Episode 173 December….it’s already too cold in the northern states, but that doesn’t stop 3 of the (g)hosts from brings you the latest show, as Badger to some time off to be with family. The Roundtable of Terror is all about Christmas themed haunts, as we get a good idea on how the traditional haunt is turned into a land of holiday horrors.  Brett Hays, Kevin Stich, and Jessie Hailey give us 3 different views on a Dark Christmas. Storm brings us the latest Deadline News, as well a haunt...

Episode 172 Turkey Day is here, and Meathook Jim is back from his honeymoon with the Lady of Darkness ( Now Mrs. Meathook) and they spent a lot of time in the Haunted Mansion ay Walt Disney World.  Now after Thanksgiving and a lot of good food the show must go on… The Roundtable of Terror is about HauntCon, coming up in January, as we speak with Liz Irving of Urban Expo, and vendor Alisa Kleckner, about why you should attend, things to do in the Big Easy, and HauntCon doubling in...

New BIG SCARY SHOW – Episode 171 – A look back at the 2018 Haunt Season And just like that, it’s over. After a glorious few weeks, we must unfortunately put the final nail in the coffin of the 2018 haunt season.  But before we disappear back into the darkness, the Big Scary Show invites you to look back at the season that was. We send Badger to a pair of haunts in NC, Upper Stanley Haunted Trail and Zombie Hollow, and talks to the owners about the impact the wet weather made on these...

BIG SCARY SHOW – EPISODE 170 – THIS IS HALLOWEEN! THIS IS HALLOWEEN! Episode 170 It’s finally here! The most wonderful holiday of them all, Halloween, and the Big Scary Show is celebrating in a big way. We sent Badger to visit a pair of haunts in the Carolinas to talk about their seasons and what’s new this year. Storm rants about people trying to make you angry for Halloween.  Meathook Jim introduces us to ‘The Dean’ (hope you never have to go to detention). And The Haunt-Strumetallist...

Episode 169 Ahh, October.  the smell of pumpkin spiced everything and fear is in the air.  The Haunt-stumentalist traveled to Cedar Point to check you the latest Midnight Syndicate show, Conspiracy of Shadows, and brought us back a pair of interviews.   Badger chats with Jen Braverman about the upcoming Legendary Haunt Tour, and the goes to a hometown attraction , Lake Hickory Haunts. The Roundtable of Terror is another 13 Questions of Doom, and it’s all about movies.  Will Meathook Jim...

Episode 168 The Roundtable of Terror is all about spooky music, as the (g)hosts offer a pair of chairs to Virgil Franklin, Master of the Ethermuse, and Marc Straight of Bad Jack Productions. Badger brings you interviews with Field of Screams and The Oddities and Curiosities Expo, as well as Deadline News. Storm rants on, in a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim is hiding between the corpses, Vysther returns to his Haunted Vista, and the Haunt-strumentalist spins a trio of spooky tunes. we hid the...

Episode 167 Haunt Season has finally begun!  Many haunts around the country are opening this weekend.  Badger chats with Tony Clarke of Cedar Fair, about new changes to Halloweekends as well as the return of Midnight Syndicate with a brand new show, Conspiracy of Shadows.  if you have not seen them perform live before, GO!  they out on an amazing show. Our Roundtable of Terror is about a new DVD release, Scare: A look behind the Shadows, with filmmaker Don Patterson, as he chronicles Kelly...

Episode 166 Well, here it is, September already, a few haunts we know of have already opened, with more opening in the coming weeks.  Badger took a drive to Knoxville, TN to bring us his interviews from Creepy Con, including Church of Halloween, Dead Man’s Farm, Goes Haunted House, Monster Mafia FX, Monsters and Merriment, Mummer’s Farce, Mysterious Mansion, the Nickerson-Sneed House, Oneida Zombie Fest, Red Paint Spillman, and the Smokey Mountain Ghostbusters. The Roundtable of Terror is...

