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Welcome to HAuNTcon 2014! Howdy Haunters! Welcome to Houston and the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference (HAuNTcon). This year HAuNTcon has joined forces with the Halloween & Party Expo (HPE). In addition to the excellent haunt tours, amazing education, packed tradeshow and over the top costume ball, that HAuNTcon attendees have grown accustomed to, the HAuNTcon badge will also get you a sneak preview of what will be in Halloween stores this October. In the past, entrance into the HPE show was restricted to wholesale buyers. Purchasing from the HPE show requires a wholesale license and large minimum purchase that most haunters cannot qualify for. However, for the first time ever, the wholesale Halloween industry has invited HAuNTcon attendees (over 18 years only) for an unprecedented opportunity to attend their show any day during the HAuNTcon show and Tuesday workshops. Check the schedule at a glance for show hours and other activities like the Saturday Style Show. Combining with HPE necessitated that HAuNTcon change our show days. This year the preshow was on Thursday and Friday and the conference runs Saturday through Monday with the All Day Advanced Workshops on Tuesday. Haunt Tours are on Friday, Sunday and Monday nights. What has not changed is the annual Saturday night HAuNTer's costume ball. DJ extraordinaire Brian Bayliss will once again be rocking the party with the latest dance and Halloween music., THIS social event of the Haunting season will be located on the third floor of the George R. Brown Convention Center and the spooktacular starts at 7 pm and runs until 2 am, with a Bar B Q buffet, free beer sponsored by Froggy’s Fog and free sodas sponsored by Von Charon. A cash bar is also available. Get into your favorite character costume and join us for this off season celebration of Halloween. Costumes suggested but not required. Be sure to pick up the HAuNTcon 2014 commemorative T-shirt, with art work by Chad Savage of Sinister Visions. Chad is also the web designer for the amazing HAuNTcon web site that you used to learn about this year’s show. The badge lanyards are sponsored by Vortex Chillers.

Please join us Friday at midnight in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Bayou Ballroom to celebrate the life of Brian David Wolfe, who lost a valiant fight with cancer last October. Brian was a huge supporter of HAuNTcon and haunt industry icon. There will be a toast to our fallen comrade, followed by a live action benefiting the Brian Wolfe Memorial Fund. If you would like to donate something for the auction, bring it to the hotel before the auction or if you cannot make it to the hotel you can still make a donation through www. gofundme.com/brianwolfe. A great off-season chance to see the best haunts in the Houston market, the HAuNTcon 2014 Haunt tours began on Thursday morning when buses rolled out of the Crowne Plaza parking lot for the 2-day HAuNTcon Pre-Show Haunt Tour. The HAuNTcon Friday Night Kick-Off Tour was of the multi-element event ScreamWorld owned by long time haunter Jim Fetterly. But the haunt tours didn't stop there. The Sunday Night Haunt Tour includes 4 attractions in two locations. the Heart Stoppers Fright 3HaunTs, owned by Sonny Guzman and TerrorDome owned by Shannon Brinkley. The Monday Night Haunt Tour includes Harold Lack’s Creepy Hollow Haunted Houses and Cindy and Rodney Davis‘ Fearshire Farms rounds out this year's tours, each pulled out all the stops to frighten the industry’s most difficult audience; other haunters! Thank you to all the haunts that graciously opened their doors to HAuNTcon attendees. We know sharing your haunts off season is expensive and stressful, but your efforts are greatly appreciated. HAuNTcon prides itself on bringing attendees the finest most diverse education program imaginable, and this year is no exception! With 54 hours of seminars, workshops and demos, the schedule is packed with topics ranging from Haunt Design to Actor Training, from Prop Building to Set Dressing. Ever looking for more advanced topics, this year HAuNTcon reached out to experts beyond the haunt community and brought in speakers like Julie Dion of Dion Marketing, an advertising consultant for the amusement park industry to offer seminars on Sponsorships and Media Buying. Industry notables have also been brought in to offer advanced demos and workshops. R.J. Haddy, Roy Wooley, Tom Devlin, Eric Zapata and Laney Chantal are all past contestants on the Syfi Channel’s hit show FaceOff, and will be offering seminars and workshops. Ed and Marsha Edmunds will be conducting a panel discussion about their hit Travel Channel TV show Making Monsters. All education is held in the George R. Brown Convention Center. Check this program for room numbers and

times. All workshops have limited seating and materials fees apply. The education continues after the tradeshow closes with the Tuesday All Day Advanced Workshops! World champion body painter Nick Wolfe of Evil Twin FX is offering hands-on instruction on making your own custom mask. Tom Devlin is offering an all-day airbrush makeup class. Shayne Torrans is offering a set building, distressing and set dressing class. And yours truly will be offering an in depth How to Get Started in the haunted attraction industry class. The HAuNTcon tradeshow floor is chocked full of “Cash and Carry” exhibitors displaying the latest in props, equipment and services. The sold out show floor is anchored by Distortions Unlimited, Pale Night Productions, AEO Studios and our title sponsor Darklight Precision Lighting. Bargain haunters will be excited about the Annual Haunted Garage Sale to be held on Sunday immediately following the close of the tradeshow floor at 5:30. If you have something to sell there is still time to join in the "feeding frenzy" this event creates. The haunters’ hotel is the Crowne Plaza Downtown Houston, All the haunt tours will depart from the hotel. The Hospitality Suite is in the second floor Cougar Room. Open Thursday through Monday nights starting at 10 p.m. offering late night snacks and set-ups, join fellow haunters for this nightly networking opportunity. Producing HAuNTcon requires extensive man hours from many people. We are blessed with a talented hard working volunteer steering committee that puts the show together for you. There would be no HAuNTcon without these dedicated people and we cannot thank them enough. My wife Jeanne and I know that it is you, the attendees, speakers and exhibitors that make HAuNTcon a success! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for coming and if there is anything we can do to make your experience better, please let us know! Now let the fun begin!!! Jeanne and Leonard Pickel

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Contents Welcome to HAuNTcon List of Exhibitors

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Brian Wolfe Celebration of Life

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Classroom/Ball Map

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Tradeshow Map

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Exhibitors

Booth D-1315

1313FX Fright Zone 239-260-4631

1313FX is a special makeup effects studio headed up by award winning makeup artist Tom Devlin. We use the highest quality materials for our products, which are the same materials that we use for our work in the film and television industry. We specialize in creating product for haunted attractions and also to provide unique custom masks and props for people who like us, love Halloween and Horror Movies! Most of our items are handmade when you place your order and will be shipped to you in 2 to 3 weeks. If you need an item sooner, please contact us with your needs and we will do our best to accomodate you! We want our customers to be happy, so please let us know if there are any problems with your order or just send us pictures of your masks and props in use! [email protected] www.1313fxfrightzone.com Fort Myers, FL

Booth D-1701

AEO Studios, Inc. 407-677-8706

Over 25 years worldwide experience creating “Everything from Demons to Divas” for the largest names in the Haunted; Theme Park Industry. Providing Custom Masks, Prosthetics, Make-Up Supplies, Props AND Services – Makeup, Character, Attraction Design / Production, performer training and more - for events of Any size! [email protected] www.aeostudios.com Orlando, FL

Booth D-1511

BrickHouse Printing 337-990-5317

Brickhouse Printing is a full-service printshop. We can take care of all your printing and merchandising needs! From t-shirts, hoodies, bags, and mugs to posters, flyers, and banners...We can do it ALL! [email protected] www.brickhousecateringandevents.com Lake Charles, LA

Booth D-1311

Bright Star Productions, Inc. 713-529-2757

Bright Star provides the very highest quality production services for major social events, corporate affairs, concerts, weddings, fashion shows and fund raising benefits. Our services include design, installation, management and technical coordination of decorative and architectural lighting, full sound systems for 1010,000 people to meet any technical rider, Generators and electrical distribution for entire events, rentals and 24 hour technical assistance. [email protected] www.brightstarproductions.com Houston, TX

Booth D-1302

Brutal Rust

832-640-8367

We are proud to introduce Brutal Rust (patent pending) and Red Ox Activator to the SFX and Haunt industries. For a limited time, we are offering our flagship

Brutal Rust Kit for half off the retail price. The Brutal Rust kit is enough paint for a large prop or several sections of your latest set. So what are you waiting for? Grab some Brutal Rust today. [email protected] www.brutalrust.com Kingwood, TX

Booth D-1404

Closed Casket Creations 832-729-2847

Cliff Holverson has been in love with monsters from a very early age and that devotion to the dark side has literally bled over into his career choice. He began doing make up on himself and family members in the fifth grade after discovering a local costume shop was stocked with Ben Nye makeup and has never quit. From his humble beginnings of shocking classmates and teachers with his bloody theatrics to interviewing such professionals as Evil Dead’s Tom Sullivan Mark Shostrom, Cliff has made blood and guts his life and has plenty more to share. Mandy Holverson only wanted to be two things when she grew up: a vampire or a ghost. Luckily a career in special effects allows her to be both, whenever she wants. As a child in Cleveland, Ohio she lived in a haunted house which filled her memories with plenty of horrors, and now she has the opportunity to bring that horror to your house. Along with a background in theatre, both on the stage and off, Mandy has the skills to bring the thrills. Always busy, Mandy not only runs another business, but along with Cliff, managed a popular meet up group. A Zombie walk held by

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market. Our award winning products have since become the “secret weapon” of many lighting designers and industry experts and have been installed in a wide range of applications including theme parks, museums, bars clubs, casinos, and haunted attractions all around the world.

CO industrial-zoned 24,000 square-foot facility, Distortions has a year-round tightknit staff of designers, artists, carpenters, sculptors, painters, pourers, patchers, seamers, welders, woodworkers, mold makers, sprayers, shippers, seamstresses, cutters, electricians, and assemblers.

[email protected] www.darklightsystem.com Valencia, CA

[email protected] www.distortionsonline.com Greeley, CO

Creepy Hollow Haunted House

Booth D-1403

Creepy Hollow Haunted house is a 3 attraction multi-element event that includes: The 288 Scare Factory, a mobile viral genetic research facility. The Dark Woods, an area of dense forest where the factory has been disposing of “waste.” And Pitch Black, a holding facility for humans with side effects from the experimentation. Most people will never make it through the Dark Woods or Pitch Black to see what takes place the inside walls of the 288 Scare Factory. Will you?

