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HAuNTcon and Other Haunt Conventions You Need To Attend in 2015

Hauntcon 2015It’s that time again.

Time for Halloween trade shows, Haunted House Conventions, Haunted House Tours, Meet-ups, and lots of parties!

Here to start the beginning of Haunt conventions and shows is HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Trade Show and Convention in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Feb.6 through Feb.10. We will have more coverage for you on more shows throughout the year so make sure you get on our email list to stay informed. Subscribe for free here.

What is HAuNTcon?

HAuNTcon is an acronym for the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference, an expo and convention “Designed by Haunters, for Haunters” of every age and level of experience. HAuNTcon brings people who love Haunted Houses, Halloween and scaring people together for a fun-filled four days and nights Haunt Tours, Education, Tradeshow and Networking, rounded out by a Haunted Garage Sale and the amazing annual Costume Ball.

In this podcast I have a conversation with Leonard Pickel, owner of HAuNTcon, about all the cool happenings the show has to offer in 2015. The Haunt Tours of Necropolis 13, The 13th Gate, Rise Haunted House, and The Mortuary. And the awesome lineup of training for haunters.

The Garage of Evil will also be offering some workshops and training as Steve has teamed up with HAuNTcon this year to expand the training available to more Haunters that are eager to learn.

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hauntcon 2015Overall, HAuNTcon 2015 has lined up some great Haunt Tours, educational tracks, and entertainment for Baton Rouge this year. Plus, New Orleans is only a short drive away! The room are only $99 bucks and just think about all the new friends you’ll meet.

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What’s New for the National Haunter & Halloween Show in 2014

National Haunters Convention-Halloween ShowThe National Halloween, Horror, Haunted House and Hearse Convention is on May 2nd- 4th, 2014 at the Expo center in Oaks, PA. Almost 100 vendors, more seminars, haunted house tours, and after-the-show events!

We talk to Michael Bruner, Co-owner of the National Haunter’s Convention, about the history of the NHC and what’s new for the convention this year. Including a cheaper show price and a reinvented show room floor! We also dig into Michael’s background as a home haunter and why he feels that home haunters make the best Haunt Owners.

What’s New for the National Haunter & Halloween Show in 2014

-A completely new Show Floor area never seen before. Be prepared to leave scared in our all new pitch black area with an expanded Haunted House run by S&C Scare Factory. Find your destiny in the dark if you dare!

– All New Show floor area with larger professional Haunted House Props and Product Sections, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry: Nevermore Productions and Creepy Collection.

– All New LOWER Show floor price of only $15. In addition, a Family Friendly expanded policy of FREE entrance for kids 12 and under! This Includes entrance to the show, access to all vendors, access to our public stage classes, as well as all the professional entertainment stage show events produced by John Bundy (Wacky Dracky) of Six Flags Great Adventure, Trump Plaza in Atlantic City and Ocean’s Park of Hong Kong.

– Expanded Halloween Unique Original Works with an all new display of Donna Marian’s Dark Creations (Unique Gothic Dolls and Life Size Figures!)

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The National Haunter’s Convention with Michael Bruner and Steve Randi

National Haunters ConventionWe packed this episode with double the fun! We get Michael Bruner in the dungeon and torture him for details on his event The National Haunter’s Convention (or The National Halloween, Horror, Haunted House, & Hearse Conversation) which will be at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on May 3-5. We also turn to Steve Randi, a home haunter going to the pro side, and ask him what he expects from the National Haunter’s Convention this year and why he is setting up a Haunted Attraction in the middle of the convention floor!

Michael Bruner gives you many reasons why you should not miss this year’s convention. An all night Tour to Shocktoberfest, a Wild West Costume Ball, a family friendly environment, new vendors in the Haunt Industry, a hearse show, education for Haunters, the showroom floor, and much more! If you live close by (or even if you don’t) it’s still not too late to jump in your transportation device and go there.

Steve Randi has been a Home Haunter for over 7 years and has decided to take his skills to the Professional side of Haunting. After his home haunt in Danbury, CT outgrew his house he knew it was time to venture into finding a permanent location. He will be displaying his talent for the first time in front of many other Haunters and Halloween fans at this year’s convention. With his crew and help from the SEPHH (South Eastern Pennsylvania Home Haunters) there will will be a complete Haunted Attraction on the show room floor complete with props, actors, and scary goodness. I’m sure you can find Steve there and ask him questions about becoming a Professional Attraction and his experience in Home Haunting. Tell him HaunTopic Radio sent ya….

 

The National Haunters Convention is like a huge reunion that you look forward every year to attending. We offer many of the features of a large haunt convention without the large bite out of your budget. If you are a Professional or Amateur haunter, a Halloween home or yard haunter, or just plan the coolest Halloween parties among all your friends, then this convention is for you. If you like to visit conventions or have never been to one before we welcome everyone who is into Goth, horror movies, classic movies, animatronics, robots, makeup, prop building, airbrushing, or just plain anything to do with Halloween to attend. Our seminars are top notch, and you will find vendors that have products and services that will amaze you.
For anyone in the past 8 years who has been to a Pennsylvania Haunters Gathering (our predecessor) or an Eastern Haunters Convention they will tell you: our event is about networking, learning and having a good time. The vendors are coming out in droves with a huge variety of products from Animations to Promotional Products. This is a chance of a lifetime for haunts of every size to meet the vendors and other haunters face-to-face, see products in person, stock up on supplies, and have a great time.
You will have the opportunity to participate in informative seminars with industry professionals, win great haunt-related prizes, tour local top notch haunted attractions and even attend our costume ball.
We invite you to browse our website, learn about our seminars, the convention show floor, our famous costume ball, our vendors, and our events. You can purchase tickets online at a discount, or at the door the weekend of the event at full price. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

 

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The Midwest Haunter’s Convention is Coming…

The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) returns to Columbus, Ohio June 8-10, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel for its 9th year.

THE MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION  is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US serving an international audience of Haunted Attraction Industry professionals, owners and enthusiasts. MHC provides shopping, entertainment, education and tours.

Body Paint at the MHCPictured left: Kara/Body Art by Artist Margie McGuire.
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The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) offers weekend seminars June 9-10, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Five tracks of education are presented: Acting, Makeup, Props, Haunt Business, and Haunt Design. The seminars are instructed by industry experts and serve participants with skills ranging from beginner to advanced levels and backgrounds ranging from haunt owners to Halloween fans.

Training and Seminars

The MHC Weekend Seminars are available for $85 in advance (through www.MidwestShow.com) or $99 onsite. The MHC offers weekend workshops June 8-10, 2012 in Columbus Ohio at the Columbus Hyatt Regency and Greater Columbus Convention Center on an individual pay per class basis (and are not included as part of the MHC Weekend Seminars.) Registration costs range from $50 – $300.

MHC workshops and seminars offer a wide variety of professional education with topics ranging from intensive artistic instruction on such things as how to: create realistic zombies, being effective as an actor or designer creating scary scenes, incorporating animatronics and using the latest in technical lighting and sound production, as well as business instruction on how to run a profitable seasonal temporary business.

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Tradeshow & Monster Makeup Wars

The MHC Trade Show will be June 9-10, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center; featuring over 100 exhibitors, a Demo Stage, and Custom Hearse Show: it is open to the public with advance and on-site registration for $5 admission.

The Bloody Mary Monster Makeup Wars signature competition takes place on Saturday June 9, 2012 on the MHC Demo Stage (located on the showroom floor; free to attend with tradeshow registration). Makeup Artist teams will compete in a 30 minute challenge vying for the championship title: to create the most impressive monster using identical makeup ‘black box’ supplies.
Haunted Attraction Charter Bus Tours

 

Pre-Convention Bus Tour

The 2012 MHC begins with a pre-convention 2 day excursion touring 10 haunted attractions in Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio June 6-7, 2012 departing from Columbus, Ohio. This provides exclusive opportunities for participants to visit Halloween venues, which open specifically for the tour that are staffed with actors, for entertainment and research purposes.

The 2012 MHC Haunted Attraction Bus Tour will visit the following destinations:

  • Fear Factory (Findley)
  • Dimensions of Darkness (Maumee)
  • Terror Town (Maumee)
  • Erebus* (Pontiac)
  • Realm of Darkness (Pontiac)
  • St Lucifer’s (Flint)
  • Darksyde Acres (Jonesville)
  • Jackson’s Underworld (Jackson)
  • Exit 13 Haunted House (St. Morris)
  • The Crypt (Burton)

*Erebus was formerly the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Largest Walk-Through Haunted Attraction from Aug. 2005 – Sept. 2009

Daytime Paranormal Bus Tour

 The MHC offers an excursion to visit ‘real’ haunted destinations in Mansfield, Ohio: the Bissman and the Ohio State/Mansfield Reformatory. The Reformatory was featured on the Travel Channel’s Scariest Places on Earth, was the movie filming location for the Shawshank Redemption and Air Force One; and is one of the top 5 largest castle-like structures in the USA featuring Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne , and Richardsonian Romanesque architectural styles.

Friday Night Bus Tour

 The MHC will host a tour featuring the Dublin, Ohio based “Scare-A-Torium” haunted attraction as well as other local Columbus destinations.

Monster Masquerade Party

The MHC Masquerade Party will be held Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio; and is open to the public. Guests will enjoy a Hollywood-type Gala Monster event! The evening’s activities begin with the Halloween fantasy themed Body Art Fashion Show and include the Scariest Character Contest and the Ms Midwest Scary Pageant* to find the scariest female character in the Midwest. *Rated as one of the Top 10 Freaky Attractions by AOL Online.

ABOUT THE MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION (MHC): The MHC is hosted by the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Hyatt Regency June 8-10, 2012 in Columbus Ohio. It is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US serving a primary audience of Haunted Attraction Industry professionals and enthusiasts. It features a 60,000 square foot vendor trade show with over 100 vendor booths on June 9-10 and provides regional businesses and residents the opportunity to shop for professional quality Halloween related products. The MHC also provides educational seminars and workshops and networking activities for haunted attraction industry professionals.

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