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What Is HAuNTcon?

For Immediate Release:

Contact:
Leonard Pickel (see BIO in sidebar)
2505 Texas Drive, Suite 104
Irving, Texas 75062
972-951-5100
hauntcon@gmail.com

HAuNTcon is an acronym for the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference, an expo and convention “Designed by Haunters, for Haunters” of every age and level of experience. HAuNTcon brings people who love Haunted Houses and Halloween together for a fun-filled four days and nights of Haunter Education, Tours of Local Haunted Houses, a packed Tradeshow Floor, Hearse Show and an incredible Costume Ball!

The HAuNTcon Haunt Tours start on Wednesday April 27 with a pre-show overnight bus trip that includes lights on and lights off tours of ten local haunts. Attendees will meet the team of the Haunted Hotel in Louisville during the Thursday Night Kick-off Tour and get a behind the scenes look at this great event, now in its 17th year. The Friday Night Spotlight Tour is of Indiana’s Industrial Nightmare and Fear Fair, two local legends.

A key component of HAuNTcon is education! Over 40 hours of seminars, Make-n-takes, workshops and demonstrations, all included in the price of admission. Our education is designed to help attendees learn new techniques on makeup and actor training, prop and set building, advertising and marketing, as well as tips and tricks to make their lives easier and their attractions more successful.

The Tradeshow floor, Friday April 29 through May 1, is filled with the latest in fright services and equipment, for the professional Haunted House owner and the Halloween enthusiast alike. From horror makeup and highly detailed masks to static props and large animatronic creatures, everything a Haunter needs will be for sale, often at wholesale prices.

Saturday night April 30, Haunters from across the country show off their most creative costumes at the massive HAuNTcon Costume Ball, a rocking party that celebrates the joy of getting into character for fun, rather than for work. It’s like Halloween in April!

On Sunday afternoon May 1, the hotel parking lot fills with a collection of creepy tricked-out vehicles and funeral cars for the Hearse and Parade Car Rally. But the fun and fright doesn’t end there. Sunday night is capped off with a special trip to another local haunting sensation, Indiana’s PsychoMania.

“HAuNTcon is an opportunity for Haunters to network, share tips and stories, get fresh ideas, learn new ways of doing things and check out the latest in Haunting props,” explains Leonard Pickel, HAuNTcon event coordinator. “It is the best investment you can make on your Haunted Event.”

Attendee and Exhibitor Registration is available at www.hauntcon.com, as is a schedule of events for the weekend. Discount hotel rates for the Crowne Plaza Hotel are also available on the convention website.

If you own a Haunted House, or would like to find out how to get started in the Haunt business, then HAuNTcon is a “not to be missed” convention! Even if you just like Haunted Houses and Halloween, you are in for a rare inside look at how major Haunted Attractions across the country scare millions of people each October. Go to www.hauntcon.com to learn more, and register for HAuNTcon 2011!