July 9, 2025 • 9 mins
With the last major holiday celebration of summer out of the way (no one really decorates for Labor Day), retailers are now fully embracing the "Summerween" season, stocking Halloween-themed products earlier than ever before. As reported in last month's newsletters, stores like Michaels, Target, and Lowe's took advantage of Friday, June 13th, to begin to release their spooky items. Now, even more stores are pushing the Halloween season forward into summer. Read more 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 Darryl.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
The fourth of July is over. Next stop Halloween. With
the last major holiday celebration of summer out of the way.
Because no one really decorates for Labor Day, retailers are
now fully embracing this summer weeen season, stalking Halloween themed
products earlier than ever before. As reported in last month's newsletters,
stores like Michael's, Target and Lowe's took advantage of Friday,
(00:59):
June thirteenth to begin releasing their spooky items. Now, even
more stores are pushing the Halloween season forward into the summer.
Spirit Helloween announces their first four new animatronics for twenty
twenty five. In a July second Facebook post, Spirit Halloween
announced the first four animatronics for this year's lineup, the
Mutant Sewer Rat, the Electrified Corpse, Night Owl, and Valic.
(01:23):
The four foot two inch Mutant Sewer Rat for two
twenty nine ninety nine stalks the dark dark underbelly of
the city, searching for the fresh blood. Its eyes glow yellow,
and it emits a loud hissing noise and squeaks as
its head moves side to side and its mouth opens.
The Electrified Corpse for one nine ninety nine is quite
a shocking animatronic. It hangs three foot six inches at
(01:45):
its longest point and featured glowing yellow eyes, a light
up mouth, and illuminated wires. Standing six foot six inches tall.
The night Owl for two forty nine to ninety nine
let's outspine chilling, screeching noises in its massive five foot
four r inch wingspan, opens wide to capture its next victim. Lastly,
their licensed release of the season is Valiic for two
(02:08):
ninety nine ninety nine from twenty eighteen's the nun Standing
five foot eight inches, The animatronic springs to life with
a quick forward motion powered by a lunging scissor mechanism.
His arms open outward and head lifts up as he
lunges towards you for a realistic quick scare action. Eeriebell,
creaking door, and screaming sounds given extra frightful feel. Get
(02:29):
ready to see these and more at the over fifteen
hundred Spirit Helloween stores set to open as early as
mid August across the nation. Bath and Bodyworks reveals their
Summer Wien collection. As of July seventh, Bath and Bodyworks
has released their highly anticipated Summer Wien collection of more
than seventy products in stores nationwide, with items first available
(02:49):
online for loyalty members on June thirtieth. This marks the
earliest the retailer has ever released Helloween themed items. We're
fully embracing this exciting summer trend, which is now bigger
than ever, with an incredible collection of fragrance as an
accessories which capture the true essence of the spooky season,
says Betsy Schumacher, Chief Merchant at Bath and Bodyworks. Halloween
(03:11):
is one of our customer's favorite times of year, and
we're meeting them right where they are with the highest quality,
trend forward products to fit every mood and esthetic. This
Summer Ween collection includes a new scent ice cream float,
as well as returning favorites Vampire Blood, Mortal, Ghoul, Friend, Wicked,
Vanilla Woods, and Candy Apple Cauldron. In addition to soaps, lotions,
(03:33):
and fragrances, the collection also includes a variety of accessories
and decoor items like the Ghostly three wit candle, pedestal holder,
a bubbling cauldron, hand soap dispenser, black cat inspired wallflower plugs,
a Gooulish Frankenstein's Bakery, luminary, and more. McDonald's is including
their new eighty Bitty Boo buckets in Happy Meals. McDonald's
(03:56):
newest collection of toys contains a little bit of Halloween
with eighty Bitty Boo bucket. Each little McDonald's Happy Meal
will include one of the twenty one mini toys inspired
by things you might see at McDonald's restaurants, including the
twenty twenty two redesigned orange Pumpkin Boo Bucket. McDonald's Happy
Meal has always been more than just a meal. It's
(04:16):
joyful tradition that creates lasting memories for both kids and
adults alike, said Anna Engel, director of Marketing, Brand, Content
and Culture for McDonald's USA. As a parent There's something
magical about watching your children's imagination come to life with
these tiny toys. That's what makes Little McDonald so special.
