 SEMINAR SCHEDULE: SATURDAY 9:30 - 9:45 Commencement Speech by Michael Bruner 10:00 - 11:00 Nightmare New England speaker Tattoo : Successful Sponsorship Secrets Revealed 11:00 - 12:00 Haunted Foam by John Ehrenreich of Hot Wire Foam Factory 12:00 - 1:00 Jeremy D'alessandro : Gore-ra-faction - The Art of Gore in your haunt or in props you produce 1:00 - 2:00 Larry Kirchner - Everything you wanted to know about building a haunted attraction but were afraid to ask. From Design, to Queue Line, Advertising, Radio vs Other media and more. Tap into the mind of one of the owners of the Top 13 Haunts in Amercia : The Scarefest Haunts including "The Darkness" 2:00 - 3:00 John Denley - Cheap Scares That Won't Frighten Your Wallet! 2:00 - 3:00 Chris Handa of Spooky Magic: Use of Magic in a Haunted Attraction 3:00 - 4:00 Ricky Dick of Castle Blood: The Secrets of Super Detailing 4:00 - 5:00 Dick Terhune of Voice From Hell - Voice Marketing 5:00 - 7:00 John Burton: Haunt Decorating Done Right (2 hour workshop) SUNDAY 10:00-11:00 Nightmare New England speaker Tattoo : Q&A Open Forum "Secrets of Running a Haunt" :everything from queue line entertainment, to throughput, to the scares and detailing work. 11:00-12:00 Chris Handa of Spooky Magic: Terror Outside the Walls: the Basics of Queue Entertainment 11:00-12:00 Jason Gowin (formerly of Ghost Hunters, Inc.): How to incorporate a Paranormal Investigation/Ghost hunt into your Attraction 12:00-1:00 Making Sense of LED Lighting by Joel Rybacki of Boiling Ponds Cemetery 1:00-2:00 Ricky Dick of Castle Blood: Pump up Profits with Ancillary Sales 2:00-4:00 Jeremy D'alessandro : Gore-ra-faction - The Art of Gore in your haunt AND in props you produce (2 hour workshop) 3:00-4:00pm : D.E. Christman of Grendel's Den Design Studio - Building Your Online Presence: Tips, tricks and techniques on how to promote and market your haunted attraction via the Internet and beyond. 3:00-4:00 Thomas A. Fritz: Society for Paranormal Research and Investigation 4:00-6:00 John Burton: Haunting Right and Extreme (2 hour workshop)
John Burton, One Scary Guy - Meet and Greet Feature Speaker!!! Saturday: Haunt Decorating Done Right (2 hour workshop) Sunday: Haunting Right and Extreme
BIO: Owner of Theatrical Terror, John Burton has been creating terrifying illusions of reality since 1971. From his first commercial haunted attraction in Prospect Elementary School at Orange California, John as created about 100 attractions in more than 65 events from coast to coast. John's work has been featured in publication such as five seperate issues of Fangoria Magazine, Haunted Attraction Magazine, Happy Halloween Magazine , Fright Times and Scared Stiff Magazine and on MTV and the Sci-Fi channel. In 1996 John was credited with creating the world's first 3-D haunted attraction. John is known for his conceptualization and decorating skills and is an accomplished designer and producer. Because of his vast accomplishments, he is in demand to present seminars and workshops at amusement trade shows, horror conventions, Halloween and haunted trade show events. John has worked with many people in the industry including David Bertolino on Spooky World and Ed Edmunds, of Distortions Unlimited, on Brutal Planet. Other projects in recent years include Nautical Nightmare at Toledo, OH, Fright Farm at Southington, CT, Frightmare at Reno, NV, Dark Fun House at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA, Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary at Philadelphia, PA, Science of Fear at Chicago, IL, Silo-X Haunted Houses at Chicago and Boston as well as Industrial Nightmare at Louisville, KY. John is proud of his accomplishments in the
haunt industry, but his greatest pride is watching horror movies
with Bobbi, his daughter, and teaching his grandson, Kolbe, the
fine art of graling like a monster, showing his psycho face and
scaring people with his toy chainsaw.
