Universal Halloween Horror Nights 2011

Recently named “the country’s best Halloween event” for the fourth consecutive year by Amusement Today, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights is not your typical Halloween event. Each year, the bar is raised as Universal Orlando creates original, horrifying experiences to entertain thousands of guests from all over the world.

This year’s event will be the most intense yet as Halloween Horror Nights 21 features ALL-NEW terrifying content. Guests will experience:

* Eight elaborate haunted houses, including the In-Between, where they’ll don 3-D glasses and enter an ominous portal filled with fiendish creatures; The Forsaken, where they’ll face the vengeful souls of a condemned ship; and Winter’s Night: The Haunting of Hawthorn Cemetery, where they’ll be haunted by the dead

* Six inescapable scarezones, like Acid Assault, where they’ll be surrounded by the vicious survivors of a city plagued with Acid Rain, and Your Luck Has Run Out, where they’ll take a chance and face the monstrous Lady Luck – the force behind this year’s event

* Two outrageous shows, including the return of the popular Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure and Death Drums, an all-new seductive drumming experience

Halloween Horror Nights 21 begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information about the event – or to purchase tickets – visit www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando. Due to the event’s popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased well in advance.

Guests can get updates and exclusive details on Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights on the event’s official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/halloweenhorrornightsorlando) and www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com

Universal Halloween Horror Nights

Everyone loves the Annual Universal Halloween Horror Nights and we have spoken about it many times on Rotting Flesh Radio and we will also have RFR Casket Crew on hand to cover the event as well.

Well, as we have spoken about it, posted about, and discussed it on the show, the 2011 Official Halloween Horror Nights Trailer is here. It’s fun, creepy and the best part is it shows terrified teenagers…a love for all us haunters.

So Sit Back, Relax and Rot Away…and if you are attending the event this season in Orlando or Hollywood, contact us, we’d love to hear about your screaming experience in terror.

The Fear at Fenway

Well, who says things can’t get better with age. The Spookyworld Event is celebrating 20 years this year of scaring patrons, sending chills down your spines and leaving you frightened. And to kick that off with a bang Mike ‘Tattoo’ of Bad Boys Scenic Design is kicking off The Fear at Fenway!

“For the first time in its 20 year history, SpookyWorld is coming to the City of Boston and will present The Fear at Fenway, located at historic Fenway Park. Visitors to the Fear at Fenway will experience three haunted attractions and the event promises to be the PREMIER Halloween event of the entire year!

America’s Horror Scream Park turns 20!

This year, SpookyWorld is celebrating 20 years of delivering the most intense, exhilarating, adrenaline-charged Halloween experience to all who have dared to visit. Join us for the celebration!”

To engage in the festivities there will be not one, not two, BUT THREE Haunted Attractions for you. The First being the Brigham Manor

Brigham Manor

The Hancock Hill Cemetery

3D Freakout

The Fear at Fenway is scheduled to kick off October 28 every night through November 6, 2011.

To find out ticket prices, times, and more on the Kid’s Night visit them at: www.TheFearAtFenway.com

Zombie Manor

The Zombie Manor Haunted House is a fantastic attraction in Texas. We have spoken about them a few timeso n Rotting Flesh Radio as well as bring you news on how to win zombie survival kits and become one of their walking dead.

So it is no surprise that their All-New 2011 Teaser Video makes you want to go and see the fear that Zombie Manor has to unleash on all Halloween Enthusiasts and customers.

From the detail, the mood, the Scare Actors and overall feel of the teaser, it sends chills down your spine and you have to ask yourself, are you really brave enough to experience their event. I say…yes you are…and you will love it.

For moreo n the Zombie Manor Haunted Attraction with dates, times and ticket information for 2011 visit: www.ZombieManor.com

Home Made Haunt Casting Call

Magic Stone Productions and Brainstorm Media announced that they have signed a deal to produce an Untitled Haunted House feature documentary for an NBC/Universal cable network. The production is currently accepting submissions for documentary cast here — www.homemadehaunt.com.

October 31 has been the target for mischief, monsters and – above all – FUN. This dedication to Halloween mayhem isn’t just carried out by costumed children and prank-crazed teens. The feature documentary will provide a fun and intimate look into the lives of devoted adults who go to fantastic and frightening lengths to create the ultimate homemade haunted house.

Magic Stone Productions is searching for passionate Halloween die-hards who live to scare through creating amateur haunts and would like to share their creations with the world. Casting and submission information can be found by visiting HomeMadeHaunt.com.

