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HAuNTcon : Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention March 12-14, 2027 in Orlando, FL Over 40 hours of Haunt education is included in the 3-day trade show admission.
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HAuNTcon is an industry trade show and convention for haunted attraction professionals, featuring a curated vendor floor, education, haunt tours, and the annual Saturday Night Costume ball. HAuNTcon is an acronym for the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference, an expo and convention “Designed by Haunters, for Haunters” of every age and level of experience. HAuNTcon brings people who love Haunted Houses, Halloween and scaring people together for a fun-filled experience that includes Haunt Tours, Education, Tradeshow and Networking. Past exhibitors in the tradeshow have featured haunt industry heavy-weights such as VFXcreates, Midnight Studios, and Pale Night. Reasonable booth fees that include electrical and internet, allow up-and-coming Haunt Industry exhibitors to get cost effective exposure to a fanatical fan base. HAuNTcon is heavily attended by pro-haunters and promotes to home haunters, haunt actors and Halloween enthusiasts of all kinds. Creative Sessions, Business Seminars, Hands-on Workshops, Make Up and Product Demonstrations all designed to provide information and teach attendees techniques to do what they do better, faster and easier. Topics range from Haunted House Marketing and Business Plans, through Cheap Scares and Haunted House Design, Actor Training and Character Development, Prop building and Set Design. HAuNTcon is a jam packed, not to be missed, economical Haunt conference that is the best investment you can make in your haunting future. If you have a Halloween event, Haunted House or Home Haunt, or if you have a dream of someday opening a Halloween event, Haunted Attraction or Yard Haunt, then join others like you for more off-season Halloween Fun than is allowed by law at the Haunted Attraction Tradeshow and Conference, we call HAuNTcon.

Reynolds Advanced Materials joins the HAuNTcon Master Classes lineup! 🧟‍♂️ They'll be doing an exclusive 2-hour live dem...
28/07/2026

Reynolds Advanced Materials joins the HAuNTcon Master Classes lineup! 🧟‍♂️ They'll be doing an exclusive 2-hour live demonstration: “Life Casting for Creature & Haunt Props”

From creature effects to haunted attraction fabrication, incredible creations begin with the right materials and techniques.

As one of the industry's leading suppliers of professional casting and sculpting materials, including Smooth-On, Chavant, Accu-Cast, Holden's Latex, and Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products, Reynolds Advanced Materials has helped artists, fabricators, and special effects professionals bring imaginative creations to life for decades.

Discover how professional creature artists use life casting as the foundation for realistic monsters, props, and special effects. Reynolds Advanced Materials will demonstrate the complete process, from model preparation and comparing alginate versus platinum silicone for life casting to sculpting custom creature and haunt props, mold making, casting, material selection, and finishing techniques. Throughout the demonstration, attendees will examine professional molds, casts, sample pieces, and finished props while learning how these methods are used throughout the creature effects and haunt industries.

Whether you're sculpting your next monster, building custom props, or expanding your fabrication skills, this is a rare behind-the-scenes opportunity to learn professional materials, methods, and workflows from one of the industry's most trusted names.

⚠️ Please note: This class requires a minimum of 25 registered attendees to be held. Registration information will be announced once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12, 2027

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Emmanuel Rodriguez 🙌Emmanuel Rodriguez is a creature artist, sculptor, and digital character designer...
22/07/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Emmanuel Rodriguez 🙌

Emmanuel Rodriguez is a creature artist, sculptor, and digital character designer whose work spans film, special effects, and themed entertainment. Inspired by a lifelong love of monsters and storytelling, he blends traditional sculpting with digital techniques to bring original characters to life and has been doing it since working on his first film at age 15. Check out his work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelrodriguezart/

Emmanuel joins HAuNTcon Master Classes in March 2027 for a live demo and Q&A diving deep into the digital side of creature creation:

In “Creature Design and Digital Sculpting in ZBrush,” you’ll learn the fundamentals of digital creature creation in ZBrush, from from initial character concept and design through sculpting techniques and workflow. 💻 Emmanuel will break down how traditional clay sculpting principles translate into a digital environment, the advantages of working digitally, and practical tips for bringing original creatures to life faster and with more creative freedom.