970-351-0100

Booth D-1611 Dolls Gone Wrong & The Wicket Lady

that group managed to attract the attention of Sony Pictures who asked for help promoting their film “Zombieland.” Later Mandy and Cliff were asked to promote Shrek Forever After for Dreamworks/ Pixar and the Edwards Cinema. [email protected] www.closedcasketcreations.com Spring, TX

Booth D-1308 800-357-DEAD

[email protected] www.creepyhollowhauntedhouse.com Rosharon, TX

Booth D-1303

Darklight Precision Lighting 661-347-0779

Darklight was founded in spring of 2010 as a manufacturer of special effects lighting equipment catering to the themed attraction industry. We specialize in illumination in low-light and space constrained environments where traditional theatrical luminaires are not suitable. The “Precision” series of LED fixtures were developed with compactness, safety, modularity, and ease of use in mind, allowing lighting designers to illuminate environments that were not previously possible with larger fixtures. In 2011, we expanded our product line to include self-developed compact controllers that add a dynamic element to our luminaires. In late 2012, we launched a new line of products catering to the professional lighting and architectural markets called the “Gantom” series. The industry recognized Gantom iQ, an ultra-compact image projector, spearheads our focus into the specified lighting

Distortions Unlimited Hidden in an industrial warehouse in Greeley, Colorado, Distortions Unlimited’s owners, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, make monsters. Their quality props, masks and creations have been a mainstay of the dark amusement industry since 1978. Long creative hours are spent in gray-walled offices with brain-eating hunchbacks, wall-scaling zombies and docile 3-foot tall aliens. The working environment looks more like a nightmare manufactory than a place of business. As a child and fan of television shows such as The Outer Limits, The Time Machine and the original Star Trek, Ed enjoyed creating masks and putting on performances as monster characters. Continued experimentations with makeup turned his artistic hobby into a true talent at a young age, and among other stage makeup and prop work, he started his mask-making operation, Distortions Unlimited, while still in high school. Through college, Ed developed his company’s products, sculpting a severed finger, molding bloody hands and becoming one of the first in the industry to sculpt cut-off arms. After college, Ed met Marsha Taub, a biology student from the University of Northern Colorado. Sharing a workplace, dedication to a faith in Christ, artistic passion and creative yearning, they became a team – one so strong, they exchanged marriage vows in 1992! In its infancy Distortions was a diamond in the rough, making its first home in one bedroom of a two-bedroom apartment. Pumping out strictly masks, Ed worked to bridge the gap between the cheap masks he had previously painted and their high-priced American counterparts. Now in a Greeley,

505-603-2412

Whether you’re looking for costumes (Victorian, Steampunk, Renaissance, Pirate, Faerie, Fantasy and more) a beautiful and well made corset for a reasonable price; or “bitchen-cool” (yes, I’m a child of the 70's!) Festival clothes or streetwear, Dolls Gone Wrong is sure to have what you need. [email protected] www.facebook.com/pages/Dolls-GoneWrong-Luxurywear-for-the-Wicked-and-thePure/344113445616479 Huntsville, TX

Booth D-1505 DWN Productions 281-385-2128

Dwn Productions was set up in November of 2005 after the owner Uncle Tom Martino graduated from the Tom Savini’s school in Monessen, PA. We are located in Baytown, Texas right outside Houston, Texas. Our one goal is to give the fans US and YOU the coolest masks, props, and FX we can because we are hardcore fans ourselves. We offer high grade latex and fiberglass masks along with props. We can do everything from custom masks to custom animatronics to custom teeth to custom prosthetic appliances. In 2010 Tom joined forces with Danny McCarty to creature a Digital FX wing of DWN Productions. 2012 marked the release of DWN’s first of many in house movies Race War: The Remake. These are movies produced and distributed by DWN! We

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are already in post-production for our second movie “Cheeseballs” hosted by Troma’s own Lloyd Kaufman! We are more than happy to do custom work for your collection or your movie. [email protected] www.dwnproductions.net Mont Belvieu, TX

Booth D-1709 Evil Fire Lizard Productions, Inc. 502-477-6041

Brought to life by having an “extreme” devotion to Halloween and “All Things Gothic” and finding no high quality, reasonably priced merchandise to satisfy our own needs we decided to take it upon ourselves to fulfill our own needs and hopefully the needs of our similar minded brethren, and so simply was born “Evil Fire Lizard Productions, Inc.” Carrying products from Wolfe FX, Graftobian, Brothers Rich FX, Post Mortem FX, Alcone and Evil Twin FX [email protected] www.evilfirelizard.com Fisherville, KY

Booth D-1714

Booth D-1503

Find a Haunt.com

Froggys Fog

Haunt-specialized web portal using Yahoo! Maps to drive customers to you! Visitors enter a zip code and every haunted event within 90 miles appears on their screen, listed in the order of distance from the user. Focused on the people most likely to attend — your neighbors! Register your event at www.findahaunt.com

Froggy’s Fog is the premier manufacturer of fog, haze, snow and foam fluids. Same day shipping and outstanding customer service is what sets us apart from the competition. New products include our PRO series of Fog Fluids, Froggy’s Flakes Snow Fluid, UV Blacklight Snow Fluid and Froggy’s Foam Concentrate.

[email protected] www.FindaHaunt.com Orlando, FL

[email protected] www.FroggysFog.com Columbia, TN

Booth D-1309

Booth D-1704

Flatline Radio

Haunt World, Inc.

Flatline Radio is a leading podcast within the Horror and Haunted Attraction Industries that is going LIVE! Give us a listen as we’re sure to please!

HauntWorld.com is the most advanced haunted and Halloween attraction directory on the web. Hauntworld.com is dedicated to promoting the haunted house industry, which includes haunted houses, attractions, events and vendors who provide products and services. HauntWorld helps you find haunted houses nationwide and additionally offer the national media information about the haunted house industry.

972-951-5100

256-272-1036

[email protected] www.flatlineradio.com Killen, AL

615-469-4906

314-629-3940

[email protected] www.hauntworld.com St. Louis, MO

Continue the networking in the HAuNTcon hospitality suite Cougar room on the second Floor Crowne Plaza Hotel

Come by for late night Snacks and mixers - BYOB!

Open 10:00 pm Nightly

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Booth D-1708

Booth D-1614

Haunted Attraction Association

High Noon Creations

The Haunted Attraction Association is the official association for the haunt industry. Our mission is to promote our worldwide network of haunted attractions including Haunted Houses, Haunted Hayrides, Scream Parks, Mega-Haunts, Halloween Festivals, Haunted Outdoor Trails, Corn Mazes, and Amusement Park Halloween Events. We strive to protect our customers and make events safe, profitable and exciting through education and networking of our members.

A freelance Special Effects from Dallas, Texas, competed on season 2 of the Syfi Channels hit show FaceOff.

[email protected] www.hauntedattractionassociation.com Winnetka, IL

From monsters to monuments, if you can imagine it you can make it out of EPS foam: the professional foam cutters’ tools of choice. Protect and ghoulify with our complete system for hard coating foam and creating surface effects.

888-320-8494

Booth D-1711 Hauntrepreneurs(R) Themed Attraction Design 972-951-5100

While it is easy to dream up a terrifying haunted experience, it is also simple to overlook the horrors of building codes, budget restrictions and installation costs. Hauntrepreneurs® handles projects of any size and budget. Let over 35 years of experience guide you past the potholes in your haunt’s way, from concept to reality.

[email protected] www.hauntrepreneurs.com Orlando, FL

Booth D-1310 Heart Stoppers Fright's 3HaunTs 281-593-1472

Heart Stoppers Fright's 3HaunT.com is a down and dirty in your face 3 element event covering a whopping 13 acres of Terror. Heart Stopper Fright’s 3HaunTs is a living breathing monster that swallows hordes of guest only to spit them out a shivering shell of their former selves. Pyro, cramped spaces and an outdoor trail are in store for anyone brave enough to take a tour.

[email protected] www.3haunts.com Shepherd, TX

214-287-2736

back in Michigan. My portfolio may be small now, but you cannot say it hasn’t grown rapidly in just 4 years. I truly am a firm believer and proof that dreams DO come true.

[email protected] www.makeupbylaney.com West Hollywood, CA

[email protected] www.highnooncreations.com Dallas, TX

Booth D-1300

Booth D-1509

314-773-0077

Hotwire Foam Factory 866-735-9255

[email protected] www.hotwirefoamfactory.com Lompoc, CA

Booth D-1514 Makeup by Laney 310-359-5846

My name is Laney Chantal. I am a Beauty and Special FX makeup artist. My work includes Season 5 of FaceOff, work with Marilyn Manson, MageeFX FX shop, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios Grinchmas. I come from a very small town in Michigan called Manitou Beach. When I was 18 I decided I wanted to be bigger than the town I grew up in. When I was 19 my family helped make that dream become possible. ​Immediately after my 20th birthday, I packed up a suitcase and left to Hollywood, CA with a very small budget. I was going to become a makeup artist after attending the Master’s Makeup Course at Cinema Makeup School. Growing up going to a Catholic school, I wasn’t allowed to watch many horror movies in the house. I however was allowed to watch all the Universal Monster Movies I wanted. Jack Pierce quickly became a childhood hero. It has been almost four years since my big move, and I have really proved myself to my family and friends

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Pale Night Productions Pale Night Productions pioneered Video Integrated Animatronics in 2009 and have been on the cutting edge of haunted attraction technology ever since. PNP continues to push technological boundaries to give their customers effects that will stand out from the crowd. Pale Night strives to continue making innovations and consistently create some of the most technologically advanced props and effects available to the haunted attraction industry, while priding itself on creating unique products that are not simply a rehashing of tired, old concepts.

[email protected] www.palenightproductions.com Granite City, IL

Booth D-1515 Rad FX Co. 304.545.6597

RJ Haddy was a contestant (placed first runner up) on season two and voted fan favorite on SyFy’s Face Off. He then returned as veteran contestant on season five. He is an accomplished professional effects artist whose work includes big budget Hollywood films such as Batman and Robin, There’s Something About Mary, Contact, and Sleepy Hollow.

[email protected] www.radfxco.com Charleston, WV

Friday Night VIP Buses leave the hotel at 6:30 Sharp!

Five Haunts at one location 8:30-11:00 pm Five Element Event Skull Cave VooDoo Swamp Psycho Farm House Mummy Hall

Jack Slaughterhouse Edge of Darkness Maze of Maniacs Zombie Graveyard High Tech Sophisticated Animatronics

North Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston, TX 77038

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Booth D-1612 Roy Wooley FX 404-334-1811

Special FX artist from Atlanta Georgia, Roy Wooley, has over 20 years of experience under his creative FX belt. His passion and talent for FX landed him as a strong fan favorite on SYFY’s season 3 of Face Off and in 2013, once again, on season 5 as a finalist. Roy has done FX makeup on various films, such asHalloween II, and Zombieland. When he is not working on feature films, he runs the makeup department for The Netherworld Haunted Attraction in Georgia.