NBC Looking for the Best Home Made Haunt

The Untitled Haunted House feature documentary is being produced by Meyer Shwarzstein of Brainstorm Media alongside Michael Stephenson and Lindsay Stephenson under their Magic Stone Productions banner. Long-time Magic Stone collaborators, Andrew Matthews, Katie Graham and Brad Klopman are also tapped for integral roles in the production. Screenwriter and Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Zack Carlson recently joined the Magic Stone team as a writer and associate producer. Michael Stephenson will direct.

About Magic Stone Productions
Magic Stone Productions, based in Los Angeles, is an award-winning film and TV production company co-founded by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Lindsay Stephenson. The Company recently produced the critically acclaimed feature documentary Best Worst Movie. Upcoming productions include Destroy, a fast-paced dark comedy written by Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly, directed by Michael Stephenson alongside producers Lindsay Stephenson and Jennifer Roth (Black Swan; The Wrestler; The Details) and Zero Charisma, an independent comedy directed by Andrew Matthews and Katie Graham. To learn more visit www.MagicStoneProductions.com.

About Brainstorm Media
Brainstorm Media is the leading independent aggregator of feature films for Video on Demand and television in the United States. The company has an extensive library with recent films including The Joneses, Best Worst Movie and Scar 3D, the first film made available on VOD stereoscopically. Past and current clients include Lionsgate, Blockbuster, BMG, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Magnolia Pictures, Roadside Attractions and more. The company also develops and produces feature films, documentaries and series. Brainstorm is currently in production on A Liar’s Autobiography, a 3D animated feature film based on the memoir of the late Monty Python member, Graham Chapman. For more information please visit www.brainmedia.net.

GRIMM - The Series Coming Soon to NBC

It’s getting closer, Deadites.  This past weekend the haunt where I work kicked its preparations into full swing.  From now through Halloween, it’ll be full steam ahead there, and I can feel the little orb of excitement in the pit of my stomach growing.  While we in the live haunted attraction entertainment industry are working feverishly to ring in the new season with a bang, our friends in other facets of the entertainment industry are doing the same, especially in television.  This year is shaping up to be a stellar year for spooky entertainment on television, and while I was disappointed that FOX didn’t pick up Locke & Key, I’m still very stoked with the multitude of offerings that we will have, proving that the interest in all things creepy is growing exponentially, perhaps because now more than ever we all need rabbit holes through which we can escape reality.  Since our minds will primarily be on polishing our haunts when the new television season begins, I’ve compiled a little rundown below of what I’m looking forward to in particular, both in new and returning shows, to which I can unwind in November once I’ve scrubbed the bodily fluids from the floors of my Haunt and picked the last of the coloring out of my hair.  I’m sure that some of these shows will quickly prove to be more successful than others, but with the amount we have to choose from, there surely have to be at least a couple of winners here.

Hat ON.

Alcatraz (FOX, Premieres 2012):  Currently planned as a 2012 midseason replacement, this series will investigate the strange reappearance of a group of Alcatraz prisoners and workers.  J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe) is an Executive Producer.

American Horror Story (FX, Premieres Oct. 5):  Details on this one are still a bit sketchy, but it sounds killer.  A family with real problems of its own moves into a haunted house…I’m sold.  The brief teasers that they have tossed to us are stylishly creepy, and given FX’s abilities to push the envelope, I’m definitely in for this one.

Fringe (FOX, Returns Sept. 23, Airs Fridays @ 9ET):  This is slightly out of the Haunt league, but I expect there are plenty of sci-fi fans out there who are looking forward to the return of one of the most consistently best-written series to hit the airwaves.

Grimm (NBC, Premieres Oct. 21, Airs Fridays @ 9ET): This series claims to bring Grimm characters of lore to the present day, mixing them with current situations and adding a dose of police procedural storytelling.  It sounds like this will probably start out as a Monster-of-the-Week type of show which is oftentimes fun.

American Horror Story on FX

The River (ABC, Premieres 2012)  Another midseason replacement, this series filmed as a documentary chronicles a family’s search for its patriarch who has gone missing somewhere in the Amazon, yielding a shocking, deadly discovery.  Details are a bit vague, but of course with Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) as an Executive Producer, this is worth a look.

Supernatural (CW, Returns Sept. 23, Airs Fridays @ 9ET): Monsters, battles between angels and demons, clashes between heaven and hell.  It’s a nice reminder that there are other families out there with endless strife.

The Walking Dead (AMC, Returns Oct. 16 @ 9ET): No explanation needed here.  It’s gonna rock.

There are a few others out there that as of right now aren’t on my watch list, such as The Secret Circle (CW), Once Upon a Time (ABC), or Awake (NBC), though other Deadites might enjoy them. So did I leave out any that you’re looking forward to?  Speak up in the comments.

