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Every video tagged “home haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
586 videos
Hauntcast host Baker sits down with Josh Quillin, the producer and director behind Epic Home Haunts, a feature-length documentary available on Amazon Prime Video. The conversation dives into Quillin's experience capturing the passion and creativity of the home haunt community on film. This podcast-style interview offers an insider look at what drives dedicated haunters and how their stories were brought to a wider audience.
This video from Horror 365 documents the process of relocating an elevator prop, likely as part of an ongoing home haunt or haunted attraction build. With no source description or duration available, the content appears to focus on the logistical and physical challenge of moving a large set piece. Elevator props are a staple of elaborate haunted environments and repositioning them can significantly impact a haunt's layout and flow.
Hauntcast host Baker sits down with Nathan Fronczak of Slaughterhouse Studios for a candid conversation about his work as a Halloween prop maker. The interview explores Nathan's creative process and experience in the haunted attraction world. Running roughly 22 minutes, it offers an inside look at the craft and passion behind professional prop building.
In this podcast-style episode from Hauntcast, host Revenant poses a reflective question to the haunting community: what unique skills, perspectives, and talents do you personally bring to the craft? The segment encourages haunters to take stock of their own abilities, suggesting most people underestimate the value they offer. It's a motivational, introspective piece aimed at pushing haunters to think more intentionally about their contributions to the hobby and industry.
A short seasonal greeting from Hauntcast and its guests celebrating Halloween 2020. The clip serves as a community message directed at fellow haunters and Halloween enthusiasts. At just one minute, it is a celebratory touchstone rather than an instructional piece.
This Hauntcast episode explores the concept of monster creation through a narrative and philosophical lens, with host Rev reflecting on where monsters truly come from. The segment suggests that the most terrifying creatures are born from human hubris — the arrogance of those who believe they can create life. It's a thought-provoking, story-driven piece aimed at inspiring haunters to think more deeply about the psychology of fear and monster-making.
This short clip marks the 10th anniversary of the Hauntcast podcast, with host Baker reflecting on the show's origins and its journey serving the haunting community. At just one minute, it functions as a celebratory open rather than a tutorial or build video. It offers a brief but heartfelt nod to the dedicated audience of home haunters, yard haunters, and professional attraction builders who have followed the show over the decade.
Hauntcast sits down with JD Cormany of Disturb Designs for a wide-ranging conversation covering his approach to prop design, production workflow, and running a haunt-focused creative business. The discussion explores the intersection of artistry and entrepreneurship within the haunting community. Listeners get an inside look at the philosophy and process behind the Disturb Designs brand.
Hauntcast host Baker is visited by Adam of the Great Pumpkin Project in a playful, Halloween-themed segment set in a fictional sincere pumpkin patch. The episode centers on the 'Bone Phone,' a prop or concept presented as part of Adam's ongoing Great Pumpkin Project build. The format blends podcast-style conversation with hands-on haunt enthusiasm, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a creative haunter's work.
Hauntcast's 'Something Wicked' segment features host Wick-Ed Gannon walking through how physical scale models can be used as a planning tool in the haunt design process. The technique helps haunters visualize layouts, traffic flow, and scene placement before committing to a full build. At roughly 16 minutes, it functions as a focused, practical design talk rather than a hands-on build tutorial.
Transworld LIVE takes its Season 3 coverage on the road for a special home haunt edition, sending host Kris to visit Jim Slanker of the Chicago Haunt Builders for an up-close tour of his personal home haunt. The episode offers viewers a rare field visit format rather than a studio discussion, giving an inside look at a dedicated home haunter's setup. As with every Transworld LIVE episode, live audience Q&A is a central part of the show.
In this editorial-style segment from the Hauntcast podcast, host Wick-Ed Gannon reflects on what haunting looks like in a post-pandemic world. He explores the practical and philosophical questions haunters face — whether to scale back, adapt, or push forward with their attractions. The discussion is aimed at the broader haunting community across home haunts, yard haunts, and professional attractions alike.
