Midwest Haunters Convention: Workshops, Education, Contests Updated

The Midwest Haunters Convention is gearing up for the 2010 event and many things have been updated for the event.

The event itself is one of the most attended Haunt Events in the industry and everyone is gearing up for the event. And right now Registration is open for both the Miss Midwest Scary Pageant, The 7th annual competition to find the scariest female character in the Midwest. Eight contestants will be competing for this highly coveted title, along with cash and prizes. In addition the registration has opened as well for the Annual Monster Makeup Wars, this is where they offer contestants the chance to compete for the coveted title of creating the Scariest Monster! Five teams will compete (1 model and 2 make-up artists) with identical Bloody Mary make-up supplies. Teams will have 30 minutes to complete their monster from the neck up. There is also even more registration for the Scariest Character Contest, each year the panel of celebrity judges chooses the Scariest Character from those in attendance at the Saturday masquerade party. Ten invitations to participate are handed out during the party, then contestants are judges, and the winner is announce that night. The winner will receive free admission to the following year’s party as well as cash and prizes to be determined. Registration is closing in on these events. You have a little over a month and a half to get your registration in.

Now, MHC wouldn’t be complete without some Education to help your haunt or event. And the List of Seminar Speakers for the HauntBots Seminars has been updated.

HAUNTBOTS SEMINAR SPEAKERS:
MHC’s educational offerings are industry acclaimed and very affordable. We offer a variety of preconvention workshops, as well as 40+ hours of weekend seminars. Many haunt producers bring their actors and makeup artists for the reasonably priced training classes. Classes are targeted to haunt producers, scene/prop builders, makeup artists and actors. From the beginner to the professional; everyone can learn from our seasoned instructors. Stop back soon for a list of classes.

Some of the Speakers Include:
John Barrowman, Jana Beagley, Michael Davy, Virgil Franklin, Glen & Melissa Gilmore, Beth Biasella, Katie Lane, Allen Hopps, Katie “Bansheette Morningstar” Lane, George Maser, Scott Olson, Scott Schaffer, Matthew Seel, Jeff Simmons, Scott Sliger, Dick Terhune, Pam Trent, Robin Walters, MS, Brian “Gadget” Warner, Jon Williams

Now just when you thought you were done with some of the MHC Updates. The Saturday Night Activities has been announced as well. Our Saturday evening activities begin at 4:30 with Monster Makeup Wars. The infamous MHC Masquerade Party begins at 8:30. You have the following to get your Haunt On in June:
Midwest Haunters Convention Masquerade Party

Saturday June 5th 8:30 pm – 1:00 am

The party will be held in the 17,000sf Regency Ballroom at our host hotel: the Hyatt Regency Columbus.

$40 per person ($35 with weekend seminar registration).

Admission includes the following: Heavy Hors d’ ovres, DJ w/dance floor, entertainment, prizes and a place to party with hundreds of your costumed friends.

Everyone is invited; the Midwest Haunters Convention participants can showcase their favorite Halloween characters/costumes. We’ll invite the public to join us in costume too.

Listed below are approximate times for our events/contests on Saturday night:

8:30 Doors open with background music
9:00 Body Art Fashion show
9:30 Ms Midwest Scary Pageant
10:30 Costume contest
11:30 We’ll announce winners of the pageant and costume contest
Play music until 1:00 am

Midwest Haunters Convention is going to be a great time once again and we will have more information as the event draws near including the organizers stopping in on the show. For more information about the annual event visit: www.MidwestHaunters.com

Midnight Syndicate’s 13th Anniversary Photo Contest

In light of Midnight Syndicate celebrating their 13th Year of Fear, and the upcoming release of the Dead Matter, they have now given their fans and music lovers a chance to win some hauntingly good goodies in the Midnight Syndicate Photo Contest.

Simply email the following items to info@midnightsyndicate.com with the subject heading: PHOTO CONTEST, it is that easy!

1.)Any Midnight Syndicate-related image you may have from the present or past thirteen years. Some ideas include: posing with CDs, posters, t-shirts, or the band at a convention, Midnight Syndicate-inspired artwork, or a picture of your group or haunted house.

2.) A description of the photo and how it relates to Midnight Syndicate (if not obvious). You can also (but do not have to) share a story from the past 13 years about the music or how you’ve used the music (5 sentences max).

