MICHAEL JACKSON WILL BE MISSED

Michael Jackson will be missed by more than his music fans, but will also be missed by Halloween and Haunted House fans across the World. Michael Jackson did more to promote haunted houses, horror and Halloween than anyone with his music video Thriller which also featured Vincent Price.

Michael Jackson loved haunted houses and visited many from Universal Studios Horror Nights, Circus Circus Horrordome to Disney's Haunted Mansion. Michael Jackson loved Halloween and that came through with Thriller from the concept of the song to the music video which became the biggest music video in history.

Michael Jackson will always be remembered each and every single Halloween as Thriller is the #1 Halloween song in the WORLD played in all night clubs, Halloween parties and in the front lawns of homes on Halloween.

MJ you will be missed by all of your Halloween and Haunted House fans and know that your song Thriller will play each and every Halloween of decades to come. You will be missed but never and we mean ever forgotten.

Rest in peace MJ!

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HORROR NIGHTS ANNOUNCES PLANS

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO ANNOUNCES 2009 HORROR NIGHTS

RIPPED FROM THE SILVER SCREEN: UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT’S
HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS 19 TO BRING MODERN DAY HORROR FILMS TO LIFE

Experience to Feature Upcoming Release and Hugely Popular Horror Series

The Wolfman, Jigsaw and Chucky Will Wreak Havoc at Nation’s Most Frightening Halloween Event

Event Tickets, Vacation Package On Sale Now

ORLANDO, FL (June 25, 2009) – For the first time ever, guests at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights will live a mega-horror movie before it even hits the big screen. They will also experience two modern day blockbuster horror franchises as Universal Orlando devotes its entire Halloween Horror Nights event to bringing horror films to life.

Universal Orlando is partnering with Universal Pictures to bring one of the year’s most highly anticipated films, “The Wolfman,” to life so guests can experience it firsthand before it hits theaters on November 6. It is also partnering with Lionsgate® and Twisted Pictures to bring the most profitable horror franchise, “SAW,” to Halloween Horror Nights 19: Ripped From the Silver Screen. Universal Orlando is also using its partnership with Universal Pictures to bring the popular “Chucky” film series to life at the event as well.

Lionsgate is expected to release the sixth installment of the powerhouse franchise in theatres nationwide on October 23rd in its traditional opening weekend slot leading into Halloween; the “Chucky” films have become a favorite among horror film and pop culture enthusiasts.

Never before has Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights featured such a catalog of horror. Everyone knows these films. And now everyone will get to live them in person. Guests will experience the physical and psychological horror that Jigsaw, Chucky and The Wolfman have inflicted on the silver screen. They will become victim to the mental games of “SAW’s” maniacal killer Jigsaw. They will come face to face with “Chucky’s” wrath. And they will be there as “The Wolfman’s” alter-ego, Lawrence Talbot, discovers a primal side of himself he didn’t know existed.

“Halloween Horror Nights is the perfect launch for ‘The Wolfman,’” says the film’s producer Scott Stuber. “The horror audience is one of the most enthusiastic and loyal so we are so pleased they are experiencing it first at Halloween Horror Nights.”

“Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights provides a unique platform which allows horror fans to experience Jigsaw’s terrifying labyrinth firsthand. Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures couldn’t have asked for better partners to bring the world of SAW to life,” said SAW producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures.

From house and character design to costuming and prosthetics, work is already underway on this year’s event. Additional details will be revealed leading up to opening night of Halloween Horror Nights 19. A SAW attraction will also be included in the Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Hollywood.

“We have an exciting opportunity to bring our guests into the world of some of the most popular horror films,” said Jim Timon, senior vice president of entertainment for Universal Orlando Resort. “If you thought you were scared watching these movies, wait until you experience this year’s Halloween Horror Nights.”

For 23 select nights this fall, modern horror films are “Ripped from the Silver Screen” to frighten guests at what promises to be the most feared Halloween Horror Nights ever. Other horror films and characters from the movies, including completely re-imagined Frankenstein and Dracula concepts, will also be integrated into this year’s event.