Hauntcast sits down with Chad Jensen, creator of the Haunt Street home haunt in Mesa, Arizona and winner of the Arizona Haunters 2018 best walk-through haunt award. In this extended interview-style episode, Chad shares his experiences, philosophies, and insights from building and running a celebrated residential haunt. The conversation offers an inside look at what it takes to turn a passion for Halloween into an award-winning neighborhood attraction.
Hauntcast sits down with haunter Chris Birkett for a guided tour and interview focused on his elaborate home haunt known as the Haunted Graveyard, located in Arizona. The segment celebrates the artistry and dedication behind building a standout graveyard display that has become a local landmark. The conversation encourages haunters to savor the creative process and fully embrace the Halloween season.
The Hauntcast crew — dubbed the Scream Team — gathers for a candid post-season roundtable reflecting on their 2019 Halloween experiences. The conversation covers both highlights and disappointments from the season across home haunts, yard haunts, and professional attractions. At over 80 minutes, this is a deep-dive community discussion rather than a tutorial or walkthrough.
Hauntcast host Baker sits down with Preston and Diane Meyer, alongside Melissa Thompson, to explore the story behind Rotten Apple 907, a home haunt with nearly three decades of history. The conversation peels back the curtain on what keeps a community-driven yard haunt going strong year after year. Listeners get an inside look at the passion, evolution, and personal investment behind one of the longer-running home haunts in the community.
Hauntcast sits down with Michael 'MJ' Jonathan, the creative force behind the Legends of the Fog haunted attraction, for an in-depth interview. The conversation dives into MJ's haunting background, experiences, and insights drawn from running his attraction. As a long-form podcast episode, it offers an inside look at what it takes to build and sustain a notable haunted experience. Fans of the haunt community will find plenty of inspiration and behind-the-scenes perspective here.
In this episode of Hauntcast's Something Wicked segment, Wick-Ed Gannon breaks down the scare artist's toolkit — covering how monsters and performers can leverage props, sound, light, and motion to maximize fear. The focus is on practical, deployable tactics that elevate a haunter's effectiveness whether in a home haunt or professional attraction. It's part performance coaching, part design philosophy, delivered in Hauntcast's signature podcast style.
Hauntcast sits down with Ben Newman of Haunted Laurianne Woods for an in-depth interview exploring his approach to home and yard haunting. The conversation is part of Hauntcast's ongoing Haunting Guru series, spotlighting dedicated community haunters and their creative processes. Listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at the passion and vision that drives one of the hobby's enthusiastic builders.
Hauntcast's recurring 'Darkest Web' segment features host Morbid Mariah rounding up the latest Halloween-related things to see, do, and buy from across the internet. The segment functions as a curated digest for the haunting community, surfacing interesting finds spanning props, events, and more. At under ten minutes, it delivers a quick but broad sweep of what's new and noteworthy in the haunt world.
In this Hauntcast podcast segment, Amanda Ravange of Amanda Reevenge Haunting joins host Baker in a playful interview format to share her insights on character creation and haunt acting. The conversation is framed as a comedic prank call — dubbed the 'Bone Phone' — giving the episode a lighthearted but informative tone. Amanda draws on her haunting experience to offer practical perspective on developing compelling characters for home haunts and attractions.
Experienced haunter Wick-Ed Gannon shares 13 practical tips covering a wide range of haunting disciplines in this Hauntcast episode. Billed as a Swiss-Army Knife of haunting knowledge, the segment touches on skills applicable to home haunts, yard haunts, and professional attractions alike. The podcast format makes it an accessible, on-the-go resource for haunters at various experience levels.
This Hauntcast segment explores how haunters can borrow techniques from theatrical tradition to deliver compelling, fear-inducing experiences even when conventional haunting methods may be limited or restricted. Host Revenant examines the concept of 'theater of the mind' — using suggestion, atmosphere, and psychological tension rather than relying solely on physical props or jump scares. The approach offers a versatile toolkit applicable to home haunts, yard haunts, and professional attractions alike.
Wick-Ed Gannon of Hauntcast's Something Wicked segment walks through a range of strategies for making haunted attractions more interactive and engaging for guests. The episode covers multiple approaches haunters can use to elevate passive scares into participatory experiences. It applies equally to home haunts, yard haunts, and larger professional setups.