As their alter egos, Gravely and Grizelda MacCabre, Ricky and Karen and many of the other Castle’s Denizens have turned those talents to the small screen. Castle Blood's Midnight Monster Hop combines the couple’s 30 years of experience as costumers, performers, and haunters into a new take on the Horror Host Genre. They have combined their attraction and the TV show into one seamless event. Every Saturday night at midnight, all year round, Castle Blood fans can tune in to Pittsburgh's RTN channel, throughout all of western Pennsylvania or on CSMTV in southern Maryland to see the goings on at the Castle when the public isn't there. Gravely hosts a classic B movies for the evening while the rest of the cast goes about their “normal' routine” and viewers are all welcomed along for the ride. They also use their show to highlight and promote Haunted attractions, often using haunt footage from around the country in the show Not content with just entertaining western
Pennsylvania, plans are currently under way for the show to be
broadcast in other states as well.Episodes of Castle Blood's Midnight
Monster Hop are now available on DVD. The DVDs can also be purchased
at wholesale to stock haunted gift shops. Please come talk to
Ricky and Karen to see how the show can be used free of charge
for line entertainment at your event
Sunday - The Secrets of Super Detailing
Chris Handa - Spooky Magic Saturday: Use of Magic in a Haunted Attraction
Sunday: Terror Outside the Walls: the Basics of Queue Entertainment Chris Handa shares his years of experience as a queue and crowd entertainer as a part of a haunted attraction as well as for companies like Disney and Nickelodeon Studios. In addition to specific examples to use with everyone from beginning cast members to experienced entertainers, Chris will discuss those other roles that front-line cast members fill as costumed entertainers and relate entertainment to every haunted venue from small single-haunt attractions to scream parks.
As a manager/administrator, Chris' attention to detail has put him in lead positions with theatrical events, conventions and gatherings, camp programs, and haunted attractions and events. Chris has considerable experience in the area of event and volunteer management as a former Professional Employee of the Boy Scouts of America, and has a knack for both finding seemingly-impossible solutions to emergency problems and finding ways to get paying customers to empty their pockets of cash before leaving events. With Castle Blood, Chris works on the administration/operations side with concession/front of house operations as well as in his role as Safety/Compliance Officer. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he is a registered Class I Amusement Inspector and is happy to share tips and advice to help other haunts work with their state and local officials. Chris has worked in haunts since 1984 and is a fan of all types of haunted attractions from home haunts to county fair trailer mazes to the dark rides at Universal and Disney. He'll travel half a day just to see an attraction, and honestly believes that seeing any haunt is better than a day without seeing a haunt at all. He and his wife Kari have visited more than 100 attractions since their marriage in 1999. Their daughter Katelyn (3) has visited many haunts as well, but still isn't sure whether she likes all of them or not.
Jason Gowin (formerly
of Ghost Hunters, Inc.)
Thomas A. Fritz Co-Founder Society for Paranormal Research and Investigation
A little more than 5 years ago, Tom, and his wife Robin, set out to actively investigate local hauntings. After some time as part of 2 different investigation groups, Robin and Tom founded the Society for Paranormal Research and Investigation (S.P.R.I.). S.P.R.I. was created not only to capture evidence of the paranormal, but also to educate our clients (and our community), listen to their stories and allay their fears. Tom uses his 15+ years of experience in engineering (environmental, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration) and construction to help him separate the normal from the paranormal. "A cold spot isn't a "cold spot" until I can't figure out what's causing it." The compassion and expertise of S.P.R.I. has made them well known and respected in Northeast PA, both with residential clients and business owners. Tom (and S.P.R.I.) have been highlighted in The Scranton Times and Weekender newspapers and have been featured on WILK News Radio (103.1FM) on Sue Henry's call-in radio show. To find out more about Tom Fritz and the Society
for Paranormal Research and Investigation visit www.spriparanormal.com.
Making Sense of LED Lighting by Joel Rybacki of Boiling Ponds Cemetery
Currently, Joel continues to work on building cheap and efficient LED drivers, compact yet powerful customized lamp designs, one-off designs, and experimenting with new technologies so the average haunter can best utilize this future lighting technology, today, and within budget.
