And……just like that, POOF, the haunt season is over.  As many of us lament the end of the fun, the Big Scary Show tries to lighten the mood. The Roundtable of Terror is a reflection of the season, as the four (g)hosts sit down at the with special correspondents Eric Vysther and Sylvia Vile, as we look back and share some stories from the halloween season. Badger brings up interviews with Eddie McLauren and Sweet Dreams Scare House, as well as the latest Deadline News, Storm has an EXTREME...

Episode 196 The Big Weekend for us haunter is here!  Badger brings us inteviews with Crazy Bob Turner, Lake Hickory Haunts, Relentless, and Midnight Syndicate. Speaking of Midnight Syndicate, the Hauntstumentalist is spinning a trio of their music, including: Welcome to the Carnival The Haunted Nursery Born of the Night The Roundtable of Terror brings a Gravestone  expert and one of the Gravestone Girls, Brenda”Petunia” Sullivan.  An interesting talk where we find out the meaning of...

BIG SCARY SHOW – Episode 195 – A Haunting we will go It’s October and the four (g)hosts are excited about getting out to ALL the haunts.  It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.  Badger is on the road in SC as he talks to the folks at The 901 Nightmare Haunted Attraction. He’s also talking to the owner of the Myers House in NC about how and why it was built, and its upcoming Halloween Bash. Storm is ranting as usual in a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim takes you Between the Corpses, Badger...

Episode 194 Here it is, the end of September.  Some haunts are already opened, some open next weekend, the first weekend of OCTOBER!! The Roundtable of Terror, is one for the ages, as we sit down at the finely polished Amish table for a chat with the…….(drumroll please)….SCAB 5 !(well, four of them anyway). We get to hear some great stories from these pioneers in the Haunt Industry. Badger brings us interviews with Evil Dead Immersive Experience, Todd Tucker, and then the latest in...

BIG SCARY SHOW -Episode 193 – Let the haunt season…begin After months and months of waiting, it’s finally here. Haunt Season 2019 is starting to creep across the nation as some haunts are opening their doors this Friday the 13th weekend. Remember to get out there and support your local haunts. Badger is still at Creepycon in Knoxville, TN speaking with several haunt owners from Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, and…Arizona?. Get the inside scoop on some of the coolest haunts in these states. In...

It’s late August, and season is just around the corner, so in the vein of the old Saturday Morning Cartoon Previews, we bring you the Pre-Season Spooktacular! , where we get some previews from Lake Hickory Haunts, Crawford School of Terror, Blood Prison, Haunted Hills Hospital, Dead Factory, Spook Hollow, Eagle Hallow Haunts, Sinister Sidney, and Terror in the Corn. Badger and Storm were on the road recently, with a bunch of interviews from CreepyCon and Necronomicon. Badger brings us the...

It’s late August, and season is just around the corner, so in the vein of the old Saturday Morning Cartoon Previews, we bring you the Pre-Season Spooktacular! , where we get some previews from Lake Hickory Haunts, Crawford School of Terror, Blood Prison, Haunted Hills Hospital, Dead Factory, Spook Hollow, Eagle Hallow Haunts, Sinister Sidney, and Terror in the Corn. Badger and Storm were on the road recently, with a bunch of interviews from CreepyCon and Necronomicon. Badger brings us the...

As we slide into the dog days of summer, Badger is staying busy, as he took his daughter to California for Midsummer Scream, and traded her for a multitude of interviews from the West Coast. The Roundtable of Terror is all about Graphic Design, as we sit down with Jason Lonon of Death Ray Design, the creator of our Big Scary Show Logo.  Find out some tips and tricks to get the logo you want for your haunt or halloween related business. Badge has the latest Deadline News, Storm rants in a...