[email protected] www.roywooleyfx.com Tucker, GA

Booth D-1306 Sinister FX

We are a budding Mask, Special FX, and Prop making business. We offer unique variety for the average horror/Halloween fan down to the most serious and professional people in the haunt or movie industry today. We will specialize in Silicone Full Masks, Silicone Half Masks, Silicone Sleeves, Premium Quality Latex Masks, Full Wearable Monster Suits, Unique Zombie Skins, Blood and Much More Special FX [email protected] www.facebook.com/sinistermasks

Booth D-1305 Spookyprops.com 417-471-1005

The Original Safe Battery Powered Chainsaw, since 2004. All the frights your customers demand without any of the liabilities. [email protected] www.spookyprops.com Mt.Vernon, MO

Booth D-1615 Stiltbeast Studios 469-337-4929

Allen Hopps is an imaginative designer, actor, and sculptor who is driven by an incredible passion for the Haunted attraction industry. Well known for “thinking outside of the

box”, Allen is constantly looking outside of the Haunted attraction industry for products and techniques that can be adapted or remade to fit the need of Haunted attractions. Actor training - We now offer…Dynamic Haunted house acting Dynamic haunted house acting 2 Dynamic airbrush Make-up on site Actor training (contact for prices and scheduling) Masks / Costumes – Allen has been making masks for over 15 years. Latex masks, fabric masks and even silicone masks! All of the costumes and masks we list are ready to go. If it is listed then it is ready to ship. We do not take orders. We make it, then we sell it. We will never be a deadbeat vendor who takes money and does not follow through. This concept will allow us to produce quality costumes with out deadlines that cause corner cutting. This practice has come about by our love of making new creations and our hatred of production work. ServicesStiltbeast Studios provides a number of services to the Haunted attraction industry. From actor training via personal appearance and lecture, to make up demos, and Haunted attraction consultation. [email protected] www.stiltbeaststudios.com Mesquite, TX

Booth D-1608 Store of Doom 903-363-3291

Masks, Weapons, Doom! [email protected] www.storeofdoom.com Tyler, TX

Booth D-1603 The Best Halloween Store Ever 805-390-1501

The Best Halloween Store Ever specializes in the most unique props and decorations. We are factory direct importers, which means big savings for all our wholesale and retail customers. While we work year round creating new and innovative Halloween designs, our retail locations are only open seasonally. Please like us on Facebook to follow all the exciting, ongoing news! [email protected] www.besthalloweenstoreever.com Thousand Oaks, Ca

Booth D-1605 The Big Scary Show 513-889-9036

Big Scary Show – Something new has unearthed itself to bring you a frightfully exciting podcast reaching out across the dark and fearsome landscape of the haunt and horror community. - Featuring Badger, Storm, The Haunt Rocker and the Unknown Scare-Actor, your four (g)hosts spin some tunes, talk to celebrities, bring you their feature segments and offer you a seat at the Roundtable of Terror! Call the Shout Out line (641) 715-3900 x359535 – We want to hear from you! [email protected] www.bigscaryshow.com Hamilton, OH

Booth D-1609 The Contact Lens Company 770-716-2395

The #1 distributor of Cosmetic Theatrical FDA approved contact lenses. Proscriptions available in selected pairs. Visit The Contact Lens Company at www.exoticlenses.com today! [email protected] www.exoticlenses.com Fayetteville, GA

Booth D-1712 The Scaremaster's Club 855-424-4373

"The Scaremaster's Club" Where our members can purchase the industry's BEST products at WHOELSALE prices. A deal so good, it's scary! Featuring full product lines from Mehron, Ben Nye, Skin Illustrator, Telesis, Kryolan, and many may more. Plus, we proudly carry over 50,000+ costumes, props, special effects, and wigs- ALL AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Coupled with lighting fast shipping, and excellent customer service, and the GUARANTEED lowest prices in the industry- The Scaremaster's Club is your one stop shop for all of your haunted needs. If you're a haunted attraction owner, or you produce professional theatre/televi-

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sion/film productions call us at 855.4.Big. Dreamer to become a Scaremaster's Club Member today! [email protected] www.bigdreamerproductions.com New York, NY

Booth D-1406 VFX Creative Studios 314-827-6539

VFX Creative Studios is a special effects and sculpture studio serving the business and entertainment industries. Our most popular products are our Attack Line of Wearable puppets that have been very popular with the haunted attraction industry. VFX Creative Studios / VFXsecrets, LLC – We create special effects, custom props, puppets, 3-D displays and signage, creatures and characters, prototypes and more for indie filmmakers, haunt attractions, theme parks, corporations, and regular people too.

cast copies of hard-to-find and unusual parts. They are then finished to look right at home in your haunted attraction. We use the highest quality resins with no cheap fillers and our finishes are all done by hand. While not structural (they are purely decorative) we strive to make them as robust as we can, so they will hold up to many years of use and enjoyment. [email protected] www.whenhingescreak.com Red Oak, TX

Booth D-1512 Eric Zapata Eric Zapata is a Special FX Makeup Artist who was a featured contestant on seasons

4 and 5 of SyFy's reality competition series "Face Off", and the web series "Face Off: Redemption" Shortly after graduating Makeup School, Eric landed a position working for Special FX veteran Bob Kurtzman. During that time he acquired credits on cult films such as "John Dies at The End" and "Lucky McKee's The Woman". Most recently Eric has done work on the television series "Dallas" and is a contributing artist to the haunted attraction "House of Torment" in Austin. Eric currently runs his own shop, EZMUFX, and acts as Co-founder of the production team "Archimedes Media Lab.

[email protected] www.vfxcreates.com Fairview Heights, IL

Booth D-1314 von Charon Productions

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937-440-0972

Creators of the “Insane Ensemble” line of escapable restraint jackets and the “Psychosurgical” lab coat. We also do custom work on our products or on your creation. Don’t restrain your actors. Strap them into a costume that will inspire them to let loose. Committed to Haunters who expect quality. [email protected] www.voncharon.com Troy, OH

Psychosurgical Coat (a) Now available in sizes X-Small through 5X-Large

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Limited Supply On Hand & Available For Immediate Shipment

Relapse Jacket (b) Now available in sizes Large and X-Large Custom orders & sizes upon request Limited Supply On Hand & Available For Immediate Shipment

Booth D-1604 When Hinges Creak 469-878-3921

937-440-0972

www.voncharon.com [email protected]

Welcome to When Hinges Creak, your haunted hardware store. Browse our website for all those small detail pieces that are difficult to find, expense to afford, or impossible to procure in large quantities. PRODUCTS: Our products are all

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Looking for a unique haunt item? Visit other "bargain haunters" for the industry's only haunted swap meet! Sellers? Have some “stuff ” you’d like unload? Buy a table at the registration desk.

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AuNTcon is excited to announce the 2014 Tuesday All Day Advanced Workshops! We have an exciting program to offer this year in the expanded education program. The seven hour long classes start at 9:00 am Tuesday, January 28th and include materials, instruction and a box lunch.

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Advanced All-day Workshop 1 Evil Twin FX HandsOn Custom Mask Making Workshop

Making Monsters 101 by Tom Devlin, 1313 FX Fright Zone

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Presented by Nick Wolfe of Evil Twin FX

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Save time and money when making up the actors for your haunted attraction by learning the tricks of lighting and shadow in this step-by-step, hands-on horror makeup workshop. World Champion body painter, Nick is your instructor in this fast-paced must-attend class for anyone interested in makeup special effects. The class starts with a study of facial anatomy – the underlying muscular structure of the face – and how to paint it realisti-

cally. Classic character makeups, simple wound simulation and custom character design will be studied and put into practice by the attendees. Fast and easy tips and tricks about how to make a two-dimensional makeup look three-dimensional will be explored and practiced, with Nick's one-on-one supervision. Makeup, models and materials will be provided. All you need is a pen, a pad for notes and a camera to record your finished makeups. (No videotaping is allowed in the class.)

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Description – Along with an invaluable amount of knowledge, each student will take home Tom Devlin’s custom T13 airbrush by Paasche! This all day class will

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teach students the entire process of creating, applying, and painting a latex prosthetic. Students will sculpt and mold a piece, take a brief lunch break, then come back to class and learn how to use latex to make their creation into a working piece of art using airbrush and applied paint techniques.

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Creating a Boiler Room: Set Construction and Detailing Workshop by Shayne Torrans, Brutal Rust

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

variety of ways thought your entire attraction to take your haunted house to the next level of realism and detail. At the end of the day, the boiler room set will be auctioned off to the attendees. Do not miss this in depth scenic set building class that will show you how to take your haunt to the next level in realism and detail. these events attractions have amazingly realistic sets and high detail, distressed and dilapidated walls, movie quality sets and set dressing. Many haunters think that set dressing and high detail is expensive, but in this all day advanced workshop, Shayne Torrans and the team from Haunt Force and Brutal Rust will show you how to create an amazing highly detailed movie quality set on a budget. Starting from scratch, attendees will help build the walls, and create sets of a rusted pipe filled boiler room. This session will cover set wall construction, base and faux painting,

When people talk about the best haunted houses in the country, Netherworld in Atlanta, GA, 13th Gate in Baton Rouge and House of Shock in New Orleans, LA, always come up in the discussion, but why? They all have great costuming, actors and make up, but what really makes these events the most talked about haunts in the industry is that each of

distressing and set dressing, all using low cost, light weight wood, foam, plastic and sheetrock. Once learned, the techniques demonstrated in this hands on workshop can be used in a

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Opening Your First Haunted Attraction: Without Losing An Arm And A Leg by Leonard Pickel, Hauntrepreneurs(R) Themed Attraction Design and Consulting

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Halloween has become a phenomenon in the United States and around the world, and every year more and more people are opening “darkly themed” Halloween Attractions. Even in the present economic downturn some haunted events are breaking attendance records, while other attractions are going out of business. This comprehensive and detailed step by step “how-to” session fea-

tures the “do’s and don’ts” on getting an attraction open, keeping it open and making enough money to survive for both a for-profit dark attraction and charity Halloween Event, but even a well-established event will learn from Leonard’s 35 years of professional design and consulting experience. From choosing the attraction name and URL for the event through pricing and dates of operation, topics covered include, creating a business plan, location requirements, safety code compliance, attraction style, attraction design, multi-element approach, timed ticketing, advertising, operations and answers to the

most frequently asked questions: “How big should the attraction be, how much should I charge, and how much will it cost?”

In this all day session, attendees will explore the reasons why some attractions prosper while others fail.

“A Haunted Attraction is a business and as in any other business, what you don’t know about this specialized field can put you out of business before you get started,” explains haunt industry veteran Leonard Pickel who will share with attendees how to maximize profits while minimizing costs and effort while describing what he sees as the best model for creating a successful Halloween Event. NOTE: Bring your wifi enabled laptop or tablet, your scary designs, theme ideas and haunting dreams to this never before offered session.

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Haunt Tours! full backstage and lights on access.

Pre-Show Haunt Tours The 2014 HAuNTcon Pre-Show Haunt tour is a two day bus tour of the best attractions the Houston Market has to offer. The buses will be leaving at 10:30AM Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th, returning to the hotel each night. Tour price includes transportation, admissions and meals.

