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Haunt After Hours
by Madam May
What do haunters do when they aren't haunting? Prep for the haunt of course! This podcast will cover all things related to haunt production and pay tribute to the hours and hours of work, chaos and fun that goes on behind the scenes. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hauntafterhours/support
Episodes
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Behind the Scenes of Haunting The Haunt Industry: Challenges and Triumphs
Summary In this episode of Haunt After Hours, Heartless Heather and Nanny Janney welcome Kimberly, the president of the Chamber of Haunters. They discuss the evolving landscape of the haunt industry, including the impact of AI on music, the importance of community and collaboration, and the...
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Exploring the Haunt Industry with Matthew Tucker
Title: Exploring the Haunt Industry with Matthew Tucker Introduction: Step into the eerie world of haunt attractions with Heather, California ROH, and Matthew Tucker in this episode of Haunt After Hours. Discover the secrets behind creating immersive experiences and the role of actors in bringing...
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"Surviving the Haunt: Tales from the Trenches"
Summary In this episode of Haunt After Hours, the hosts discuss the chaos and challenges of the haunt industry, reflecting on the recent haunt season and the experiences that come with it. They share personal anecdotes, insights on actor training, and the importance of maintaining a fun yet...
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Season 3 Episode 12: The integration of AI in the haunt industry
keywordssupernatural, haunt industry, AI, personal experiences, beliefs, ghosts, haunt trivia, cultural perspectives, children's perception, deathsummaryThe conversation explores various themes surrounding the supernatural, personal experiences with death, beliefs in spirits, and the haunt...
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Season 3 Episode 11: The Haunt Family Connection
keywords: haunt industry, nonprofit, Advancing Heroes Fund, haunt family, mental health, Dungeons and Dragons, first responders, community support, theater, scare acting summary: In this episode of Haunt After Hours, host Heather and her co-hosts welcome Kathy from Legends of Fear, who shares her...
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Season 3, Episode 10: Don't Sweat Bad Reviews, Learn From Them And Move On
Keywords: haunt industry, bad reviews, haunt actors, ghost stories, VRChat, haunt experiences, customer feedback, haunt humor, paranormal stories, haunt business Summary: In this episode of Haunt After Hours, host Heather and her guests dive into the chaotic and entertaining world of the haunt...
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Season 3 Episode 9 - Welcoming New Creative Talent to the Haunt Industry
Keywords: haunt industry, paranormal experiences, movie reviews, ghost stories, creative arts, acting, music, funerals, past life memories, horror films summaryI: n this episode of Haunt After Hours, host Heather and her guests explore various themes related to the haunt industry, including the...
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Season 3 Episode 8: Exploring Valentine Haunts
keywords: Haunt After Hours, Valentine Haunt, paranormal stories, haunt industry, YouTube mishaps, health scares, ghost stories, haunt experiences, skin conditions, family stories, food preferences, parenting, child development, Valentine haunts, ghost stories, movie reviews, horror films, family...
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How to Make a Profit in the Haunt Industry
summary: In this episode of Haunt After Hours, the hosts discuss the intricacies of making money in the haunt industry. They explore the profitability of haunted attractions, the importance of quality set design and talented actors, and various marketing strategies. The conversation also touches…
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Season 3 Episode 5- The Haunting Soundtrack: How Sounds Shape Fear
keywords: Haunt After Hours, haunt industry, paranormal, Ouija boards, horror movies, sound design, scare stories, Halloween, spooky tales, behind the scenes summary: In this episode of Haunt After Hours, the hosts discuss various aspects of the haunt industry, including personal experiences,...
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Preparing for Opening Night
keywords: haunt industry, opening night, haunt actors, bizarre laws, haunt preparation, Silent Night Deadly Night, haunt tips, Halloween, spooky stories, haunt experiences summary: In this episode of Haunt After Hours, the Big Ant discuss bizarre laws around the US and the crew discuss…
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Season 3 Episode 4- Building The Haunt Family
In this episode of Haunt After Hours, the crew discuss the importance of relationships within the haunt industry, share quirky laws and humorous anecdotes, and delve into HR horror stories. They emphasize the significance of building a strong haunt family to enhance morale and performance during...
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Season 3 Episode 3
In this Episode: Devin from Nightmares on the Rogue shares with us his Christmas haunt venture. Big Ant shares some funny laws around the U.S. and phones Sober Dave to confirm one crazy law was implemented because of his kin. Zach fills in for Nannie Jannie and we discuss his character - The...
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Season 3 Episode 2
In this episode of Haunt After Hours Big Ant shares unusual laws. Heartless Heather shares an exciting television opportunity for haunters. We discuss Christmas haunt point of views.Director Gary reviews a "Sam Elliot horror classic". Nannie Jannie is asking for help from listeners to share...
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The Return of Haunt After Hours
The crew of Haunt After Hours is back after a long hiatus. This is a fun catch up episode- letting people know where we've been and where we're going. Big Ant shares a few unusual laws implemented around the globe. Heartless Heather shares current news and events happening in the haunt industry -...
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MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION 2022
This week Heather, Janice, and Tony spend a few days at MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION 2022. Hear about fun behind the scenes stories. Janice talks about the fun of the convention. Tony gives us a weird list of Illinois laws. Gary's Horror History is, The Taking of Deborah Logan. Heather talks about...
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Introduction to Midwest Haunters Convention
Introduction to Midwest haunters convention
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When cast members do not show up to work the Haunt
Molly is BACK! And, we have a special guest, Anthony who runs the Louisiana Ranch of Horror Haunt. Today we talk about what ROH does when someone NO SHOWS.
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Catching up!
Car accidents. Surgeries. A dry docked ship. Oh my! Haunt After Hours fills in the blanks of our 3 week hiatus.
