HauntX Haunter’s Retreat & Tradeshow 2014
HauntX Haunter’s Retreat & Tradeshow is coming to the Circus Circus Hotel in Reno, Nevada May 9th – 11th, 2014 and whether you’re a pro haunter, home haunter, or just love Halloween, you’re going to want to check out this show!
This three day Haunter’s retreat offers seminars, workshops, and a trade show including Froggy’s Fog, EFX-TEK, Trick or Treat Studios, and Skulltronix just to name a few. You’ll also be able to join in on a Paranormal tour of Virginia City, Vampire Pub crawl, attend the Circus of the Damned Masquerade Ball, or browse through the Graveyard sale & swap meet.
Seminars included in the admission price include:
- LED Lighting Options for Your Haunt
- Writing a Back Story
- Managing your Monsters
- Production Makeup Techniques for Your Haunt
- Choosing a Ticketing Solution
- Evil Super Genius: Diabolically Successful Haunt Advertising & Marketing
- Foam Cutting tools
- Foam Cutting techniques
- Advanced Prop Programming
- Intro to Microprocessors
- Taking Your Haunt to the Next Level
- PicAxe Programming
- Living With Your Fire Marshal at Outdoor Events
If you’re looking for more in depth training you can purchase tickets to the advanced training sessions offered on Thursday and Saturday including:
- I Know Why You Didn’t Sleep Last Summer (It’s Because You’re A Haunt Builder), hosted by Steve O’Connor, creator of The Garage of Evil
- Open Your First Haunted Attraction: Without Losing An Arm And A Leg
- Drew Badgers Scare Actor Training (limited to 20 students)
Several Ticket options are available online.
Show Hours:
Thursday: 11:00 am – 4:30 pm (advanced training session)
Friday: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm