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For Three Full Days, Hall of Shadows Haunted Attraction Zone Returns to Midsummer Scream

6/2/2023

 
With Theme of ‘Dungeons & Demons’, Renowned Dark Zone Features More Haunted Attractions, Photo Ops and Entertainment Than Ever Before 
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LONG BEACH, CA — When Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, returns to the Long Beach Convention Center from July 28 to 30, its centerpiece will be the Hall of Shadows, a massive dark zone that features a stunning array of haunted attractions, interactive photo ops, and live entertainment as creatures lurk and screams flow from the swirling fog.

All passes for Midsummer Scream include admission to every attraction within the Hall of Shadows, which for the first time ever, will be open to guests all three days of the fan convention: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. One- and three-day passes to Midsummer Scream are available now at www.MidsummerScream.org. Additionally, guests holding the Gold Bat VIP pass will receive “fast lane” access to most attractions within the Hall of Shadows, bypassing general admission standby queues.

“As we celebrate horror games of all types this year at Midsummer Scream, the theme of this year’s Hall of Shadows is ‘Dungeons & Demons,’ which pays homage to the OG ‘monster’ game that we all grew up with and still love to this day: Dungeons & Dragons,” says Rick West, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Midsummer Scream. “We’ve invited our haunters this year to let their imaginations run wild, and where possible, to incorporate some kind of gamification or interactive element into their Hall of Shadows creations. Everyone is excited and hard at work to bring fans the most epic Hall of Shadows yet!”
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Guests will enter this year’s Hall of Shadows through ancient ruins filled with traps, treasure, and classic D&D monsters, thanks to the talent of the always amazing CalHauntS team. Roll for initiative and step lively into the darkness ahead — guests who linger too long are in danger of becoming a permanent fixture of this ancient dungeon!
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Emerging into the foggy expanse of the Hall of Shadows, guests are free to explore and engage more than a dozen spooky attractions, elaborate displays, and frightening photo ops at will, created by some of the best haunters in Southern California… and beyond. Among them:
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  • Popular cosplay photographer Rawl of the Dead will be on hand throughout the weekend taking complimentary pictures of guests as they fight to survive a zombie apocalypse;
  • Straite to Hale Productions invites fans to seek out spirits within their Winchester Mystery House-inspired walk-through experience, which is sponsored by the world-famous mansion in San Jose;
  • The Pizza Planet Truck and Art’s Sideshow are joining forces to create a Disney-inspired display that’s been taken over by Chucky, resulting in anything but a fairytale ending for the delivery driver;
  • The Dreich Society will take guests on a terror trip through the Fifth Dimension with their Twilight Zone-inspired haunt;
  • Derry’s very own Mr. Floats will taunt and haunt visitors playing games of chance in his CarnEVIL Games zone, along with an assorted crew of nightmarish characters;
  • The Ghostwood Manor home haunt will present Pharaoh’s Hall, an Egyptian-themed walk-through that will have visitors crying for their mummies;
  • The Haunt With No Name… Yet returns with its elaborate Celtic cemetery “yard display” that remains a decades-old home haunt fixture in Los Angeles each Halloween;
  • Santa Ana Haunt will initiate visitors into the terrifying cult world of Kormos and their blood-crazed rituals;
  • The Haunted Harvest makes its Hall of Shadows debut as they introduce fans to the Notflix Killer in an after-hours encounter inside a closed Hauntbuster Video store;
  • Tunnel of Terror, SoCal’s favorite haunted car wash, will treat fans to a 360-degree photo booth experience filled with terrifying monsters;
  • Coble Haunter will be on hand with an all-new attraction, daring fans to take a stroll through their old-school haunted house where evil dwells;
  • Fear Farm, who hold the title of tallest Hall of Shadows façade ever (24.5 feet in 2022) returns this year with a brand-new castle-themed attraction, creeping with evil creatures — and a built-in tavern that will be accessible to all guests 21 years and older;
  • And for the first time, Hall of Shadows plays host to an out-of-state haunt — Wicker Manor — who are bringing the terror from Colorado to Long Beach for everyone to enjoy!
In addition, the Decayed Brigade will present three shows daily both Saturday and Sunday on their massive Hall of Shadows “runway,” as they thrill hundreds of onlookers with high-energy sliding maneuvers and pulse-pounding stunts in a slider exhibition like none other!
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All of that and more will be waiting in the darkness of the Hall of Shadows for fans when the doors to Midsummer Scream 2023 creak open the evening of Friday, July 28, in Long Beach. To receive breaking information about Midsummer Scream, fans can sign up for a digital newsletter at MidsummerScream.org or follow Midsummer Scream on Instagram and Facebook by searching @midsummerscream. 

