June 10, 2025 • 11 mins
This week: Industry Mourns Sudden Passing of Edward Terebus of Erebus Haunted Attraction; Fallout Comes to Halloween Horror Nighte; GUIDE to Halloween Horror Night Tickets; Ghost Boat Collaborates with Moment Factory; Haunt Shirts Announces Closure; Midwest Haunters Convention Returns June 5th - 7th, 2026. Read the stories here.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Coming up your weekly roundup of news from around the
haunt industry. Welcome to the show. I'm Philip on the
HN Show. We bring you the haunt news, information, and
education you need to prepare for Halloween. On Tuesdays, we
bring you a roundup of news from haunts worldwide. Read
(00:28):
more about these stories and so much more in our
free weekly newsletter. Subscribe at the link in the show notes,
and as always for the news roundup, I'm passing it
off to Daryl. Hey, Philip here, I'm back because right
after we wrote the newsletter for this week, there was
some very sad and sudden news that came out and
we included it as the main headline for the newsletter.
(00:49):
So I'm just going to read what we wrote in
the newsletter about that and then pass it back off
to Daryl for the rest of the news. The haunt
trash industry mourns the sudden passing of Edward Terrabus, co
founder of the legend Arabis Haunt Attraction in Pontiac, Michigan.
Along with his brother Jim, ed transformed a four story
abandoned building into what became one of the most renowned
haunted attractions in the world. Arabis held the Guinness World
(01:11):
Record for the longest walk through haunted attraction for nearly
a decade and has consistently been ranked and listed as
one of the top thirteen haunted attractions in the world
for over twenty years. The attraction has terrified and delighted
over a million guests during its twenty five year run.
Beyond Arabis, Ed expanded his vision with Arabis Escape, a
multi floor escape room complex, and the recently opened Mythos
(01:33):
Museum of Oddities and Curiosities. He also founded Fearfinder magazine
to promote haunted attractions throughout Southeast Michigan, helping cement the
region as the haunted attraction capital of the world. Ed
was described as bigger than life, an innovator, a showman,
a storyteller, a visionary, an icon, a friend to all,
a loving family man, and a prolific businessman. Those who
(01:55):
knew him remember a life force who lived loud, loved big,
and gares endlessly. A celebration of life will be held Friday,
June thirteenth, twenty twenty five, from two pm to eight
pm at Lynch and Sun's Funeral Home, which is located
at three forty North Pontiac Trail in Walled Lake, Michigan.
A larger celebration is being planned for a later date.
(02:17):
Starting at the beginning of each Haunt season, residents of
Southeast Michigan see the night sky light up with the
spotlights and know that all pass lead to Arabis. This
tradition will continue as Arabis prepares for its twenty sixth season.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Get ready to enter the post apocalyptic wasteland. As Prime
Videos Fallout comes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios
Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Based on the video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios,
Fallout is set two hundred years after a nuclear war
(02:53):
destroyed civilization. All that is left is an eradicated and
highly violent healthscape known as the waste Land, crawling with
mutated animals and creatures, while gentle citizens take refuge underground
in luxury Follout shelters known as vaults. This maze will
follow the journey of Lucy McLain through iconic scenes of
season one, including the massacre at All thirty three, attacks
(03:15):
from Scavengers, raiders, and the mutant rad roaches. And a
walk through Super Drug Mart come face to face with
the fan favorite characters, including the Ghoul and Maximus clad
in his T sixty armor. Creative director John Murdy from
Universal Studios Hollywood and Senior show director Matthew Flood from
Universal Orlando Resort spoke more about the creation of this
(03:37):
maze in the recent IGN interview, where they discussed the
process of adapting a TV series to a maze and
tease what iconic scenes in Easter Eggs attendees should to
look out for. Also skip to eight minutes and eleven
seconds by following the links in our show notes to
hear the duo confirm that five nights at Freddy's will
be a maze, and the design team has been working
(03:57):
directly with Jim Henson Studios on the creature designs. Halloween Horrorites.
