Haunted Attraction Network

This week's headlines: - Sony Debutes "The Last of Us" proof-of-concept at CES - Updated Valentine's Day Haunt List - Salem adjusts safety plans for Halloween festivities - Former Haunted House of Wax to become a food hall - Vendor & haunt applications open for Spooky Swap Meet - Home Haunter Awards - Haunt Education Sessions #halloween

This week: - Drone Crash Raises Questions About Safety in Attractions Industry - 2025 Valentine Haunted Houses - 2025 Prep Podcast from Haunter’s Toolbox - Ask the Haunt Expert: Leonard Pickel - 2024 Spooky Awards to Honor Halloween’s Best - Reminders from the Haunted Attraction Association #halloween

This week: - 8 Holiday Haunts to Open This Weekend - Haunter Gift Guide - OSCARES Haunt Award Deadline extended to Dec 31 - Party City to close all 748 stores in Feb - Disneyland unveils Madame Leota's Somewhere Beyond - Fire tests for Burning Blade Tavern in the Dark Universe #halloween

Some of SoCal's largest Halloween Events have already announced their dates for 2025! - Oogie Boogie Bash Aug 17th - Halloween Time Aug 22nd - Halloween Horror Nights Sept 4th - Creep it Real Sept 12-14 - Knott’s Scary Farm Sept 18 #halloween

This week's news: - 38 haunted houses will open nationwide this weekend! - Knott’s Scary Farm returns Sept 18, 2025 - Creep it Real’s two events will expand to 3 days each in 2025 - Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood returns Sept 4th, 2025 - Halloween Time at Disneyland begins Aug 22nd, 2025 - Howl-O-Scream’s New Food Program sees Expansion - A Hong Kong haunted mansion hosts "Dangerous Dinner" - LVCRFT’s two spooky holiday classics - TransWorld Announces seminar on transitioning from Halloween to Christmas #halloween #themeparks

Join Philip as he visits The Fear PDX Haunted House in Portland, Oregon, for their chilling KRAMPUS-themed Christmas event—The Fright Before Christmas! 🎄👹 This holiday haunt transforms The Fear PDX into a dark Christmas wonderland, where festive cheer collides with yuletide fear. But don't expect glitter and snowflakes—Krampus is watching, and you better watch out... you better not cry. #krampus #hauntedhouse

This week's news: - Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Returns Sept 4th - Nov 2nd, 2025 - Oogie Boogie Bash returns for 31 select nights on Aug 17th - United Parks ordered to pay $5 Million in suit - Seminar Registration open for TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show - Harvest of Horror Haunted House: New details on death - Nosferatu: The Immersive Experience comes to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery December 16th - 18th #halloween

This week: - Holiday Haunts begin opening this weekend - Haunted Mansion's new queue opens - Factory of Terror transforms into "The Ohio Christmas Factory" - Vandal destroys Ebenezer Scrooge tombstone in England - Spirit Halloween's new Frankenstein's Monster animatronic - Panelists debate whether haunted houses count as agritourism  #halloween

This week's news: - Creep it Real Festive is this weekend - IAAPA Expo Adds Halloween "Haunting Grounds" area  - Fear Expo & HAuNTcon announce closure - OSCARES Nominations close Dec 15th - Denton Celebrates "31 Days of Denton Halloween" initiative - Hysterium Haunted Asylum's Krampusnacht is Dec 5th - After canceling Halloween celebrations, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood has announced they will not hold a New Year's Eve celebration #halloween #hauntedhouse

This week's news: -85 Haunts Nationwide will open this December - Six Flags considers closing select theme parks - Danse Macabre opens at Efteling - New Villains Land Details - Egan Escape Productions revamps The Official SAW Escape - Doncaster Fear Factory faces opposition from local council - Spirit Christmas stores to open in the Northeast U.S. #halloween #themeparks