Haunted Attraction Network

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We connect the global Haunted Attraction industry through education, news, and events. Subscribe to our podcast for education and interviews with innovators in the Halloween space.

NEWS: Halloween Horror Nights Returns Aug 30; Haunter Summer Camp
04/10/2024

Read the stories here. This week's news: Halloween Horror Nights Orlando Returns August 30th; Youth Haunt Actor Theater Day Camp from Nowhere Haunted House; "Sleepaway Camp" & "Scary Movie" Screenings and live commentary with  Nostalgic Nebula;  Double M Haunted Hayrides Halfway to Halloween May 18th; Deranged Haunt Halfway to Halloween May 17th & 18th.


NEWS: Isle of Berk, East Coast Haunters, and more!
04/02/2024

This week: Isle of Berk at EPIC Universe Details, East Coast Haunters Convention Schedule, Halfway to Halloween Expo, Bayou Bloodbath: Masked Madness from Swamp Haunters, Niles Scream Park closes Hayride, and Menagerie Oddities Market June 8th. Read the stories here.


12ft Skeletons, Easterween, and Scream Break
03/23/2024

Home Depot's 12-ft Skeleton returns for 2024 along with new friends; A Hallway to Halloween festival is coming to Racho Jurupa Park in Riverside, CA; Hobb's Grove to open for Halfway to Halloween event; Blumhouse and AMC Theaters team up to re-release 5 Blumhouse classics to theaters in a Halfway to Halloween festival; The National Confectioners Association's "State of Treating" report shows big consumer spending on Halloween candies in 2023. Read more.


NEWS: 2024 OSCARES from the Haunted Attraction Association
03/12/2024

This week: The 2024 OSCARES Winners from the Haunted Attraction Association; "Nightmare Fuel Wildfire" from Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights named Most Creative Halloween Production at this year's IAAPA Honors; TransWorld's Halloween & Attraction Show will return to St. Louis February 27th - March 2nd, 2025. Read the stories here.


NEWS: Transworld's Halloween Show is This Weekend
03/06/2024

TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show takes place March 7th - 10th - highlights include the Haunted Attraction Association's State of the Industry Presentation, Live Auction, and OSCARES, City Museum Party, and Dia de Los Muertos - Party with the Dead; 3 Cedar Fair Parks (Worlds of Fun, Kings Dominion, and Carowinds) will include their Halloween Haunt events as part of standard admission; Lincoln Mill Haunted House will host "A St. Paddy's Nightmare" on March 16th; A Halfway to Halloween festival comes to Rancho Jurupa Park in May; Summer Spook Nights returns to The Chaffery Garcia House in August. Read the full stories...


NEWS: SAW The Musical, Spongebob's Dark Ride, and More!
02/28/2024

Read the stories here. Tickets for Midsummer Scream and Texas Haunters Convention; ABANDON returns to Vegas; SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride from Sally Dark Rides opens on March 1st; SAW The Musical comes to LA; Scream'd: An Unauthorized Musical Parody runs through March at the Majestic Repertory Theatre in Las Vegas; "Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole"


NEWS: Scream Break Returns; John Wick Experience
02/20/2024

This week's headlines: Scream Break returns on March 22nd; Disneyland's Halloween Half Marathons SOLD OUT; John Wick Experience comes to AREA 15; "Imaginary" horror experience to open in SoCal; TransWorld's East Coast Haunters Convention Tickets; New season of "Chucky" is coming this Spring. Read the stories here.


NEWS: Haunted Attraction Association's New Strategic Plan; ScareCON; Canadian Costumes
02/15/2024

The Haunted Attraction Association unveils its 2024 - 2027 Strategic Plan; Canada changes costume import tax; Efteling's new "Danse Macabre" attraction; This year's ScareCON will take place at Psycho Path in Newcastle, England on Wednesday, June 5th; A brand-new "Evil Dead" movie is on its way with director Sébastien Vaniček at the helm. Read the stories here.


NEWS: 2024 Valentine Haunts
01/23/2024

Read the news here. 2024 Valentine's Day haunt list; Holly Terror Days Inc., operator of The Haunting of Keystone receives the Peter Norbeck Excellence in Tourism Innovation Award; Niles Screampark to award scholarships to area high school students; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group brings back "Dark Dark Ride Ride" for three weekends in February; Monsterpalooza announces exhibitor list; Creep I.E. Con presents cast reunions for "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Scream"; Halloween & Party Expo takes place this January 23 - 25 in Las Vegas; Pre-orders now available for Vegan Treats' 2024 Valentine's Day "Fatally Yours: Birds of a Feather" coffin chocolate boxes; Two Steamboat...


News Roundup: Haunt Faces Eminent Domain after 34 Years
01/16/2024

Read the news here. The City of Hammond, Indiana is moving forward with plans to replace Reaper's Realm haunted house with a riverfront development; Ashland Public Library & Jeff DePaoli present a "Haunted Happenings" livestream on January 18th featuring Tony Gardner of Alterian, Inc.; Pashur announces two body painting workshops in Burbank, CA; AZ Haunters will host a PVC Candles Workshop on January 20th; Exhibitor registration is open for the Texas Haunters Convention; 18-year-old haunter Tayen Poplin opens a brick & mortar store in Ironton, OH; Gore Galore releases new line of scenic detailing mosses.