DONT FORGET THE HOME HAUNT OF THE YEAR 2011!!!!

It is getting closer.  We will start posting entries as early as October
15.  Start putting thought into your submissions and prepare to amaze this
years judges.  We are extremely excited to host the contest again this
year for the 3rd year.

We are still finalizing prizes from a couple of sponsors, but I can tell
you that they will be awesome...  I plan to post the prizes by October
10th.  We have also posted this years trophies on our home page.  Once
again, we were able to find unique trophies.

I would like to take a minute to thank our sponsors and judges for this
years contest:

Judges:

-  Leonard Pickel - Haunt Industry Consultant and Owner of Hauntcon
-  Jimmy Hill - Owner and CEO of Mountain of Terror
-  Dwayne Sanburn - Owner of 13th Gate in Baton Rouge, LA
-  Adam Pogue - Froggy's Fog
-  Kathy Schieferstein - Producer of Midwest Haunters Convention
-  Brent Ross - DC Design Studios
-  Michael Bruner and Robert Kocher - National Haunters Convention

Contest Sponsors and Prize Supporters:

-  DC Design Studios
-  Froggy's Fog
-  Big Scream TV CD's
-  How to Haunt Your House
-  Hauntcon
-  Midnight Syndicate
-  Hot Wire Foam Factory
-  Midwest Haunters Convention
-  National Haunters Convention
-  FearNet
-  Mr. Skeleton

Thanks again to all the supporters.  I hope everyone has a great haunt and
good luck in the contest.

Kevin
Home Haunters Association

Good Stuff Haunted Barn...

Thanks for joining the forum and sharing.

The Home Haunters Association is launching the 2010 Home Haunt of the Year Contest. 

We are working on the final schedule and are assembling an all star judge panel.

See our main page for information.

1st Place - Davis Graveyard - Jeff and Chris Davis, Portland, OR (2009 Home Haunters Association Home Haunt of the Year)

2nd Place - Happy Holiday Home - Eric, Susie, Vladimir, Calypso, and Magnus Targowski, Lathrop, CA

3rd Place - Demented Dungeon - Trey Jones - Germantown, MD

All,

I wanted to thank everyone for participating in our first Home Haunt of the Year contest.

I think we have learned quite a bit from the voting process.

I wanted to start this thread to get member feedback and ideas on how to improve the contests going forward. 

Please feel free to comment and start constructive discussions around the voting process and how we can improve.

Thanks,
Kevin

Sorry for not posting this in the forum...my bad....  Below is the info you requested....

First Place ($365 Approx. Value)
  -  Mr. Skeleton MAX Full Skeleton (Mr. Skeleton)
  -  1 Yr Subscription to Haunted Attraction Magazine (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  DVD Haunting Makeup by Geoff Beck (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Styrofoam Masons DVD by Bad Boys Scenic Design (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Costume Weapon—Double Bit Axe from Scream Line Studios (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Autographed Copy of “How to Haunt Your House” (HowToHauntYourHouse.com)
  -  Midnight Syndicate Music CD (Midnight Syndicate)
  - Home Haunters Association Exclusive 1st Place Trophy (Home Haunters Association)

Second Place ($118 Approx. Value)
  -  1 Yr Subscription to Haunted Attraction Magazine (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Styrofoam Masons DVD by Bad Boys Scenic Design (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Midnight Syndicate Music CD (Midnight Syndicate)
  -  Terror Eyes DVD (Big Scream TV)
  -  Halloween Scarols (Big Scream TV)
  -  Home Haunters Association Exclusive 2nd Place Trophy (Home Haunters Association)

Third Place ($87 Approx. Value)
  -  1 Yr Subscription to Haunted Attraction Magazine (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  Styrofoam Masons DVD by Bad Boys Scenic Design (Haunted Attraction Mag)
  -  X-Treme Make-Over (Big Scream TV)
  -  Home Haunters Association Exclusive 3rd Place Trophy (Home Haunters Association)

We would like to congratulate Paul Jameson on winning the HHA Tombstone contest.  Paul's haunt is The Monster's Mouth/Jameston Cemetery and is located in Dearborn Heights, MI.

Please respond to the post and congratulate Paul....

Welcome to the forum Rick.

We look forward to chatting with you.

Today (August 5) is the last day to submit your tombstone pictures for the HHA Tombstone Contest.  We will take submissions until midnight EST today.

Remember there is a $50 gift certificate for the winner and lots of bragging rights.  Voting will run through August 18.

If you have tombstones that you would like to submit, please email the photos to kwood@homehauntersassociation.com

Thanks and Happy Haunting,
Kevin

Home Haunters Association

The Home Haunters Association is working with Haunted Attraction Magazine on articles around Home Haunting.  Our first article will hit the press within the next two weeks.  This will be a series of articles and will feature a new home haunt in every edition.

If you would like a copy of Haunted Attraction magazine at a 15% discount off the cover price, please contact us.  You must be a Home Haunters Association Member to get the discount.

Today we just launched our Tombstone Making Contest sponsored by Hot Wire Foam Factory.

To participate you need to be a member of the Home Haunters Association.  Becoming a member is free and just requires you to register your haunt. 

Hot Wire Foam Factory will be offering a tool discount for the participants of the contest.  The Grand Prize will be a $50 gift certificate from Hot Wire Foam Factory.

For more information, click the flyer link at the top of our main page.

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