The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US serving a primary audience of Haunted Attraction Producers, Actors, Artists and Home Haunters. It features a 60,000 square foot vendor trade show with over 75 vendor booths – and provides regional businesses and residents the opportunity to shop for professional quality Halloween related products.

The MHC provides educational seminars and workshops and networking activities for haunted attraction industry professionals. The 2011 MHC featured the world’s largest haunted attraction bus tour as well as a Monster Masquerade costume party featuring a the Body Art Fashion Show and contests including the Bloody Mary Monster Makeup Wars Competition, Ms Midwest Scary Pageant & the Scariest Character Contest.

Top 10 Reasons To Attend as Written by Our Guests

1. The perfect blend of profitable business and decadent pleasure.

2.  The large amount of products for actors such as weapons, prosthetics, and costumes.

3. I have made what I hope is new life long friends and came to find out at MHC that haunters are some of the most friendly people you will meet

4. Getting to see old friends and meeting new ones

5. MHC is THE show for actors! You don’t have to be an owner to enjoy MHC, but there’s plenty for owners to get too!

6. To gather ideas from the excellent exhibits and o yeah, the masquerade.

7. The Ball & body art fashion show is a great event , the vendor tradeshow keeps growing.. what more can i say

8. The tradeshow floor is like a candy store!

9.  To learn to be the best! and have a good time doing it!

10. The vendor show, meeting new haunters, the Halloween party, the opportunity to learn hands on, the fun of being with other people who love what you love as much as you do.