Tickets for twenty twenty five are now on sale, and
with multiple locations and ticket tiers available, choosing the right
option can feel overwhelming whether you're planning to visit Universal
Orlando Resort or Universal Studios Hollywood. We've created a comprehensive
guide that breaks down every ticket type to help you
(04:20):
make the best choices of your HHN Experience. AHHN runs
select dates August twenty ninth through November two in Orlando, Florida,
and September fourth through November tewod in Hollywood, California. Some
pro tips for Halloween Horror Nite tickets by early popular
nights do sell out completely and prices increase closer to
the event. Avoid opening weekend unless you choose premium screen
(04:42):
night crowds are typically the heaviest the very first weekend.
Consider weeknights Tuesday through Thursday typically offer lower prices and
smaller crowds, and plan for multiple visits. Season passes almost
always provide better value than single night premium options. Follow
the links in the show notes to find the complete guide.
Gantem's got a flash sale going on. Gantum Lighting in
(05:04):
Controls is having a flash sale on its Precision CP
seven DR forty four fixtures. This DMX controlled RGB spot
fixture features an eighteen degree bm angle, strobe effects and
built in macros like candle flicker and heart pulse. It
is perfect for props and scenic pieces. The fixture is
bare wire and includes a two point one millimeters barrel
jack and TRS screw terminal. Adapters for power and data.
(05:27):
Bundle includes twenty Precision CP seven fixtures, one dark box,
programmer version two for DMX addressing or static presets at
all necessary adapters for only two thousand dollars regular retail
is thirty six forty three. That's an over forty five
percent saving. While supplies last interested, contact sales at gantum
(05:47):
dot com and mention the Precision CP seven Bundle deal
to add these versatile fixtures to your next project. The
Ghost Boat collaborates with Moment Factory for a multimedia overhaul.
For over a decade, Ghost Boat by Dell's Boat Tours
in Dell's, Wisconsin has thrilled brave visitors with their signature
after dark excursion up the Wisconsin River and into the
(06:08):
depths of Coldwater Canyon. This year, the haunt has partnered
with Moment Factory, a multidisciplinary studio with over twenty four
years of expertise in themed entertainment, to overhaul the attraction
with a completely original multimedia experience. What makes ghost Boats
so unique from other haunted attractions is the incredible dramatic setting,
A narrow, twisted walk through ancient sandstone formation, said Emily Bertelot,
(06:32):
communications director at Dell's Boat Tours. It's spooky enough on
its own, but we always believed it held vastly more potential.
We shared our vision and the goals with Moment Factory,
and they not only understood it, they elevated it, intensified it,
maximized it. Emotionally speaking, its pure nightmare fuel. The new
experience includes a combination of physical and digital elements, featuring
(06:54):
dynamic lighting, video projections, timed scares, and spatial audio. Exploring
the world of scare attractions is an exciting new chapter
for us. As Alexander Lupian, deemed Entertainment Creative Director at
Moment Factory. What monks multimedia story world so powerful is
their ability to create a genuine emotional connection between visitors
and their environment, while offering the flexibility to evolve over time,
(07:16):
keeping the experience fresh, surprising, and a live year after year.
Ghost Boat is open every day through Labor Day weekend,
whether permitting. Tickets are on sale now starting in thirty eight,
forty three for adults, twenty five sixty two for children
ages four through eleven. After ten years, Aunt Shirts saying
goodbye in a June seventh Facebook post owner James and
(07:37):
Melissa announced that the company is closing, stating as demands
for our personal and professional lives have grown, has become
harder to give this business the attention it deserves. Designing
and making everyday Halloween ware for everyday Halloween people has
been one of the most exciting things we have ever done.
This little side project turned into something bigger than we
ever imagined. It brought joy, creativity, innovation, and countless connections
(08:00):
to the most passionate and spooky loving community out there. You.
A final farewell sale has begun. Customers can receive twenty
percent off everything applied at checkout and free USPS shipping
on all orders over one hundred dollars. The Midwest Hunters
Convention returns next year June fifth through seventh of twenty
twenty six. Save the dates. Midwest Hunters Conventional will return
(08:21):
to the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois,
June fifth through seventh of twenty twenty six. Pre show
tours will take place on Friday June fifth, with the
trade show floor opening June sixth and seventh. In education news,
the Arizona Haunters host intro to Soldering Flickery Flames Class
on Saturday, June twenty first, at ten am one pm
(08:43):
join the Arizona Haunters at Heat Sink Labs and Mesa
Arizona for an intro to soldering lickory flames class. Soldering
is a fundamental skill for anyone looking to add electronics
to their show. The instructors will show attendees how to
solder up clickory flame kits, which can be combined to
light up your monsters or other prop with no programming needed.