Attractions on the 2014 Tour HAUNTED MAYFIELD MANOR

Compact year round haunted attraction designed and installed by Leonard Pickel to be a one actor operation. This haunt is a prime example of Leonard's high startle low gore solution to a budget minded experience. Tours will be both full actor and lights on.

DUNGEON OF DOOM A large single element attraction is built in the parking garage of the Kemah Boardwalk. The 20 room attraction prides itself on cutting edge scares and effects. On this tour we will be given

PHOBIA HAUNTED HOUSES Operating since 1986, this multi- element mega haunt boated 8 different attraction in its prime. Phobia is relocating this spring due to highway expansion and 4 of the attractions have already been dismantled, but the Phobia crew had held off the demo so HAuNTcon attendees can experience Houston's annual favorite. Both full actor and lights off backstage looks at Darke Institute-Psychiatrics, Mind Control Asylum, ClaustroPhobia and Dawn of the Machine are included on the tour. ZOMBIE LASER TAG APOCALYPSE You can compete and compare your scores with other pre show attendees at the Zombie Apocalypse Houston, Zombie-themed Laser Tag, with live zombies! One of the most haunted cities in America Galveston Texas is known for its Victorian architecture and as the one time home of pirate/ profiteer Jean Laffite. While we are in the area, attendees can check out some of the haunted and historical sites.

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1892 BISHOP’S PALACE HISTORICAL HAUNTED HOME Built of stone and steel for the railroad magnate Walter Gresham and his family, this famous house was designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier Victorian-era architect. The Bishop’s Palace is recognized as one of America’s finest examples of Victorian exuberance and Gilded-Age extravagance.

PIRATES: LEGENDS OF THE GULF COAST A sister attraction to Mayfield Manor, Pirates was also designed, researched and installed by your host, Leonard Pickel who blended his love for history and attraction design into this highly detailed attraction, (if you ever need to plank and rig a ship, now you know who to call). Pirates tell the life and times of Jean Laffite while educating visitors of the life in the 17th century.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FUNERAL HISTORY A favorite Houston "haunt" this museum houses the country's largest collection of funeral service artifacts, unique caskets, antique coffins and more styles of hearse than you have ever seen before.

Spotlight Haunt Tours Friday Kick-off Haunt Tour Friday, January 24th Buses leave the Crowne Plaza hotel at 7:30pm

SCREAMWORLD

Kicking off HAuNTcon 2014 Spotlight tours is SCREAMWORLD. This multi-element "nose to tail" haunt experience includes: Skull Cave, considered the most high tech haunted attraction in Houston, with very elaborate scenes and sophisticated animatronic features, and containing the

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VooDoo Swamp, Psycho Farm House, Mummy Hall and the Giant Skull Monster. Jake's Slaughterhouse, a grim, old style meat processing plant, complete with slaughtered beef, gutted hogs, skinned animals, rotting carcasses and a few things no meat market should ever have. Edge of Darkness, featuring scenes from the dark underside of modern society, including a hospital scene, the boiler room, death row and the morgue. Maze of Maniacs, prowling ghouls use disorienting strobe lights and meandering corridors to their advantage as they systematically hunt down their victims. Zombie Graveyard, nestled in the hollow of a forgotten bog is an outdoor attraction that is the final home of a host of monstrous creatures that never rest in peace, now featuring the vortex tunnel.

Sunday Night Haunt Tour Sunday, January 26th Buses leave the Crowne Plaza hotel at 7:00pm

HEARTSTOPPERS FRIGHT 8:30 - 10:00 This down and dirty in your face 3 element event is a whopping 13 acres of Terror. Heart Stopper Fright’s 3HaunTs is a living breathing monster that swallows hordes

of guest only to spit them out a shivering shell of their former selves. Pyro, cramped spaces and an outdoor trail are in store for anyone brave enough to take a tour.

TERRORDOME 9:30 - 11:00

Designed to scare the yell out of patrons, Houston TerrorDome is a highly detailed, high tech attraction that prides itself on safety that delivers hardcore scares. Hollywood quality props, realistic set dressing and line entertainment show sets this haunt above the rest.

Monday Night Haunt Tour Monday, January 27th Buses leave the Crowne Plaza hotel at 7:30pm

CREEPY HOLLOW 7:30 - 10:00 pm A 3 haunt multi-element event, the Creepy Hollow tour includes: The 288 Scare Factory, a mobile viral genetic

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research facility. The Dark Woods, an area of dense forest where the factory has been disposing of "waste," and Pitch Black, a holding facility for humans with side effects from the experimentation.

FEARSHIRE FARMS As seen on the 2013 Travel Channel's Halloween's Craziest television show, the Fearshire Farms tour includes: Honkey's Fun House, a barn taken over by Carnies tossed from the nearby train tracks. And Fearson's Farm House, an actual 1900's farm house

on the outskirts of Angleton. Eccentric and downright strange, the Fearson family have always kept to themselves. Strange tragic deaths seemed to plague each generation and with each new calamity the townspeople began to whisper about what possible curse could make their lives so miserable. *NOTE* In the event of extreme paranormal activity during the tour we will evacuate and close Fearson's Farm House to the public.

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Meet Ed and Marsha Edmunds of Travel Channel’s Making Monsters TV Show Stars of Travel Channel’s “Making Monsters” Ed and Marsha Edmunds will have a special treat for attendees at 3:30 pm on Monday, January 27! – A special inside look of their hit tv show Making Monsters will take place followed by a Q & A session. The duo will present a behind-the-scenes look inside Distortions Unlimited’s fascinating world of animatronic and monster making! The stars will also tell the audience their story about how they became television stars. The session is FREE to all HAuNTcon attendees! Making Monsters is a reality TV show about the Greeley, Colorado company: Distortions Unlimited, creators of some of the scariest props and animatronics the haunt industry has ever seen. Distortions Unlimited will also have a booth open to all attendees on the tradeshow floor. Here they will be debuting and selling their newest creations of their 2014 lineup! Stop by, say hello, and get an autograph or a photo with them while you’re at the show! Page 31 — HAuNTcon 2014 — Houston, TX — January 23 - 28

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HAuNTcon’s Hands-on Workshops provide participants first-hand instructional opportunities to create a haunted item or prop that they get to take home when completed. While at the same time learning techniques that they can take back to their events and use on a much larger scale. A small materials fee is charged to cover costs and an experienced instructor guides attendees step by step to completion of the project.

Business Classes Business Session are in Room 320C In an industry centered on macabre subjects like death and dying, the one thing you don’t want flat-lining is your business. HAuNTcon has brought the brightest specialists in their respective fields of marketing, social media, sponsorship, getting started and more to share their knowledge and experience with you. For haunters, the technicalities of business can be overwhelming. These very important classes are chosen to help make running your haunt easier, more lucrative… and more fun! Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.

Saturday 8:30 - 9:30 am

Critical Components Of A Haunted Attraction Website Jeffrey Ward A website is critical for any haunter, but is your site working as effectively as

it should to promote your attraction? From mobile optimization, social integration, and the very latest trends in website marketing, learn what goes into a successful website and discover what you could be doing differently to bring more customers to your event.

Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am Media Buying Strategies: Stretching Your Advertising Dollar Julie Dion How to get the most out of your advertising budget. Media buying is a task often left to business owners. This course will help both those who buy their own media and ones that work with ad agencies. Media buyers have more negotiating power than ever before putting them in the driver’s seat. This course will focus on how to strategize, plan and execute your next media buy. By negotiating your advertising dollars you will learn how to combine new media options with traditional advertising to produce cutting-edge, cost-effective marketing strategies and campaigns. Attendees will learn valuable tips on buying efficient media schedules and the

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importance of negotiating value-added components (the new rule instead of the old variable) from media reps (examples: on-air giveaways, trade, contests, email blasts, social media and web inclusion). Attendees will leave with the tools to successfully buy their next media campaign.

Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Haunted House Safety: Don’t Let the Details Kill Ya’ Fire Marshal Todd Mitchel & Shannon Brinkley Just as in any business, safety and fire codes should be part of your business plan. The importance of safety and complying with local codes not only makes a safer haunted attraction but decreases your liability. This class will cover basic safety and fire codes that deal with a Haunted Attraction built in a structure, based on Harris County (Houston) Building Codes and the International Fire Code. If you are planning a haunted attraction start up, this class is a must! It will help you with information for basic fire code and safety compliance.

Hands-on Workshops HAuNTcon’s Hands-on Workshop sessions are where attendees “make” an item or prop, and when it is completed, “take” it with them. A small fee is charged for the materials and an experienced instructor guides attendees step by step to completion of the project. Along the way, participants will learn valuable techniques that they can also take with them and use on future projects.

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Saturday 4:30 - 5:30 pm

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Sponsors: Where, Why & How You Get ‘Em! D’Ann Dagan

The Power of Partnerships

Learn about the different types and functions of sponsorships, how to select your targets, make a compelling pitch, close the deal, and make them want to stick with you year after year. Then enjoy a lively Q & A as you pick the brain of this seasoned veteran who is in the haunt sponsorship trenches in today’s highly competitive marketplace.

Julie Dion People with haunted attractions can create promotions through partnerships and sponsorships that have tremendous value and effectiveness that can turn sagging bottom lines into soaring revenue heights without having to spend additional advertising dollars. Attendees will leave with the knowledge of the importance of negotiation. We will cover how to assign values to all attraction’s components (attraction signage, event

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sponsorship, attendance) which will be used to negotiate better partnerships. By strong negotiating and planning strategically, your attraction and event can get greater exposure through successful partnerships and promotions. This course will teach attendees how to combine marketing dollars with their assets to create, negotiate and expedite the most cost-efficient and successful promotions and partnerships by aligning marketing initiatives with third-party tieins. Examples of these and suggestions on how to formulate successful partnerships with businesses, organizations, schools and media will be covered in this course.

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Using Facebook Ads to Drive Ticket Sales Steve Colberg

Monster Management: The Training, Care and Feeding of your ScareActors! Alan Ostrander

Taking The Fright Out Of Writing A Haunted Business Plan Joyce McLean

During this session you will learn how to execute a paid Facebook advertising campaign to increase your ticket sales. Since going public, Facebook has been developing tools that allow you to zero in on your potential customers with remarkable accuracy at low cost. Steve Colberg from Scary Tinker Labs will show you how to most effectively setup and conduct a paid Facebook marketing campaign. This is a social media class for people that don’t like social media.

Sunday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Operating a Non-Profit Haunt for Big Rewards D’Ann Dagan How is operating a non-profit haunt different than a for-profit haunt? This session will explore manpower, goods and services, taxes, insurance and specialized marketing strategies for big non-profit rewards…led by the producer of the top charity-benefiting haunt in the world!

Sunday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Paid vs. Volunteer; Operating An Attraction With A Hybrid Staff Jim Bugos Paid vs volunteer actors and staff... What route to take? This seminar will explain how to develop your staff utilizing a paid vs volunteer system. These techniques will have your staff returning year after year!

