CONTACT

 


Howl-o-Scream
Busch Garden, Tampa, FL.

Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios, Orlando, FL.
  
ShocktoberFest
Reading, PA  


Maple Shade, NJ
First Aid
Haunted House

Shadybrook Farm-Horror Fest
Yardley, PA

Rivers Edge HayRide
Cinnaminson, NJ  

Terror behind the Walls
Philadelphia, PA

Grone's "House of Horror"
Maple Shade, NJ

 
Festival of Fear
Feasterville, PA    

THOMPSONS
"Yard of Terror"
Hainesport, NJ 

THE ORIGINAL
HAUNTED HAYRIDE
Feasterville, PA 

Field of Screams
Lancaster County, PA

Scarecrow Hollow
Lower Alloways Creek, NJ
Cookies
"Haunted Castle"
Clementon, NJ  

HorrorFind.com Weekend
Baltimore, MD
Jekyll & Hyde Club
New York, NY 
 
Zombie Xtreme
Seaside Hights, NJ      
 Well Kids, here we are at the end of another season. We lucked out that a few haunters decided to extend their hours thru this weekend (and some would have liked to, but it seems that township ordinances won’t allow many of them to operate in to November…). While the weather turned cold locally this weekend, we certainly hope the additional days aided the proprietors of these haunts, as rainy weather put a damper on many of their evenings. So sad after a summer of drought warnings….
  The “last hurrah” was at Shocktoberfest in Reading PA, and we’re happy to say, it ended with a bang! What an awesome hayride! Hands down, the best one we had been to all season. Their detail was amazing and their staff were among the most enthusiastic of “scharactors” that we have come across this season, and they should be commended for a fantastic job. (Brian and I can hardly wait to check out their summer venture at the Jersey Shore “Zombie World”).
  Sunday the 27th, we visited Eastern State Penitentiary, the most absolutely amazing building. This intimidating historical monument housed three attractions, and proceeds benefit the maintenance of the landmark. On a walk thru with Sean Kelly, the Program Director for the prison, we learned a little about the history behind the structure as well as some of the peculiarities of working in such a setting…. Stay tuned for this review.
Friday the 25th, we made our way to The Original Haunted Hayride. We liked the set up for the hayride, not as far removed from the action as most other hayrides, we were actually able to sit on the edge of the wagon, feet dangling.
I’m sorry to say, I missed the Festival of Fears, but Brian and Vince managed to make it to the event. Hosting 4 attractions (5 if you counted the haunted mini-golf) in another great old building that I’m sorry to say we are going to lose over the next year in the name of “progress.” Seems it will be torn down…. We’ll keep you posted about where to find Doc Fright next year….
  Before that, we were in Florida for ten days….. leaving Philadelphia on the 11th and returning on the 21st, we visited Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights twice (well, more like one and a half, REALLY bad weather severely hindered our first night there). A decent event in it’s own right, this event’s biggest obstacle was being in the shadows of 11 winning events at USF. Without this comparison, the event may have fared better with visitors, and the jury is out on whether it can be called a success. Our second night at the park, we met with the Travel Channel for an upcoming special on the event. If we make it thru the editing process, you should see us some time next fall, we’ll let you know when the show will air as soon as we have an exact date. We also visited Busch Gardens for the first time for Howl-O-Scream… another astounding event that we look forward to visiting again, as we feel they will only get better….
  Prior to the trip, we visited Shadybrook Farms Horrorfest, going for the “family” market, they produced a hayride that while not scary, was wildly entertaining. Again, another great cast…. (there is something to be said for paid casts versus “volunteers”).
  The previous night we spent over an hour wandering around the amazing 2 mile cornfield maze at Scarecrow Hollow. You have to love a maze where you are given a “flag” upon entering, in the event that you get too lost to find your way out, (though there is a game attached to this maze, the quest is not to find your way out, but to find ten clues).
  Friday the 4th, we visited River’s Edge Hayride. One of the smaller attractions in the area, but well known as it is one of the oldest….
  September 29th we were happy to meet up once again with the crew of Frightland (one of our favorite haunts) for their R.I.P. night. Complete with fireworks and a visit from the governor, it was another great evening in St. Georges, DE.
And all the way back to the beginning, we kicked off the season with Field of Screams, where in “The Den of Darkness” we encountered the surprise that has been unsurpassed all season. As much as I’d love to tell you…. You will have to check back for the story on that one….
  In the summer months, we began to gear up for the season with a visit to Horrorfind Weekend in August. A fabulous time with interesting seminars, great people, a fun costume contest, and the cast of the Evil Dead. The story to be posted soon.
We were sorry that we did not manage to make it back to Zombie Xtreme this fall, we had such a great time visiting them this summer at the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ. They had great plans to shut down for a few weeks at summer’s end and to reopen with some new surprises for the Halloween crowds. More on our summertime visit to follow….
  We hope you all had as much fun this fall as we have, and we look forward to bringing you the stories on these attractions in the months to come. If you haven’t already, sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications as new stories are posted….
Our best to you all…..

Warmest Regards,

Haunters:
Located in the New Jersey, Philadelphia and Delaware and surrounding areas, we look forward to the opportunity to speak to you personally and to review your haunt. All attractions are welcome from Home haunts to Pro Theme Park haunts, please contact us and let us know when would be a good time to visit. While we would love to make it to all of your haunts, we do run into time constraints, so please try to contact us as early in the season as possible.
Southern California HAUNTERS!!
HauntFreaks will be in Southern California for a week in Oct 2003. and we are looking to have our calendar filled... Please contact us if you are interested in the HauntFreaks visiting your attraction

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