Halloween Horror Nights 19 will feature all-new horrifying haunted houses, inescapable and chilling scarezones, live shows and hundreds of frightening “scare-actors.” Event dates are September 25-26, October 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 21-25 and 28-31.

Tickets and vacation packages for the event are on sale now. Regular admission to any night of the event is $69.99 plus tax. Guests can purchase tickets at www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com or by calling 1-888-467-7677 (HORROR-7). Because of the event’s popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased well in advance.

The Gory Getaway Vacation Package includes two-night hotel accommodations at an Orlando area hotel, one 1-Day/2-Park theme park admission and Halloween Horror Nights Combo ticket, one 5x7 souvenir photograph and free access to select live entertainment at Universal CityWalk. The Gory Getaway Vacation Package begins at $228 per adult, and rates are also available at the world-class on-site Loews hotels. The Gory Getaway package can be booked online at www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com or by calling 1-888-467-7677 (HORROR-7).

For Halloween Horror Nights: Ripped From the Silver Screen images, visit http://media.universalorlando.com.

Haunted House Tradeshow

Haunted House and Halloween Attraction tradeshow will be held in St. Louis, Missouri March 25 through the 28th, 2010. The haunted house show has been extended one day due to the overwhelming amount of people who attended the 2009 tradeshow. Transworld Exhibits is expecting more vendors and more buyers for the 2010 show. The team behind the Transworld Haunted House and Halloween show have been attending several smaller events like Midwest Haunters Convention, Hauntcon and even other amusement shows like the Bowl Expo, Fun Expo and will attend IAAPA show this November. Transworld has committed themselves to creating one of the biggest amusement shows in the industry with most of the focus on Haunted Houses and Halloween.

We have learned there will be more seminars than last year and additionally experts brought in to help people who own pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hayrides and Haunted House attractions.

Additionally several big events are being planned by Transworld around town to keep guests entertained after show hours. The Darkness Haunted House will open again for the event along with other local attractions. For the first time ever there will be an admission charge to enter the show something in the area of $30.00. The reason for the charge is to keep the booth costs low for vendors, who bring all the cool monsters, animations and new products to improve your haunted houses.

HHA (Haunted House Association) is also planning several big events for the 2010 Transworld show including some huge announcements and benefits for members.

Keep tuned to Hauntworld.com or all the updates about Transworld's 2010 tradeshow. To learn more about the show go to www.HauntShow.com

Find Real Haunted Houses on Hauntworld starting in July. Hauntworld will start featuring stories about real haunted houses across the America. If you know of a really cool real haunted house make sure you contact us so we can feature these attractions and locations in our state directory. Our state haunted house directory will continue to help millions of guests find haunted attractions by state and city but but also read about other local real haunted houses and ghost tours.

We also encourage these attractions to create their own profiles for their haunted house attractions. If you have a Halloween Attractions such as a pumpkin patch please visit www.HalloweenAttractions.com.

The Halloween Attraction season is coming up fast and we at Hauntworld want to provide the best information about real haunted houses, haunted houses, and haunted attractions.

Check back and view our state directory for more and different types of haunted attractions very soon.

HAUNTWORLD MAGAZINE ISSUE 22

Hauntworld Magazine issue 22 is finally in production and will feature Alabama haunted houses including Greystone Manor and Atrox Factory. Read all the details about two of the best haunted houses in Alabama in the next issue of Hauntworld Magazine issue 22.

Hauntworld Magazine issue 22 will also include an article on how to make social media work for your haunted house plus wrap up reports on Midwest Haunters Convention, Hauntcon and Transworld Haunted House Tradeshow.

If you'd like to subscribe to the WORLDS #1 Haunted House magazine visit www.HauntedHouseMagazine.com

Both Greystone Manor and Atrox Factory are members and supporters of (HHA) www.HauntedHouseAssociation.org.

