Haunt Weekly

A podcast about haunted houses, Halloween and the haunted attraction industry.

About the show

Haunt Weekly is a weekly podcast about the haunted attraction industry from the smallest home haunt to the largest event haunt.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 244 - July/August News

    Episode  |  August 3rd, 2020  |  57 mins 52 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news and, sadly, that means a lot of talk about closures and cancellations. However, there are a few bright spots.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 243 - Social Media for Haunters

    Episode  |  July 27th, 2020  |  56 mins 49 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking about social media and how you can get the most out of it, especially during pandemic times.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 242 - Working with Photographers

    Episode  |  July 20th, 2020  |  56 mins 12 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're looking at how to hire and work with a photographer to get the best images of your scenes and actors.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 241 - Masks for Haunters

    Episode  |  July 13th, 2020  |  59 mins 22 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    If haunts are to open this season, it will likely be with a mask requirement for customers and actors alike. Fortunately, there are some great ways to incorporate masks into your haunt.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 240 - June/July News

    Episode  |  July 6th, 2020  |  56 mins 55 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    It's another 4 episode that and that means it's time to do the news. However, it's kind of a rough week as we have a lot of haunt cancellations to announce though we do have some good news to end the show...

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 239 - What the Haunt Industry Can Learn from Hurricane Katrina

    Episode  |  June 29th, 2020  |  50 mins 34 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    The haunt industry is facing a very challenging season. However, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ins New Orleans showed us just how survivable disasters can be.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 238 - Making Haunting a Safe Space for Everyone

    Episode  |  June 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 26 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're sitting down with the amazing Brooke Englehart to help discuss ways that the haunted attraction industry can be a safer place for all of its participants.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 237 - 10 Businesses Your Haunt Should Partner With

    Episode  |  June 15th, 2020  |  55 mins 28 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly we're looking at ways you can expand your value by partnering with other organizations and area businesses.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 236 - May/June News

    Episode  |  June 8th, 2020  |  48 mins 6 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    It's time to do the news again and, as the nation starts to open back up, haunted attractions are no different. So here's a look at what's going on in the haunted attraction industry.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 225 - 10 Things the Haunt Industry Needs to do to Grow

    Episode  |  June 1st, 2020  |  55 mins 38 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    The haunt industry is heading into a time of radical change, like it or not. However, that's also an opportunity to make some changes that will enable our industry to really grow.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 234 - Actor Recruitment/Training During COVID-19

    Episode  |  May 25th, 2020  |  1 hr 10 mins
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    Right now is the time many haunts are starting to think about actor recruitment and training, two things that are exceptionally difficult right now. Well, we are bringing on Japes Palles to help make some sense of it all and give some tips.

  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 233 - 10 COVID-Related Things Your Haunt Should Be Doing NOW

    Episode  |  May 18th, 2020  |  52 mins 22 secs
    fear, halloween, haunted attraction, haunted house, horror

    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're looking at COVID-related things every haunt should be doing today. Yes, it's only May, but the time to start preparing for a post-COVID world is TODAY!