Whether you're designing characters for haunted attractions, masks, animatronics, themed entertainment, or personal projects, this class gives you a look into the modern creature design process and how digital sculpting can accelerate your creativity and production.

Registration information will be announced once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

Announcing the HAuNTour! 🚌 Before the show floor opens and the classes begin, we’ll be kicking off HAuNTcon weekend with...
16/07/2026

Announcing the HAuNTour! 🚌

Before the show floor opens and the classes begin, we’ll be kicking off HAuNTcon weekend with an exclusive Thursday night chartered bus tour from the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside hotel showcasing two very different sides of Florida’s haunt industry.

From the scale and production power of a world-class theme park Halloween event to the creativity and craftsmanship of an independent haunt built from the ground up, HAuNTour takes you beyond the screams for a rare look at what goes into creating unforgettable haunt experiences.

Our first stop is Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, where HAuNTour guests will receive exclusive lights-on behind-the-scenes walkthroughs of two mazes featured during Howl-O-Scream. Explore the sets, details, and design that create the scares without actors in the way and see the operation from a completely different perspective. Guests will also be able to ride Iron Gwazi for an extra adrenaline rush! 🎢

Then, we head to Sir Henry's Haunted Trail for a full after-dark haunt experience featuring live actors, immersive atmosphere, and two trails running in the dark. Guests will also receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the hayride operation to see how this independent haunt brings its stories to life. 🧟‍♂️

For one special night, step behind the curtain, learn from industry professionals, and experience haunts off-season in a way most guests never get to see.

Attendance will be capped to keep the experience personal and exclusive. Ticket pricing and full details will be announced soon. 🎟️

📍 Tampa & Plant City, Florida | Thursday, March 11, 2027

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Mitch Mitton 👏With more than 50 years in large-scale fabrication, scenic design, and foam sculpting, ...
08/07/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Mitch Mitton 👏

With more than 50 years in large-scale fabrication, scenic design, and foam sculpting, Mitch Mitton is the creative force behind Mitton Theme Design and Foam Carving Methods by Mitch Mitton. His work spans haunted attractions, themed entertainment, and Walt Disney World, where he sculpted the iconic animated Main Street U.S.A. windows and helped build immersive environments throughout the park.

We're thrilled to welcome Mitch to HAuNTcon Master Classes in 2027 with two sessions:

🍄 Make & Take Workshop: Carving Poison Mushrooms out of Foam (Limited to 25 students)
Starting from a foam blank, attendees will carve and customize their own poison mushroom while learning professional sculpting techniques that apply directly to haunted attraction props, scenic builds, and themed environments.

🎭 Seminar & Q&A: Creating Themed Environments with Foam
Mitch will walk attendees through the complete creative process, from concept development and design to carving techniques and finished scenic elements, sharing practical methods used throughout his decades-long career.

Whether you're building a haunted attraction, escape room, or immersive experience, these classes offer real skills from one of the most experienced scenic fabricators in the business.

Registration information will be announced once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Brandon Murphree 👏With nearly two decades of experience as a sculptor, character, and creature artist...
03/07/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Brandon Murphree 👏

With nearly two decades of experience as a sculptor, character, and creature artist for the Halloween, film, and television industries, Brandon Murphree has owned and operated a professional FX and mask studio under the moniker 'Sculpt Or Die' on Instagram for 12 years. Known for his hyper-detailed sculptures and film-quality latex masks, Brandon continues to set the bar where craft excellence meets cost and functionality.

Brandon joins HAuNTcon Master Classes in March 2027 for a live demo and Q&A that'll change how you think about painting masks:

🎨 "Speed-Painting Realistic Flesh Tones"
Using common, easily available materials including a simple and affordable airbrush kit you can grab at any hardware store, Brandon will walk you through achieving a hyper-realistic paint scheme on a latex mask quickly and efficiently, from a raw mask straight out of the mold to an actor-ready, film-quality finish.

Registration information will be announced once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

WANTED: Monster Makers! 🧟HAuNTcon is looking for the artists and builders who bring monsters to life in 2027: creature c...
30/06/2026

WANTED: Monster Makers! 🧟

HAuNTcon is looking for the artists and builders who bring monsters to life in 2027: creature creators, sculptors, character mask makers, practical effects artists, prop and animatronic builders, and monster designers.

Rather than only gore or shock value, think of the kind of artistry that makes old Hollywood feel timeless, and the new creations that capture that same sense of wonder. 🎬

If your work lives at the intersection of creature craft, practical effects, and pure imagination; whether you're a solo artist or an established studio, this is where it belongs. Orlando's world-renowned theme park industry has long celebrated the art of creature creation, and we'd love for HAuNTcon to be part of that story.

Apply to be a vendor today: https://form.jotform.com/260946675753067

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

Watch a creature come to life with our next Speaker Spotlight! 🎬Following last week’s announcement, we’re keeping the mo...
23/06/2026

Watch a creature come to life with our next Speaker Spotlight! 🎬

Following last week’s announcement, we’re keeping the momentum going with another Hollywood FX artist joining HAuNTcon Master Classes in 2027.

Award-winning makeup and makeup FX artist Richard Redlefsen will be bringing two live demonstrations and Q&A sessions to HAuNTcon:

- Creating a Creature: Hollywood Makeup FX
- Hollywood Blood & Trauma Effects

With more than 25 years in film and television, Richard’s credits span Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman v Superman, Underworld, Saw, Resident Evil: Extinction, Twin Peaks, Star Trek, Star Trek: Picard, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He has also applied prosthetic makeup for acclaimed actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, and Andrew Garfield, working alongside some of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors and productions.

Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at professional creature makeup, blood effects, and Hollywood FX techniques used throughout the entertainment industry.

Bonus: The creature created during Richard’s makeup FX session won’t stay in the classroom. It will be appearing throughout HAuNTcon and making a special appearance at Saturday night’s Costume Ball for photos and encounters with attendees.

Interested? Send us a DM or email!

Registration information to come once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Jordu Schell 🎉We're thrilled to welcome legendary creature designer and sculptor Jordu Schell back to...
16/06/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Jordu Schell 🎉

We're thrilled to welcome legendary creature designer and sculptor Jordu Schell back to HAuNTcon in 2027!

Known for his work on Avatar, Hellboy, The Chronicles of Narnia, Men in Black, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Alien: Resurrection, Predator II, and dozens of other iconic film and television productions, Jordu has spent decades bringing unforgettable creatures to life.

MASTER CLASS: Sculpting a Monster Head

Join Jordu for a 2-hour live sculpting demonstration and Q&A as he takes attendees through his creative process, from initial concept to finished creature sculpture. Learn design principles, professional sculpting techniques, industry insights, and behind-the-scenes stories from a career spanning some of Hollywood's most beloved creature features.

Registration information to come once classes are finalized.

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 12-14, 2027

THE DISMEMBERED will be bringing their bone-rattling Halloween punk and rockabilly sound to the HAuNTcon Costume Ball on...
12/06/2026

THE DISMEMBERED will be bringing their bone-rattling Halloween punk and rockabilly sound to the HAuNTcon Costume Ball on Saturday night! 🎸

Known for raising the dead with their performances during Halloween season at Fear Reach Scream Park, they'll keep the energy high all night long while you dance, show off your costume, and celebrate with the haunt community.

And we're not done yet... an additional special entertainment announcement for the Costume Ball is still to come!

📍 Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | March 13, 2027

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