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Global Fear Enterprises branching out to all Haunts Looking


The well know, nationally recognized haunted attraction House of Torment has been in the haunt spotlight for years. And part of their fame was from the Art direction that went into it as well as an awesome Haunt full of Scare itself.

Well, it seems that the Art Direction Team behind much of its’ graphic design, style, and overall graphical appearance has decided to move on.

House of Torment will always be a fantastic haunt but let’s hear what the new company Global Fear Enterprises has to offer to many of you Haunt Owners ready for some new blood in ad and marketing creation.

OFFICIAL RELEASE:
We would like to inform the Haunted House community of our departure from the House of Torment haunted house. The Art Director Matt Garcia and his creative team responsible for the video production, graphic design, creative concepts, themes, costumes, icon characters, set design, stunts and acting are no longer associated with the House Of Torment.

We have decided it is in our best interest to branch off and offer our expertise in our field to other haunted attractions and businesses in the horror industry. We want to offer our uniquely disturbing vision to the haunted industry to elevate your brand, insuring you will be unparalleled amongst your peers.

We wish the House of Torment the best of luck in their future endeavors. You can contact us for work and rates at our website: www.GlobalFearEnterprises.com

You can also see what Mr. Creep is up to now at: www.Facebook.com/TheMrCreep

Matt Garcia, CEO Global Fear Enterprises

Note: Our Website is Currently Under Construction but you can still reach us anytime.

Creature Feature FREE “Death of a Dollmaker” Limited Time Download

January 26, 2010 Halloween, Horror, Music No Comments


So all you Deadites, nothing speaks to us all more than Music while haunting. And with that, Spooky, Horror Music gets us in the mood to build as well and one of our favorite bands at RFR is a sweet morbid ditty called Creature Feature.

With their album, “The Greatest Show Unearthed” it is catchy, dark, moody, spooky and full of lyrics we all love to sing along to as part of the Haunt Industry.

Well now for a limited time you can get a FREE Music Download from the band to show their appreciation for all its fans support over the years. In their official release it states:

“Hello fiends,
As a special gift for all your years of ongoing support, we’ve decided to offer up our instrumental ‘Death Of A Doll Maker’ as a free download on our new Bandcamp page. We tried to set it up the free download on our Myspace player, but it didn’t seem to like that idea too much and the link doesn’t want to show up. So, when you go to our Bandcamp Page and you click on the download link it will ask for your e-mail address and for you to set your own price, you can either pick zero or any type of donation (if you have any pennies to spare), but we are making it available for free. So please download the song, tell your friends about it, e-mail about it, tweet about it, send your friends the link, etc. Just be magically whisked away to our new Bandcamp Page where you can download the song free of charge.”

So while you can you need to get this sweet FREE offer from Creature Feature. I know we have gotten our copy, and so should you. For more on the band Creature Feature visit: www.CreatureFeatureMusic.com and stay tuned to RFR as we work to get the team on the show soon.

Columbia Haunt Tour 2010 Kicks Off March 26!


So what is a Haunter to do when they cannot see other haunts during the season? Well, how about seeing them in the off season?

One way to do that is with the Columbia Haunt Tour taking place during the Transworld Haunt Show. This event will once again take place Friday, March 26, 2010 during the annual tradeshow. This year the event covers two Haunted Attractions in Columbia, Missouri, <Necropolis and The Fear Fest Haunted House.

The Haunted Enthusiasts write….. “If you only go to one haunt this year make it Fearfest!” and “Necropolis”, is Missouri’s most intense nationally recognized haunt.

Guests can choose to drive directly to the attractions, or take advantage of motor coach service from Transworld. Haunts open their doors at 8:00 PM

Haunts, Transportation, Food and Fun Combo:
$70 Haunted attractions, Motor coach transportation to and from Convention center, Food (Subway sub,chips and soda) and complementary Hauntworld Magazine. Motor coaches leave the front of the convention Center at 7:00 PM SHARP! (Directly after the HHA Meeting). Motor coach seating is limited so don’t delay.