Episode 165 Well, it’s mid August, and season is rapidly approaching, so why not talk about storytelling?  Our Roundtable of Terror guest, Scott Swenson, does just that, explaining how a cohesive story enhances the experience.  Lots of great information on this RoT. Badger brings interviews with Ira Heiden and Ken Sagoes from Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, as well as the latest Deadline News.  Storm is back with the “Finchening” on a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim talks about...

Episode 164 We sent Badger off to Long Beach,  California to attend Midsummer Scream    ( and to get him out of the Eastern Time Zone to give us a break), But like the proverbial bad penny, he keeps….showing….up.  This time he brought back enough interviews to give you an audio journey of the entire convention. we have 26, yes 26 interviews, and I’m afraid I’ll get carpal tunnel syndrome if I type them all out.  Some highlights are Bela Lugosi Jr., Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knotts Scary...

Episode 163 Badger, along with Super Special Correspondent Tater, journeyed down to sunny Ocala, FL for the SouthEast Haunters and Enthusiasts Conference, and brought us back a bushel of interviews with Halloween Horror Nights, Howl-O-Scream, Legoland, Kirby Farms and Steve Youghn, while Tater finds his skill set. The freshly polished RoundTable of Terror is back, and this time we are talking scenic design, with Leonard Pickel, Greg Allen from Terror in the Corn, and Keith Kaminski with...

Episode 162 Happy Treason Day to all you colonists!!  Meathook Jim and the Haunt-strumentalist traveled to Days of the Dead, Indianapolis and bring you back a quartet of interviews with Joel Robinson, David Jobe, Paul Lanner with Haunters Against Hate, and Halloween Jean.  DOTD had a great line up, and we are always grateful to Adolfo Dorta and crew for a great convention. No ROT this week, as we sent the Round Table of Terror to Pennsylvania to a Amish shop for refinishing, but fear not,...

Episode 161 Well, summer is here and Storm has been a busy weezel. He recently attended New England Scare-a-Con and brought back some great vendor interviews, with Feartown, Holmes Haus Photography, Horror Cornucopia, Horror Show Jack, I Think I Created a Monsta, JW Craft/Witch Hats, Loren Molloy, Scream Sisters, Terri Dragon, and the Dorkening. Badger is back with the latest Deadline News and perhaps a Gruesome Giveaway Winner, Storm rants about dying wishes, in a Haunt Minute, Meathook...

Episode 160 Well, MHC has come and gone.  A smaller than normal convention, but still packed with surprises.  Badger brings us interviews views with  Arx Mortis, Blood Prison, Creepy Creator, Grave Gear Studios, Jak Prints,  Skeletons  and More, The Haunted Schoolhouse, and Zombie Works. while Meathook Jim chats with Haunt Scheduler and the Ohio Haunters Associations. The Roundtable of Terror offers up chairs to the President and Vice President of the Haunted Attraction Association, Brett...

Episode 159 IT’s back!!  the Midwest Haunters Convention, and while 2.5 of the 4 (g) hosts will be in Columbus all weekend, the show must go on! Badger brings us an interview with Dean and Star Jones, and then he and Storm sit down with JV Johnson, organizer of the upcoming Scare-A-Con in the Northeast. No Guest this Roundtable of Terror, as we play everyones favorite gameshow, the 13 Questions of Doom. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about possibly being allergic...

Episode 158 2 weeks until the Midwest Haunter’s Convention and the Big Scary Show is gearing up for the con, by bringing you valuable marketing tips for your haunt, by the Voice from Hell himself, Mr. Dick Terhune.  Now is the time to start planning your marketing, as Dick provides some insight to start your ad campaign off on the right foot. Badger brings us the latest in Deadline News, Storm rants about lack of personal safety during build season, in a Haunt Minute, while Meathook Jim...

Episode 157 Some people may argue, but there seems to be a connection between halloween/horror fans and pro wrestling fans so this episode combines the both into the BSWA ( Big Scary Wresting Alliance).  BSWA Champ Badger puts his belt on the line when he climbs in the ring 3 different times, and faces the challenge of Mick Foley, Road Warrior Animal and 1/3 of Decay, Crazzy Steve. Meathook Jim is in a handicap match with Demon Bunny ( Rosemary and Allie from Impact Wrestling) and during...

