Gathering 2019

New England Haunter’s Gathering 19!

We are in our 19th year!  On behalf of all us from the East Coast Haunt Club, Thank you all for making our Gathering one of the longest running of its kind!

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** Ages 14 and over only please! **
Please Note:  ** All events are intended for Gathering attendees only
Please Note:  ** All start/end times may change

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So far on the agenda….

Stay tuned for details about The New England Haunter’s Gathering 2019!

In the meantime, take a look at our agenda from 2019!

SATURDAY:   

New England Haunter’s Gathering 19 – 9:30-4:00

~Haunter’s Hangout – Please bring one of your homemade props, decorations or special effects and be a part of the spooky show-n-tell.  (This agenda item will depend on the amount of participation.)

~Be Weird, Make Money: Halloween by Kimberly Stewart – Want make a little extra money. . . ya, I thought so. This presentation will help you find the intersection of your skills and interests and turn them into income. In our case, Kimberly will explain how to make money using our love of all things spooky and Halloween. Whether it’s just some extra fun money to build/buy more props or something that can potentially replace your current revenue. Kimberly will help you focus on what you want, what you already have, how to turn your ideas into action, as well as, talking about what Haunters know best, how to be creative and get around obstacles. Most importantly how to get your stuff in front of people who want what you have and will give you money for it!

Kimberly is a Small Business Idea Consultant and Licensed Massage Therapist. This lifelong Halloween enthusiast got involved in the Haunted Attraction industry back in 2006 and in 2014, Kimberly spoke at HauntCon on this subject.

Visit the website: www.beweirdmakemoney.com

~Massive Mud Monsters: Creating Large-scale Monster Mud Set Pieces by Mike Quill – Monster Mud is by no means a new prop building technique, but you don’t often see it used for large-scale projects. In the last two years, Mike, Brad and the Fear Town team, have taken on several large projects using Monster Mud and have seen it become a viable option for creating big props on a small budget. Mike and Brad will use these projects as a case study to show the design process, costs, time invested, benefits and pitfalls of using Monster Mud for large-scale projects.

Mike Quill. . . (the East Coast Haunt Club has been watching this kid for quite a while now), has been haunting for over 20 years. Mike, the General Manager and Brad, the Building Manager have been working at Fear Town Haunted House from 2013 to present.

Visit the website: www.Fear-Town.com

~How we do it: Sound design for your haunt by Brett Walker – Audio is one of the most powerful tools we have as haunters. It taps into the guest’s own imagination, drawing them into the alternate reality that we create. As a charity haunter, budget is always a consideration. Brett will show us how with a small budget, you can create a big impact. He will demonstrate the process he uses to create sound for the various environments in The Salisbury Woods. The demonstration will include a discussion of tools, resources, and equipment.

Brett, an Investment Advisor, has been haunting for 15 years and for the last 6-years he has been running The Salisbury Woods, Haunted Barn and Trail, a charity haunt in Salisbury NH.

Visit the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thesalisburywoods

~Molding & Casting a Latex Mask by Vic and Warren! – These long time Haunt Club contributors will demonstrate the soup-to-nuts process of creating a mold around a mask sculpt, pouring casting latex in the mold, and pulling/training/trimming the cured mask.

 Warren “International Man of Mystery” Maxwell, Technical writer in the computer networking/telecommunications industry, has been haunting for 10 years now. In addition to producing his home haunt “Third Degree of Terror”, Warren also has experience with set design, prop-making and acting at Ghoulie Manor in MA and has been a guest actor at a few Haunted attractions like Brighton Asylum in NJ, and Dark Hour in TX to name a few. Warren is also one of the main organizers of the MA Make-n-Take group.

Victor Bariteau has been haunting (home and professional) for more than 20 years, before opening his own haunted attraction: Ghoulie Manor. Victor was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary: The American Scream as well as sculpted and built props for television and movies.

