Episodes

Dec. 10, 2020

2020 Haunt Awards From The Scare Factor’s Team Zombillies

Besides a 12ft Skeleton from Home Depot, recognition is one the best holiday gifts you can give a haunter. Nora & Tyler From The Scare Factor’s Team Zombillies present their 2020 Haunt Awards. The winners are: Funniest Scare - Hysterium Haunted Asylum...
Dec. 8, 2020

Gifts for True Haunters, Postmortem on Blood Prison, and Krampus Tales

On the first day of Christmas a true haunter gave to me... Answered! Plus, Haunted Overload donates to Pope Memorial for tenth year, the Mortuary debuts ‘psycho’ holiday haunted house, and The Krampus. Max gets a Postmortem 2020 Haunt Season Report...
Dec. 6, 2020

BONUS: Green Tagged - Big Moves in DTC Paid Streaming, Vaccine Requirements, & Openings

This week on ‘Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30’ we examine Big Moves in brands monetizing DTC digital experiences, vaccine requirements from Airlines, and big openings. Stories covered: Warner Bros to Release 2021 films on HBO MAX concurrently with...
Dec. 4, 2020

Postmortem: Chainer’s Field of Screams in Botkins, Ohio

Max gets a postmortem report from Pyle Hazard at Chainer’s Field of Screams in Botkins, Ohio. Chainer’s is a small family haunt, but they had a stellar year and raised a lot for charity. They’re keeping involved by ringing for the salvation army and...
Dec. 2, 2020

BONUS: Green Tagged - Attractions are Crowdfunding

This week on ‘Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30’ we examine the slow US recovery and what some attractions are doing to diversify revenue. Stories covered: The Malaysian Tourism Ministry reveals recovery plans for pandemic-hit travel sector; Reuters...
Nov. 26, 2020

2020 Thanksgiving Special: A Celebration of Robbi Lepre

The entertainment industry has been devastated by this pandemic, and we’re not out of the woods yet. But today, let’s pause and reflect on what we’re thankful for. I’m thankful for the connection I had with Robbi Lepre and I often think of how she...
Nov. 24, 2020

Giving Thanks

What are you thankful for? Today’s show is all about how haunters are giving thanks and celebrating Thanksgiving. Darryl looks at how haunted attractions thank their cast and then we hear from haunters all over about their traditions. In this episode:...
Nov. 22, 2020

BONUS: Green Tagged - How do you use this time to invent better experiences?

This week on Green Tagged we explore trends and new experiences in the theme park and themed entertainment industries. Universal Hollywood launches a drive-in experience; Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser; Own The Park at Great Wolf Lodge; IAAPA went...
Nov. 19, 2020

Postmortem: Shocktoberfest Scream Park in Pennsylvania

Patrick Konopelski from Shocktoberfest Scream Park gives a postmortem on his 2020 Halloween season. Shocktoberfest had a great year, but that took a lot of pivoting. Patrick discusses what his team did beyond the basic safety measures, including...
Nov. 17, 2020

Postmortem: Scott Swenson from The Garden of Spirits on Scaling & Contingency Planning

I had the delight of going on-site to interview Scott Swenson, the Creative Director for The Garden of Spirits at CW’s Gin Joint in Tampa, FL. Scott discusses the event and how critical both contingency planning and scaling are for events of all...
Nov. 17, 2020

BONUS: Haunt Weekly Episode 259 - Year-Round Revenue for Haunts

With the 2020 haunt season coming to a close haunts everywhere are shutting down, evaluating how the season went and starting planning for the new year. But, while a LOT happens in the off-season for haunts one key thing does: Earning money. For...
Nov. 15, 2020

Green Tagged: What the Vaccine means for attractions. Plus, New Tech is here.

This week on Green Tagged: How does a vaccine change planning at your attraction? While Buena Vista Street plans to open on November 19th, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk closed after only one weekend. The Pandemic has inspired a cornucopia of new tech,...
Nov. 12, 2020

Postmortem: Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City Florida

Today is our 2nd 2020 Haunt Season Port Mortem and this time we’re going to Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City, FL. Zach Glaros previews his plans for 2021 and discusses some of the things he hopes to keep. We also take a rewind to 2015 to get a...
Nov. 10, 2020

Postmortem: A Petrified Forest; Candy Sales were up; recreational fear on the rise

Kaia Gondron from A Petrified Forest in Altamonte Springs, FL discusses recaps their season The Scare Factor’s Monster Bash is set for November 21st. Hershey Candy sales are up despite less trick or treating. A Home Haunter in Dallas set up a gruesome...
Nov. 10, 2020

Bonus: Haunt Weekly - Episode 258 - 5 Lessons for Haunts From 2020

To say 2020 was an unprecedented season is a cliche at this point, but it is also a grand truth. That said, getting through tough times can carry with it lessons for the better times and that's what we're on a mission to find. The question is simple,...
Nov. 9, 2020

Green Tagged - The Hammer vs The Scalpel: Different approaches to tourism recovery

This week in Green Tagged: We discuss how different countries are recovering their tourism sectors amid the pandemic. The through line is, of course, how well local governments are containing the virus to ease consumer distress. Western countries...
Nov. 7, 2020

Many haunts are still open; Haunters Against Hate gets nonprofit status; HAuNTcon Submissions

HAuNTcon is accepting speaker applications through Nov 20th here: https://info.urban-expo.com/CallForPapers2021 . Haunters Against Hate is officially a nonprofit. Max from the Ohio Haunters Association comes on to discuss who is opening this weekend.
Nov. 4, 2020

Green Tagged: California's Reopening Decision and 10 Positive Trends

This week on Green Tagged: Commentary on California's Reopening Guidelines and 10 positive trends to come out of the Pandemic. Full show notes: www.greentaggedshow.com
Oct. 31, 2020

Halloween Never Dies: 2020 Halloween Special

Today’s Halloween Special is presented in two acts, with an intermission. Act 1 is the audio version of Seasonal Entertainment Source Magazine’s Halloween Special- Issue 28. Intermission is music from Chris Thomas and Whispers of a Witch’s Halloween...
Oct. 30, 2020

Halloween Past and Present

Take a trip with me through Halloween Past and Halloween Present. Today we're going on location to haunted attractions all over the US, including: Kinetic Theory in Los Angeles, The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Forbidden Acres in El Paso, The Maize in...
Oct. 29, 2020

Awake in the Dark

Dark Stories read by the author, Scott Swenson. From the book jacket: “This is a collection of poetry and prose written between 2015 and 2019. These pieces were inspired by nightmares, late night walks with the dog, jumprope rhymes, horror comics and...
Oct. 28, 2020

Road Trip: A Tale of 4 Home Haunters

Road Trip: A Tale of 4 Home Haunters While sitting at home is driving some of us crazy, it’s giving others the chance to create. In this year when so many haunts have gone dark, home haunts are seriously stepping up. On today’s special, join me in a...
Oct. 28, 2020

BONUS: Haunt Weekly Episode 255 -The Headless Horsemen

The headless horseman is one of the most iconic images of both Halloween and haunting. His namesake haunt is one of the best known in the country and his tale is many a child's first introduction into spooky stories. But where did this legend come...
Oct. 27, 2020

Ohio Haunt Update & Rutherford Manor Haunt Stays Top of Mind

Our final Ohio haunt update from the Ohio Haunters Association. Plus, Darryl tells us how Rutherford Manor Haunt uses storytelling to stay top of mind year-round.