Field Of Terror Screams in May

 

East Windsor, NJ - If you feel the need to scream after a long winter in New Jersey, then Field of Terror in East Windsor, NJ will be the place for you as they present their 2024 Halfway to Halloween event taking place on Friday, May 3 and Saturday May 4, 2024. This unique off season event will feature 3 haunted attractions which includes The Karnival, Timmery Manor and the Trail of Terror. "Field of Terror NJ is always a favorite of mine" says Pat Regan president of the National Haunters Association, "they do a great job for a local haunt, this is going to be a great event and anyone who is a fan of Halloween would have a great time" says Regan "a Haunt in May, what more do you want?".

Field of Terror was just part of the first ever East Coast Haunters Convention at the Philadelphia Expo Center presented by Transworld. 

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Haunted Scarehouse 2017

Actor Matt Byrd

Wharton, NJ - The Haunted Scarehouse is traditionally one of the Best Haunted Attractions in the Tri State Area, Owner Steven Bailey is a top creator of the rooms and sets and is a two time Annabel Award  winner with the Highest Graded Indoor Haunted Attraction for the 2014-2015 Haunt Seasons respectively. The Haunted Scarehouse is based upon the legends of the  old Hayden Family farmland of where the Scarehouse now sits. 2014 Best Actor Matt Byrd (Louey Lazarus) greets you in the time machine where you are taken back in time  and given the history of the Hayden family. The detail and design of the sets are all custom built by Bailey who has a gift of taking what he has in his mind to his hands to delivery a great experience for the customer. Bailey not only does this on one floor, but has two floors of fear with the Attic, which is the only two floor Haunt in New Jersey. One of the best additions of 2016 was is called the Murder Go Round. A room that hits your senses hard and brings your fears to a new level as you try to get your bearings straight. Each Season always brings in some new actors with different talents. In 2016, a clown that had an unforgettable scream was on top of the Scream Queen board for the season. The biggest additions at Haunted Scarehouse have been made to the Escape Rooms, which have become super popular in Morris County and a great addition to your overall experience. The rooms all tie into the Hayden family legends and have different degrees of difficulty. “I cannot build them fast enough” says Bailey, who has built a small escape room at Hot Rod’s Barbque in Wharton, “people love the different challenges and look forward to the different room set ups and story lines.” The Haunted Scarehouse Schedule kicks off with Opening Night on September 29, 30 2017, October1,6,7,8,13,14,15,19,20,21,22,26,27,28,29, and 31 for a total of 18 Dates.

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2016 Haunted Attractions Preview

2016 Haunted Attractions Preview

Roxbury, NJ--2016 Haunted Attractions Preview is presented by Das Creamery, Life is Sweet at the #5 Rated Ice Cream Parlor in New Jersey located in Budd Lake. As you begin to map out your 2016 Haunted Attractions game plan, the Haunts are preparing to welcome you and your friends with all new Scares for the upcoming Haunt Season. Mr Haunt and the Haunt Hunters annually present the Annabelle Trophy to the Haunted Attraction  that ended with the highest grade based upon over 100 points of criteria. There was 1 point between the Top 3 Haunted Attractions that were graded with the Haunted Scarehouse in Wharton, NJ winning 96-95 over Bane in Livingston, NJ and Brighton Asylum in Clifton, NJ. By receiving a grade of 90 percent or better on the Haunt Testing and Evaluation, these Haunted Attractions are recognized as the Gold Standard of Haunted Attractions. They have set the Bar so high in the Industry that whoever dares to enter the world of Haunted Attractions should be prepared to compete at the highest levels. Every year new Haunted Attractions begin to appear like an apparition in an episode of Ghost Adventures. Though after the realization hits that your cannot set up a Haunted Attraction with a few props that you found in the attic, they are sent to Rest in Peace with the others who tried to enter the Haunt marketplace. Some of those that come to mind, but are quickly forgotten as Haunts would be Scareland Stadium that lasted 1 season at the Skylands Park in Augusta, NJ. Pantophobia lasted 1 season at a Farm in Bergen County. Even in New York City, established brands such as Jekyl and Hyde had to close their doors in 2015. Times Scare was an year round Haunted House located in Times Square that even had some cool aspects to it such as a bar that was created like the bar in the movie the Shining. Times Scare too closed its doors in 2015.  With an eye on your Entertainment Budget, we will take a look at all of the Haunted Attractions and what they have to offer so you will be able to make an educated decision on where you would like to spend your hard earned Entertainment dollars in the month of October 2016. The Book of Haunts is scheduled to be released on Saturday, October 8, 2016. This is your guide to all of the Haunted Attractions in the Tri State Area and will provide you with additional information. Your perfect companion for the Halloween Season of 2016.