Visit the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/3rdDegreeTerror

~ Scary Lighting Concepts by George Farrow – George will tackle the concepts of professional lighting design, layering of colors, effects, gobos/patterns, types of fixtures, beam dispersion, and application/use cases for all the different variables that go into lighting design. We’ll also discuss the advantages to using filters vs proprietary colored LED’s

George started his first home haunt in 2009 (he was only 9yrs old!). From there he haunted his parents front yard and later the garage in 2013 until 2016. Founding partner in Wireless that Works, LLC (a company that rents wireless microphone packages and builds/sells custom wireless packages nationally), George is a sound and lighting designer, technician, engineer, and consultant and also a Systems Engineer/Project Manager for Clegg Sound Associates, LLC (a full service sound & production company specializing in custom solutions for ultra-high quality live sound). Additionally, he has worked around the country as a freelance consultant/designer/tech on various productions, mainly sound, lighting, and video, and has toured with the National Broadway tour of A Christmas Carol as the sound & video engineer on the road. If that’s not enough, George has also worked at various pro haunts around the New England area…..So he has just a little bit of knowledge to share.

~ Do’s & Don’ts of Running a Multi Haunted Attraction by Brad Wells – In their 20+ years of running Legends of Fear,  Brad and his wife, Trish, have learned the do’s and don’ts of running a large Haunted Attraction.  Through observation, modification and feedback they have improved scares, scenes, throughput and customer experience.  Starting with a hayride, they have added a 45 minute-long walking trail, a concession area, gift shop and photo ops. Whether you are a home haunt or multiple Haunted Attraction, learn how to improve your event and give customers a Halloween to remember.

Brad, along with his wife Trish, and daughters Caroline and Deirdre, owns and operates Legends of Fear which has been in business for over 20 years on their farm, Fairview Tree Farm in Shelton, CT.  In the off season, they sell Christmas Trees, run events on their farm and Landscape for homes and businesses.

Visit the website: www.legendsoffear.com

~ More to come as plans solidify…

SATURDAY NIGHT:

Dinner & Costume Ball: Think about it — dinner, dancing and in costume! It doesn’t get better that this! Price is $45 per person and you can use our PayPal option on the sidebar.

Cash bar will be open from 7pm – 12am. ( times may change )
Buffet dinner will be served 7:30pm-8:00pm. ( times may change )

** PLEASE NOTE:  The Dinner/Costume Ball is one price, we cannot charge separately – sorry!

This year’s theme is . . . “Hammer films”!

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Beast Feast – If you are coming in Friday, instead of spending money eating out come to the Beast Feast!  Bring one of your favorite ghoulish, homemade haunted cuisines.  Appetizers, desserts, snacks, etc, anything goes. It keeps getting better every year.

FRIDAY Night Paranormal Parlor Show with Steve Gibson – Steve has graciously offered to conduct his intimate, dark and creepy Victorian style séance for the Gathering this year. The first show will start (about) 9pm and run every half hour for groups of 10-12 people.

Long time supporter of the East Coast Haunt Club, Steve Gibson has been performing throughout New England for more than 10 years. He lectures for Haunt Gatherings, Magic Conventions, and Ghost Hunting Seminars. He is also consultant to some of Connecticut’s best Haunted Attractions.

Visit his website: http://hauntyourparty.com

SUNDAY:

** JUST ADDED – Haunted Overload Tour!!! ** SUNDAY, August 11, 2019 – For those of you sticking around or need a reason to, Eric Lowther has generously offered us a walkthrough of one of the most creative haunts in New England, Haunted Overload! See a spooktacular work in progress in anticipation of the Halloween Season.

A meeting time/place, to head over to Haunted Overload, will be announced during the Gathering. The tour will start at 2:00pm. You can visit the website at www.hauntedoverload.com.

** PLEASE NOTE: This is for Gathering attendees ONLY so please hang on to your name badge. You will not be able to join this tour without it.

OTHER INFO:

Silent Auction: To Benefit Team Halloween!

** Last year we raised $900.00! Let’s raise more this year! **

As always, some members will be cleaning out and donating their Halloween items for a silent auction to raise money for Team Halloween. Team Halloween is a charitable project, started by Mike “Tattoo” Krausert of Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, that raises money for cancer research & support. A portion of the money raised will be donated to the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC). So, bring cash and maybe you will find a treasure while contributing to a worthy cause!

 For more information on MBCC, please visit: www.mbcc.org

Hotel Information  The Courtyard Marriott Billerica, MA is holding a block of rooms for us for Friday August 9, 2019 and Saturday August 10, 2019. The cut off date for our block of rooms is July 8, 2019.

– To book via phone, call (800) 228-9290 and identify you are with the East Coast Haunt Club to get our rate.

Door Prizes  You don’t have to be a business to donate a door prize. Whether you own a business or simply have a prize to contribute, the East Coast Haunt Club and its gathering attendees would appreciate any donation! Please contact pam@hauntclub.net.