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World's Largest Haunted House

This week's episode of The ScareHouse podcast features a conversation between ScareHouse Creative Director Scott Simmons and fellow haunted house owner Todd James, who is the owner of Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth Texas.

Cutting Edge was originally a 235,000-square-foot meat-packing plant built in 1908. It is also situated in a part of town historically dubbed "hell's half acre", where infamous wild-west gangsters such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Doc Holiday, and Jesse James made history. For several years it was the longest recorded walk-through space of any haunted house, taking 55 minutes to complete – and featured in the Guinness book of world records.  Find out more about Cutting Edge Haunted House at www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com.

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Pittsburgh Zombies in Japan

Did you know that Japanese music fans LOVE songs about Pittsburgh's zombie apocalypse? We're kicking off the 2012 season of The ScareHouse podcast with a fun and fast moving conversation about zombies, haunted houses, creepy dolls, and our upcoming paranormal conference with the stars of Ghost Hunters.

Hosts Rob Johnston and Laura Kelly join ScareHouse Creative Director Scott Simmons to talk about our "Walking Dead Apocalypse" music video, a tour through Japan, creepy storytellers, and much more.  It's a whole new season of The ScareHouse podcast: taking you behind the screams of one of America's Best Haunted Houses, located in one of the most haunted cities in America. 

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Happy Valentine's SLAY from The ScareHouse!

Getting started in the Haunted House Business

Why is The ScareHouse one of America's best haunted houses? How can someone operate a creative and financially successful haunted attraction? Creative Director Scott Simmons reveals what he's learned after more than 25 years in the haunted house business with a new series of columns and blogs on his personal website: ScareHouseScott.com

"Your most valuable employees are not the chainsaw killers or the demonic clowns. Your most valuable employees are on the phone, in the parking lots, and at the ticket counter."

Click this link to read the first article and don't miss the new season of The ScareHouse podcast, starting in just a few weeks! 

Scott Simmons is the Creative Director and co-owner of The ScareHouse in Pittsburgh, PA - ranked as one of “America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions” by Travel Channel and featured in the pages of USA TODAY, Forbes, Funworld, and Haunted Attraction magazines. His team also creates and co-ordinates all of the commercials, advertising, and multimedia content for broadcast, branded social media channels, and scarehouse.com. He has worked within the haunted house business for more than 25 years.