Weekend Seminars
We will once again be offering our industry renowned lineup of seminars from some of the top experts in the industry. Over 35 hours of classes in five tracks – Acting, Makeup, Haunt Design/Props, Haunt Business, and Home Haunting in conjunction with the Garage of Evil! The classes are still being finalized and we will be adding more as the information comes.
Take as many classes as your schedule allows only $85! Seminar guests will also receive discounted admission to the Saturday Masquerade party.
Available Weekend Seminars
Click below for a complete list of weekend seminars sorted by day and time.
This class will be set up to show you how to do speed facepainting for your haunted attraction or home haunt. It will teach you tips and tricks on how to get your actors in and out of the makeup room quickly as well as prepare them for what character that they will playing that…..
They say beauty is skin deep, so let’s get gorgeous and get deeper! This year we are going to explore the wonderful world of your skeleton! Learn how to create a skull, neck, front torso and hands out of grease and liquid makeup, quick and dirty and haunt ready! Then we will create a quick…..
How to properly, and quickly apply prosthetics. This will include time management for multiple actors at once and multiple appliances on one actor. As well as safe removal, and cleaning, of the appliance for multiple uses. It will also include how to choose an appliance for your character if one is needed. And the benefits…..
As the county wide disaster “make-up guy” Scott will do a hands on session showing fast, and simple techniques for putting together “victims of trauma” some of the topics will include “better bruising and contusing” “Burns to the third degree” “ Cuts to the bone” Current Position Emergency Medical Services Education Coordinator MidMichigan Medical Center,…..
Gelatin isnt just a dessert for the mouth but also a treat for the eyes. This class is designed to open the imagination as you take your skills beyond the next level: with Build-ups, burns and appliances to add Wow factor to your make-up arsenal. * Learn the techniques, tips and tricks to create full…..
Vampires,Witches and Zombies date back to early myth but today these monsters are as popular as ever in film, television and haunted attractions all over the country. These classic monsters can play a pivotal role no matter what time period you choose from. In our seminar we will individually uncover their dark history with fun…..
Learn how to create over the top haunt characters that will up the acting ante at your show, using makeup, costuming, and acting to create memorable characters. This class will cover character development (and how to make your creation stand out from the pack) and creating coordinating makeup and costuming to make a complete package……
Haunt acting basics for the new scare actor or haunt owner, or anyone looking for new ways to scare. Covering a variety of topics from basic acting roles, to scaring techniques, the psychology of the scare, actor recruitment and the F.E.A.R. equation. The one and only Damien Reaper joins me to talk about developing a…..
Have enough actors but they just don’t sizzle? Want to add to the depth of your haunt? Ever wish people would just not say “BOO”? Fright Plight gives you tools to educate your actors. Including handouts and visuals. Topics to include: The use of public, personal, and intimate space. Four Psychological Laws of Fear Four…..
This class will offer instruction on the dangers of the paranormal field, why people who are interested in the field should contact a viable team for training instead of just going out to investigate, we will also talk about how to know the differences between non-paranormal photo’s versus paranormal, Orbs will be a highlighted topic……
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…..
Whether you consider yourself a complete pneumatic and animatronic dummy or have dabbled in the subject and want to know more than this is the seminar for you. Everything from compressor selection to pneumatic prop building and maintenance will be covered in detail. After attending this seminar you will be a certified “air head”! Doug…..
This class will contain safety and maintenance information for all Special Effect Equipment including: Fog/Haze Machines, Snow Machine, Bubble Machines as well as each fluid. Maximum allowable usage for safety will be given (This info may surprise people). Building special props and usage ideas will be discussed. The last 30 minutes will be for Q…..
Affordable, low tech scares that really work “stolen” with or without permission from some of the best haunted houses across the country. 24th year as owner of a tent manufacturing and rental company. 17th year as the owner of a professional haunt. 15th year as a haunted house prop manufacturer. Former Transworld exibiter and National…..
I nuts and bolts approach to total sensory immersion via audio from one of the haunt industries most deviant minds. Virgil Franklin, profession of audio engineering at Vincennes University, brings the tools to the table for your haunts most hideous soundscapes ever!! Learn how to roll your own audio as well as edit existing audio…..
If you could increase your attendance by 100% just by changing the way you advertise, would you? How about 200%? 300%?? Then come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab as DICK TERHUNE, THE VOICE FROM HELL returns to rip into the guts of Haunt Advertising and show you how to generate…..
During the haunter season the enterprising and non profit haunts need to employ various guerilla public relations strategies to rise above their competitors in their marketplace. Learn the proven techniques and new social media strategies to build brand recognition in the crowded media market. Also the power of altruistic photo sharing to bring the media…..
Who says you can’t grow big fish in a small pond? This class is designed for the haunter, located in a small market, but utilizes fundamental principles that will benefit everyone. Step into the world of small market haunting, where efficiency rules the day. Discover why, it does not take a massive budget to draw…..
Tired of getting new actors each year, in the first half of this class we’ll cover different strategies on how and where to recruit the quality actors you’re looking for. Also we’ll cover how to maintain your veteran actors with things such as delegation, awards and recognition, year round involvement, non haunt related teambuilding activities,…..
“The Dead Feeding the Living” the who, what, where, when and why of doing a community Zombie Walk in your town. We will discuss and demonstrate the “A to Z” of starting a Zombie Walk including make up, wardrobe and how to get you community involved. Opal Bufford mother, grandmother and CEO of Wicked Jester…..
This class will teach haunters some of the basic information needed to get started using VSA for servo driven props such as the 3 axis skull. This will include using some of the software available to not only program, but run the routines. In addition, we’ll go over some of the basics of the Pololu…..
When making a pneumatic prop, do you have to drill, weld, test, then cut back apart, drill it somewhere else, weld it back together, just to do it again and again? Why build using the cut and try method when you can put it together confidently the first time? Brian will be teaching how…..
Add new life (or death!) to your Halloween haunt with custom video editing and projection: everything from eerie underwater effects to swing-dancing skeletons. Discover how the use of projectors, simple editing software and affordable animation programs can add professional quality thrills on a budget. Explore the complete range of video solutions from “cheapo” hacked DVD…..
Ever make a prop and think to yourself, I’m never going to get the second one to look that good? Have you ever settled for one skull when you really think five (10, 100?) would have taken the design/room/cemetery over the top? Have you ever run out of heads to corpse? Well not anymore! In…..
Come watch paint dry… In cool and creepy ways. Turn bland walls into realistic works of art, using only the paint found in the mistint ben at your local paint retailer. Jeremiah Traylor, A student of Haunting, and a fan of every haunt ever made. Jeremiah will soon make his return to our industy, in…..
