Halfway to Halloween Celebrations Begin This Weekend

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Coming up your weekly roundup of news
from around the haunt industry. Welcome to

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the show. I'm Philip on the
HN Show. We bring you the haunt

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news, information, and education you
need to prepare for Halloween. On Tuesdays,

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we bring you a roundup of news
from haunts worldwide. Read more about

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link in the show notes, and
as always for the news roundup, I'm

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passing it off to Darryl. Celebrate
halfway to Halloween on both coasts with an

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impressive lineup of events this weekend.
The East Coast Haunters Convention in Oaks,

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Pennsylvania, takes place this weekend April
twenty seventh and twenty eighth at the Greater

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Philadelphia ExpoCenter. The fun begins even
before the show opens with a Thursday pre

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show Haunt Tour and Friday Haunt Tours. The Thursday, April twenty fifth tour

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features Legends of the Fog in Aberdeen, Maryland, Laurel's House of Horror in

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Laurel, Maryland, and Markoff's Haunted
Forest in Dickerson, Maryland. The Friday

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Morning tour visits Eastern State Penitentiary for
a lights on tour of three Haunted houses,

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guided hospital tour, backstage access,
and Q and A with a creative

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team. The Friday Night Tour features
Penhurst Asylum in Spring City, Pennsylvania,

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and the Bates Motel and Haunted Hay
Ride in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, both

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offering full shows with actors. The
expo itself will feature a lively show floor,

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networking events, entertainment competitions, educational
seminars and more. Come and see

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the inaugural Haunt Olympics, Addressed to
Impress with the Costume Contest, and cheer

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on your fellow Haunters in the Scream
and Hot Sauce Challenge and Frightful Family Feud.

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Tickets are still available, starting at
sixty dollars for Saturday show floor access,

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fifty dollars for Sunday show floor access, and seventy five dollars for Saturday

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and Sunday show floor access. The
Spooky Swap Meet takes place this day weekend,

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April twenty six through twenty eight at
the Heritage Museum in Los Angeles,

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California. Come shop among the spirits
for a one of a kind Helloween Treasures

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address in your Halloween Finest cosplay is
encouraged to trick or treat at Manners hosted

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by Adam jess Effects, a Mister
he Slasher art side show, a Farm

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Haunt with Sam Hayne's Lot, La
Haunted, hay Ride, Sanatorium Imporium,

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Stage Fright Theater Company, and Vamp
in the Fiends. This year will also

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feature shows, Mini Haunt walkthroughs and
an interactive ghost hunting experience by Adam jess

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Effects. Tickets have officially sold out
and will not be offered at the door,

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but stay tuned to their social media
for any updates that may occur.

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The Anaheim City Council gave preliminary approval
to the Disneyland Forward proposal with a seven

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to nothing vote. Once in place, the Disneyland Forward Agreements will allow Disneyland

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to develop attractions, retail and hotels
on land currently reserved for parking. The

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council still must give final approval,
which is expected at next month's meeting.

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We've been on a nearly seventy year
journey to get here. Tonight in the

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future is indeed a bright one for
both at Disneyland Resort and the City of

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Anaheim. Disneyland President Ken Powtrock said, through this collaborative planning process, together

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we can build a strong, more
vibrant community with thriving local businesses and enhanced

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benefits for residents, and we can
welcome visitors from around the world with one

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of the greatest cities in the United
States. Disneyland has not yet announced which

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projects it will develop on the land. Evermore Themed Park in Pleasant Grove,

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Utah, has permanently closed. Featuring
a walk through village, train ride,

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and live performers, The twelve acre
Evermore was opened seasonally for summer, autumn,

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and winter special events. The park
shared the announcement of the closer on

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their website, thanking fans for all
their support throughout three years of operation.

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In an interview with Utah news station
ABC four, Brandon Fugel, property owner

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of the twelve point seventy five acres
that house the park, stated that Evermore

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Park failed to make their business and
operating model work. He has already placed

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the land under contract to a very
well capitalized group who is not only keeping

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the twenty seven existing Old World structures
intact and finishing everything with new improvements.

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Further details about this group and specific
plans for the property have not yet been

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released. Midnight Syndicate announced they will
not be performing at Cedar Points Hallow Weekends,

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Sandusky, Ohio this Halloween season.
We made the announcement because we know

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some fans had started planning trips at
Edward Douglass at Midnight Syndicate. We are

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using this time to explore other opportunities, including convention appearances, potential live events,

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and new music. According to Douglas, Midnight Syndicate continues to have a

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great and long standing relationship with Cedar
Point and Hallow Weekends, and he does

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not rule out future collaborations. Cedar
Point has not yet shared any details on

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what may replace the musical show,
as a spokesperson stating that information will come

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later in the season. Construction of
the Dark Universe section of Epic Universe in

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Orlando, Florida continues. Recent aerial
photos show a new Classic Universal Monsters village

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emerging in the horror themed land.
Follow the links in our show notes to

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CDs photos. The Halloween in Costume
Association HCA has announced the launch of its

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first annual Spooky Awards, an industry
celebration of innovation, creativity, and all

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things Halloween. Open to Halloween product
manufacturers, HCA members and non members alike.