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Paintball Haunted Attractions: Are they worth the investment?
How we make our paintball attractions a success, and the do's and do not's we've learned along the way.
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Working with nonprofits
We discus working with nonprofits in the Haunt industry.
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1 Year Anniversary Episode with Special Guest: Hillbilly Haunt
Topic: Working with competitors to better each others Haunts.
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What Transworld was like this year
A few of us went to Transworld and discuss what it was like this year.
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TransWorld expectations
The Halloween & Attractions Show opens for business March, 17th-20th, 2022 at the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis. TransWorld’s Halloween & Attraction show is the ONLY industry trade show of its kind in the world. There is no other show that has as many exhibitors and industry related...
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Your Haunt Calendar
This is how we form our calendar in our year. What is something different that you do? [email protected]
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Haunt Rewards
This week we talk about rewarding your cast; party, food, merch!
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Keeping up morale
Keeping up morale during the long hours of a haunt.
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Making a brand
We go into detail about what makes a successful brand / logo design.
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Special Guest: Marketing Expert- Alex Berland
CEO/CMO and Co-Founder of Conjured Media is with us talking about how his Company leads the haunted attraction industry into a new era of growth. The help haunt owners achieve their business goals, and innovate scares. You can find Conjured Media at www.conjured.media
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Weathering the storms
Ranch of Horror discusses their experience with bad weather. And we talk about Heather's husband smelling hair. All this and more on Haunt After Hours.
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New Year Haunt Resolutions
Marketing in big box stores. Haunters resolutions. Park resolutions.
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Haunt Inspiration
Talking about what inspires us as haunters.
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Christmas Haunts
Christmas Haunt's, a short lived attraction or the next big thing?
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How to handle bad reviews Episode #13
How to handle bad reviews
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Episode 12 Que Line Entertainment
In this weeks episode: Nanni Janie shares a feel good story of the week. Director Gary fills in for Cody with a K. Cody was out shooting our new Ranch of Horror movie and got over heated. The crew shares a few stories about Cody that they probably wouldn't share with him being present. Poor guy...
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Episode 11: Make Up Artist
In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of make-up artists. Where are they needed? Is the end product worth the expense? If you have a perspective on this topic, that differs from ours we would love to hear from you! email [email protected]. Nannie Jannie shares stories from her…
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Episode 10: Nailing The Audition
This episode focuses on the audition process in our affiliated haunt and reviews techniques other haunts use to find the perfect cast for scare season. Nannie Janie shares her love for fellow haunters. If you are looking for contacts for your actors check out our friends at Primal Contacts. Cool...
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Episode 9: Haunt Love
"Haunt love" it is a thing- every year there's a juicy affair formed during haunt season. What causes it? Our guess is working in close quarters with someone who shares your interest, because let's face it if your working in the haunt industry you're probably pretty passionate about what you are...
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Episode 8: Haunt Themes
This week we discuss haunt themes - what is overplayed, what would we like to see? Nannie Jannie Brings a feel good story of the week, as she discusses the young "hauntrepreneurs". Big Ant actually shares two stories this week about people doing questionable things. One guy was a busy driver...
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Episode 7- Haunt Movie Roundtable
In this weeks episode creator of "People in the Sand," Gary Duffey, joins the podcast to pitch a movie idea for our affiliated haunt Ranch of Horror. This is our 1st roundtable meeting- but we are excited to see how the project progresses moving forward. Nannie Jannie- shares a story about her...
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Episode 6- Best of Transworld 2021
Our crew had a blast in St. Louis, for the 2021 Transworld show. On board was Heartless Heather, Molly Poppins, Nannie Jannie, Big-Ant, Cody with a K, Sober Dave and his wife Bobbie. We found new friends at Zagone Studios Halloween Masks, Costumes and Costume Accessories. One of the 2nd…
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Episode 5: Transworld Expectations
This week we are talking about Transworld- it is Cody with a K's first time attending and he has high expectations! Molly introduces us to the 7- P's of marketing. Heather shares a story from Springfield, LA that she first seen on Unsolved Mysteries only to learn that many people have inquired...
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Character Bios - Do They Matter?
Intro- Heartless Heather Show Topic - Character Bios You Might Be a Boo- Tony discusses how a character cast for The Headless Horsemen Attraction showed up dressed like a clown. Nannie Jannie - gets schooled by 4 yr old Rynnie May on her Haunt Characters - proving that everyone needs character...
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The Heckling Customer
In this episode we talk about customers who seem to go above and beyond to ruin their experience. Sober Dave fills in for Big Ant in the You Might Be a Boo segment- where the heckling customer deserves an Academy Award for best performance and gets this weeks - boo title! Nannie Jannie shares a…
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The Entitled Cast Member
We all know an entitled cast member - this episodes sheds light on how to work with the entitled cast. 1:00 You Might Be a Boo- Big Ant shares a story he found online about a man who volunteered in a corn maze and got locked in! 4:00 Let's Have a Talk About It- Nannie Jannie shares a story about...
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Pilot Episode- Effects of Covid in Haunt Industry
We know everyone is sick and tired of hearing about Covid, this week we delve into how Covid impacted the haunt industry in both a negative and a positive way. Intro :41 You Might Be a Boo - Big Ant share haunt stories of cast members who just don't get it- tonight's character actually quits in…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What do haunters do when they aren't haunting? Prep for the haunt of course! This podcast will cover all things related to haunt production and pay tribute to the hours and hours of work, chaos and fun that goes on behind the scenes. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hauntafterhours/support
HOSTED BY
Madam May
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What do haunters do when they aren't haunting? Prep for the haunt of course! This podcast will cover all things related to haunt production and pay tribute to the hours and hours of work, chaos and fun that goes on behind the scenes. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hauntafterhours/support
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Haunt After Hours is created and hosted by Madam May.
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