Thread: last Halloween haunted house question

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Well last year I had a wear-house we made into a big haunted house in a small town in hondo tx. We charge $5 a person and had kids coming out scramming and crying but the only bad thing is we didn't have that many people coming to the haunted house. This year I'm thinking about opening up again and more advertising. Should I lower the price or any other suggestions?

$5 seems pretty low for a haunt of that size - warehouse haunts around here charge a lot more than that! Maybe it would be better now with word of mouth spreading from last year and some advertising could really help! Here in Colorado there is a website of all the haunts around town with a map - maybe you could get on something similar there to help bring people in from other towns?

I am happy for you and a little jealous...I really want to open one as well but after attending a professional haunters convention I was detered by the high cost of insurance and the horror stories for those who didn't have it with patrons getting hurt. Congratulations on a dream come true!!

I would recommend raising the price, and then putting alittle extra into advertising. Get the local radio station or news station to do a broadcast from there. Send your story into a local newspaper, or your towns website/forums. One way is to ask kids to put up flyers or hand them out at the local middle and high schools.

For prices, I have paid some crazy prices, however nothing can beat a good scare. On a car ride home from a local haunt last year everyone in the car agreed it was better than doing the horizontal tango. So if it costs less than a normal date would, your golden. I would make it like $10-$15, its a pretty common amount for someone to have in pocket.

Originally Posted by Biggie

On a car ride home from a local haunt last year everyone in the car agreed it was better than doing the horizontal tango.

This statement scares me

Its the truth I tell ya!



*sorry texas, not trying to derail your thread

The key to a successful haunt (other than quality) is advertising. Flyers, posters, signs, adds in the paper, craigslist, word of mouth, and even t.v. and radio play if you can pull it off.
If your building is some what hard to find make sure you have signs/lights guiding the way.

As for the price $5 is cheap. I wouldn't lower the price.

Good luck!!!!!!! Wish we could find a building for our haunted house. We still won't be open again this year

You need to raise the price - a lot. Because for $5 there's no way you can afford insurance, fire sprinklers, emergency exit signs, smoke alarms, permits and the many other thiongs a paid haunt requires.

Sorry, just a needed dose of reality.

Don't want this happening again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted...reat_Adventure

Did you even have insurance the first time?????

-PB

Thanks every one and I do have insurance