HAUNTED HOUSE DIRECTORY

Hauntworld.com haunted house directory has had several new make overs and its once again time to start updating your profiles. Hauntworld has improved the haunt directory to allow all haunted house owners the access to upload videos, photos, logos, mp3 files, additionally you can create surveys and upload articles to your haunted house. Our new haunted house directory also allows you to place links to your buy tickets pages, and links to your Mysapce, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Other new features allows you to set dates and times that you are open 12 months a year plus we allow all accounts to add a Google map to their profile. Everything is as simple as ONE, TWO, THREE... log into your account today and start updating.

Haunted House season opens in less than THREE months for some haunted houses so now is the time to log into your account on Hauntworld and update your profiles.

If you are interested in becoming a featured haunted house contact us today at blacklightminigolf@sbcglobal.net. Several great spots are still open in all states aross our directory.

We also ask that ALL haunted houses add the Hauntworld.com banner to your homepage of your website. Please support Hauntworld and help us promote haunted houses nationwide.

Haunted House Industry First Ever Haunt Book FOUND!

FIRST EVER HAUNTED HOW TO BOOK FOUND



The first ever haunted house how to book has been located by a Hauntworld Magazine subscriber who actually had something to do with its creation. Back in the early 70's the Jaycee group started haunted houses nationwide as fundraisers. A few members who build the first few haunted houses for Jaycee decided to help other Jaycee groups start their haunted house business by writing a book to show you how to start your own haunted house.



The book written back in the 1970's includes information about marketing, scene idea's, places to buy props, and much more. Very soon in a Hauntworld Magazine a full story will be released with several pages of this monumental document will be released. These pioneers had a vision of helping their organization launch what we know today as the haunted house industry.

Subscribe today to www.HauntedHouseMagazine.com to read the full story!

Learn how our industy was actually started only in Hauntworld Magazine.

MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION 2 WEEKS AWAY

This will be the sixth year for the Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC). Over 1800 people attended the 2008 MHC in Columbus, Ohio. With rave reviews and increased exposure, we expect this number to exceed 2000 attendees this
June 5, 6 & 7 2009.

Convention participants are comprised of haunt producers, actors, makeup artists, scene builders, exhibitors and home haunters. The MHC will be held at the Columbus Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, downtown Columbus. We’ll provide over 40 classroom seminars, nearly 100 vendor spaces and numerous special events; we’re bringing back the Monster Make-up Wars, The Body Art Fashion Show and the Ms Midwest Scary Pageant.

New this year is the Midsummer Monster Bash, Friday June 5th. Come enjoy the party while we provide real haunter entertainment; an acting contest, a costumed band, Scary-oke, celebrity hosts and some of the newest props on the market. See details below and go to our web site at MidwestHauntersConvention.com

Midsummer Monster Bash
Friday, June 5 th
7:00 pm – 1:00 am
@
The Frog Bear & Wild Boar
One block from the Convention Center

Only $7 for advance tickets, $12 at the door

We’ll decorate the Frog bar for a celebration of the haunted attraction industry. We’re bringing the haunt to you with live music, haunt entertainers and Scary-oke performers.

Party Sponsored by
Haunted Hoochie Dead Acres
&
Westland Insurance

Live on stage
Scarlet Angel

Road Peet-Zah Recording Artists, Scarlet Angel, is a four-piece metal ensemble forged in the wilds of Baltimore , Maryland , USA by lead-guitarist, Michelle Armiger. The band is unique in that it consists of three female members: Jackie Joyce - Lead Vocals; Kim Yates - Drums & Vocals; and Michelle Armiger - Guitar; and one male member (no pun intended): Rich Wilcox. This is their first appearance in Columbus. For more information on Scarlet Angel go to www.ScarletAngelRocks.com

Kim Yates is well known in the haunted attraction industry and she promises an evening of entertainment like you’ve never seen before. Go to www.KimsKrypt.com for more information.

Karaoke performers will have the opportunity to sing on stage with Scarlet Angel during their second set. We encourage all “Scary-oke” performers to sing in costume. Contact Kelly Collins at 614-203-4626 or by E-mail at Kelly@midwesthaunters.com to register. Limited to the first 8 performers to register.

We’ve only got 1 spot left for our Scary-oke set. Contact Kelly right now to reserve you spot.

Frank N Stein
Our Official Greeter!

Chuck Williams will be our Master of Ceremonies

Co-hosted by Johnny DiLoretto, the entertainment reporter on FOX 28 Good Day Columbus

DOC SWAN'S PSYCHO SIDESHOW®

This show is a frightful, delightful blend of schlock and shock. "Style" is what makes DOC SWAN'S PSYCHO SIDESHOW® stand apart from other "freak-'em-out" stage shows. Go to www.docswanentertainment.com for more info.

The SCAB 5 Presents…
The Inaugural Midwest Haunters Convention
Improvisational Acting Competition

Competition Categories
(Each category is based on a rating scale of 1-10; 50 possible best)

• Overall appearance (make-up, costume, props)
• Verbal performance
• Improvisational interactive ability (how you interact/entertain our guests)
• Body/Character Movements
• Overall Performance (bonus points)

Five actors will have an opportunity to compete in an interactive acting contest with our audience members during the party. The Scab 5 will be the deciding factor in determining the final 5 contestants. You’ll be introduced on stage and then perform in 5 different scenes (2 minutes in each scene) throughout the party entertaining our guests. Each scene is a different area of the bar; filled with patrons. The venue includes an entry scene that resembles cue-line acting, along with a variety of rooms.

Contest rules: Interested parties should contact Jeff Glatzer at jdglatzer@cox.net. To be considered; you must submit details about your character; including character photo, character bio and list of experience. All final five contestants will be notified of their eligibility through email. 1st place winner receives $50 and a Skull Trophy. Runners-up shall receive a certificate of achievement.

For more information or tickets go to: www.midwesthaunters.com

Hauntcon Tradeshow Report

Hauntcon tradeshow was attended by about 400 people who crowded show floors and were able to spend quality time with the different vendors who attended. Vendors report brisk sales. Hauntworld Magazine had a booth and signed up several new subscribers and sold lots of Hauntworld DVD's. The Terror on the Fox haunt tour was attended by roughly 125 people and folks who went raved about the production. The Friday night tour of Morgan Manor and their two other haunted houses was attended by roughly 300 guests, dined on mexican food and then presented an auction. Saturday night was the big costume ball gala and everyone had a great time.

Sunday night there where more haunt tours and Hauntcon extended well into Monday with more seminars from the Wolfe brothers and Pale Eye Productions. All in all Hauntcon was a blast! Hauntcon producer Leonard Pickel announced that next years event will be held in Orlando, Florida. To learn more about Hauntcon 2010 visit their website at wwww.HauntCon.com

Hauntworld Magazine fully intends on exhibiting again at Hauntcon 2010 and we hope to see everyone in Orlando 2010!

Until next time!
Happy Hauntings

Hauntcon Convention This Weekend

HAUNTCON HAUNTER SHOW is set for this weekend. Travel up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin this weekend and go to haunt tours, learn through seminars, and see vendors with new haunted house products. To learn more visit www.Hauntcon.com or just get your body up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tradeshow runs through this Sunday night and even includes some haunted tours even on Sunday.

Hauntworld will be exhibiting at Hauntcon 2009!

HAUNTED HOUSE ASSOCIATION

HHA wanted to personally thank everyone who has joined HHA over the last few months. It's been a whirlwind of activity and excitement that has greatly surpassed all of our expectations.