Episode 156 Wow, can you believe it?  the Big Scary Show is 6 years old!   Our Anniversary show is Big And Scary at just over 3 hours long!  We have some more interviews from Transworld 2018, conducted by special correspondent Wicked Wendy, as she chats with Kelly Collins, Michael Spatola, Mike Murray and Nix Herrara. As an added bonus, we are airing an interview from Dead Winter Con, back in 2013, when the Unknown Scare-Actor spoke with Richard Brooker, Jason from Friday the 13th, Part 3. ...

Episode 155 Well, Transworld 2018 is in the books, and Badger has brought us back some amazing coverage. we have interviews with Brain Child Creative, Wicked Amusements, CFX, Ticket Leap, Creative Visions, Scare Innovations, Darker Collection, Mel Products, Dead Farm, Marlon Taylor, Don’t Be a Monster, Haunt Pay, Forgotten Yard, Haunter’s Against Hate, Fright Find, Haunt Shirts, Halloween Attraction Association, and Halloween Aid.  Ok now I have Carpal Tunnel from all that typing.  but...

Episode 154 Transworld begins in a few days, and the Big Scary Show continues to be the most comprehensive podcast in the industry.  Badger brings you interviews with Darryl Plunkie of Scare-it Badges and Haunt Topic Radio, as well as Ed Roberts, who heads up the West Coast Haunters Convention in May. Our Roundtable of Terror is fast paced ( except for a couple of dead spots) and fun, as we offer chairs to John Laflamboy of Zombie Army Productions and Chad Savage of Sinister Visions.  You...

Episode 153 Well, here it is, March. The month with the biggest haunt trade show, Transworld.  in 2 1/2 short weeks, the masses will once again descend upon St. Louis.   But fear not..the Big Scary Show will continue to bring you the latest in the Haunt Industry. Badger took a ride down to Atlanta earlier this year, to attend Days of the Dead, and brings us an interview with the Creeper himself, Jonathan Breck. Badger also has the latest Gruesome Giveaway answer hidden somewhere in the...

Episode 152 Well, Valentine’s Day was this past week, so we thought we would spread some haunt love.  Badger was at Reaper’s Realm for their Valentine’s Day event, to be scare by love (and to get an interview. He also traveled to Day of the Dead, Atlanta for an interview with Paranoia Haunt. The Roundtable of Terror offers up a chair to Larry Kirchner, as we chat about The Darkness, Creepy World, Lemp Brewery and of course, the upcoming Transworld. Badger brings us the latest Deadline...

Episode 151 Well, HauntCon 2018 and NOLA are a fond memory, but time marches ever forward, and next up is Transworld.  3 of the 4 (g)hosts chat with a couple of veteran vendors, Ticket Leap and Creepy Collection, as well as first time vendor, Nightmare Makers, about the do’s and don’ts of vending and attending the tradeshow. Badger keeps you up to date with the latest Deadline News, Storm brings you a new Lair of the Marketing Weezel as well as a rant about management changes, in a Haunt...

Episode 150 Wow, this really should be called the Meathook Jim show, as he was the only (g)host at HauntCon this year, and he brought back a bunch of interviews with Lee George of Ticket Leap, Robert Thomas with Trail of Terror, Corey Hunt with Magic WheelChair(with the addition of Trevor, a recipient of this amazing charity, recorded by Wicked Wendy), David Markland of Midsummer Scream, Nick Wolfe of Evil Twin FX, Alex the Pumpkin Geek, Brian and Darryl of Haunt Topic, Deanna Shaw of Divine...

Episode 149 Well, 2018 is here, the holidays are over, and for some of us, it is cold as hell outside.  the 4 (g)hosts, along with Vysther and Wicked Wendy, grab a seat at The Roundtable of Terror, and discuss the year that was 2017.  Highlights, low lights, amusing stories, and what 2018 may bring. Badger brings us the latest in Deadline News, Storm rants on in a Haunt Minute, Meathook Jim has a Face your Fears ( sort of),  The Hauntstrementalist spins a trio of spooky tunes, while Vysther...