About Midsummer Scream
Midsummer Scream is presented by David Markland (Co-Founder/Executive Director), Gary Baker (Co-Founder/Executive Producer), Claire Dunlap (Co-Founder/Producer), and Rick West (Co-Founder/Creative Director). Their goal is to showcase the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community as a welcoming beacon for fans around the world to converge on Los Angeles for a weekend of excitement, networking, and non-stop spooky fun!

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Sir Henry's Haunted Trail 2022

9/27/2022

 
Last week Renee was invited out to Sir Henry's Haunted Trail for another year of Halloween fun. This is one of our favorite events in the Orlando Area and this years event did not disappoint. 

For more info on Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, click here. 

​Let's get into the fun!! 
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Tonight we were invited to attend our favorite non-theme park haunt in Central Florida, Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail.
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If you are visiting Sir Henry’s, please keep in mind that you must order tickets online in advance. You are given a time slot to prevent overcrowding, which is great!
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The owner of Sir Henry's Haunt Zach Glaros welcomed us to the event tonight.
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New this year is Sir Henry’s Twisted Apple Hard Cider. It is only sold during the first three weekends of the event and cannot be consumed on the premises.
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Did you know there are two books based on the terrifying characters from the trails? And the authors are here tonight.
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Some of the Spooky Eats that are available
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The poster art that features the three new trails this year.
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There are two escape rooms offered as an upcharge. We did one of them and found it fun and challenging.
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Final Cut is our first trail of the night. It’s themed to an old school movie premiere that goes horribly wrong.
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Headless is a beautiful and terrifying addition this year!
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A look at some of the merchandise and prices this year. They even have candles themed to their haunted trails.
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Rapture of the Deep was great. Some really creative scares in here!
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Some creepy friends you might run into, including Sir Henry himself.
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Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail is a must do for haunt fans in the central Florida area. This year is the best one yet! Thanks for inviting us!

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Midsummer Scream 2022 - The Return of Halloween in July!

8/5/2022

 
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It was finally back! After a 2 year wait with a couple of mini events sprinkled in between, it was back to Long Beach for Midsummer Scream!
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The first indication on how much the event has grown were the ads in the lobby.
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Click that code to get your Delusion tickets!!!
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Our first stop in this update (not our first stop at the event) was the Museum of Halloween. Video walkthrough is below.
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We really enjoyed this and can only hope it not only comes back in future years, but expands.
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So much cool stuff to see (and for us older folks, remember)
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Let's head to the show floor. We could have spent SO MUCH money here. They're going all in for Shaqtoberfest!
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Cannot wait for the Haunted Hayride!
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Lots of little Halloween touches everywhere
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I made a friend
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Pennywise, a friend to all
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Even the Pizza Planet Truck got a Halloween makeover
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The best investment at any Con, or Fair
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They've even got stuff for those of you who love plants
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I tried to think of the most harmless thing
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So much unbelievably cool artwork. We got this for our oldest.
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The event however wasn't without it's hiccups, as all large events have. Saturday was easily the busiest we'd ever seen the event. And the lines to get in, and for the HHN panel were outrageously ridiculous. But the panel itself went off without a hitch.
You can see our live-stream of the panel below, as well as our full breakdown of the HHN Panel here. 
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Saturday Night was the Deadly Disco, so we stopped by to join in on the fun!
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So fun seeing everybody in their scary best getting down with some spooky music (once the DJ stopped playing Reggae and realized their audience was there to party down)
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Of course, for us, the heart of Midsummer Scream is the Hall of Shadows
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It really gets our happy little Halloween hearts ready for 2 months of scary fun
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So much great stuff on display
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Clown Town has been added to the list of SCV Haunts!
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Some of the lighting in these mini haunts and displays is simply amazing. And they do all of this in about 1 1/2 days.
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Until next time Midsummer Screamers!

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