It brings back my own childhood memories of playing McDonald's,
(04:38):
and now I get to create new ones with my kids.
SeaWorld Orlando announces their first new Hella Scream House for
twenty twenty five. Discover in a state sale you'll never
escape in the newest Haunt at SeaWorld Orlando's Hollow Scream
The Collector's Curse. Step inside a lavish estate turned house
of horrors, where a mysterious house known as the Collector
(04:59):
lures guests with rare relics and ancient artifacts. But this
estate sale hides a sinister secret, one that pulls you
deep into a twisted underworld of cursed creations and monstrous mutations.
Dare to enter, but beware, some treasures come at a
terrifying price. Hallo Scream at SeaWorld Orlando returns for its
fifth year twenty eight select nights September fifth through November first.
(05:22):
This year's event will feature five haunted houses, six scare zones,
two roaming hordes, five themed bars, live shows, and more.
Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as thirty
three ninety nine for a single night ticket and one
oh nine to ninety nine for unlimited admission tickets. Get
your tickets soon for these discounted rates. The flash sale
ends July thirteenth. Netflix invites fans to apply for Nevermore
(05:47):
Academy Fellow Outcasts. Part one of season two of Netflix
creepy and Kookie series Wednesday, debuts on August sixth. Part
two releases September third. In anticipation, Flicks has relaunched the
official never More Academy recruitment website, as well as welcome
video from the Academy's new headmaster, Principal Dort, played by
(06:09):
Steve Buscemi. Never More embraces every outcast from wherewelse, the vampires, sirens,
to gorgons and more. You can even once again apply
to a tend Nevermore Academy and join the antics of
Wednesday Adams and her classmates. The application features multiple choice
questions about being an outcast and how your strength would
enhance the school. Submit your name, email, and mailing address
(06:30):
to be notified in the coming weeks if you have
been accepted for the series premiere in twenty twenty two.
Some applicants received physical acceptance letters in the mail, while
others received rejection emails from Wednesday Adams Herself. Wednesday is
directed and executive produced by Tim Burton and stars Jenna
Ortega and Emma Myers, with series regulars including Steve Buscemi,
(06:51):
Catherine Zada Jones, Louis Guzman, and Moore. Special guests include
Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the two nineteen
nineties Adams Family adaptations, Hayley, Joel Osmt, and Lady Gaga.
Rl Stein is going to be appearing at Creepit reel Oc.
Goosebumps and Fear Street author R. L Stein will be
appearing at Creepit reel Oc in Santa Ana, California, on Sunday,
(07:15):
September fourteenth, from four pm to eight pm. You will
be signing autographs and posing for a Goosebumps inspired photo
op with Rawl of the Dead photography. Advance purchase is required.
Tickets are Experienced are on sale now for one hundred
and thirteen dollars ninety five cents per session. Valid Sunday
Creepit reel Admission is required. Creepit reel Oc takes place
(07:37):
at the Heritage Museum of Orange County on September twelfth
through fourteenth. The event features over one hundred and thirty vendors,
photo ops, live music, food and beverages, roaming creeps, and more.
Whether you're a Halloween fanatic, a costume connoisseur, or just
here for the booze, this is your end of summer
freight Fist. Tickets are on sale now. You can follow
(07:57):
the links in our show notes to get yours today.
Coming up in live streams, ask the haunt Owners. Halloween
Hollow Haunted House. Hunters Toolbox is hosting a live Q
and A session with Carol Lee Moore, the third in
Erica Elroy from Halloween Hollow Haunted House from Silverpoint, Tennessee,
next Tuesday, July fifteenth, at five point thirty pm Pacific
(08:18):
daylight time. In this ninety minute live session, they will
discuss what it takes to own and operate a unique
haunted attraction in Tennessee. Some upcoming events this July through
September of twenty twenty five include the Texas Haunters Convention
in Dallas, Texas, July twenty sixth and twenty seven, Hunters
Against Eight. The event three from Louisville, Kentucky, August eighth
(08:39):
through tenth, Midsummer Scream from Long Beach, California, August fifteenth
through seventeenth, and Creep at reel Oc in Santa Ana, California,
September twelfth through fourteenth.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
And that's all for the news this week. Today's episode
was produced by me Philip Bernandez, with reporting by Daryl
Plunky post production by David Swope. This haunt News Update
is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network and you
can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hanta Attractionnetwork
dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum Lighting
and Controls. Until next time, Haunters Stay Scary. This is
(09:18):
a Haunted Attraction Network production.
