How To Build A Haunted House On A Budget Part 2

Posted by on Feb 26, 2010 in Construction | 2 comments

Continuing on with our 4 part series on building a haunted house on a budget we dive into want ad type sites and the big one out there is Craigslist. In the first part of this series on How To Build A Haunted House On A Budget we gave an overview of some of the things encountered when you are in the beginning stages of building a haunt. Now we dive in to how to...

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How to Build a Haunted House on a Budget Part 1

Posted by on Feb 21, 2010 in Construction | 0 comments

A large cost a haunt entrepreneur has to take into consideration is buildup. Constructing the basic framework for a haunt is a business in itself. You have to have a layout then you have to calculate out the amount of materials you will need. From 2×4, 1×2, 1×4, 4×4, plywood of varying thicknesses to the hardware to put it together rather...

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Lessons Learned – Haunt Traffic Control

Posted by on Feb 16, 2010 in Operation | 0 comments

This past year we ran into a last minute staffing issue with our haunt. We have run a home haunt for over 5 years now and it has steadily grown in size. This past year we had several volunteers (aka mostly friends) decide it would be ok to not show up after telling us they would help out. This lead us to have to use people that did show up and had not helped...

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Welcome Fellow Fright Addicts

Posted by on Feb 16, 2010 in Startup | 0 comments

Welcome to Haunted House Startup the one stop spot for all things haunt related. We will cover everything involved in starting a home haunt to a professional haunt on this site. From market research to business plans and haunt construction it will all find a home here. I started this after spending 4 years going to college for business and the past 5 years...

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