Haunts Only Combo:
$40.00 – for Just the haunts

Tickets:
Online tickets on sale by Click n’ Print. Save 10% off your bus combo ticket by purchasing before Feb. 12th.

HHA Discount: 10% discount after Feb. 12th to HHA members ONLY for the bus combo. (There are no discounts for the Haunt ONLY combo).

So if you want to buy your tickets, see some great haunts in the off season and enjoy Halloween in March visit: www.ColumbiaHauntTour.com

Pale Night Productions 2010 Production Sneak Peak


Pale Night Productions hit the Haunt Scene hard and heavy. Kip Polley is a a friend here at RFR and Pale Night has even been featured in our Animatronic Crypt segment. Pale Night Productions is best known for their Asylum Door that was featured in many Haunted Attractions this past season. (CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO AND MORE ON THE ASYLUM DOOR)

Well, in getting ready for the upcoming 2010 Haunt Season Pale Night Productions is hard at work preparing new products to keep them screaming. Here is the official release from Owner Kip Polley: “Here at Pale Night Productions we just wanted to give all you Haunters a quick sneak peek at the hard work we’re putting into our 2010 product line. Here are some production stills from our recent video shoot where we were filming all of our new video effects for this year.

All I can say is…if you liked the Asylum Door wait until you see what we’re bringing with us this year! Enjoy the stills…hopefully they’ll tide you over until the Transworld Haunt Show.”

All we can say here at RFR is if they are going to top the Asylum Door, than we cannot wait to get to Transworld.

To find out more about Pale Night Productions be sure to visit their official site at: www.PaleNightProductions.com

The Cult of the Great Pumpkin has Arrived


So we all love Halloween, the Haunt Industry and all things that go bump in the night. You see icons like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, hell even a little man for St. Patty’s Day, but what about Halloween and the Great Pumpkin?

Wouldn’t you like to see the likes of our favorite gourd ranked and thought up as an Icon for Halloween? He deserves it right? Well the Cult of the Great Pumpkin does just that. Is it an actual Cult? No. That would be just, well, let’s move on. But what it does is serve as a place for all Haunters, Halloween Enthusiasts and all of us that like Spooky things to go, and celebrate the icons and imagery that Halloween produces. The carvings, colors and overall feel of the season and most spooky of nights.

For 2010, the Cult of the Great Pumpkin is looking for your input as well. They want to know where you want them to take the Cult. Ideas, Suggestions, what you think of when you think of our great Pumpkinking! So head on over, register for Free and join the Cult today. You know you want to.

Become a member of the Cult of the Great Pumpkin at: www.PumpkinCult.com

MISSION STATEMENT:
In a world of insincerity, religious wars, corrupt corporations and politicians, The Great Pumpkin stands as a shining beacon of truth, sincerity and The True Meaning of Halloween. For generations, The Great Pumpkin has delivered us from the mundane, allowing us to enjoy a world steeped in The Spooky. We are the children of Charles Shultz, Charles Addams, Edward Gorey and Tim Burton. We pray to Saint Price, Saint Munster and Saint Beistle. We pay reverence every year to the Disney Apostles Ichabod and Chernobog. We love Halloween more than Christmas.

We are The Pumpkinauts, members of The Cult of The Great Pumpkin. If you’re reading this, you’re one of us, else you’d’ve never clicked the link that led you to these words. Accept it. You love Halloween. Sincerely.

It’s OK. So do we.