HHA will post some HHA updates and developments on this board over the next week or so, and there's probably no better way to start than by recognizing and thanking all of our new members. Check out all of the haunted attractions and businesses that are now part of the HHA:

13th Gate
Atrox Factory
Barrett's Haunted Mansion
Bennetts Curse Haunted Attraction
Boneyard Haunted House
Buck Hill
Carnival of Terror
Cloud Industries/ Big Sky Industries
Corner of Chaos
Creepywoods Haunted Forest
Distorted Visions
Double M's Haunted Hayride
Dr. Torture
Dream Reapers Haunted House
Eastern State Penitentary/Terror Behind Walls
Eerie Entertainment, Inc. dba Screamworld
Eleventh HourErebus Haunted Attraction
Extremetix, Inc.
Farmaggedon
Fear Fest Haunted House
Field of Screams
LLCFright FXFright
KingdomFrightland
Frightmare Farms
Ghouls Gulch Productions
Gilly's Haunted House
Graystone Manor
Halls of Terror
Halls of Terror
Hangman's House of Horrors
Haunted Forest/Haunted Hollow
Haunted Mines, LLC
Haunted Network
Haunted Nightmares Haunted House
Haunted OverloadHaunted Productions, Inc.
Haunted Schoolhouse/ Haunted Laboratory
Haunting Productions, LLC
Headless Horseman Hayrides & Haunted House
House of Horrors & Haunted Catacombs
House of Torment Haunted House
Hundred Acres Manor
Jam Bam (Haunted Hotel- 13th Floor)
)Jason's Woods Haunted Attractions
Kube Haunted House/ House of Terror
McCall's Haunted Farm
Meadowbrook Haunted Cornfield
Midwest Haunters Convention
Mind Seizure Haunted House
Monster Land
Netherworld Haunted Attractions
Night of Terror
Nightmare on 13th Haunted House
Nightmare on the Bayou
Niles Haunted House Scream Park
Phantasmagoria
R & J Productions
Rogues Hollow Productions
Scream at the Beach
Scream Masters
Scream Park
Shady Brook Farm
Sinister Tombs Haunted House
Something In The Ice Productions
Spooktacular Nights
Stadium of Screams
Talladega Frights
Terror at Skellington Manor
Terror Town
The Asylum Haunted House
The Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride
The Darkness/Creepy World
The Dent Schoolhouse
The Factory of Terror
The Haunt House
The Haunted Hotel, Inc
The Haunting of Chittyville School
The Haunting of Sleepy Hollow
The House of Shock
The Mortuary Haunted House
The Parker House
The Realm Of Darkness
The ScareHouse
The Terror Test/Dark Crescent Productions
The Thirty One Productions
Thrillvania
Torment At Twelve Hundred
Trail of Terror
Woods of Terror
X-treme Fear
Zombie Manor

This is your chance to become a part of Haunting History! You can check out all of the benefits and join online right here:
http://www.hauntedhouseassociation.org/join.htm
__________________
Scott Simmons
The ScareHouse / Undead Productions Inc.

Rob Zombies Halloween 2

Rob Zombies new film 'Halloween 2' is set to open this August. The movie has been filming in Atlanta, Georgia and has used all sorts of props from Netherworld Haunted House for several scenes. Rob Zombie is once again using Wayne Toth of Exmortis to do all the make up effects including the new Myers mask. Recently the new movie poster and an image of the new mask was released. We hear the film will include everything from a Halloween party, Horror Hosts, Classic Horror Movie clips, and much more. Halloween 2 will take place on Halloween and it seems like the rampage will continue! Keep checking Hauntworld for more updates on this film.

HAUNTCON SET FOR APRIL 29th

HAuNTcon 2009
Join Haunters from across the country for the Sixth Annual Haunted
Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention, at the Wyndham Milwaukee
Airport Hotel and Convention Center, April 29 - May 4, 2009. HAuNTcon
is a conferance and expo that strives to help you malke next October
the best season it can be!

Designed by Haunters, for Haunters of every age and level of
experience, HAuNTcon brings people together who love Haunted Houses
and Halloween for a fun filled three days and nights of Haunter
Education, Tours of Local Haunted Houses, jam packed Tradeshow Floor,
Hearse Show and an incredible Costume Ball!

The HAuNTcon Haunt Tours starts on Wednesday April 29 with a pre-show
tour. Theis over-night bus trip includes lights on and lights off
tours of the Hartford Jaycees Haunted House, Terror on Rural Street,
Crypt of Terror, Bad Boy’s Scenic Design’s Terror on the Fox, Shawano
Manor and Dominion of Terror.