3.) Your name (as you would like to see it appear on the website)

4.) City and State

Once these fields are filled out, and submitted you are ready for the Monthly Drawing! Everyone who submits a photo or story will be entered in monthly drawings. At the end of each month in 2010 one contestant (chosen at random) will win the prize that month. Prizes include, but are not limited to, rare and special-edition autographed Midnight Syndicate-related merchandise.

Each contestant will automatically be entered in every month’s drawing until either: They win a prize in a monthly drawing, The contest ends on December 31, 2010

And if that wasn’t enough, itt is possible to win a prize in both the MONTHLY DRAWING and the weekly FEATURED PHOTO CONTEST!

WEEKLY FEATURED PHOTO CONTEST:Starting in January and continuing every week in 2010, we will feature one photo that will be displayed on the Midnight Syndicate Facebook page as well as on the official website.

Photos are chosen randomly. If your photo is chosen you will receive a Midnight Syndicate CD of your choice (must be a CD that is currently in-print).

We will contact you for information on where to send your prize to once your photo is chosen.

So enter and show that Morbid Haunt Love for the spookmaster musicians Midnight Syndicate. For more information the band visit: www.MidnightSyndicate.com or for more on the Photo Contest visit: www.MidnightSyndicate.com/photocontest.htm

“Haunters Got Talent” Contest as Part of National Haunters Convention

National Haunters Convention Directors Robert Kocher and Michael Bruner announce the first-ever Haunters Got Talent Contest to be held at the National Haunters Convention (NHC) in the Valley Forge Convention Center April 30-May 2, 2010.

Ten contestants will register to compete in one of two preliminary rounds for selection by haunted entertainment industry celebrity judges for the chance to compete in a final round for honors and prizes in three categories: Most Entertaining Overall, Best Halloween Theme, and People’s Choice. The final round will be held on the morning of May 2, 2010.

All talented convention attendees are encouraged to submit an entry request. Musical, comedy, dramatic, and variety acts must be no more than five minutes in length for consideration. The use of a Halloween theme for the competition is not required but will be favored for selection of the preliminary acts due to the nature of the convention as well as one of the top prize categories. Entrants must register to attend the NHC and may not be current or previous talent booked for the convention.

Chris Handa, Entertainment Director (contact information below) welcomes entries on a first-come/first-reviewed basis. Entries will be screened, placed, and contacted by Chris prior to opening of the convention floor on Friday April 30, 2010. Basic sound, lighting, and stage space will be provided by the NHC Entertainment Staff.

Because the Convention Directors knows the high level of diversity and talent present in the Halloween/Haunt Community, the Convention Staff looks forward to this opportunity to showcase performers with talent and experience that already makes them the “Hardest Working Ghouls in Show Business.”

To learn more visit : www.HauntersGotTalent.com

Get a FREE signed Christmas Poster from Toxic Toons

Hey there Deadites, with Christmas coming up we have been giving you suggestions for that Haunt or Horror Lover in your life. So it comes as no surprise here is another one.

From NOW until December 31, 2009, when you purchase any merchandise from Toxic Toons valued at $20.00, you will receive 1 Free Signed Full Color Christmas Poster from Toxic Toons and Eric Pigors himself! This poster is an all new design for 2009 and it is done in true Horrific Holiday Fashion.

Now if that wasn’t enough, once you purchase at least $20.00 in merchandise you also get your name entered into the casket to WIN a Signed ORIGINAL Pen and Ink drawing that Eric Pigors drew just for this Holiday Season. Now that is a great way to spread some Horrific Holiday Cheer around your home this Christmas.

This offer goes until the end of the month as listed above and the drawing for the Original Pen and Ink Drawing by Toxic Toons will take place at Midnight by Eric Pigors wife Denise. The winner will be notified on January 1, 2010.

Now here is where you really better those odds. You get entered for EVERY $20.00 in merchandise you purchase.
$20-1 chances to win
$40-2 chances to win
$60- 3 chances to win
$80- 4 chances to win
$100- 5 chances to win and so on.

In addition there are a ton of Creepy Christmas Items and deals from Eric for the month of December from Greeting Cards to Buy 2 prints get the 3rd print free. So spread some Creepy Christmas Cheer to that loved one or even yourself and visit Toxic Toons before the Month Ends.

www.ToxicToons.com

Let’s Play a Game…Saw VI Contest Caption Giveaway from Full Metal Rock

Are you a serious SAW fan? Want some SAW Swag just for being as creative as Jigsaw? Well Full Metal Rock is holding a SAW VI Caption Contest.