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 Darryl.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
The fourth of July is over. Next stop Halloween. With
the last major holiday celebration of summer out of the way.
Because no one really decorates for Labor Day, retailers are
now fully embracing this summer weeen season, stalking Halloween themed
products earlier than ever before. As reported in last month's newsletters,
stores like Michael's, Target and Lowe's took advantage of Friday,
(00:59):
June thirteenth to begin releasing their spooky items. Now, even
more stores are pushing the Halloween season forward into the summer.
Spirit Helloween announces their first four new animatronics for twenty
twenty five. In a July second Facebook post, Spirit Halloween
announced the first four animatronics for this year's lineup, the
Mutant Sewer Rat, the Electrified Corpse, Night Owl, and Valic.
(01:23):
The four foot two inch Mutant Sewer Rat for two
twenty nine ninety nine stalks the dark dark underbelly of
the city, searching for the fresh blood. Its eyes glow yellow,
and it emits a loud hissing noise and squeaks as
its head moves side to side and its mouth opens.
The Electrified Corpse for one nine ninety nine is quite
a shocking animatronic. It hangs three foot six inches at
(01:45):
its longest point and featured glowing yellow eyes, a light
up mouth, and illuminated wires. Standing six foot six inches tall.
The night Owl for two forty nine to ninety nine
let's outspine chilling, screeching noises in its massive five foot
four r inch wingspan, opens wide to capture its next victim. Lastly,
their licensed release of the season is Valiic for two
(02:08):
ninety nine ninety nine from twenty eighteen's the nun Standing
five foot eight inches, The animatronic springs to life with
a quick forward motion powered by a lunging scissor mechanism.
His arms open outward and head lifts up as he
lunges towards you for a realistic quick scare action. Eeriebell,
creaking door, and screaming sounds given extra frightful feel. Get
(02:29):
ready to see these and more at the over fifteen
hundred Spirit Helloween stores set to open as early as
mid August across the nation. Bath and Bodyworks reveals their
Summer Wien collection. As of July seventh, Bath and Bodyworks
has released their highly anticipated Summer Wien collection of more
than seventy products in stores nationwide, with items first available
(02:49):
online for loyalty members on June thirtieth. This marks the
earliest the retailer has ever released Helloween themed items. We're
fully embracing this exciting summer trend, which is now bigger
than ever, with an incredible collection of fragrance as an
accessories which capture the true essence of the spooky season,
says Betsy Schumacher, Chief Merchant at Bath and Bodyworks. Halloween
(03:11):
is one of our customer's favorite times of year, and
we're meeting them right where they are with the highest quality,
trend forward products to fit every mood and esthetic. This
Summer Ween collection includes a new scent ice cream float,
as well as returning favorites Vampire Blood, Mortal, Ghoul, Friend, Wicked,
Vanilla Woods, and Candy Apple Cauldron. In addition to soaps, lotions,
(03:33):
and fragrances, the collection also includes a variety of accessories
and decoor items like the Ghostly three wit candle, pedestal holder,
a bubbling cauldron, hand soap dispenser, black cat inspired wallflower plugs,
a Gooulish Frankenstein's Bakery, luminary, and more. McDonald's is including
their new eighty Bitty Boo buckets in Happy Meals. McDonald's
(03:56):
newest collection of toys contains a little bit of Halloween
with eighty Bitty Boo bucket. Each little McDonald's Happy Meal
will include one of the twenty one mini toys inspired
by things you might see at McDonald's restaurants, including the
twenty twenty two redesigned orange Pumpkin Boo Bucket. McDonald's Happy
Meal has always been more than just a meal. It's
(04:16):
joyful tradition that creates lasting memories for both kids and
adults alike, said Anna Engel, director of Marketing, Brand, Content
and Culture for McDonald's USA. As a parent There's something
magical about watching your children's imagination come to life with
these tiny toys. That's what makes Little McDonald so special.
It brings back my own childhood memories of playing McDonald's,
(04:38):
and now I get to create new ones with my kids.
