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Designing and building your Haunt will be one of the most time-consuming tasks that you'll do. That's why it must be done right or you'll spend valuable time doing things over. 

Leaonard Pickel, from Hauntrepreneurs.com, explains why designing it right is important and how to avoid those common mistakes many Haunters do. 

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Steve Koci is having some medical complications currently, so we decided to dust this Master Class off and let you listen to the words of an Animatronic Master!

Steve gives great advice on building your own animated props, doing stuff on the cheap, and simple projects you can do yourself.

Make sure to check out his

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKBTwYyVYxkpa0_9pqQ13A

His book The Ultimate Guide to DIY Animatronics: https://www.addicore.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-To-DIY-Animatronics-p/ad514.htm

Get well soon Steve!

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UK Haunters is a vlog style documentary that explores the UK Haunt scene from the POV of filmmaker Dan Brownlie as he opens up the UK haunt scene for the world to view.

While shooting a feature film at the London Tombs scare attraction (entitled 'The Tombs'), director Dan Brownlie got a peek into the inner workings of how scare attractions work and some of the tricks of the trade. Bowled over by the ingenuity and inventiveness he decided he needed to know more.

After searching for more information, Dan found there were no documentaries covering the huge UK scene, so he decided to take a year to document what he found.

Heavily inspired by found-footage horror films, this documentary has an often unique visual style that mirrors the diverse nature of the industry it's representing.

What he found was shocking, amazing, heartwarming and inspiring. Want to know more? You'll have to watch and find out.

Watch: https://www.amazon.com/UK-Haunters-Andy-Cookie-Rawlings/dp/B08HW1Y7MS

We host a Master Mind with our Haunt Master members and discuss what's going on inside our Haunt Operations. We talk about queue lines, scare acting, running a Haunted House, how to pivot your business, and lots more!

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Special Guests: Scott Swenson from Scott Swenson Creative Development, Spencer Terry from Fear Factory, Darryl Plunkie from Deadmonton Haunt.

Shawn Morse, from Shawn Morse FX and Stalker Farms, takes you through his procedure on keeping his guests and staff safe in a world full of germs. Whether it's COVID or the seasonal haunt crud, we should always take precautions when applying makeup.

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Learn from the mistakes and accomplishments of the Fear Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah, and how they opened their attraction in the middle of a health pandemic and successfully did it! 

Here's a link to their Contingency Plan to help you do it. 

http://fearfactoryslc.com/contingency-plan/

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This is the year of COVID cancellations and many Haunted Attractions are closed for 2020. Those that will be opened are doing things a little differently. 

The Haunt Master members of the Haunter's Toolbox share their thoughts on this year's operational plans and how you can safely open your attraction or home haunt. 

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Steve Koci, many of you know him as Halstaff on the webs, is the author of The Ultimate Guide to DIY Animatronics.

In this podcast, learn the best way to get started in moving props and how to animate many different types of props...Halloween Style.

• Steve's Book: The Ultimate Guide to DIY Animatronics
• Check out Steve's YouTube Channel

Papa VooDoo Animated Prop

What are DIY animatronics?

The animatronics that we're talking about in this podcast are the ones you can build and use inside your haunted house or haunted attraction. Stuff like moving zombies made from windshield wiper motors. Using small motors to make small props move to scare your attendees. And create your own 3 Axis Skull that you can program to say or do anything you want.

Steve Koci shares his tips and methods on building Haunted House props and how you can make your own. Whether you're just getting started on building props that move or you're looking for something more advanced; Steve covers many aspects of animatronics inside this podcast.

The Ultimate Guide to DIY Animatronics Book

The Ultimate Guide To DIY Animatronics (adapted from the popular SERVO Magazine series "DIY Animatronics" by Steve Koci) explores the fascinating world of animated character creation with the home hobbyist in mind.

There's no need to be an expert as anyone with a curious mind and a will to learn can create their own amazing designs.

 

The goal of DIY Animatronics is to provide a process that is easy to understand, follow, and reproduce. Whether you're creating a holiday decoration, school project, or something to be used in your business; the procedures demonstrated in DIY Animatronics will guide you through the entire process and get you building your own "Hollywood Style" animatronic characters.