Episodios

  • NEWS: Summerween Hits the Mainstream

    NEWS: Summerween Hits the Mainstream
    Jul 9 2025
    With the last major holiday celebration of summer out of the way (no one really decorates for Labor Day), retailers are now fully embracing the "Summerween" season, stocking Halloween-themed products earlier than ever before. As reported in last month's newsletters, stores like Michaels, Target, and Lowe's took advantage of Friday, June 13th, to begin to release their spooky items. Now, even more stores are pushing the Halloween season forward into summer. Read more here.
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    9 m
  • NEWS: Universal's Chicago Haunt; Fear Dome; & HHN Houses

    NEWS: Universal's Chicago Haunt; Fear Dome; & HHN Houses
    Jul 1 2025
    This week: Universal Destinations & Experiences Announces Horror Unleashed Chicago; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando Announced 5 Original Haunts; La Llorona, La Muelona, and La Siguanaba Come to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; Haunts Return to the Las Vegas Adventuredome with "Fear Dome"; Screams Halloween Theme Park Announces Closure; "Graveyard Games" Now Casting Horror Superfans; Spirit Halloween is Hiring 50,000 Retail Associates; Re more here.
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    13 m
  • NEWS: Festival Fright Nights, Hauntathon, & MHC Recap

    NEWS: Festival Fright Nights, Hauntathon, & MHC Recap
    Jun 18 2025
    This week: Winchester Mystery House Unveils Festival Fright Nights; Hauntathon seeks Haunted Attractions for 2025 Season; Midwest Haunters Convention Draws Massive Crowds; Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale June 26th; Friday the 13th's Jason comes to Halloween Horror Nights; Universal Japan gets new maze and collab with KATE makeup; Top 5 theme park trends you need to know; Terror Vault presents Hexed. Read more here.
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    15 m
  • NEWS: Industry Mourns Sudden Passing of Edward Terebus of Erebus Haunted Attraction

    NEWS: Industry Mourns Sudden Passing of Edward Terebus of Erebus Haunted Attraction
    Jun 11 2025
    This week: Industry Mourns Sudden Passing of Edward Terebus of Erebus Haunted Attraction; Fallout Comes to Halloween Horror Nighte; GUIDE to Halloween Horror Night Tickets; Ghost Boat Collaborates with Moment Factory; Haunt Shirts Announces Closure; Midwest Haunters Convention Returns June 5th - 7th, 2026. Read the stories here.
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    11 m
  • NEWS: Haunt Trends Playing Out in Real Time

    NEWS: Haunt Trends Playing Out in Real Time
    May 28 2025
    This week: How trends from InterPark Magazine and theme parks impact haunts; Monsterpalooza Comes to Pasadena This Weekend; Six Flags validates horror IP expansion & themed F&B; Spirit Halloween Cancels Flagship Store Grand Opening; Queen Mary's Dark Harbor To Open June 13th; Zombies Takeover Hello Kitty Land This Summer; Ghostly Manor Debuts at Paultons Park; ScareCON's 2025 SCAR Awards Winners Announced; The Mystic Museum's Total Grotesque Live (TGL). Read the stories here.
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    12 m
  • NEWS: MHC Returns June 6-8; Theme Park Shifts

    NEWS: MHC Returns June 6-8; Theme Park Shifts
    May 20 2025
    This week: The Complete Guide to the Midwest Haunters Convention; Decreased Production of Halloween Goods; Disney's Stock Jumps 7% After a Blockbuster Quarter 2; Jack Skellington Gets a Makeover for Disney Halloween 2025; Paint The Night returns to Disneyland; Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, and More to Perform at "Future Ruins" Festival. Read the stories here.
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    8 m
  • Theme Park Trends That Can Transform Your Haunt

    Theme Park Trends That Can Transform Your Haunt
    May 20 2025
    Recently, I joined Tyler Barnett on the Fearworm Wormhole show to discuss how major theme park innovations could transform haunted attractions, and this is the full recording. We unpack Universal’s new Fan Fest Nights, Horror Unleashed, Dark Universe, and the rise of off-season activations like music festivals and “summer slasher” events. You’ll hear how IP partnerships, luxury-tier VIP add-ons, and even tariff pressures on materials can reshape your pricing and value proposition this fall—plus tactics for leveraging local brands when Hollywood licenses feel out of reach. Fearworm streams Wormhole episodes live every other Friday on Facebook. I wrote an article based on this as well, available here.
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Marketing Your Haunted Attraction: Full Haunter's Toolbox Masterclass

    Marketing Your Haunted Attraction: Full Haunter's Toolbox Masterclass
    May 14 2025
    Today we're playing the FULL audio from a marketing masterclass I recently hosted for Haunter's Toolbox, answering YOUR QUESTIONS on marketing strategies for haunted attractions. This is the complete, unedited recording! If you're a haunt owner or operator looking to boost ticket sales and reach new audiences, you'll find tactics you can immediately implement. Examples from Hush, Woods of Terror, and Transworld included.
    Haunter's Toolbox hosts monthly sessions at haunterstoolbox.com, and you can watch this video version here.
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    1 h y 49 m