Frightmare Studios Releases atmosFears as a Digital Download

Back in the early days of Rotting Flesh Radio we came across many Deadites that were on board with the show since 2005. One of those was Frightmare Studios. Early on he discussed creating Custom Soundscapes for Haunted Attractions, his own Haunt he was building and more. Well, now it has FINALLY arrived.

atmosFears is a soundscape that will add the eerie, creepy and disoriented feeling to your haunt, home or event. It is perfect for the looping background audio of featured ambiance found within the event itself. Right now you can sample ALL 13 TRACKS on the Frightmare Studios website to you can hear for yourself what we are boasting about.

not your typical halloween sound effects cd, this cd will put the hair on the back of your neck on end. This cd is perfect for home or professional haunts. 13 incredibly dark and terrifying scarescapes for that perfect atmosFEAR!

To purchase your copy as a Physical CD or a Digital Download you can get the CD for $22 postage paid, and the Digital Download for $15. For more information, to preview tracks or to download the album visit: www.FrightmareStudios.com

Dark Tech Effects Hits the Haunt Vendor Scene

Dark Tech Effects is the NEWESt Haunt Vendor bringing show control and high end automated lighting effects to the themed attraction industry.

More and more customers are expecting bigger and better chills, thrills, and theme park style sets and shows. We have worked with top attractions including Spookywoods, Frightworld, and Blood Manor all who have been featured on Travel Channels America’s Scariest Haunted Attractions TV Show. Dark Tech Effects can also help bring your Haunt to the Next Level.

This past 2009 Halloween Season they developed an interactive haunt parlor called Morbid Curiosity for Spookywoods. “I’m always looking for ways to keep my haunt fresh in the customers’ eye, which is one of the hardest things to do since we started in 1985. When I was contacted by Bill Rodriguez offering show control programming we decided to build a side attraction called Morbid Curiosity. This side attraction is a 15 minute Séance. My customers are lining up for over an hour to get a chance to see this one of a kind experience. Bill was so meticulous in coming up with every little detail and made our new side attraction a huge success from the first show. His expertise in this area was amazing to see and a very easy process for us to let him go wild with the technology. If you’re looking to set your haunt apart from the competition, look no further than Bill Rodriguez to take you there.” said Tony Wohlgemuth, President of Spookywoods Haunted Attraction.

One of the best parts aboutthe All-New Dark Tech Effects is they will not hesitate to travel for Custom Installations! No project is too big or too small and dates have already been booked for the 2010 season.

For more information be sure to check out: www.DarkTechEffects.com or call Bill Rodriguez at: 1-914-512-8381.

Creature Skins Creators Spookywoods FX, NOW Creature Skinz

In the Haunt Industry there are many Haunt Vendors that break the limits with new items, technologies and more. One of those that was most talked about in 2008 was the Creature Skins from Spookywoods FX. These Full-body skins turn your Haunt Actor into a Film Quality Monster — NO MAKEUP — instantly!

The Full Body Creature Skins are constructed of the highest quality materials that will cover an actor with extreme level of detail. Custom made out of spandex with a 30″ metal zipper down the back to get in the suit and a zipper in front for the guys for bathroom breaks. A black out hood included and is removable as are the gloves and mask. Spandex material allows the actor to be more comfortable and fits most size actors.

Now they also have a variety of other products as well including a variety of skins from Corpses, to Skeletons and more! Now here comes the BIG news…

Coming Soon is an All-New website for Spookywoods FX and an All-New name. Debuting in the near future is: CreatureSkinz.com. Creature Skinz seems more fitting for the high end suits and products they have put out since they debuted. With Creature Skinz they promise to have the “Best Film Quality Costumes for Today’s Modern Haunts”. The new website will be live soon but you can still currently visit them at: SpookywoodsFX.com or by calling 336-517-2442. So stay tuned for the next step, and new developments from this Haunt Industry Company breaking the mold.

Spookywoods Haunted Attraction Jumps Into Christmas Next Week


So what happens when the Haunt Season ends for one of the Haunt Industry’s Top Haunted Attractions? This past Season the Spookywoods Haunted Attraction kept the customers terrified, scared and helped them get their fright fix for Halloween. Spookywoods has been featured on the Travel Channel, and is hailed as one of North Carolina’s Largest Haunted Attraction. From top quality FX to their very own Custom Full Body Suits from Spookywoods FX, they have earned their place within the Industry.