“ScareActors” are a rare and special breed... and at times require special handling, indeed! They are also the “Front-Line;” the “Face” of YOUR attraction! Making them one of the MOST crucial assets to a successful Haunt! The Training, the Actions, and the Performance of your actors can mean happily frightened, ready-to return guests…or the demise of your event. From liabilities to guest interaction and impacts, the proper training and management of performers is integral to any production plan. Join Alan O, a 25+ year haunt veteran, and Hong Kong’s “Father of Halloween”, for this entertaining discussion. A guide through the process of making your Performers the Best and Most Prepared that they can be, to consistently put on a Frightfully good show!!!

Monday 10:00 - 11:00 am 7 Ways to Profit in the $7 Billion Dollar Halloween Industry Kimberly Stewart Have you ever thought about having a Halloween-based business that isn’t a pro-haunt? Come find out the 7 different paths a business can take and get some great ideas. Find out how you can use your unique talents to design a perfect small business so you can have fun and make a profit!

Every business should have a business plan, that’s what the experts say...but how do you create a business plan, where do you get the information and how do you use it once you have it? The task seems overwhelming. The good news is it’s really not that complicated or daunting. Common sense (and a little bit of research) can get the job done. No matter if you are thinking of opening a new haunt or are a seasoned haunter, a business plan can help you make more money!

Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm How To Build A Creative Team Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard Learn how to put together and work with a small effective creative team from a group of volunteer home haunters that set up one of the largest and most detailed yard displays in the country. How to identify a good fit for the team. Learn how to get members to work together and stay on schedule and perform. Find out how to balance the number of team members with the right amount of optimists and pragmatists. Learn how to emphasize each member’s value and teach flexibility.

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Creative Sessions Creative Session are in Room 320A Creativity lies at the heart of any great entertainment venture. We sometimes get so bogged down in the technical and business details of bringing our attractions to life that it is easy to lose track of that spark of story and imagination that truly engages haunted attraction guests. Listen in, follow along or join in with these Creative sessions and let our innovative speakers help your dark dreams flourish. Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.

Saturday 8:30 - 9:30 am

Projected Ghost Effects Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard Video effects are becoming more common in haunted attractions. Learning how they are done and creating them yourself allows for a more personalized effect that your guests will remember. Using several techniques, you will learn how to create your own realistic ethereal ghost effects, which can be used both outdoors and in your haunt. Jeff and Chris will demonstrate the tips and tricks of videotaping actors, then teach you how to use simple software to create almost any ghost effect you can imagine. Learn about the low cost LCD projectors and ultra-small solid state media players that make video projections so popular today.

Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am How To Safely Use Fog And Special Effects Adam Pogue

This class will discuss safe usage of fog and other special effects that create the “WOW” factor in an attraction which keeps customers coming back for more. Froggy’s Fog is a major name in this field, and Adam will discuss his best advice regarding product safety, design ideas, do-it-yourself items and potential pitfalls in an engaging round table style discussion with ample opportunity for attendees to ask questions. Special effects are memorable to haunt visitors; keep those memories positive with an awareness of safety.

Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 pm How to WIN on FaceOff (Panel Discussion) RJ Haddy, Roy Wooley and Tate Steinsiek The reality television show FaceOff is now in its 6th smash hit season! This successful look into the world of special effects make-up and costuming has made stars out of many make-up artists who started their careers in the Haunted Attraction Industry. In this panel discussion, we will ask FaceOff veterans Roy Wooley (star of season 3 and a finalist in season 5) and RJ Haddy (runner up in season 2 and star of season 5), what being on the show was like, how they got chosen for the show , how attendees can get chosen for future show and most importantly, “How do you WIN on FaceOff?”

Saturday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Theming your Haunt!”: Using Psychology to Dramatize Your Theme and “Traumatize” Your Patrons! Craig Caldwell A clever theme gives you distinct marketing advantages, streamlines

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your design requirements, and limits extraneous expenses. However, the over arching benefit of a great theme lies in it’s ability to capture the mind. It becomes the touchstone that manages every aspect of a patron’s experience and determines the success of your Haunt. We’ll explain a theme creation process in detail, plot a hypothetical sequence of interactions, and apply the psychological principles that give you precise control over every scare; the priming, timing, and emotional entrainment that elevate an adrenaline rush into an unforgettable thrill. In conjunction, we’ll provide specific guidelines and examples of how to fully manipulate the level of fear, moving far beyond “Boo!”

Sunday 8:30 - 9:30 am Advanced Haunted Attraction Floor Plan Design Leonard Pickel “It’s just a haunted house… how hard could it be?” While it may be true that anyone can design a haunted house, what sets a great haunted house apart from an okay haunted house? Learn the process that leading attraction designers use to develop an attraction that is on the cutting edge on haunt design in this quick paced session from veteran Haunted Attraction designer Leonard Pickel. In this thought provoking session Pickel will explain how he uses his Architectural education and 30 plus years of professional haunting experience to design terrifying Haunted Attractions, and how you can use these methods to strike terror into the hearts of your patrons. Take your attraction to the next level by taking this exciting class.

Tuesday Advanced All Day Workshops Some very important haunting subjects are simply too involved to be covered in a short seminar. For those topics HAuNTcon 2014 offers Advanced All Day Workshops. That’s why we’ve pulled out all the stops in our three featured all day workshops. For a set fee, a very limited number of attendees will spend the full day learning, up close and personal, from the foremost experts in makeup, fabrication and design in our business. It’s a rare and special opportunity…the kind of thing you can only find at HAuNTcon.

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Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 am How Realistic Detailing Can Make Or Break Your Set Chris & Jeff Davis Whether you are going for super detailed realism or a sense of suspended belief, the devil is in the details. The one thing you add or take away that makes the scene perfect and the viewer unable to point their finger at what makes it so perfect. From more realistic cobwebs to the addition of natural elements like real natural debris to the position of a prop and the lighting and painting of each item, it is the details that ultimately make the scene.

Sunday 3:00 - 4:00 pm A House Cannot Be Haunted Without a History: Developing a Killer Back Story Drew Edward Hunter The production of a new haunted attraction can benefit greatly by beginning with a solid back story on which to build the show. Or, for an established haunt, the addition of an intriguing story line can bring a renewed interest and energy to the production. Combine a fascinating back story with an effective host character and you’ll have material for the media to focus on and thus achieve good coverage and publicity. Drew Edward Hunter brings over 40 years of professional experience to this discussion and will present examples of how he has used a combination of back stories and character hosts to help create a distinct image of various haunts in the minds of the public and the media alike. How is a back story developed? How does a host character present the story? How

does a back story help determine the style, scares and impact of a haunt? Drew will address all this and more!

Sunday 4:30 - 5:30 pm From Start To Finish: Principles of Artistic Set Design Matt Marich Get amazing looks without wrecking your books!! Matt Marich's 38 years in the Haunt and Film Industry will help you solve design dilemma's you have that fit your budget! This seminar begins at the birth of the creative brainstorming process. Where do you arrive inspiration? Various materials and equipment are explored as well as techniques for scenic painting and finishing the scene to give it realism. Setting the scene perfect and fantastic from a master artist and designer that worked on such films as Tombstone, The Stand and the 1990s horror chiller Body Snatchers. Come prepared to broaden your visual horizons and bring your problems and questions with you for the informative Q&A at the completion of the seminar..

Monday 8:30 - 9:30 am Psychological Horror In Haunts And Performances Michael Maxim With the customer base of haunted attractions desensitized by the gore seen in movies thanks to CGI and multiple takes with FX teams, haunted attractions as well as dark entertainers need to work on maximizing their attractions and/or performances by increasing the psychological scare factors in their haunts. All of these can be achieved in various ways, but some of them are often overlooked by inexperienced haunters.

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Our seminar on using Psychological Horror to Maximize your Scare Factor covers ways to do just that. From the proper placement of distraction pieces and pop-outs to timing...from a unique blend of scripted and improv style acting instead of a script and or basic acting areas that allow little to no change up in performances by your actors and more. There are many things one can do simply to add to the psychological scare, but our seminar focuses mainly on the acting aspect. How an actor can use the power of psychological horror in the way they move, the lines they use, and their look to heighten their personal scare factor. We open by talking about the little things you can do in rooms themselves to heighten the psychological scare factor and segway into the acting since a proper set with multiple options helps your actors out in the long run. We cover techniques like timing, multitasking while acting, observation to body language and conversations, dialog, movement, and more. Don’t just settle on getting the startle scares that will rarely work on customers that go through your attraction multiple times in a night. Begin to shape your acting crew into a crew of monsters and ghouls that will not only scare your customers, but also get into their heads subconsciously so the customers take the scares home with them.

Monday 10:00 - 11:00 am Adding Movie Quality Special Effects to Your Haunted Attraction Steve Wolf Hollywood veteran special-effects coordinator Steve Wolf will show you how to get the most bang for your buck as he shares secrets of Hollywood’s back lots, showing you how to incorporate movie quality affects into your live

experience. Wolf does the special effects and pyro for Dark Harbor on board the Queen Mary in Longbeach, CA, and for House of Torment in his home town of Austin, TX, and he’ll show you just how simply many of the most dramatic effects can be created.

Monday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Prop Fabrication On A Budget Russ Foster Charity and home haunts can have budgets way up in the double digits. Can’t afford that $3000.00 prop? You can build your own for $14.99! With imagination and a little know-how, you can build stalk-around costumes, working animatronics, facades, even quality sets. Most of these items can be built from common items, or a quick trip to the DIY store. You are limited only by time and creativity (and the internet is FULL of creativity). Examples will be presented, and a Q&A session will allow for cross-talk and sharing.

Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Creating a Realistic Haunt : Old School Themes & High Tech Dreams Rusty Minter Although Hollywood and technology has upped the stakes on what patrons expect to see in a haunted house, it is still crucial to blend in old school themes with high tech dreams. This presentation will walk you through creating scenes inside the haunt as well as outside facades that are a perfect mixture of the two.

Demonstrations Demonstrtion Classes are in Room 310D Demonstrations are the messy seminars and the technical seminars. Whether they are business owners with a chance to showcase unique and powerful products, artisans sharing techniques and methodologies with attendees, or technicians exploring animation or sound, no one knows the ins and outs of a particular topics better than the person who pioneered it. Learn how to maximize the potential of a featured product, or tips and tricks to make your attraction better in these well attended sessions. Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.

Saturday 8:30 - 9:30 am How To Properly And Effectively Light Attractions and Store Displays With LED’s Quan Gan Lighting can make or break your show: after all, what good is all your hard work if it can’t be properly seen? We’ll teach you the tools and techniques of show lighting for your Halloween event, be it a yard haunt, haunted attraction, or Halloween store.

Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 am How To Create Effective, Detailed Zombies Cheap and in a Pinch Dale Fink

demonstration you will learn the industries fastest techniques of how to create quick, cheap, and effective zombies with limited time!

Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Original Music For Your Haunted Attraction Chris Thomas Should you raise your musical expectations? In today’s haunt industry, the bar is set very high for quality. However, music is usually treated as an after-thought. Since music has such a powerful effect on patrons, lets utilize music as an important creative element. We will learn how to create you own haunt music, how to work with a composer, and why great music is good for business!

Saturday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Fast Faces! - Horror Face Painting at a Fast Pace! Nick Wolfe Join world champion body painter Nick Wolfe as he demonstrates “fast faces” make-up perfect for a haunt. See all the regular characters - evil clowns, zombies, vampires and victims - made-up quickly and fantastically! Nick will show how to use water-based make-up to effectively transform attraction cast into as many characters as possible in a single hour. Bring your face and a camera, because monsters will be made at a frightening pace!

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Sunday 8:30 - 9:30 am

Sunday 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Hot Wire Foam - The Non-Scary World of Foam Carving Laura Neeley

Application of Latex Prosthetics with Emphasis on Airbrushing to Achieve Desired Effect Tom Devlin

This informative class is geared for beginners to intermediate levels. The demo will cover the complete tool line with the latest tips and techniques for making 2D and 3D foam props and backdrops of all sizes. Laura will also educate the class on adhesives, coatings, safety, and health precautions.

Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 am Tear it and Wear It! Zombifie, Age, and Distress Roy Wooley Learn the industriy's best techniques to zombify, age and distress your wardrobe to complete your character.

Sunday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Distressing Your Haunt: Dingy, Disgusting Walls! Ettie Thompson Create dripping, nasty looking walls that have been around for awhile! You will learn detailed techniques applying sheet rock, mud, and paint to walls to make them look deteriorated. Also some tricks on creating moldy, bloody, torn, ripped wall paper. Bugs and decorations too!

LATEX! The demo will cover how to apply a pre-made latex prosthetic to an actor. Tom will also demonstrate techniques such as blending edges to achieve a seamless cohesive look, painting and adding detail using free hand and airbrush techniques, and tips on exceptional effects using latex prosthetics and paint while minding time constraint and budget.

Monday 8:30 - 9:30 am The Art of Foam Carving Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard This session will showcase firsthand foam texturing techniques for looks like stone, brick, cinder block and aged wood. Chris and Jeff will illustrate how to use different types of foam for specific applications. Attendees will learn which tools work best for what technique.

details of each scene must flow together to tell an accurate story. With easy to learn techniques and simple everyday items you will be able to detail body parts that will fit into your scene adding the realism you need. Learn how to dry sponge nasty infections onto a leg, add faux ice and freezer burn onto your frozen hand, and peel away tinted liquid latex to show 3rd degree burns. After this session, you will be able to take detailing your props to the next level.

Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm A Behind the Scenes Look at the Hit Reality Show, Making Monsters Ed and Marsha Edmunds Join Travel Channel stars Ed and Marsha Edmunds as they present an inside look at their Hit Show, Making Monsters. A fascinating look at the world of animatronics and monster making, Making Monsters is a reality TV show about the Greeley, CO company Distortions Unlimited, creators of some of the scariest animatronics the haunt industry has ever seen. The Edmunds will share behind the scenes stories of the making of the show and how they became the television stars.

Monday 10:00 - 11:00 am

Monday 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Burns, Flesh Wounds & Frozen Props! The Art of Detailing Dead Bodies Maris Blanchard

RJ Haddy’s Costuming with Foam Workshop RJ Haddy

This demonstration covers techniques on how to create burns, flesh wounds, infections, and a frozen look on plain factory made props. In order to give the illusion of authenticity in your haunt the

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RJ Haddy from the hit TV show FaceOff will teach the class hands-on how to use foam for costuming and puppetry purposes. He will educate attendees on which foams to use, how to use them, how to properly glue them, and

techniques on how to paint them. This process is very popular with cosplayers. In this 1 hour workshop attendees will build their own costume/armor piece.

Hands on Workshops Hands on Workshops are on the Tradeshow Floor The Hands-on workshops are designed to teach a technique, in a smaller project that attendees can then take home with them. Back at their attraction, attendees can use these techniques on a grander scale to increase the effectiveness of their attractions. A materials fee is required for each class and seating is limited so sign up at the registration booth as soon as you get to the show. Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.

Saturday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Sculpt, Mold, Pour, and Paint a Custom Mask (Part 1 of 3) Laney Chantal, Eric Zapata This hands-on workshop will cover many aspects of creating a character mask, including: using references, roughing out forms, sculpting tools, smoothing clay, adding texture and preservation. Attendees will receive a plaster mask armature, water based WED clay, sculpting tools and a storage tub, and will sculpt a half mask with instructor’s assistance. This skill set is simple to learn but lasts a lifetime, and will allow for the making of custom one-of-a-kind masks for an entire Haunt crew. This session offers valuable mask-making tips and tricks.

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Gory Makeup Techniques Hannah Moon Self-taught special effects makeup artist Hannah Moon shares her personal tips and tricks to make all of your gore and mutilation make up dreams a reality! Breaking everything down from the materials needed to different kinds of application techniques, Hannah will help your haunt stand out of the crowd with custom made one-of-a-kind creations.

Saturday 1:30 - 2:30 pm Innovative Prop Making : Packing Tape, Plastic Wrap & Scissors! Sherry Ramsey & Carolyn Matulich We will be building bodies and body parts with clear packing tape, plastic wrap, and a pair of scissors. The only hold back is your imagination when you see the possibilities of creating with this method. You can make something small such as a hand or something as large as a full body in this class. There will be examples of items that were made with the tape to give you an idea of how versatile this method is. Some items you can see through others you can’t. Come join us to see where you imagination takes you!

Saturday 3:30 - 5:30 pm How to Produce an Authentic Rusted Finish in Your Attraction Shayne Torrans Great haunted attractions engage their patrons with attention to detail by using

major components like rust to create that distressed look. This hands-on class will cover how to create a rusted finish on virtually everything relevant to the scenes in a typical attraction. Shayne will discuss and demonstrate how to bring an added level of authenticity to your production. Attendees will take home a decorative rusted cross that they can utilize anywhere.

Sunday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Sculpt, Mold, Pour, and Paint a Custom Mask (Part 2 of 3) Laney Chantal, Eric Zapata This hands-on workshop teaches attendees how to make a one piece plaster mold of a sculpted mask. Once the mold has hardened, attendees will be instructed on how to clean the mold, and will pour a latex cast of the sculpt. Topics covered include materials needed, mold techniques, cleaning procedures and pouring the latex mask. Attendees will receive chip brushes, Ultra Cal-30plaster, mixing bucket, burlap and casting latex. This skill set is invaluable and allows for the making of custom one-of-a-kind masks for an entire haunt crew.

Sunday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Sculpting Basics Demo with RJ Haddy RJ Haddy RJ Haddy from the hit TV show FaceOff will take attendees through the various sculpting mediums that FX artists use, oil base clay, water based clay, polymer clays, and a general overview of how they are all utilized to created monsters and

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appliance character make-ups. He will create a custom sculpt while attendees take notes and ask questions about his techniques.

treatments for dressing the tombstone, and demonstrate a foolproof method for keeping the tombstone upright in almost any weather. $30 per person limit of 16.

eyes yourself for a fraction of what you can buy glass eyes for. The class includes all materials and instructions to make two sets of life-like prop eyes.

Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Monday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Monday 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Realistic Tombstone Workshop Part 1 Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard

Sculpt, Mold, Pour, and Paint a Custom Mask (Part 3 of 3) Laney Chantal, Eric Zapata

Roy Wooley’s Weapons That Won’t Kill Your Budget Roy Wooley

In this hands-on workshop, attendees will be instructed in the proper way to pull their mask from a mold, trim the mask and paint the mask. A variety of techniques and approaches will be shown, and attendees will paint their masks with provided materials. Strapping, adding details and more will be covered. At the end of this class, the product will be a finished, wearable mask. Attendees will receive brushes for painting, sponges for painting and strapping materials. The workshop is limited to 15 people. This skill set will stick for life, and will allow for the making of custom one-of-a-kind masks for an entire haunt crew.

Learn how to create foam prop weapons on a budget that won’t kill your patrons.

In this 2 part, 2 hour hands-on session, attendees will make full-sized tombstones just like the ones in the Davis Graveyard. The first part will focus on shaping the stone, carving the epitaph and adding decorative accents. The second part will complete the tombstone, with faux stone painting techniques and detailed aging methods. Jeff, Chris and team will teach optional organic treatments for dressing the tombstone, and demonstrate a foolproof method for keeping the tombstone upright in almost any weather. $30 per person limit of 16.

Sunday 4:00 - 5:30 pm Realistic Tombstone Workshop Part 2 Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard In this 2 part, 2 hour hands-on session, attendees will make full-sized tombstones just like the ones in the Davis Graveyard. The first part will focus on shaping the stone, carving the epitaph and adding decorative accents. The second part will complete the tombstone, with faux stone painting techniques and detailed aging methods. Jeff, Chris and team will teach optional organic

Monday 3:30 - 5:30 pm Create A Corpse: Skeleton Corpsing Workshop Michael Burnett Nothing is creepier than a skeleton... unless it is a corpse skeleton! We will show you how to take a full size plastic skeleton, liquid latex, some cobwebbing, and make it look like a rotted corpse. This class is fun and easy!

Monday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Realistic Life-Like Prop Eyes On A Budget Michael Burnett They say that the eyes are windows into the soul, and the hardest part of creating a realistic life-like looking prop, is realistic eyes. Glass eyes are great, you can stick them in a goofy looking prop or even a glob of sprayfoam and the whole prop takes on a creepy more eerie look. But, glass eyes are expensive, in this workshop, Michael Burnett will show you how to make realistic life like looking

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Owner

Leonard Pickel 972.951.5100 Orlando, Florida www.hauntcon.com [email protected]

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Speaker

bios

Maris Blanchard Maris Blanchard is currently finishing up her BFA with a concentration in sculpture, set to graduate in 2014 from the University of Oklahoma. When asked what first drew her to haunting she said “she loved being able to escape into the worlds she created”. She also sited Edward Gorey and Ralph Eugene Meatyard as prominent influences in her dark art. Haunting for the past 8+ years while also being an artist, she has developed a unique design sense of creating convincing SFX props.

Shannon Brinkley Shannon started in the Halloween industry with retail costume stores (Spookers Halloween) and added a haunted attraction in 2008 (Houston Terror Dome). From his experiences in the fireworks industry he has learned importance of safety and fire codes and has implemented them also in his Halloween businesses.

Fire Marshal Todd Mitchel Todd is a Lieutenant with the Harris County Fire Marshal’s office inspections division. He is a TCFP Certified inspector with over five years experience and also a Texas Certified Peace Officer.

Jim Bugos Jim Bugos has been involved with Ghoul Mansion haunted house in Sharon, PA since 1995. Starting as a member of the security staff, he advanced through the ranks to head of security and operations manager then in 2004 bought out a partner and become the managing partner of the haunt. With his staff, they operate in the small market a little over an hour from Pittsburgh, PA and achieved the milestone

of operating for 20 years in 2013. Jim is also certified as a “Specialist in Human Behavior Consulting” in partnership with Personality Insights in Atlanta, GA.

Michael Burnett Two time Emmy nominated make-up artist Michael Burnett has been involved with the Haunt Industry for most of his life. His interest started when he would convert his parents’ garage into a haunted house where neighbors would line up down the street to experience the terror. His professional haunt career began in the 1980’s when he produced his own haunted attractions as well as creating props and effects for Knott’s Scary Farm, The Queen Mary, Universal Studios Hollywood and many haunts around the country. In addition to haunted attractions, Michael has worked on 100’s of films and television shows including working with academy award winning make-up artists Rick Baker, Greg Cannom and Michael Westmore. Michael is currently the Make-up Designer for Universal Studios in Orlando Florida where he oversees the creation of hundreds of terrifying characters for the largest Halloween event in the country, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

Michael Burnett Two time Emmy nominated make-up artist Michael Burnett has been involved with the Haunt Industry for most of his life. His interest started when he would convert his parents’ garage into a haunted house where neighbors would line up down the street to experience the terror. His professional haunt career began in the 1980’s when he produced his own haunted attractions as well as creating props and effects for Knott’s Scary Farm, The Queen Mary, Universal

Studios Hollywood and many haunts around the country. In addition to haunted attractions, Michael has worked on 100’s of films and television shows including working with academy award winning make-up artists Rick Baker, Greg Cannom and Michael Westmore. Michael is currently the Make-up Designer for Universal Studios in Orlando Florida where he oversees the creation of hundreds of terrifying characters for the largest Halloween event in the country, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

Craig Caldwell Craig Caldwell is a cognitive psychologist currently consulting with the government on decision making. He has studied user interface and user experience design and is cited in Wikipedia for research in interactive evolutionary computing. He has worked as a director of R & D, and as owner of a development company doing high-end remodeling, where he constructed complicated real-world environments with fancy electrical and plumbing systems. In a past life, he earned advanced degrees in physics and space science, programmed the space shuttle launch control computers, and tested rocket fuels at White Sands. Caldwell is a founder of Advanced Fear Mechanics, a firm that consults on designing and engineering dark experiences. Lots of helpful information, including the text of his presentation, is posted at advancedfearmechanics.com.

Laney Chantal Laney has been doing makeup since the age of 17, when she used to work in a family owned haunted attraction. Laney loves design and fabrication the most, and

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is accomplished in prosthetic application. Although, initially, she wanted to work in a morgue applying makeup, Laney attended the Cinema Makeup School, and upon graduation was hired at Magee FX, located in Sun Valley, CA, where she did seaming, casting and fabricating to create life-sized aliens, predators, werewolves and howlings and various film projects. Currently, Laney is a freelance makeup artist and spends much of her time on tour with Marilyn Manson. She describes her style as “cute and creepy,” and says she is “shy, strange and bubbly.” Her favorite movie with special effects is Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Steve Colberg Steven Colberg of Scary Tinker Labs - Scary Tinker Labs specializes in web marketing for the haunt industry. Steve’s other company, The Singularity Group, has

more than ten years experience in search engine optimization and lead generation. While managing over a hundred websites he developed many strategies to maximize ROI that can be applied to any Halloween related website. Search engine management, Facebook marketing, guerilla marketing techniques, link building, on page optimization and content strategies are just a few areas of expertise. Scary Tinker Labs provides internet marketing services for haunt conventions, haunted attractions, and haunt industry vendors.

a million patrons and donated almost $2 million to local charities. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary this past season, Hangman’s featured three haunted attractions anchored by a festival area filled with live bands, karaoke, games, food and frightening fun. Major sponsors included Coca-Cola, Coors, CW33, KSCS Radio, GameStop, Corner Store (aka Valero), Palm Beach Tan and Check ‘n Go with over 1500 extraordinary volunteers and 250 companies contributing their time and talent.

D’Ann Dagan

Chris & Jeff Davis and the crew of Davis Graveyard

D’Ann Dagen is president of La-De-Da Productions in Fort Worth, Texas, and past president of the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA). She is the founder and producer of “Hangman’s House of Horrors,” the top charitybenefiting haunted house in the world! Hangman’s has entertained more than half

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Jeff and Chris Davis, and their talented crew, are the creators of The Davis Graveyard, a popular yard haunt in the Portland, Oregon area, which has been in operation for over 10 years. As the nation’s largest and most detailed cemetery themed yard

haunt, the display has won several awards. It has been featured in magazines, as well as showcased in FearNet.com’s “Haunts Across America” series. The Davis Graveyard coordinates the Haunters Video Awards and DVD Set, now in its 14th year, a compilation of home haunter videos from all over the world that are judged and given awards. The Davis Graveyard has presented seminars and teaches local workshops, sharing their prop building techniques at summer workshops in Portland, Oregon. Recently, The Davis Graveyard was tapped to help with ABC’s “Extreme Home Makeover” of Nightmare Factory in Salem, Oregon, where they created hundreds of cinderblock walls and aged brick hallways and rooms, all out of foam. Go to www. davisgraveyard.com for more information.

Tom Devlin Tom Devlin has been working professionally as a special makeup effects artist for 13 years. If you’ve ever met Tom, it is clear that monsters, horror movies, and Halloween are not just a job for him, but a passion. Through his company 1313FX, Tom has provided creatures and special makeup effects on over 100 feature films, working with many of the actors and directors that inspired his path. In addition to his work in film and television, Tom has created a line of Halloween masks for the Haunted Attractions industry. He has been selling his creations to some of the most well-known haunts across the country for the last 6 years.Tom recently appeared as a contestant on the SyFy reality series “Face Off”. He quickly became a fan favorite with his winning horror villain “Teddy Told Me To,” a terrifying take on the teddy bear.

Julie Dion Julie Dion is a marketing professional with nearly 2 decades of marketing, advertising, media planning and media buying experience for the family entertainment and attractions industries. She has developed and executed marketing, advertising and PR campaigns for various haunted attractions across the country.Julie is recognized

as a leader in the marketing industry. In the past 5 years, her advertising agency, Dion Marketing Company, has produced 26 top marketing awards of excellence for her clients. Julie was the VP of marketing for Adventure Landing Companies for 13 years prior to creating her agency. She has been a featured speaker at the World Waterpark Association’s (WWA) annual symposiums and the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), as well as other attraction-related industries. Julie serves on the Marketing Committee for IAAPA. She served on the marketing committee for WWA for several years and was a member of the Tourism Development Council for Duval County, FL 2010-2011. S he also served on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University of North Florida’s College of Education 2011-2013 and is a member of the Duval County Research and Development Authority. She has a B.A. degree in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with her area of concentration in Advertising. Dion also studied and completed an extensive week-long training course through the Media Buying Academy in Washington, DC.

Ed and Marsha Edmunds Hidden in an industrial warehouse in Greeley, Colorado, Distortions Unlimited’s owners, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, make monsters. Their quality props, masks and creations have been a mainstay of the dark amusement industry since 1978. Long creative hours are spent in gray-walled offices surrounded by brain-eating hunchbacks, wall-scaling zombies and docile 3-foot tall aliens. The working environment looks more like a nightmare manufactory than a place of business. As a child Ed enjoyed creating masks and putting on performances as monster characters. His artistic hobby became a true talent and Ed started his mask-making company, Distortions Unlimited, while still in high school. Making its first home in one bedroom of a two-bedroom apartment, Distortions Unlimited is now in an industrial-zoned 24,000 square-foot facility, with a year-round staff of artisans. After college, Ed met biology student Marsha Taub, who shared Ed’s dedication to a faith in Christ, artistic passion and creative yearning. The

two became a team – one so strong, they exchanged marriage vows in 1992! For the future of Distortions, “higher impact” and “more intense” animations are the goals, and with ever more creative ideas, the plans at Distortions are in fact ‘Unlimited.’ Ed and Marsha now spend their days in a warehouse akin to a cannibal’s buffet. Hands and feet top a line of metal spikes, a row of glassy-eyed zombies peer from behind a rail of severed heads. They are still making monsters, but now they make them by the thousands.

Dale FIink Salt Lake City Utah resident Dale Flink, has been involved in the theatrical world for the past 10 years and has been haunting for the last 6 years. He has worked with several theatrical disciplines as a carpenter, assistant technical director, set and scenic designer, working on films, television commercials and music videos for Ohio Light Opera Company, Old Lyric Repertory Company and Eastern Utah Theatre. Dale is currently the makeup director for Castle of Chaos Haunted attraction where he works side by side with a team of talented artists. In the off season he designs, paints, and set dresses several rooms every year for Castle Of Chaos. Dale also currently does SFX work and makeup for his Home Business T.O.T.M FX.

Russ Foster Russ Foster is the event coordinator for Panic in the Park, a charity haunt that benefits the Groesbeck, Texas Volunteer Fire Department. The event has raised thousands of dollars for training and equipment over the years, but has a VERY small operating budget. uss has years of experience with charity haunts, from squadron fundraisers during his Air Force career up to 2013’s multi-haunt event. Russ has designed and built numerous props and costumes from easy-to-find and incredibly cheap materials. These include (but aren’t limited to) stalk-around costumes, life-size puppets, sarcophagi, coffins, animated props, facades, and masks.

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Quan Gan

Carolyn Matulich

Quan Gan is the owner of Darklight, the leading manufacturer of lighting equipment to the Halloween industry. Quan’s strong engineering background from UC Berkeley and Stanford University has helped him to start Darklight in 2010. Under his leadership, Darklight has become a preferred lighting manufacturer to all the major theme parks including Disney, Universal, Six Flags, and countless haunted attractions across the country.

Carolyn Matulic has had a life-long love of all things horror and Halloween. She has been a humble home haunter for many years starting with nothing more than a plastic cauldron full of candy, an animated skull and a porch light. She now has decorated a garage haunt and front yard cemetery that welcomes 200-300 patrons annually. She says, “lt is all about creating good memories for the kids.”

RJ Haddy RJ Haddy was a contestant (placed first runner up) on season two and voted fan favorite on SyFy’s FaceOff. He then returned as veteran contestant on season five. He is an accomplished professional effects artist whose work includes big budget Hollywood films such as Batman and Robin, There’s Something About Mary, Contact, and Sleepy Hollow.

