. Next, Julia from Gantom discusses why bright areas in your haunt can be just as unsettling as dark areas. Finally, Tim from Scary Good Marketing discusses QR Code...

During a recent trip to Philadelphia, Scott got to experience 3 very different experiences which just might appeal to the listeners of A Scott in the Dark.

This week: A PSA for EIDL extensions, USJ and The Pokemon Company announce partnership, Six Flags Magic Mountain works with Clear, Prices for Lighting Lane Released, plus a roundup of new openings.

Blind Scream opened to the public last night for the first time in a couple of years. But, the entire time they had to be closed to the public, the team was building the maze and expanding the story. Coming up, now that Blind Scream is finally...

Billed as “an immersive task-based horror experience,” The Clown Academy is Intruder Escape’s 2021 experience (theclownacademy.com). The hybrid maze brings guests to an abandoned school where clowns have taken over to carry on the tradition of...

County Line Fright is a professional independent haunted attraction in Yucaipa California, specializing in custom-built effects (https://countylinefright.com/). This year’s theme “the evil within” asks guests to help the police track a serial killer....

ZooTampa’s Halloween event is very outside of the norm of other zoo’s. It’s a full experience with characters, shows, mazes, food, and a thematic storyline all tied back to the zoo. And this year, the event is expanding. Coming up on today’s show,...

Our weekly roundup of news from around the industry. Plus – we’ll hear from a business on how they’re partnering with a nearby haunt. In episode 532, we heard from Scream N Stream – a drive-through haunt at the Oviedo Mall. In that episode, Patrick...