I had the chance to drive up to Columbus, OH recently and visit a couple of Haunted Houses getting ready to open up for the season. My first stop was the brand new Scare-A-Torium owned by Kelly and Neena Collins. Yes, two of the Producers of The Midwest Haunters Convention have become Haunted House owners. (read more)

TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2009) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay kicks off it’s tenth season of gut-wrenching scares by launching the Howl-O-Scream 2009 website, HouseofVayne.com, expanding the event to seven horrifying haunted houses, and introducing the beautiful new face of evil itself – the fashionable Ms. Vayne and her deranged models. (read more)

HA Magazine visited Kentucky’s Halloween Park: ScreamPark (SCREAMPARK) today to bring sunshine and joy to the Bluegrass State. As you can see, Shay is enjoying the latest issue! (read more)

Houston, TX August 6, 2009 — The fear facts are in. America’s Best Haunts, the nation’s eminent authority on thrill attractions, has released the official list of top haunts for 2009.

As professionals of the scare, America’s Best Haunts evaluated haunted attractions from coast to coast to select 12 of the best of the best to wear its coveted seal. Utilizing a panel of thrill park industry experts, top haunts from across the U.S. were thoroughly analyzed before being honored as one of this year’s eerie elite. Each attraction was judged on creepy criteria including special effects, marketing, consumer value, design, actor ability, fear factor and safety.

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The Mansion of Terror in Round Rock TX, (just outside Austin) held a cool event recently to name their 2009 Scream Queen. Great for getting in front of the local market in the off-season. Jen Wiremen was the winner and you can hear her scream by checking the YouTube video below. Based on the video, I am pretty sure they picked the best one.
Scream Queen Video

They managed to get some press with it so check out Haunted House News Article to see the story.