Making Sense of LED Lighting by Joel Rybacki of Boiling Ponds Cemetery The United States
Congress has mandated that starting in 2012, current From battery-powered
LEDs the size of a grain of rice that can
John Ehrenreich of Hot Wire Foam Factory In a previous life, John was an Engineering
Manager for a major electronics firm. In pursuit of hobbies and
other interest, John and his wife Pat, have found the many uses
of Styrofoam. They have been users of various hot wire tools to
sculpt and carve Styrofoam for over 15 years. Now retired, John,
with Pat, have represented Hot Wire Foam Factory as Sales Consultants
for the past five years. John has applied his experience with
hot wire tools to his own Halloween front yard haunt as well as
to various other hobby and craft interest such as model railroading,
village collectibles and historic miniatures. www.hotwirefoamfactory.com Haunted Foam by John Ehrenreich of Hot Wire Foam Factory Using various Hot Wire Foam Factory tools,
john will demonstrate sculpting Styrofoam for use as Haunted props.
Included in the demonstration will be simulating stone and wood
objects such as tombstones and grave markers. The seminar will
take you from the beginning to a completed project, including
coating, painting and various techniques. Application will be
appropriate for the beginner who does a front yard haunt as well
as the professional Haunter.
Successful Sponsorship Secrets Revealed Mike "Tattoo" Krausert Nightmare New England Terror on the Fox Bad Boys Scenic Design
Take the fear out of sponsorship writing and keep it in your Haunt where it should be! Mike "Tattoo" Krausert will unveil the mystery behind successful sponsorship writing with this comprehensive workshop covering product, machinery, food and cash sponsorships. Sponsorships are not one-size-fits-all in the world of haunted attractions and you will learn to recognize which sponsorships and partnerships are the best fit for your haunt. Mike has come a long way from his very first "sponsorship" of picking through piles of gummy, damaged soda cans to get free beverages for their cast and crew and he will help you avoid similar sticky situations. Learn proven tips and techniques on sponsorships writing and understand how to package your haunt to be attractive to potential sponsors. Mike will divulge the top five features Terror on the Fox's main sponsor Oneida Casino lists as most important when they receive and consider sponsorship proposals. Discover better methods for letter writing, how to identify and package what your haunt can offer, research the best partnerships for your haunt, how to follow up, what to do when you get a yes, what to do when you get a no and more! I just wanted to add a quick update! I have spent a lot of time working with our
title sponsor for Terror on the Fox. For a while now, my contact
in the Oneida Casino Marketing Department has been working on
a "mathematical equation" that will help you determine
dollar value and "impressions" for a sponsorship. This "equation" will help you to determine and prove value to your current and future sponsors! Take care, Mike "Tattoo" Krausert Q&A Open Forum
Jeremy D'alessandro creepycollection.com
in 2003 Jeremy started a new project called Creepycollection.com. Jeremy always had a passion for prop making and props that looked real. Creepycollection.com became a fan favroite right from the start. After 4 complete years creepycollection.com has become the #1 custom props online beeting all competiors and has become known for the most realistic props on the market today. Jeremy also start to get to do TV & Movie Production besides selling props in the Haunted Attraction Industry. Creepycollection.com has sold props to The Discovary Channel, Off the Lot, After Dark Films 8 movies to die for, FNS Productions, Clothing Designers Like Marc Jacobs NY, Bevilly Hills, San Fransico as well as for Crime scene insstorgatiors. Jeremy's Biggest attrobute is the he is a well rounded Haunter he can build you a prop, give you set design, costuming, make up, masks, Film and production & Advertising events Jeremy is also a Advertising rep for TRIBUNE and has 6 years of exprinces in media, marketing and design. Gore-ra-faction The Art Of Gore by Jeremy Dalessandro 2 hour course on
everything gore, From Costumes, Props, Make up, Scenes, Splatter,
Guts, Flesh Strips, Strech Flesh, Incorporating it into your haunted
house. Attendies are encourged to bring some heads, props and
costumes. Jeremy will Gore them up in front of your eyes and transform
them into a work of GORE!
John Denley - Cheap Scares That Won't Frighten Your Wallet!
John Denley is the president of Boneyard Productions and runs the largest "mega-haunt" in Massachusetts. His company has built and consulted for hundreds of haunted attractions from Madison Scare Gardens and Terror Behind The Walls to Hong Kong's first Haunted Theme Park. John, better known as "Professor Nightmare" to the media has been featured on The Today Show, CNN and Psychology Today Magazine.
D.E. Christman of Grendel's Den Design Studio - Building Your Online Presence: Tips, tricks and techniques on how to promote and market your haunted attraction via the Internet and beyond.
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