SeaWorld Orlando announces their first new Hella Scream House for
twenty twenty five. Discover in a state sale you'll never
escape in the newest Haunt at SeaWorld Orlando's Hollow Scream
The Collector's Curse. Step inside a lavish estate turned house
of horrors, where a mysterious house known as the Collector
(04:59):
lures guests with rare relics and ancient artifacts. But this
estate sale hides a sinister secret, one that pulls you
deep into a twisted underworld of cursed creations and monstrous mutations.
Dare to enter, but beware, some treasures come at a
terrifying price. Hallo Scream at SeaWorld Orlando returns for its
fifth year twenty eight select nights September fifth through November first.
(05:22):
This year's event will feature five haunted houses, six scare zones,
two roaming hordes, five themed bars, live shows, and more.
Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as thirty
three ninety nine for a single night ticket and one
oh nine to ninety nine for unlimited admission tickets. Get
your tickets soon for these discounted rates. The flash sale
ends July thirteenth. Netflix invites fans to apply for Nevermore
(05:47):
Academy Fellow Outcasts. Part one of season two of Netflix
creepy and Kookie series Wednesday, debuts on August sixth. Part
two releases September third. In anticipation, Flicks has relaunched the
official never More Academy recruitment website, as well as welcome
video from the Academy's new headmaster, Principal Dort, played by
(06:09):
Steve Buscemi. Never More embraces every outcast from wherewelse, the vampires, sirens,
to gorgons and more. You can even once again apply
to a tend Nevermore Academy and join the antics of
Wednesday Adams and her classmates. The application features multiple choice
questions about being an outcast and how your strength would
enhance the school. Submit your name, email, and mailing address
(06:30):
to be notified in the coming weeks if you have
been accepted for the series premiere in twenty twenty two.
Some applicants received physical acceptance letters in the mail, while
others received rejection emails from Wednesday Adams Herself. Wednesday is
directed and executive produced by Tim Burton and stars Jenna
Ortega and Emma Myers, with series regulars including Steve Buscemi,
(06:51):
Catherine Zada Jones, Louis Guzman, and Moore. Special guests include
Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the two nineteen
nineties Adams Family adaptations, Hayley, Joel Osmt, and Lady Gaga.
Rl Stein is going to be appearing at Creepit reel Oc.
Goosebumps and Fear Street author R. L Stein will be
appearing at Creepit reel Oc in Santa Ana, California, on Sunday,
(07:15):
September fourteenth, from four pm to eight pm. You will
be signing autographs and posing for a Goosebumps inspired photo
op with Rawl of the Dead photography. Advance purchase is required.
Tickets are Experienced are on sale now for one hundred
and thirteen dollars ninety five cents per session. Valid Sunday
Creepit reel Admission is required. Creepit reel Oc takes place
(07:37):
at the Heritage Museum of Orange County on September twelfth
through fourteenth. The event features over one hundred and thirty vendors,
photo ops, live music, food and beverages, roaming creeps, and more.
Whether you're a Halloween fanatic, a costume connoisseur, or just
here for the booze, this is your end of summer
freight Fist. Tickets are on sale now. You can follow
(07:57):
the links in our show notes to get yours today.
Coming up in live streams, ask the haunt Owners. Halloween
Hollow Haunted House. Hunters Toolbox is hosting a live Q
and A session with Carol Lee Moore, the third in
Erica Elroy from Halloween Hollow Haunted House from Silverpoint, Tennessee,
next Tuesday, July fifteenth, at five point thirty pm Pacific
(08:18):
daylight time. In this ninety minute live session, they will
discuss what it takes to own and operate a unique
haunted attraction in Tennessee. Some upcoming events this July through
September of twenty twenty five include the Texas Haunters Convention
in Dallas, Texas, July twenty sixth and twenty seven, Hunters
Against Eight. The event three from Louisville, Kentucky, August eighth
(08:39):
through tenth, Midsummer Scream from Long Beach, California, August fifteenth
through seventeenth, and Creep at reel Oc in Santa Ana, California,
September twelfth through fourteenth.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
And that's all for the news this week. Today's episode
was produced by me Philip Bernandez, with reporting by Daryl
Plunky post production by David Swope. This haunt News Update
is a production of the Haunted Attraction Network and you
can sign up to our weekly newsletter at Hanta Attractionnetwork
dot com. Support for this episode comes from Gantum Lighting
and Controls. Until next time, Haunters Stay Scary. This is
(09:18):
a Haunted Attraction Network production.
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