Famous haunted houses lure Wichita’s haunt enthusiasts
– Announcing Haunt Trade Show & Legendary Haunt Tour Nov. 12/13 –
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 5, 2010 – Each Fall, hundreds of Wichita residents creep out of their homes under the cover of darkness and head, like zombies, to Kansas City, to experience the nationally- acclaimed haunted houses, Edge of Hell and The Beast as well as experience the new West Bottoms haunts and ghost tour.
This year haunt enthusiasts have a special weekend, November 12 and 13, to road trip to these destination haunted houses. The post-Halloween weekend also features a haunt trade show at Kansas City’s Westin Crown Center Hotel, along with a “Legendary Haunt Tour,” conducted by TransWorld. Details about the trade show and registration information can be unearthed at www.legendaryhaunttour.com <http://www.legendaryhaunttour.com/> .
Kansas City’s Edge of Hell and its bad relative, The Beast, are often featured in travel publications and on local and national television. The Edge of Hell and The Beast are located in Kansas City’s West Bottoms District off the 12th Street Bridge in dark brick buildings from the 1800s.
Entering its 36th “scare season,” Full Moon Productions continues to rework the two famous haunts, outfitting them with high-tech special effects, animatronics, and Hollywood-caliber sets and costumes. It has also ramped up the fear factor at two additional haunts, the Chambers of Poe and Macabre Cinema.
Brand new in 2010 is the Kansas City Ghosts and Gangsters Tour. Imaginations are taken for a ride on The Ghoul Bus, where guides point out places of past mystery and mayhem around Kansas City. Times and ticket information are available at 816.842.0320. Tour offered with event packages and require reservations.
Registration includes packages with haunt passes, ghost tour, seminars and party options. Seminar options offer choice of focus on the paranormal, horror and special effects as well as the world of haunted houses with celebrity speakers renowned in their respective horror genre fields. Speakers include: Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead Director FX, Tom Savini; John Zaffis expert and author referenced by national media as an authority on topics related to the paranormal, exorcism and demonology; and Patrick Burns, star of TV’s Haunting Evidence, is a renowned paranormal investigator and respected ‘skeptical believer among others.
“Haunt enthusiasts love to experience haunts with other haunt enthusiasts and crave learning about the industry out of curiosity, a hobby or to fine tune their own haunts,” said Amber Arnett-Bequeath, vice president at Full Moon Productions, producers of the haunted attractions in the West Bottoms. “We know people from all over the region see our haunted houses as a destination and will be thrilled to include a haunt trade show in their visit so they can mingle with others that share their passion.”
Full Moon Productions has owned and operated world-class haunted house attractions since 1975 and makes a priority of helping children’s charities in the community. Find out more about Full Moon’s attractions, history and their latest offerings at www.fullmoonprod.com
