Originally Aired: Saturday, August 22nd  2:00 PM EST

Dave is diving into the findings from his recent haunt industry safety poll — real data that every haunt actor, manager, and owner needs to hear. Whether you’re on the floor, running the show, or owning the attraction, this session will give you practical insights to create a safer, stronger, and more awesome environment for your haunt family. 

Don't miss this one — the results are in and the conversation is going to be valuable! 

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Texas Haunters Convention was held at the Irving Convention Center in Irving Texas July 18-19 2026. 

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This guy is a San Diego scenic FX wizard who turns foam into 200-year-old cursed barn doors that look like they’ve survived ghosts, storms, and pure nightmare fuel. Former Crime Scene Investigator turned professional gore guru — so yeah, when he weathers something, it doesn’t just look old… it looks like it’s been through absolute trauma. 

He’s the mad genius behind The Haunted Trail, The Haunted Hotel, Scream Zone, and a ton of other places that make grown adults scream like kids in a haunted house. Oh, and he literally wrote the book on this stuff  https://zurl.co/nul1J 👈

Expect pro tips, creepy techniques, and zero judgment if your prop ends up looking “too murdered.” We’ve also got Spooked On Spurlock crashing the party as our Spotlight Guest — it’s gonna be a blast!

Featured Spotlight: Spooked on Spurlock https://www.facebook.com/SpookedOnSpurlock

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This Lunch and Learn ran long with Rich giving us two phenomenal lectures.  To see the second that talks about Faux Woodgrain click here: https://youtu.be/_McKDzLuICM

This guy is a San Diego scenic FX wizard who turns foam into 200-year-old cursed barn doors that look like they’ve survived ghosts, storms, and pure nightmare fuel. Former Crime Scene Investigator turned professional gore guru — so yeah, when he weathers something, it doesn’t just look old… it looks like it’s been through absolute trauma.

He’s the mad genius behind The Haunted Trail, The Haunted Hotel, Scream Zone, and a ton of other places that make grown adults scream like kids in a haunted house. Oh, and he literally wrote the book on this stuff https://zurl.co/nul1J 👈

Expect pro tips, creepy techniques, and zero judgment if your prop ends up looking “too murdered.” We’ve also got Spooked On Spurlock crashing the party as our Spotlight Guest — it’s gonna be a blast!

Featured Spotlight: Spooked on Spurlock https://www.facebook.com/SpookedOnSpurlock

Learn more about your hosts: Chamber of Haunters: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Haunting U Podcast: https://www.hauntingu.com/

This Lunch and Learn ran long with Rich giving us two phenominal lectures. To see the second that talks about Grunging Up Your Haunt click here: https://youtu.be/qmuaQ49aOII

Chamber of Haunters Lunch & Learn April 18th at 2PM EST Guest: Dave Ferrier (Fearschool) Topic: Monsters Behave! Managing Guest Chaos and Staff Slip-Ups Like a Pro

When a guest shoves your scare actor… what does your monster do? Punch back? Cry? Call mom? When your only ringmaster is a clearly impaired 17-year-old on the busiest night of the year… send him home, call his parents, or just hope the costume hides the smell? And when someone radios “Toxic spill yellow in the cemetery”… does anyone actually know what the hell that means?! If your haunted house runs on pure chaos, caffeine, and prayers, this one’s for you. Dave’s dropping real-world protocols for guest aggression, actor mistakes, and those glorious communication breakdowns that make us all question our life choices.

Find more about Dave and Fear School at https://fearschool.com/

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Title: Designing Outside the Box – The Triangular Grid System

Sick of the same old square grids? Wasted plywood, predictable paths, endless scrap, and mazes that eat storage space? What if your haunt could be:

More unpredictable & confusing (the FUN kind!)

Longer scare paths in the SAME footprint

Faster & cheaper to build

ZERO waste

Quicker setup/teardown

Packs down to HALF the storage

Legendary haunt designer Leonard Pickel (40+ years, 300+ haunts worldwide — Universal Studios to Playboy Mansion, creator of turn-key kits + the game-changing Triangular Grid System) is dropping his 50-year perfected secrets! He's flipping traditional walls, bracing, and layouts completely upside down for better scares and smarter builds. Get ready to rethink EVERYTHING about haunt construction! Find more about Leonard Pickel at https://www.hauntrepreneurs.com/

Featured Spotlight: Hardyville Haunt https://hardyvillehauntaz.com/

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Topic: Don’t Be Afraid to Train Your Scare Actors

Spotlight Guest: Sinister Tombs

Speaker/Teacher: Dave Ferrier with FearSchool.com By the end of this session, you'll understand why training your haunted attraction actors is CRITICAL. You'll walk away with: Improv techniques to keep the scares fresh Ways to break up those pesky conga lines while keeping guests screaming (in a good way!) Smarter audition methods (goodbye "warm body = hired"!) A killer list of training topics + actual exercises to run at your haunt And SO much more!

About our expert, Dave Ferrier: With 18 years as a scare actor across 6 haunts (indoor, outdoor trails, hayrides), he's also managed attractions, designed rooms, built escape rooms, and presented at TransWorld & FearExpo. Currently Scare Director at HallowSpire Haunted Attraction in NJ, founder of Fearschool.com (training hundreds nationwide), SAG-AFTRA member with 65+ film/TV credits, and Senior HRIS Manager at a Fidelity Investments subsidiary with 25+ years in L&D/tech/HR. Don't miss this chance to level up your haunt's performance game!

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This L&L featured Josh Bone from The Bone Family Funeral Home and Cemetery. Find more about Josh and his haunt on his social media at: https://www.facebook.com/hauntedbonecemetery/ https://www.instagram.com/hauntedbonecemetery/

This episode focused on brainstorming topics for future L&L sessions. Please drop ideas into the comments here and we will incorporate them into the curriculum too.

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