Haunting U
A podcast by home-haunters for home-haunters. Come see how we turn an idea into the scariest house on the block.
Episodes
Episode 71-Lighting Revisited Published 01 June 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Something went wrong with our original episode discussing lighting (Episode 8) so we decided to revisit the topic incorporating everything we've learned since the original episode aired.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunt LEDs https://www.hauntleds.org/
Ned's LEDs https://www.nedsleds.com/
Bespoke Gift Studios: https:...
Episode 70-HauntFest Mayhem with Roseann and Scott Published 04 May 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Roseann and Scott from HauntFest Mayhem give us an inside peek at this brand new festival coming to Athens, GA this month!
Resources mentioned during this episode:
HauntFest Mayhem: www.hauntfest.us
HauntFest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/706723607782813
HauntFest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hauntfest.a...
Episode 69-Fear Expo 23 Recap Published 09 April 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Leslie and her husband had a fantastic time at Fear Expo 2023! Come along with us as we recount all the awesome things she experienced.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
TFFX Masks: https://www.facebook.com/tffxmasks
Project Backfire Design & Creations: https://projectbackfire.net/
Monsters Alive: https://www.monsters-alive.com/
Episode 68-Creating Our Next Big Character Published 01 March 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton, John Schelt, & Leslie Reed
We're back to planning for our 2023 Haunt Season and are working on a new character. Listen in and see what goes into creating each of our characters.
This episode is sponsored by Stand Out Marketing and we welcome Stephen Szortyka to tell us about all the services they can offer your haunt.
Resources mentioned duri...
Episode 67-Fear Expo Live 23 Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 01 February 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & John Schelt
Its convention season! We're getting ready for all the excitement of convention season and we've brought Doug Sheldon back to give us a preview of all the excitement planned for Fear Expo.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Fear Expo: www.fearexpolive.com
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Episode 66-Chamber of Haunters Lookahead 2023 Published 01 January 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Happy New Year! As has become our tradition, we invited the President of the Chamber of Haunters back to talk about all the exciting things the Chamber has in store for the new year. Raise a glass to a frightful 2023!
Resources mentioned during this episode:
SCI Cresson Prison History: https://uncoveringpa.com/abandoned-sc...
Episode 65-Operating Your Haunt Published 13 Dec 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
What a season! With three haunts in the books, the hosts take some time to recap and reflect on the 2022 haunting season. Curl up with a nice hot cocoa and relive the highs and lows of Halloween 22. See y'all next year!
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt...
Episode 64-Campfire Stories Published 31 Oct 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Happy Halloween! With the big day finally upon us, and all of Keoni's haunts closed, we can take a breather and celebrate our favorite holiday with a retelling of some of our favorite spooky stories. Hear Batman: The Audio Adventures, Edger Allen Poe's The Raven and The Telltale Heart like you've never heard them before.
Resources me...
Episode 63-Operating Your Haunt Published 18 Oct 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
One haunt down, two to go! With the Candlelighter's Ghost House open for the season, we take a look at the way they operate their haunt and draw some lessons for our own.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com
Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chambero...
Episode 62-Haunted Ship 22 Layout Published 16 Sep 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Keoni's getting in a little over his head designing 3 haunts this year. We take a deep dive into the layout for a zombie-themed haunt in an abandoned building, and the Haunted Ship we've been planning for the last few episodes.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Episode 61-Haunted Ship 22 Storyline Published 1 Sep 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
We dive into the first phase of the Haunting U method to start designing our 2022 Haunted Ship. We examine and begin to develop the Goals, Audience, Theme and Backstory.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com
Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamb...
Episode 60-The Pitch Published 15 Aug 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
A new haunting opportunity is coming to fruition, so we discuss our pitch and how we want to convince show owners to let us run a haunt.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com
Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/
Sound Effects:
Episode 59-Live from Midsummer Scream 2022 Published 31 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Join Keoni, John and Leslie live on the show floor at Midsummer Scream 2022 as we talk about the convention and meet some of the amazing vendors who exhibited at the show. Filmed live at the Long Beach Convention Center on July 31, 2022 via Zoom. You can view the video on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/iI2DC...Episode 58-Live from Leslie's Living Room 2 Published 19 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
I'm so sorry we're so late! Come check out our second episode recorded all together and see why the episode is getting published so late! We'll be back to Halloween planning in August.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com
Episode 57-Haunters Against Hate with Paul Lanner Published 01 June 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
Happy Pride! We get to check in with the Chamber of Haunter's official charity Haunters Against Hate with their Founder Paul Lanner. Come hear about the awesome work HAH does every day and get a sneak peek into HAH The Event 2 coming up next month!
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunters Against Hate: https://www....
Episode 56-Prop Building 101 Published 06 May 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed
With all our haunt plans on hold, lets take a minute to examine our props and talk about how you can build your own!
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Killer Tombstones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8SkX9FuBA&t=6s
Stiltbeast Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/StiltbeastStudios
Nerdforge: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nerdforge
Episode 55-Happy April Fools Day Published 03 April 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton
In celebration of April Fools Day and with all our haunt planning on hold, we decided to have a little fun...
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.
Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com
Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/
Sound Effects:
Music: Dance of Death http:/...
Episode 54-2022 Goals Published 02 March 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton
With Fear Expo behind us, we can focus on Halloween 2022...but first we need to figure out what we're going to do.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Haunt Seekers United Nation: https://www.hauntseekersunitednation.net/
Project Blackfire: https://projectbackfire.net/
Purgatory Props: https://purgatoryprops.com/
Monsters Alive: htt...
Episode 53-Live from Fear Expo Live Published 27 January 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton
Fear Expo Live is finally here! We live-streamed this episode right from the tradeshow floor! If you missed it during the life stream, this is your chance to get in on all the fun. You can also find the video version on our YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KxDpE_Xfcw&t=211s
Resources mentioned during th...
Episode 52-Chamber of Haunters Look Ahead 2022 with Robert Nulton Published 01 January 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton
Happy New Year! To help us get ready for 2022 we've invited Robert Nulton, President of the Chamber of Haunters to tell us about the exciting initiatives the Chamber is working on for the upcoming year.
Resources mentioned during this episode:
Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/
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