The Dog Days of Summer are here, but the (g)hosts decide to stay cool in the studio with Ed Douglas and Gavin Goska of Midnight Syndicate. We talk about the live show at Cedar Point, and we ask the question. When is a new album coming out? Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm has an “Epic” Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim recommends haunt music for your attraction, and The Haunt-stumentalist spins a quartet of tunes this time.  but wait! there’s more…Vsyther’s segment is about 50 years...

Big Scary Show – Episode 189 – Summertime Blues It’s July and it’s HOT! However, haunters are pushing their way through the heat and humidity getting their haunts prepared as the season draws ever nearer.  We’re also in the middle of hiring season so owners are meeting new actors and staff. How do you keep them healthy, happy, well-fed, and loyal?  We ask that question to Shannon Hopps of Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano, Texas as she joins us on the Roundtable of Terror. Her ideas and...

Happy 4th of July!  Badger didn’t travel far from home for the Oddities and Curiosities Expo and he brings a show full of interviews, with Dark Seed Creations, Drop Dead Designs, Gravestone Girls, the Monsterologist, Simpson Funeral Museum, Stitches DCC, Studio 6287, Valcarol Missions Escape Rooms, and finally, Michelle of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo. The Roundtable of Terror is a potpourri of nonsense as random subjects get pulled out of thin air by all of the (g) Hosts. Badger...

New BIG SCARY SHOW – Episode 187 – Two big conventions, one big weekend. Don’t you hate it when two really cool events are happening at the same time?  So do we. Fortunately, the Big Scary Show was able to do both as we sent Storm out to Massachusetts to cover Scare A Con and Vysther to the Midwest Haunters Convention in Chicago. They’ve brought back so many interviews and discussions, you’ll think you’re on the trade show floor.  (Is that Tater I hear?) Storm also finds time to bring you...

We are now in June, and many a haunter is currently attending the Midwest Haunters Convention in Chicago.  Last weekend, the Rabid Badger attended Carolina Fear Fest and brought back interviews with Darkside Haunted Estates, Ghostbusters of NC, Grandville HauntFarm, Horror Show Jack, Ricky Vitus from Face\Off,  Wreak Havoc Film Fest, and the organizers of Carolina Fear Fest. The Roundtable of Terror is all about new conventions, as the (g)hosts sit down with Jennifer Johnsey of CreepyCon...

Meathook Jim is no longer MIA!!, in his own words ” I had to make sure the Unknown Scare-Actor was dead and buried” Our Roundtable of Terror is the 13 Questions of Doom, the Game of Thrones Edition, and Vysther steps in the Haunt-strumentalist, who is out on assignment Badger brings us the latest Deadline News and a possible Gruesome Giveaway winner, Storm rants on, in a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim gets passionate about trolls and bullying behind a computer screen, in Between the Corpses,...

Episode 184 April showers brought May flowers and a loss, as The Unknown Scare-Actor has left this earthly plane, never to be seen again.  the troubling thought is the Meathook Jim has gone missing, after we recorded our latest…. Roundtable of Terror is all about fire safety, as we brought in Jack Beckwith  and Buck Burdick to talk about safety and the dreaded fire marshal.  Haunt Owners listen up because there is a lot of valuable information in this episode. Badger brings us the latest...

Episode 183 Spring Has Sprung..finally!  The Roundtable of Terror is all about Scare-Acting, as the (g)hosts offer seats at the Amish made table to Killer Katie, Michael Edwards, and Allen Hopps, as we discuss scare-acting, training tips, retention and safety. Badger brings us interviews with Crazy Bob Turner and Kelly Collins, as well as the latest Deadline News.  Storm is back with a Haunt Minute, and the Haunt-strumentalist spins the spooky tunes.   Meathook Jim and Vysther are on...

Episode 182 April 13, 2012 episode 1 of the Big Scary Show went on the air, and here we are, 7 years old and 181 episodes later.  The Roundtable of Terror is a retrospective of the last seven years, as well as what to expect in the coming years, as the 4 (g)Hosts sit down with Special Correspondents Sylvia Vile and Vysther, and for once WE are the interviewees. Badger brings us 5 more interviews from Transworld, as he chats with Macabre Creations, Terror Vault, Stillwell Manor, Scare...