The Haunted Attractions Preview will broadcast a New Haunted Attraction that will be part of the Haunt Hunters Tour 2016.  These Previews will include Haunted Houses, Haunted Hayrides, Haunted Yards, Haunted Theme Parks and Haunted Fundraisers. Some of the Haunted Attractions 2016 Previews will include Haunted Scarehouse, Bane, Brighton Asylum, Pure Terror Screampark, Forrest of Fear, Blood Manor and More.  The Haunted Hayrides will include the New York Haunted Hayride, Corrado's Hayride of Horrors and Schafer's Farm Frightfest and taking the Haunted Theme Park tour at Knoebles Amusement Park, Dorney Park Haunt and Six Flags Great Adventure Frightfest.


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Haunt Hunters

HAUNT HUNTERS

“We’re not experts. We’re enthusiasts!” exclaims Mr Haunt, making sure to draw the distinction.  “We focus less on the technical, behind-the-scenes aspect of Haunts, and more on the actual experience of going through the Haunts.”  Mr Haunt states, “We need more people doing reviews of Haunted Attractions.  This is one of the best ways to support the scene.  Other topics, like Sports for example, have hundreds of reviewers.  Haunts have very few.”  Mr Haunt offers, “It is also important to note that we are not Paranormal Investigators.”

The Haunt Hunters bring decades of experience to the table, having gone to hundreds of Haunted Attractions all over the world.  “We separate the haunted attractions into different sub-categories,” Mr Haunt continues, “Each year, we give out awards for best Haunted House, Haunted Hayride, Theme Park, and Home Décor. And, new for 2015, we’ve added a Haunted Trail category.”  Mr Haunt couldn’t be more excited for the 2015 season.  “We’ve developed a proprietary rating system, with a 100 point scale” Mr Haunt added.  The Haunt Hunters rank each haunted attraction on the following criteria:

1. Website/Marketing/Hype

2. Access/Signage/Parking/Wait time/Management/Organization/Security/Weather considerations/Cost/VIP options

3. Extras (Entertainment during wait time/Food/Vending/Things to do)

4. Makeup

5. Wardrobe

6. Acting

7. Effects/Sets/Layout

8. Length

9. Innovation

10. Overall atmosphere/Scariness/Theme

 

The Haunt Hunters are led by Mr Haunt himself, whose extensive biography appears separately in these pages. The Haunt Hunters include local legends Doktor John, Johnny Halloween, Crazy Mike, and George.  Other Haunt Hunters include Bubba Pazuzu, and Weird NJ’s own Chuck and Mike Pizzuta.  We are often joined by special guests from the entertainment industry and beyond. The Haunt Hunters can be found on your smart-phone at www.HauntHuntersApp.com.

DOKTOR JOHN

A life-long fan of classic Universal and Hammer horror films, Doktor John‘s interest dates back to the 1950’s, with his devotion to late-night TV host Zacherley.  An early subscriber since the first edition of Famous Monsters of Filmland, Dok read and re-read the original Frankenstein and Dracula novels, plus every available review and criticism of cinematic horror from the silent era of Lon Chaney, Sr, through the sci-fi “psychotronic” disaster-pieces of the 1950’s and 1960’s.  In the early 1990’s, at an age when most middle-age, middle-class doctors were studying golfing journals and shopping for second homes in Myrtle Beach or the Hamptons, Doktor John was drawn into the Gothic Rock music scene, first as an Executive Producer and then as a band manager/promoter, partnering with Mr Haunt.  Now deeply engaged in the Gothic subculture scene, Doktor John is a recognized and familiar attendee and chronicler of Goth, Steampunk, and horror-themed events not only here in the States but in such places as Germany, Poland, and Italy.  Doktor John lives in a gothic cathedral of his own design, surrounded by his curated collection of oddities from across the globe.  Dok can currently be found as a Docent at The Morbid Anatomy Museum in NYC.  His reports, which are published in the Aquarian Arts Weekly on these and related subjects, can be accessed on his comprehensive website, www.doktorjohn.com, where abundant photographs, astute reporting, and critical reviews are to be found. 

JOHNNY HALLOWEEN

                Johnny Halloween's earliest memories are of watching classic Universal monster movies on New York's "Cinema 13."  Growing up, he regularly attended horror and sci-fi conventions up and down the East Coast -- long before the "Comic-Cons" of today became popular and trendy.  He has been published twice in FANGORIA magazine, he was a key member of the Usenet alt.horror group back in its '90s heyday, and he has sat down with horror luminaries including Christopher Lee, Clive Barker, Zacherley, Ray Harryhausen, and David Prowse.  Johnny Halloween brings a lifelong love of monsters, Halloween, and haunted attractions to the Haunt Hunters team.

Crazy Mike

Crazy Mike has been Mr Haunt’s trusty sidekick for many years.  It’s hard to put into words the unique brand of crazy that is Crazy Mike.  Let’s just say that one year for Halloween, he donned a brown jumpsuit and pinned a bunch of little yellow balloons to it. -- He was shit with corn in it.

George

                George is Mr Haunt’s constant companion.  He is not easy to please.  Accompanying Mr Haunt to hundreds of events, George helps him interview unsuspecting victims, violating people's personal space, and rendering his constant, disapproving opinions.  George has even taken a turn becoming "zombified" by up-and-coming Hollywood make-up artist, Alyssa Vandall.