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The Spooky Awards will recognize the best
in new costumes, accessories, decorps,

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makeup, masks, and more.
Each submission will be evaluated by a

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panel of judges against a cauldron full
of criteria including innovation, marketability, trendsetting,

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potential, appeal, and usefulness.
Interested parties can compete in the official

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entry form through July first. Finalists
will be announced October first, and winners

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will be revealed that the Helloween and
Party Expo in January twenty twenty five.

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HCA members receive their first submission free, with subsequent entries at fifty dollars each.

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Non members can submit their creations for
one hundred dollars per entry. The

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submission form will be available soon.
Check back on the HCA's official website for

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details. Announcements. Carnage Haunted House
in Columbus, Ohio will be closing its

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doors permanently at its current location.
The Haunt made the announcement in the April

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eighteenth Facebook post, stating unforeseen circumstances
as the reason behind the closure and thanking

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fans for their years of support.
The Haunt Super Show returns to Hall seven

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at the La County Fair in Pomona, California, May third through twenty seven.

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More details, including vendor lineup,
will be announced soon. Unleash your

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inner demon cutely at Davis Graveyard with
a Baby Demon Sculpting Class on Friday April

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twenty six from six thirty pm to
eight pm. Have you ever dreamt of

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crafting your very own pint sized demon
companion? Now is your chance. This

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workshop will teach you sculpting techniques to
add horns, fangs, claws, and

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other demonic features to a small skeleton
with monster mud or clay materials included.

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Then you will paint your creation to
add a touch of mischief. No prior

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experience is necessary. Tickets are on
sale now for sixty five dollars per person.

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The twenty two twenty four lineup of
Hallmark Keepsake ornaments has debuted in the

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annual Hallmark Dream Book. Hallmark is
once again catered to Helloween and horror fans

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with Halloween tree ornaments and choices to
add a little scary to your mary holiday

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season. The fan favorite Haunted Mansion
series expands this year with the addition of

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Constance Hatchaway, the Caretaker and his
Dog, and the Singing Busts. Spooky

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Cinophiles will enjoy new ornaments based on
the nineteen fifty eighth Plymouth Fury from Christine,

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Miguel and Dante from Coco, both
Tituler Titans from Godzilla ex King Kong,

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the New Empire, the iconic rooftop
Battle with a stave, puffed marshmallow

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Man from Ghostbusters, and a fortieth
anniversary Gremlin's lighted movie Marquee. The Nightmare

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Before Christmas collection returns once again with
the addition of a new Doctor Finkelstein's Lab

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tree topper featuring sound and dialogue from
the film, an interactive light show,

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and a remote that doubles as an
ornament. The Halloween Ornament collection will include

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pieces from Hocus Pocus, The Peanuts, Gang, Minecraft, and more.

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The items will begin to release as
early as July thirteenth. See the full

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Hallmark Dream Book on Hallmark's official website
for more details. In film and TV

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news, Jim Henson's Creature Shop will
return to work their magic for five nights

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at Freddy's II. Producer Jason Bloom
teased to behind the scenes photos last week

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just before the announcement that Five Nights
at Freddy's two will release in the fall

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of twenty twenty five, only an
armature and metallic foot revisible. Fans are

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already speculating which new characters may make
an appearance in this highly anticipated sequel.

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So upcoming events April through June of
twenty twenty four include the Spooky Swap Meet

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April twenty six through twenty eighth in
Los Angeles, California. The East Coast

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Haunters Convention in April twenty seventh and
twenty eighth in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Monster

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Palooza May thirty first through June second
in Pasadena, California. Midwest Haunters Convention

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June seventh through eighth in Rosemont,
Illinois. Highlighting some of the southern California

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events include Saw the Musical in So
Diego, The Spooky Swap Meet in Los

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Angeles, California, Urban Death in
North Hollywood, California, Haunt Super Show

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and Pomon's California Halfway to Halloween Festival
and Riverside, California. View the links

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in our show notes for dates of
all of these events. And that's all

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for the news this week. Today's
episode was produced by me Philip Hernandez with

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reporting by Daryl Plunky, post production
by David Swope. This hant News Update

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