Episode 181 The Annual Transworld wrap up is here, and if I listed all the the interviews that Badger and Wicked Wendy have on this show, I would have a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome! There is no Roundtable of Terror to make make room for all the new and familiar vendors that they spoke with. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants in a Haunt Minute,  Vysther’s segment is all about Abbott & Costello meet the Monsters, and we have another Vile Files with Sylvia...

Episode 180 Spring and Transworld are just around the corner, Meathook Jim is back (sort of), and the show must go on. The Roundtable of Terror is all about Charity Haunts, as 3 of the (g)hosts offer a chair to haunt owners Jessie Hayley and Jason Warfield, as well as Erin and Erica from the Don’t Be a Monster anti-bullying campaign. Badger has latest Deadline News, Storm rants in a Haunt Minute, Vysther’s latest segment, Welcome to Fright Night, and the Haunt-strumentalist spins a trio of...

Episode 179 – IT’S ALMOST SPRING It’s March…Transworld is right around the corner, and in some places in the US, winter is slowly losing its icy grip.  (Probably not where YOU live, but somewhere.)  Anyway, we advise staying warm indoors, grabbing a hot beverage and relaxing to the latest Big Scary Show. Badger is on the road at Deceased Farm’s ‘My Deceased Valentine’ event in Lexington, SC talking to the owners and one of the traveling actors, Sylvia Vile, who just happens to be our NEWEST...

Episode 178 February….a short, cold month, but thats ok, because it means Transworld is just around the corner. Our Roundtable of Terror is all about Transworld Vendors, as we have Creepy Collection, the wiley veteran, and first time vendors Heather Reetz and Clint Cobb.  Jeremey offers sage advice to the freshman, and any other first timers preparing for the show Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants on in a Haunt Minute.  A New Gruesome Giveaway winner is announced,...

Episode 177 Badger took advantage of his time in the Big Easy, enjoying the New Orleans hospitality and food, and he still made to to cover the convention! With Syliva watching the booth, Badger managed interviews with Dark Illusions, Darkwater FX, Fearphobia, Ghost Map App, Haunter’s Tale, HaunTopic Radio, Haunt Scene, Old Dark House Creative, Ted Sobeck and Ticket Leap. The Roundtable of Terror focuses on marketing, with Dick Terhune (Voice from Hell) and Doug Sheldon joining us,...

Episode 176 HauntCon is just around the corner, and the Roundtable of Terror offers up chairs for vendors and organizers of HauntCon 2019.  it’s a lively conversation with a lot of information regarding HauntCon 2019 in the BIg Easy. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants in a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim is back and he has a heartfelt message for all the listeners, the Haunt-strementalist spins a trio of spook tunes and Vysther brings us a piece on Marvel Comics Monsters. We...

Episode 175! Well, it’s 2019 and the Big Scary Show bids a fond farewell to 2018 as only we can, with another show chock full of news and information to keep you on top of the haunt industry.  It may only be January, but we’re beginning the countdown to our 7th anniversary in April. The Roundtable of Terror takes a final look back on 2018 as we discuss the various haunt adventures the (g)hosts had; from HAuNTcon in New Orleans, Transworld, Days of the Dead, MHC, Midsummer Scream,...

Episode 174 Christmas is almost upon us, and we couldn’t let you escape with mentioning the Krampus!  He has been gaining a lot of steam here in the states, and we have Spooky Dan Walker and Connie Smeriglio to impart their Krampus knowledge to the masses. Badger is back with the latest Deadline News, Meathook Jim’s Between the Corpses is his annual read of  ‘Twas the Fright Before Christmas, Storm rants about fan theories, Vysther is all about Dark Shadows and the Haunstrementalist spins a...