Drew Edward Hunter The very first movie Drew saw as a two year old child was a re-release of Walt Disney’s masterpiece Fantasia. It embedded in him a life-long appreciation of art, music, design, storytelling and creativity. It was the incredible “Night On Bald Mountain” sequence of the movie, however, which inspired his love of all things macabre, dark and haunted. Drew’s professional haunt career began in 1975 with Dr. Blood’s Exposition of Terror, and in the decades since he has designed fright entertainment for Six Flags parks, wax museums, private haunts and much more. He is the VP of Creative Design at Sally Corporation, a world leader in the creation and production of animatronic figures and dark rides.

Matt Marich Matt Marich is a 55 year old Phoenix native that has created projects all over the world for amusement parks, corpreated trades, and films. A veteren of 34 years in the entertainment industry, including 12 in feature films, a professional makeup artist, set designer, prop and animatronics, sculpture, and magician.

Michael Maxim Michael “Mr. Maniacal” Maxim has been haunting professionally since 1989 in various haunted attractions located mostly in Ohio. In 2012 he officially formed Price Entertainment with his haunting colleagues, focusing on freelance performing, seminars, and consulting in haunted attractions and horror themed events. Mr. Maniacal wrote the book “The Art of Fear: Theories of a Dark Entertainer” in 2006 and is currently working on his second book “Horror Show: Psychological Horror in Haunted Attractions”. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio and is still performing as a freelance actor.

Joyce McLean Joyce is the owner of two attractions, Haunted Mayfield Manor and Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast. She also owns Head to Footsies, a women’s clothing and accessories store. She is one of the recipients of the Houston area Economic Development “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, as well as the Galveston, Texas Chamber of Commerce’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. She is a major advocate for small businesses. She understands small business operations, and is always eager to encourage people to go into business for themselves.

Rusty Minter After creating his first haunted house in 1987, Rusty Minter has been working non-stop in the haunt industry. Rusty has created many haunts including; A Nightmare on 3rd Street, The Crypt, Perigord Cemetery, Haunted Rigormortus Funeral Home, Haunted Tayman Manor, Tayman Funeral Home,

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Ed Geins Haunted Hayride, Psycho Circus, Roots of Evil Haunted Trail, and his newest creations.... Creekside Manor Haunted House, and Zombie Fallout. He also has worked at Verdun Manor at Thrillvania for many years.

Hannah Moon Hannah Moon was born and raised in Tampa, FL. She is a self-taught special effects make-up artist that has had a passion for the horror industry since childhood. Commercial costumes were getting too cookie cutter, so she decided to create her own custom pieces. Outside of mutilating herself and others with special effects make-up, Hannah is a full time veterinary technician student at Saint Petersburg College and a part time veterinary assistant.

Laura Neeley Laura has been employed with Hot Wire Foam Factory for over a decade. Not being a professional artist herself, she has acquired many trade tips from professionals she has worked with over the years. Now, she will share her secrets with you!

Alan Ostrander Alan Ostrander has been specializing in all aspects of the Haunted Design industry since 1984. He is known as Hong Kong’s “Father of Halloween”, and one of the Creative Directors of the original Terror on Church Street. Throughout the US, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, and Argentina, Alan has worked as an actor, set designer, stage manager, prop master, artistic/talent director and many other positions in the entertainment production industry. A renown make-up/special f-x artist, Alan is founder of AEO Studios, Inc., a “one-stop Haunt Shop” and Makeup Artist Network. With more than 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, he is sought after and known for his creative work on the cutting edge of theatrical artistry. This includes an extensive background in all aspects of makeup application – beauty, fantasy, stage, corrective – as well as prosthetic fabrication/ application and large-scale physical effects. Alan’s work may be seen in many Feature Films, Television Series, Theme Parks, and live Theatrical Productions throughout the world. He has

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also been lecturing and teaching make-up & f/x for the past 14 years. In addition to the make-up services, AEO Studios also manufactures lines of theatrical props, and operates a retail supply center of professional make-up products for other artists. As a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer of theatrical makeup and special f/x props, AEO has proven to be a leader in offering a wide range of products and services within the entertainment industry.

Leonard Pickel Owner of Hauntrepreneurs(R) Haunt Design and Consulting, Leonard Pickel built his first haunted house in 1976 as a dormitory fundraiser in his sophomore year while studying Architecture at Texas A & M University. After graduation with a bachelor degree in Architectural Design, Pickel volunteered for the Dallas March of Dimes Haunted House in 1982, and chaired that event from 1983 1986. In charge of design and construction of the Halloween event, Leonard developed the “Pickel Theory of Haunted Houses,” a high startle, low-gore, high-throughput, low theatrics approach to dark amusements. Innovative at the time, the non-offensive style of the “Pickel Theory” is outlined in three room design idea booklets, written by Pickel for commercial haunted house designers from 1987 through 1990. His creative accomplishments include design and sales of the industry’s first turnkey Haunted House ‘kits,’ and the first adaptation of “Field Theory” (triangular grid system) in a Haunted Attraction. In 1992 Pickel built and operated Mayhem Manor®, a summer seasonal haunted attraction where Pickel explored the differences between an October seasonal haunted house and a year-round haunted attraction and how to decrease the overhead of both. As owner of Hauntrepreneurs(R) Design, a consulting firm for the Haunted Attraction Industry, Pickel has designed and or built over 80 original and creative Haunted Attractions in his 35 year career including Madison Square Garden, Universal Studios Florida, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags AstroWorld, Kentucky Kingdom and SCREAMS Terror

Park. Leonard’s company Hauntrepreneursâ International has also designed Haunted Attractions in foreign countries including Puerto Rico, Canada and India.

Adam Pogue Adam Pogue, a co-founder of Froggy’s Fog, has been proudly supplying the Haunt community with the perfect fluid for every effect for over 10 years. Froggy’s Fog is featured on MSNBC’s Your Business, ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover, Honored by the Haunted Attraction Association, and talked about in numerous haunt magazines and blogs. Adam is proud to be part of the haunt community and looks forward to speaking on how to use Fog and Special Effects (Haze, Snow, Bubbles, Scents, and Lighting) to safely affect your bottom line. Keeping safety first, Adam will be giving the best tips to create the best overall haunt experience. You can’t miss these tips that will keep your customers coming back for more! Don’t forget to stop by and see Froggy’s Fog at HAuNTcon, Check out Froggysfog.com, or like us on Facebook and join our now famous Froggy’s Free Friday contests!

Kimberly Stewart Kimberly Stewart is a small business idea consultant who has been helping people identify and figure out how to go after their goals since 2003. A lifelong Halloween enthusiast, she recently developed a program to help her fellow creative types see the value in their talent, so they can have multiple profit centers in their lives. She is a 2007 graduate of Naropa University’s Contemplative Psychology program.

Chris Thomas Award-winning film composer, Chris Thomas, recently scored the animated film Cadaver, starring Kathy Bates and Christopher Lloyd. In 2010, Chris wrote music for the documentary, Woman Rebel. The film was short-listed for an Academy Award and nominated for an Emmy Award. Chris has won Best Film & TV Music at the eWorld Music Awards in Hollywood, and the Gold Medal Prize from the Park City Film Music Festival, and Best Soundtrack at SXSW FIlm Festival. In 2007, Chris was

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nominated for Best Orchestrator at the Academy of Film & TV Music Awards in Hollywood. In television, Chris briefly orchestrated and conducted (uncredited) on ABC’s hit show LOST. He has also composed special features music for CSI:NY. Chris has also been in demand in the haunted house industry. Since launching Music For Haunts, Chris has been writing original soundtracks for haunted attractions such as the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Killers NYC, Manormortis in the UK, Chambers of the Mausoleum, and Ghost Ship.

Ettie Thompson Ettie Thompson, her husband Brian, and their daughter Savanna, have always loved the Halloween season. Together they have been decorating for parties and fundraisers for many years. With a theatrical background from high school and college, Ettie is a small business owner and operator of a salon of 24 years. Always looking for ways to save money, a nd make things look authentic. Ettie scours the internet for great haunting tutorials. The Thompson’s started terrifying people 4 years ago when they opened the Maze of Terror in Vidor, Texas. Proceeds from The Maze of Terror are donated to the Vidor HIgh School Project Graduation, and Boy Scouts of America . The M.O.T.’s motto, “Keeping seniors from taking their last ride, too early!

Shayne Torrans Part engineer and part madman, Shayne Torrans is the problem solver and prop builder for Haunt Force. Charged with constructing and simplifying everyone’s off the wall ideas, Shayne has created one masterpiece after the next. This is chiefly due to Shayne’s ability to deconstruct problems and come up with solutions that not only solve the problem but also are more cost effective and efficient than what the industry expects. Shayne Torrans is a certified train the trainer in more than 40 industrial subjects with over 22 years of experience. It’s with his vast knowledge as a teacher that will allow you to learn with ease.

Jeffrey Ward A website is critical for any haunter, but is your site working as effectively as it should to promote your attraction? From mobile optimization, social integration and the very latest trends in website marketing, learn what goes into a successful website and discover what you could be doing differently to bring more customers to your event.

Nick Wolfe World renown body and face painter, Nick Wolfe has been working in the haunt industry since 1998 doing make-up, props, acting and building sets for numerous Haunted Attractions including Skull Kingdom and Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. He has taught horror makeup and face painting in over 20 countries and has published several instructional books and videos on the subject. Nick and his brother founded the Make-up company Wolfe FX and he continues to build brands

for other companies as well. His enthusiasm makes his workshops fast and fun as he strives to inspire haunters and make-up artists to be their best!

Steve Wolf Steve Wolf is an Academy award-winning Special Effects coordinator, with credits including pictures for Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Whitney Houston. He’s used his special-effects know-how to add realism to movies including Castaway, Colombiana, Hustle & Flow, and to television shows such as Law & Order and America’s Most Wanted. In addition to his work on feature films, Wolf is also A prolific science teacher, and winner of this year’s Time Warner cable “Science Teacher of the Year Award.”

Roy Wooley Special FX artist from Atlanta Georgia, Roy Wooley, has over 20 years of experience under his creative FX belt. His passion and talent for FX landed him as a strong

fan favorite on SYFY’s season 3 of Face Off and in 2013, once again, on season 5 as a finalist. Roy has done FX makeup on various films, such as Halloween II, and Zombieland. When he is not working on feature films, he runs the makeup department for The Netherworld Haunted Attraction in Georgia.

Eric Zapata Eric Zapata is a Special FX Makeup Artist who was a featured contestant on seasons 4 and 5 of SyFy's reality competition series "Face Off", and the web series "Face Off: Redemption" Shortly after graduating Makeup School, Eric landed a position working for Special FX veteran Bob Kurtzman. During that time he acquired credits on cult films such as "John Dies at The End" and "Lucky McKee's The Woman". Most recently Eric has

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Special thanks for making HAuNTcon 2014 possible: Brian Bayliss Stephen Colberg Jeff and Chris Davis David and Brandi Escher Suzanne Farfan Sheila Field Michael Hios

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