Hat OFF.

The Darkside of the Gardens 2011

Bush Gardens has always put on a fantastic event and the organizers have done outstanding work at keeping it fresh each year. (Click Here to Hear Bush Gardens on a Previous Rotting Flesh Radio) From Horror Rock Stars, to Dancing with the Dead, they know how to bring it on. And now for the FIRST TIME IN GARDENS HISTORY Both Bush Garden Tampa and Bush Gardens Williamsburg have the exact same theme for the Howl-O-Scream event in 2011.

The event for this haunt season is titled “The Darkside of the Gardens” and it will be infested with zombies galore attacking your deepest outbreak fears. Here is the release from the Howl-O-Scream Press:

“So I told you that zombies at BGT was only half the story… and here is the other half: for the first time in HOS history, BOTH BG parks will present “The Dark Side of the Gardens” this fall. Now we all know what kind of monsters live in the gardens of Williamsburg… werewolves, scarecrows, and evil, twisted pumpkins. But in the Dark Side of the Gardens of Tampa… Zombies live here.”

The event teaser has us here at Rotting Flesh Radio wanting more and we are eager to cover this event this season. As it was put on the teaser site for the event: “The dark side of the garden is still this night but something waits in the shadows, just out of sight.”

Overall we will get the event planners and organizers on the show soon to uncover even more for 2011. It hold more than just creepy takes on classic monsters, so we have been told. The event will make its’ grand 2011 run from September 23rd through October 29th.

If you would like to find out more about the Darkside of the Gardens visit: http://SeaWorldParks.com/howloscream_com_2011

Okay, I realize that I’m a new guy here in the Casket Crew. The last thing that I would want to do is make waves while you ghouls are just getting to know me but sometimes I’ve just got to speak my mind. So at the risk of being controversial I’m just going to come right out and say it; I think Halloween should be in the autumn. That isn’t to say that we shouldn’t celebrate that spooky holiday 365 days a year. Of course we should. I just believe that fear works best when kept cool.

Autumn Halloween Jack 'O Lantern

It seems strange that I would despise a season that everyone else seems to love but I do. To begin with I hate the heat and always have. Not only does the heat rear its ugly head in the summer but so does it’s source. The horrible, horrible sun. Because of my pale “redhead” skin, I sunburn very easily and in fact can sunburn while sitting in the shade. Some days, when I walk outside into sunlight it’s all I can do to keep from pulling my cloak over my face and hissing. All that being said, the worst thing about summer has to be the fact that it feels so far away from everything creepy. The days get longer, the nights get shorter and the streets fill up with the one thing I really do fear. Other people. I always miss the chill in the air, the early sunsets, the wind blowing dead leaves across the sidewalk as they rustle around your feet. All these things announce to me the impending arrival of trick or treat, of bobbing for apples and of costume parties. In short the arrival of Halloween.

A Night Most Sinister

I hope I haven’t made any enemies out there. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who wishes for cold rain, biting wind and grey skies. Who longs for the day that the watermelons in the fields are replaced with pumpkins…Who dreams of fall.

There are a lot of things at home in the bright sunny summertime. Children’s animated movies for instance! I’m just saying, if I end up being slaughtered by a cruel and twisted maniac neither alive nor dead with a rotted heart full of rage and revenge, then that would be bad. If this same slaughter happens and I also have to be hot and sweaty with the sun in my eyes? That just seems unnatural.

Until next time…Sit Back Relax and Rot Away…and have a nice day!

Netherworld Haunted House Celebrates 15 Years in 2011

For years, Netherworld has continued to bring haunting to new levels in terror, back stories, detail, scare factor and more. They have been featured on a variety of television programs on the Travel Channel and many others displaying this one of a kind haunted house. And in preparation for the 2011 Haunt Season, they are gearing up for their 15th Anniversary! In celebrating this terrifying milestone they want you to share your very own Netherworld Haunted House Story!

“This is the 15th Anniversary of NETHERWORLD Haunted House and they want to hear YOUR NETHERWORLD Story! Send your experiences to Questions@fearworld.com and if they post them on the NETHERWORLD Blog you will receive a special thank you gift. Your story can be any length but prefered to be at 200-500 words, and include a picture if you have one. Please also include your email and other contact info with the story.”

So once again Netherworld is bringing their customers into their world with stories, memories and continuing to scare, this time sharing the scaring. So get your story in and get a free gift from Netherworld if your story makes it to the site.

To visit the official site of Netherworld visit: www.FearWorld.com