HAuNTcon 2019: Our review plus interviews from the convention floor

02/07/19 • 104 min

HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters

HAuNTcon (co-located with the Halloween and Party Expo) is one of the nations's fastest growing conventions for Haunters, Halloween buyers, and Haunted Attraction Owners. HAuNTcon stands for Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention. IN 2019, it was hosted in New Orleans and will return in 2020. It is scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas in 2021.

Haunters inside this podcast episode from HAuNTcon 2019:

Haunter's Tale
Scared of My Shadow
Haunt Pay
Midsummer Scream
When Hinges Creak
Scares That Care
Mindtrap Creations
Ticketleap
Fright Find
Black Moth

In this podcast episode, we discuss our time during the haunt convention, being a vendor and partner, and what we did when we weren't at the show.

Listen in to also find out about how ScareIt Badges was received at the booth.

We'll see you at our booth next year!! Come say HI.

Haunters inside this podcast episode from HAuNTcon 2019:

Haunter's Tale
Scared of My Shadow
Haunt Pay
Midsummer Scream
When Hinges Creak
Scares That Care
Mindtrap Creations
Ticketleap
Fright Find
Black Moth

In this podcast episode, we discuss our time during the haunt convention, being a vendor and partner, and what we did when we weren't at the show.

Listen in to also find out about how ScareIt Badges was received at the booth.

We'll see you at our booth next year!! Come say HI.

Previous Episode

Epic Home Haunts: The Documentary About the Lives of Home Haunters

The Epic Home Haunts Documentary

The Epic Home Haunts Documentary is a movie that shares the lives of four Home Haunter families and how they get ready for Halloween each year. Setting up realistic Haunted Attraction events in their yards, garages, & properties..all for free for their communities.

We get the Haunters on this podcast and talk about:

How to start a Home Haunted Attraction at your house
The real meaning of being a Home Haunter
Behind-the-Scenes of the movie and stories never told before!

The Haunters we interviewed on this podcast.

These are the Home Haunts that were in the documentary Epic Home Haunts. Listen to the Haunters tell their stories of preparing for Halloween each year. Here's a brief description of where to find them and more about them.

Josh Quillin

Producer, writer, editor, and director of Epic Home Haunts. Co-founder of Saga Studios, LLC. Watch Epic Home Haunts here.

"...the dedication that Haunters have for the ART is mind-blowing to me."

Rotten Apple 907 (Diane & Preston Meyer, Melissa Thompson)

Home Haunt started in 1990 and is a complete walk-through Haunted House located at 907 N California St-Burbank, California. They change up the theme of the attraction each year.

Beware the Dark Realm (Christian Sivley)

Home Haunt that is nestled behind a two-story castle facade. Located at 28621 Sugar Pine Way-Santa Clarita, California.

Legend of Boot Hill (not interviewed) Over-sized yard haunt started in 1996. A western style theme based around an old mine town. Located at 16 Goldenrod-Irvine, California.

Restless Souls Manor (Greg Packard)

A Haunted Mansion style theme that evolves the story each year. Time Travel was the theme for 2018. Located at 38143 52nd St E-Palmdale, California.

Music in this episode by Sam Haynes.

Next Episode

Women in Haunting: Advice from the Females of the Haunt Industry

Women do exist in the Haunted Attraction Industry. They are Haunt Owners, Haunt Business Owners, Designers, Special FX Artists, Scare Managers, Scare Actors, Haunt Moms, Security, Maintenance, Ticket Takers, Parking Lot Attendees, and just about anywhere you'd find a man.

Female Haunters bring unique perspectives and creative energy to many different positions within this crazy industry. And these ladies discuss all of this inside this podcast.

Here are the women that joined us in this month's Master Mind Webinar:

Sylvia Vicchiullo: Nightmare Nomads- a traveling scare actor troupe that will travel to your Haunt...just give ’em a call.
Melissa Winton: Haunt Shirts- Haunt and Halloween apparel for everyday of the week. Haunt Swag too!
Jan Knuth: Grey House Haunts-a Haunted Attraction in rural Nebraska. Go see it!
Suzie Flesik: Crawford School of Terror- a Haunted Attraction inside an old abandoned School House in Pennsylvania. Have YOU been a good student?

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