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Fright Gallery is seeking volunteer actors for our haunt which will benefit local charities, non-profits and others in need. We are scheduled to run every weekend now through November 4, 2012. Help...

By building your own side show, you have total control over content, size, theme, etc. and it gives you an opportunity to improve your bottom line. If you're stumped for ideas, contact someone like...

A slaughter house where the animals are doing the killing and butchering. :o)

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My personal preference is multiple, smaller haunts. This provides more variety and perceived value in my opinion. It also gets you out of a haunt that just doesn't cut it for you a little sooner...

I would strongly recommend that Oak Island submit the system for national certification approval. In Weights & Measures (my line of expertise), there is something called 'type approval'. This means...

Once I find a location, my plan is to say what my haunt square footage actually is. Not the entire building because that's misleading. As a Weights & Measures inspector and instructor for the past...

I plan to setup actual door frames built into boxed side columns with overhead header beams and very flat base plate joining the columns at the bottom. There's a good chance that I may not have an...

If you pay some staff/crew and utilize volunteers for other positions, I'd suggest a few bonuses for each based on their job performance, attendance, recommending other good staffers, etc. ...

Since my local fire marshal is pretty much brain dead when it comes to haunts, I was thinking of doing a burn test in his office. I wonder if he'll get the message.....

You're very lucky to find something like this although I have no idea where you're located. Your lease terms will probably be $2,500/month for the 45,000 sq. ft. building. If you're only paying for...

After finally going through a 3-D attraction this past season (Shady Brook's Alien Invasion, Yardley, Pa.), I'm considering 3-D for part of my haunt. From what I could tell during my walk through...

A maze could slow down your throughput depending on how it's implimented, number of switchbacks, etc. Think of it like your overall haunt but without scenes and scares. Look at the path your...

Thanx for the feedback, Everybody. I've kicked around the same ideas and contemplated the negative issues as well. Living in the Philly burbs, there are no true tourist areas nearby outside of...

I haven't been through this yet but probably will be depending on where I setup shop. The cost is a mystery to me as well but I'd also like to know what to expect when it comes to cost. My...

Hello again my fellow Haunters and enthusiasts,

I'm sure this is not a new topic but can't seem to find any posts on the subject. Having endured an ongoing location scouting issue since 2005,...

I was watching the Green Hornet marathon on Syfy last week. The acting, fighting, direction, characters, etc. are very 'Batman-ish' but still entertaining. I used to watch that series when I was a...

I would suggest building the autopsy table. Just cut a stardard sheet of 5/8" to 3/4" plywood to just slightly smaller than a standard twin bed which is about 72" long x 39" wide. You could shave...

I've often wondered about the overall haunt size to throughput ratio. I posted a message here not too long ago asking this question but received no responses yet. Anyway, overall size is one thing....

Not having a location yet myself, I'm planning all of my rooms in different sizes so that when I do land a location, I can kinda arrange and modify as necessry. One thing to keep in mind is what...

You're right about the rules being a bit more "relaxed" with an outdoor venue. Unfortunately, my home town (Bensalem, Pa.) is also a ball buster with that concept as well but, if I do find a...

As a regulatory official, I understand these people have a job to do and there are specific requirements in place to even the playing field and make our industry safe ever since the May 11, 1984...

Haunts vary in size from as small as 3,000 sq. ft. (some even smaller) to well over 50,000 sq. ft. Many hayrides combine indoor attractions, midway with carnival rides and games, food concessions,...

Depending on the location, you may have a difficult time, or possibly an easy one, getting your haunt setup and operational. It really depends on who you are dealing with. In my area, most of the...

Happy New Year to All,

Being relatively new to haunting, I was wondering the rate of throughput for various haunts. Size, markets, themes, theatrics, show animations, scenes, etc. would probably...

I've been continuously searching for a location since deciding to go into pro haunting. Some of my search resources include Loopnet.com, as recommended above, Craigslist.com and any commercial...