Now the contest takes only a few moments to enter and you are added in to WIN some SAW Swag. All you need to do is to come up with your own caption for the image below and Enter it following this link: SAW VI CAPTION CONTEST

There is no purchase needed to enter or to Win. The caption submissions must all be in by November 15, 2009 at Noon. The winners will be notified via email and will be unleashed with some sweet SAW VI Sawg! For all the rules regulations, details and to enter visit: www.FullMetalRock.com/Contests

Good Luck…Now Let’s Play a Game…..

America Haunts National Costume Contest Voting Has Begun

For the last few weeks we have been promoting the America Haunts National Costume Contest. It is here you could submit your costume, ideas and get national recognition.

Voting has now begun on the top three finalists, so go ahead get your vote in. It only take a few minutes and you can see some sweet costumes and make up jobs in the process.

The contest was full of entries from make-up artists, to masks, to original characters that your family loves.

For more on the contest follow this link to our Original Post: America Haunts National Costume Contest Starts

To cast your vote visit: America Haunts National Costume Contest

RFR’s Mortician Pumpkin Template and Carving Contest

With Halloween comes Pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns! And we here at Rotting Flesh Radio love to carve up some sweet designs. Well now is your chance to carve up something morbid and WIN something in the end.

NEW for 2009, our friend over at Zombie Pumpkins created a Pumpkin Stencil or Rotting Flesh Radio’s very own MORTICIAN. Yes, The Mortician can now haunt your yard, home, or haunt this season from RFR and Zombie Pumpkins.

This is a FREE template for all of you RFR Deadites to have. But we are asking you who want to embrace your inner Deadite to enter your Mortician Pumpkin in our First Annual Rotting Flesh Radio Jack-O-Lantern Contest!

All you need to do is carve the Mortician using the template we have available for download below. Carve it up, snap a picture and email it to the Mortician himself. Pretty simple. The Winners will be picked on October 25th. See below for the prizes.

So enjoy, have fun, have a Happy Halloween from Rotting Flesh Radio and Zombie Pumpkins.


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE HiRES PDF TEMPLATE OF THE MORTICIAN

Winners: Winners will receive a one year membership to www.ZombiePumpkins.com along with a Rotting Flesh Radio Goodies Bag valued at over $250.00. All entries must be in no later than October 23rd, 2009 at Midnight CST. Email all entries to: rfr@rfrpodcast.com and put “Mortician Contest” in Subject Head.

LAST DAY to Enter the America Haunts National Costume Contest

Today is the LAST DAY to get your entry in for the America Haunts National Costume Contest.

Get Yours In TODAY

For more on the entire Contest Follow the Link: AMERICA HAUNTS NATIONAL COSTUME CONTEST

Sesame Place: Spooktacular with the Count

Get ready for another park to get a makeover for the Haunt Season as Sesame Place gets ready for Halloween. Now stepping aside from the Netherworlds, Splatter Haus’ and other hard core attractions, this one comes to us for our children a bit younger to celebrate Halloween.

Each weekend in October you and your kids can dress up, go trick or treating and run crazy in the 14 acre park in PA, based on the popular PBS Children’s Show. All month long they have such items as Count’s Halloween Spooktacular which includes the Abby’s Magical Halloween Maze, hayrides, trick-or-treating in the Sesame Neighborhood, and an Elmo’s Worl Halloween Show. They have costume contests, the Pumpkin Patch and more all month of October.

Sesame Place: Count’s Halloween Spooktacular 2009:
This event is for those Halloween lovers from ages 2 though 7. There are park specials for Season Pass holders, Count’s Birthday Bash and more. And the highlight is always on October 31st, when the grand Annual Costume Contest kicks off.

Now if you are looking for some adult scares this is not for you or your RFR Deadite self. This is for those listeners and readers who have small children and want them to celebrate Halloween as well. Just remember at night, you can get a baby sitter and get your scare on.

For more information be sure to visit: www.SesamePlace.com

“So You Want to Be a Haunt Entrepreneur” RFR Contest WINNERS

Thank you to everyone who entered via facebook, twitter, comments. We took everyone;s name, tossed it in the Mortician’s TopHat and picked the two winners.

The WINNERS are:
Stacey Lawrie and The Caretaker!

Congratulations. If this is you please shoot us an email to: rfr@rfrpodcast.com and claim your book. Now stay posted for more contests coming on Monday.

ORIGINAL CONTEST LINK AND POST