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March 29, 2020

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 225 - Chris Gay of Haunt Tech Tips

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're continuing the proud tradition of finding people smarter than ourselves to discuss the topics at hand. Today, that means sitting down with Chris Gay, an EMT and rescue chief that is also the brains …

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March 21, 2020

[A Scott In The Dark] Episode 41 - So, Now What? (COVID-19 Discussion)

Recorded on March 16, 2020, Scott shares his thoughts and opinions about how the COVID-19 situation can and should affect the Haunted Attraction Industry. I also got your text. I am pretty open this week and I would love to …

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March 21, 2020

[HaunTopic Radio] Bootstrap Your Haunt

One of the biggest issues we found when we asked you "What is one of your biggest challenges as a Haunter?" We kept seeing this answer: time and money. In this podcast episode, we cover ways to save time AND …

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March 20, 2020

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 224 - February/March News (COVID-19 Edition)

What a week to have a news podcast. Though we were hoping we would be able to completely avoid talking about the coronavirus and leave that to the experts, the impacts on the haunt industry are officially far too great …

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Feb. 24, 2020

[A Scott In The Dark] Episode 40 - The First Meeting Of The Season

During part of a long car journey from Orlando to Tampa, Scott talks about the important topics to discuss at the first meetings of the season (aka "The February Meetings"). By identifying challenges and changes early in the year, haunt …

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Feb. 24, 2020

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 220 - December - February News

This week on Haunt Weekly it's time to do the news! Since we had to skip the news last month we actually have two months of content to go through so this is going to be one packed episode to …

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Jan. 29, 2020

[A Scott in the Dark] Episode 39 HAuNTcon 2020

Hear Scott's observations from the 2020 HAuNTcon trade show in New Orleans. Also included in this episode is a round table discussion about the importance of creating a team with cast members from Dark Woods Haunted Attraction (...

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Jan. 29, 2020

[Haunt Weekly] - Episode 216 - HAuNTcon 2020 Recap

HAuNTcon 2020 is in the books and what a weekend it has been. There was much education to be had, parties to attend, drinking to be done and, most importantly, haunt fellowship to be had. As amazing and chaotic as …

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Jan. 21, 2020

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 215 - 5 Haunt Purchases We Regret (And 5 We Lo…

When you build and run a haunt, you buy a lot of things. Some of those purchases work out and become worth their weight in gold, others... not so much. Even though we're overgrown home haunters, we've made a LOT …

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Dec. 22, 2019

A Dark Little Gift 2019 - A Twisted retelling of The Night Before Chr…

A Dark Little Gift to my listeners. A rather twisted retelling of The Night Before Christmas!

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Dec. 22, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 211 - 7 Things You Can Do for Your Haunt Today

It's the holiday season and that means presents, cold weather and trips to visit family and friends. But just because this is the season where no work gets done doesn't mean that you can't do things to improve your haunt. …

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Dec. 9, 2019

[A Scott in the Dark] Episode 38 - IAAPA Expo 2019

Scott has assembled his recorded musings from the year's largest gathering of Theme Park professionals. The IAAPA Expo takes place in Orlando FL every year and draws visitors from around the world.

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Dec. 9, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 209 - 13 Things Haunters Have/Do That's Not N…

We've had a pretty serious few episodes so let's take a break shall we? We haunters are a strange, weird and borderline insane bunch. Best of all, we're proud of it. Still, it's sometimes fun to take a step back …

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Nov. 30, 2019

[HaunTopic] HAuNTcon 2020: What you need to know for your trip to New…

What is HAuNTcon? HAuNTcon will push your attraction business out of its comfort zone and introduce you to game-changing new products, ideas, and concepts. Improve your Haunted Attraction, start a new Haunt related business, or get ideas for next...

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Nov. 30, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 208 - October/November News

It's another episode that's divisible by four and that means its time to do the news! And what a week do we have for you guys. We have attempted arson, a haunted house run by a retirement community and one …

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Nov. 21, 2019

[A Scott in the Dark] Episode 37 - A Haunter at ChristmasTown

Based on a suggestion from the "A Scott in the Dark" Facebook group, Scott uses his visit to ChristmasTown at Busch Gardens Tampa to discuss the similarities and changeover process between Halloween and Christmas Events. This episode was recorded on...

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Nov. 21, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 207 - How to Raise Your Prices (Without Angeri…

Last week, we discussed how to find what your pricing should be for your haunt. This week, we're looking at how to increase your prices if you decide you need more pert ticket and how you can make it more …

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Nov. 13, 2019

[A Scott in the Dark] Episode 36 - The After Party

Scott shares ideas to recognize and celebrate the cast between haunt seasons...let's keep the after dark family together!

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Nov. 13, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 206 - How Much Should Your Haunt Cost?

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking about pricing your haunt. Choosing the price for your haunt is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make with it and it's one of the easiest to get wrong. Price too …

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Nov. 6, 2019

[A Scott in the Dark] Episode 35 Halloween Hodgpodge

A collection of recordings done over the Halloween Weekend 2019. Scott talks to SpOoOoky Steve, the winner of the 2019 Trick or Tweet story telling competition at Tampa Theatre, gives his view of Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa, chats about...

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Nov. 6, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 205 - Our 2019 Lessons

Everyone, the 2019 season is in the bag and that means all eyes should be on 2020. But, before we get back to slinging panels and building props, it's worthwhile to take a moment and examine the lessons that we …

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Oct. 22, 2019

[Haunting The Globe] ScareHouse Opens 2 New Experiences in Pittsburgh…

ScareHouse is on hiatus for 2019 while the attraction relocates, but the team announced two new experiences for this Halloween Season—a remodeled version of The Basement plus a new escape room, Stalked by a Killer. Both attractions are open Thursday...

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Oct. 22, 2019

[ScareTrack] Contained Liverpool Press Night 2019 / On-location Review

The ScareTrack team experience the Contained Liverpool Press Night! Click and listen too our full review of the TWO brand new attractions at Contained Liverpool....

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Oct. 22, 2019

[Haunt Weekly] Episode 203 - Our Texas Haunt Trip

Last weekend we had to record early because we were making the long trip to Houston. Well, we're back and, after having hit nine haunts in just three nights, we have a LOT to talk about. We visited two trail …

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