The Thursday Night Kick-off Tour and Social on April 30 includes
dinner and a tour of the Realm of Terror owned by Tom Kristof. Then on
May 1, the Friday Night Haunt Tour is a multi-element event Wisconsin
Fear Grounds, owned by Tim and Ann Marie Gavinski, and features Morgan
Manor and the brand new Unstable.

A key component of HAuNTcon is education! Over 40 hours of seminars,
workshops and demonstrations are included in the price of admission.
Haunter education to help attendees learn new techniques on prop and
set building, advertising amd marketing, tips and tricks to make their
lives easier and their attractions more successful.

The Tradeshow floor, Friday May 1 through May 3, is filled with the
latest in fright services and equipment for the professional Haunted
House owner and Halloween enthusiast alike. From horror makeup and
highly detailed masks to static props and large animatronic creatures,
everything a Haunter needs will be for sale and many at wholesale
prices.

Saturday night May 2, is the massive Haunted Attraction Magazine
Costume Ball, where Haunters from across the country show-off their
most creative costumes at a rocking party that celebrates the joy of
getting into character for fun rather than for work. It is Halloween
in May!

The Hearse and Parade Car Rally is on Sunday May 3, when the hotel
parking lot fills with a collection of creepy tricked out vehicles and
funeral cars. Then NEW for HAuNTcon 2009 is the Sunday Night Haunt
Tour and social on May 3 of Monster Mayhem owned by Jeff Lister.

“HAuNTcon is an opportunity for Haunters to network, share tips and
stories, get fresh ideas, learn new ways of doing things and check out
the latest in Haunting props,” explains Leonard Pickel, editor of
Haunted Attraction Magazine and HAuNTcon event coordinator. “It is the
best money you can spend on your Haunted Event.”

Attendee and Exhibitor Registrations are available at
www.hauntcon.com, as is a schedule of events for the weekend. Discount
hotel rates for the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention
Center are also available on the convention website.

If you own a Haunted House or would like to find out how to get
started in the Haunt business, then HAuNTcon is a "not to be missed"
convention! Even if you just like Haunted Houses and Halloween, then
you are in for a rare inside look at how major Haunted Attractions
across the country scare millions of people each October. Go to
www.hauntcon.com for more details or to register for HAuNTcon 2009!

Visit their website for more info www.HauntCon.com

HHA Haunted House Association Debut New Video

The Haunted House Association today released a new video to promote haunted houses nationwide. Haunted houses are the new form of Halloween entertainment, more so than horror movies in October or any other attractions during the Halloween season. Haunted House Association is striving to showcase the haunted house industry to the nation. Watch the video and learn about haunted houses and the new haunted house association.

HAUNT SHOW READY TO INVADE ST LOUIS

OVER 3,000 HAUNTERS SET TO INVADE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

On March 26th a pre-show tour of one of the World's most famous haunted houses (The Darkness) will kick off the Hauntshow in St. Louis, Missouri. Over 600 haunt owner and operators will take the pre-show behind the scenes tour of the Darkness haunted house in downtown St. Louis.

Then the following day the tradeshow will open to the industry with well over 120 different and very unique vendors filling a 100,000 square foot haul inside America Centers in downtown St. Louis. Prepare to see amazing props, special effects, animations and much more at the Haunted House Show (www.hauntshow.com).



Friday night after the show the Haunted House Association will hold its first annual meeting inside the convention center (www.HauntedHouseAssociation.org). Directly after the meetings the nights MAIN event is boarding busses for the Columbia Haunt Tour in Columbia, Missouri (www.columbiahaunttour.com).

Then Saturday night The Darkness (www.TheDarkness.com) will open for the industry.

All through the shows three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) the tradeshow floor will be open complete with an ongoing seminar series. The show is sponsored by HauntWorld Magazine. Come and see us at the show March 26th through 29th in St. Louis, Missouri.