Reserve your spot today for fifteen dollars. Additional kits can
(09:04):
be purchased for five dollars each. Some upcoming events this
June through August include the Texas Haunters Convention in Dallas, Texas,
July twenty six through twenty seven, Hunters Against Hate the
Event three in Louisville, Kentucky August eighth through tenth. Midsummer
Scream in Long Beach, California, August fifteenth through sixteenth. Some
podcast news you may have missed, Five trends you can't
(09:27):
ignore mergers, velvet ropes, and the rise of the festival
First Parks, six Flags and Cedar Fairs eight billion dollars
mashup for Shen's shopping spree, and falcons beyond devouring oceaneering
are just the opening salvo in a consolidation wave now
squeezing the most regional parks into four corporate camps. Spot
deal making is only the first of five seismic shifts.
(09:50):
Philip and Scott unpacked this week. They probe why per
guest spending keeps climbing even as attendance flattens, how velvet
rope up charges like Disneyland's four hundred dollars Premier Pass
and six flags one hundred and sixty two dollars a
month flash Pass are normalizing class tiers, and why every
operator from Universal's Fan Fast Nights to SeaWorld's Coasters after
(10:10):
Dark now treats shoulder season festivals as it's loyalty engine.
The hosts also tackles staffing's post pandemic cool down and
ask whether AI driven scheduling and on site dorms finally
solve the labor puzzle. Think your already future proved your part,
these five trends say, otherwise, listen to the weekly bonus
episodes on the Patreon page of the Green Tagged podcast.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
And that's all for the news this week. Today's episode
was produced by me Philip Bernandez, with reporting by Darryl
Plunky post production by David Swape. This haunt News Update
is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network and you
can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hanta Attraction
network dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum
Lighting and Controls. Until next time, Haunters, stay scary This
(10:58):
He's a hount Action.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Network production MHM.
Coming up your weekly roundup of news from around the
haunt industry. Welcome to the show. I'm Philip on the
HN Show. We bring you the haunt news, information, and
education you need to prepare for Halloween. On Tuesdays, we
bring you a roundup of news from haunts worldwide. Read
(00:28):
more about these stories and so much more in our
free weekly newsletter. Subscribe at the link in the show notes,
and as always for the news roundup, I'm passing it
off to Daryl. Hey, Philip here, I'm back because right
after we wrote the newsletter for this week, there was
some very sad and sudden news that came out and
we included it as the main headline for the newsletter.
(00:49):
So I'm just going to read what we wrote in
the newsletter about that and then pass it back off
to Daryl for the rest of the news. The haunt
trash industry mourns the sudden passing of Edward Terrabus, co
founder of the legend Arabis Haunt Attraction in Pontiac, Michigan.
Along with his brother Jim, ed transformed a four story
abandoned building into what became one of the most renowned
haunted attractions in the world. Arabis held the Guinness World
(01:11):
Record for the longest walk through haunted attraction for nearly
a decade and has consistently been ranked and listed as
one of the top thirteen haunted attractions in the world
for over twenty years. The attraction has terrified and delighted
over a million guests during its twenty five year run.
Beyond Arabis, Ed expanded his vision with Arabis Escape, a
multi floor escape room complex, and the recently opened Mythos
(01:33):
Museum of Oddities and Curiosities. He also founded Fearfinder magazine
to promote haunted attractions throughout Southeast Michigan, helping cement the
region as the haunted attraction capital of the world. Ed
was described as bigger than life, an innovator, a showman,
a storyteller, a visionary, an icon, a friend to all,
a loving family man, and a prolific businessman. Those who
(01:55):
knew him remember a life force who lived loud, loved big,
and gares endlessly. A celebration of life will be held Friday,
June thirteenth, twenty twenty five, from two pm to eight
pm at Lynch and Sun's Funeral Home, which is located
at three forty North Pontiac Trail in Walled Lake, Michigan.
