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“Extreme Haunted Houses” are not actually haunted houses so please stop grouping them in with what I do
Without any exaggeration I get easily 20 messages a week about “Extreme Haunted Houses”. People seem to want to know what I think of them. A lot. If you aren’t familiar with the concept, “Extreme Haunted Houses” are buildings that you enter and are treated like an assault victim. You might be locked in a…
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Journalists need Halloween and Haunted Attraction experts; I’m willing to help
Fall is here so it’s time for me to shake my head at another mainstream media article about haunted attractions. Every year Forbes, Buzzfeed, CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America or whatever come out with a Top 10 Haunted Attractions article – and almost every time I disagree with it. It’s not their writer’s…
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Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ starts artbox, logo design opens up criticism from the past and Castle Dracula
I have to say right off that I really love the idea of artbox..err.. [artbox] at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ. As an artist myself I love anything that promotes local art. Unfortunately the logo kind of looks like “Fartbox”if you look at it from the side (as you would when approaching the store sign).…
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Thoughts on haunt season, huge flaming boobs, and registration is already open for my convention this August
We have a few more reviews being written, but for the most part, OniHaunts Season is a wrap for 2013. For the first time since last Winter I was able to get a good amount of sleep and I am in my own apartment. There won’t be that much of a break before I go…
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CANCEL THE NAKED PEOPLE!? Shocktoberfest’s nude haunted house now requires underwear
I can’t believe I just typed that headline. But I have been told that the Shocktoberfest Naked and Scared Challenge is now underwear required thanks to the townships near the attraction who made complaints. Shock says they may try and offer a nude option for next year. I’m holding out for hopefully a new attraction…
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UPDATED: TONIGHT! 8PM! Come hang out with me on Reddit.
UPDATE–Reddit link now live: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1nh1pm/i_am_a_haunted_attraction_reviewer_and_ive_been/ “I am a Haunted Attraction reviewer, ask me anything.†You should come to this for a few reasons: 1. It’s awesome, guys. 2. If you own a haunt, work at a haunt, or review haunts its a great opportunity to promote what you do by interacting in such a public…
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Busch Gardens Tampa’s “The Experiment” goes in the wrong direction; infuriates me
Busch Gardens Tampa Howl O Scream is my absolute favorite Halloween event. It is with much sadness that I have to say that in my opinion their newest announcement, “The Experiment” disappointed me. Normally I have to experience something in order to say that about something. This is an exception. The concept is what disappointed…
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Pretzel Rides, Spook Houses, Haunted Houses, and vintage theme parks – how did we get to this point?
To say that I am devastated about the loss of Keansburg, New Jersey’s vintage Pretzel Spook House ride is an understatement. I am inconsolable. There are not many of these rides left and because of that less and less people are exposed to them. Less and less people “get it”. The Pretzel Amusement Ride Company…