Now what is a haunt to do when Christmas arrives? Spookywoods Haunted Attraction Officially turns into the Kersey Valley Christmas!

Their 55 acre farm is also the home of the Maize Adventure Corn Maze and Spookywoods where they have entertained loyal fans since 1985. If you are looking for a family event to remember, snuggle up under a blanket with your loved ones on a Winter Hayride. Take a trip back in time around the farm and experience the Story of Christmas narrated by Rod Davis from WMAG on the Christmas Hayride.

At the Kersey Valley Christmas you can also experience animated lights featuring a 35 foot tall animated Christmas tree with over 60,000 lights and fire effects themed to music. Get your real Fraser Fir Christmas tree here before you leave and roast marshmallows. Stop by Santa’s forest and have photos with Santa with your kids and pets. Build your own wreath with the kids for the front door. Santa’s Forest is decorated with themed Christmas trees by the decoration professionals from Occasions Custom Floral Designs.

The Kersey Valley Christmas is a holiday your family will remember for years to come! So now that you have gotten your Spook on, were Terrified, Scared and Afraid to venture into the dark at Spookywoods Haunted Attraction, you can now experience their transformation to the Christmas Holiday at the Kersey Valley Christmas.

For more information about the Kersey Valley Christmas visit: www.KerseyValleyChristmas.com

For more on the Spookywoods Haunted House visit: www.Spookywoods.com

Perfect New Christmas Gifts for the Spooky Person You Love

Our good friend Eric Pigors left us this little letter in our News Mailbox

HEY FIENDS,
Now that Halloween is just a faint smell of rotten old crushed pumpkin brains.ummm…PUMPKIN BRAINS! I have rot & brains stuck in my head. No i didnt fall a sleep in the Great Pumpkin patch again! Although day old carved pumpkins do make nice squeashy pillows.

So i thought hmmmm….whats a good idea for a new shirt. And I created this Brand New Long Sleeve Zombies shirt. This is my my very 1st Toxictoons Long Sleeve shirt ever! And it comes with the dead zombie on the sleeve as well as the rotting skull and cross bones zombie on the front of the shirt. And it is starting to get a bit chilly out these days!

And for you ladies I have these 4 Brand New Spooky Necklaces For Sale. I only have 10 of each design. So don’t delay.

AND BOTH WOULD MAKE GREAT – XMAS GIFTS!! As well as all my other kreepy Toxictoons merchandise. (I’m mean we all are a lil naughty all year aren’t we?) And I’m sure we have some stuff your wife,husband, kids, pet grandma might like to unwrap under the Xmas tree this year.

We have my signed BOOK SPECIAL which is perfect for finding kreepy tattoo odeas or my Tattoo flash set, Lots of spooky Stickers, Magnets, Shirts & workshirts, Signed Prints BUY ANY 2 GET 1 FREE! My Barware set, My Spookhouse DVD, X-Mas cards. And a new 2010 WALL CALENDAR.

The 2010 wall calendar has 12 images and a kreepy cover and are now FOR SALE in the stores section at: www.toxictoons.com

So enjoy your Thanksgiving with those you love and even some of your relatives you want to smack over the head with a turkey leg. And when you buy any Shirt before Thanksgiving i will add 1 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING ZOMBIE PILGIM CARD with your order. Maybe even a bit of stuffing? BUY any 2 SHIRTS Thru THANKSGIVING and i will throw in my UNKLE PIGORS SPOOKHOUSE DVD & THANKSGIVING CARD. (Only 1 per order) THIS DEAL ENDS ON THANKSGIVING.

ERIC “UNKLE” PIGORS
Supplying your kreepy XMAS NEEDS

www.ToxicToons.com

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Global Fear Enterprises branching out to all Haunts Looking

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