A larger celebration is being planned for a later date.
(02:17):
Starting at the beginning of each Haunt season, residents of
Southeast Michigan see the night sky light up with the
spotlights and know that all pass lead to Arabis. This
tradition will continue as Arabis prepares for its twenty sixth season.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Get ready to enter the post apocalyptic wasteland. As Prime
Videos Fallout comes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios
Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Based on the video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios,
Fallout is set two hundred years after a nuclear war
(02:53):
destroyed civilization. All that is left is an eradicated and
highly violent healthscape known as the waste Land, crawling with
mutated animals and creatures, while gentle citizens take refuge underground
in luxury Follout shelters known as vaults. This maze will
follow the journey of Lucy McLain through iconic scenes of
season one, including the massacre at All thirty three, attacks
(03:15):
from Scavengers, raiders, and the mutant rad roaches. And a
walk through Super Drug Mart come face to face with
the fan favorite characters, including the Ghoul and Maximus clad
in his T sixty armor. Creative director John Murdy from
Universal Studios Hollywood and Senior show director Matthew Flood from
Universal Orlando Resort spoke more about the creation of this
(03:37):
maze in the recent IGN interview, where they discussed the
process of adapting a TV series to a maze and
tease what iconic scenes in Easter Eggs attendees should to
look out for. Also skip to eight minutes and eleven
seconds by following the links in our show notes to
hear the duo confirm that five nights at Freddy's will
be a maze, and the design team has been working
(03:57):
directly with Jim Henson Studios on the creature designs. Halloween Horrorites.
Tickets for twenty twenty five are now on sale, and
with multiple locations and ticket tiers available, choosing the right
option can feel overwhelming whether you're planning to visit Universal
Orlando Resort or Universal Studios Hollywood. We've created a comprehensive
guide that breaks down every ticket type to help you
(04:20):
make the best choices of your HHN Experience. AHHN runs
select dates August twenty ninth through November two in Orlando, Florida,
and September fourth through November tewod in Hollywood, California. Some
pro tips for Halloween Horror Nite tickets by early popular
nights do sell out completely and prices increase closer to
the event. Avoid opening weekend unless you choose premium screen
(04:42):
night crowds are typically the heaviest the very first weekend.
Consider weeknights Tuesday through Thursday typically offer lower prices and
smaller crowds, and plan for multiple visits. Season passes almost
always provide better value than single night premium options. Follow
the links in the show notes to find the complete guide.
Gantem's got a flash sale going on. Gantum Lighting in
(05:04):
Controls is having a flash sale on its Precision CP
seven DR forty four fixtures. This DMX controlled RGB spot
fixture features an eighteen degree bm angle, strobe effects and
built in macros like candle flicker and heart pulse. It
is perfect for props and scenic pieces. The fixture is
bare wire and includes a two point one millimeters barrel
jack and TRS screw terminal. Adapters for power and data.
(05:27):
Bundle includes twenty Precision CP seven fixtures, one dark box,
programmer version two for DMX addressing or static presets at
all necessary adapters for only two thousand dollars regular retail
is thirty six forty three. That's an over forty five
percent saving. While supplies last interested, contact sales at gantum
(05:47):
dot com and mention the Precision CP seven Bundle deal
to add these versatile fixtures to your next project. The
Ghost Boat collaborates with Moment Factory for a multimedia overhaul.
For over a decade, Ghost Boat by Dell's Boat Tours
in Dell's, Wisconsin has thrilled brave visitors with their signature
after dark excursion up the Wisconsin River and into the
(06:08):
depths of Coldwater Canyon. This year, the haunt has partnered
with Moment Factory, a multidisciplinary studio with over twenty four
years of expertise in themed entertainment, to overhaul the attraction
with a completely original multimedia experience. What makes ghost Boats
so unique from other haunted attractions is the incredible dramatic setting,
A narrow, twisted walk through ancient sandstone formation, said Emily Bertelot,
(06:32):
communications director at Dell's Boat Tours. It's spooky enough on
its own, but we always believed it held vastly more potential.
We shared our vision and the goals with Moment Factory,
and they not only understood it, they elevated it, intensified it,
maximized it. Emotionally speaking, its pure nightmare fuel. The new
experience includes a combination of physical and digital elements, featuring
(06:54):
dynamic lighting, video projections, timed scares, and spatial audio. Exploring
the world of scare attractions is an exciting new chapter
for us. As Alexander Lupian, deemed Entertainment Creative Director at
Moment Factory. What monks multimedia story world so powerful is
their ability to create a genuine emotional connection between visitors
and their environment, while offering the flexibility to evolve over time,
(07:16):
keeping the experience fresh, surprising, and a live year after year.
Ghost Boat is open every day through Labor Day weekend,
whether permitting. Tickets are on sale now starting in thirty eight,
forty three for adults, twenty five sixty two for children
ages four through eleven. After ten years, Aunt Shirts saying
goodbye in a June seventh Facebook post owner James and
(07:37):
Melissa announced that the company is closing, stating as demands
for our personal and professional lives have grown, has become
harder to give this business the attention it deserves. Designing
and making everyday Halloween ware for everyday Halloween people has
been one of the most exciting things we have ever done.
This little side project turned into something bigger than we
ever imagined. It brought joy, creativity, innovation, and countless connections
(08:00):
to the most passionate and spooky loving community out there. You.
A final farewell sale has begun. Customers can receive twenty
percent off everything applied at checkout and free USPS shipping
on all orders over one hundred dollars. The Midwest Hunters
Convention returns next year June fifth through seventh of twenty
twenty six. Save the dates. Midwest Hunters Conventional will return
(08:21):
to the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois,
June fifth through seventh of twenty twenty six. Pre show
tours will take place on Friday June fifth, with the
trade show floor opening June sixth and seventh. In education news,
the Arizona Haunters host intro to Soldering Flickery Flames Class
on Saturday, June twenty first, at ten am one pm
(08:43):
join the Arizona Haunters at Heat Sink Labs and Mesa
Arizona for an intro to soldering lickory flames class. Soldering
is a fundamental skill for anyone looking to add electronics
to their show. The instructors will show attendees how to
solder up clickory flame kits, which can be combined to
light up your monsters or other prop with no programming needed.
Reserve your spot today for fifteen dollars. Additional kits can
(09:04):
be purchased for five dollars each. Some upcoming events this
June through August include the Texas Haunters Convention in Dallas, Texas,
July twenty six through twenty seven, Hunters Against Hate the
Event three in Louisville, Kentucky August eighth through tenth. Midsummer
Scream in Long Beach, California, August fifteenth through sixteenth. Some
podcast news you may have missed, Five trends you can't
(09:27):
ignore mergers, velvet ropes, and the rise of the festival
First Parks, six Flags and Cedar Fairs eight billion dollars
mashup for Shen's shopping spree, and falcons beyond devouring oceaneering
are just the opening salvo in a consolidation wave now
squeezing the most regional parks into four corporate camps. Spot
deal making is only the first of five seismic shifts.
(09:50):
Philip and Scott unpacked this week. They probe why per
guest spending keeps climbing even as attendance flattens, how velvet
rope up charges like Disneyland's four hundred dollars Premier Pass
and six flags one hundred and sixty two dollars a
month flash Pass are normalizing class tiers, and why every
operator from Universal's Fan Fast Nights to SeaWorld's Coasters after
(10:10):
Dark now treats shoulder season festivals as it's loyalty engine.
The hosts also tackles staffing's post pandemic cool down and
ask whether AI driven scheduling and on site dorms finally
solve the labor puzzle. Think your already future proved your part,
these five trends say, otherwise, listen to the weekly bonus
episodes on the Patreon page of the Green Tagged podcast.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
And that's all for the news this week. Today's episode
was produced by me Philip Bernandez, with reporting by Darryl
Plunky post production by David Swape. This haunt News Update
is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network and you
can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hanta Attraction
network dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum
Lighting and Controls. Until next time, Haunters, stay scary This
(10:58):
He's a hount Action.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Network production MHM.
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