For Immediate Release - July 1, 2008

TransWorld Exhibits, Inc. Moves 14th National Haunt and Attractions Show to the America's Center in St. Louis.New Venue Selected in Response to Growth of Haunt Industry(Northfield, Illinois)

In an exciting move, TransWorld Exhibits, Inc. announced its decision to move the 14th National Haunt and Attractions Show (HauntShow) to St. Louis, Missouri at the America's Center, March 27 - 29, 2009. Previously held in conjunction with TransWorld's Internation Halloween, Costume and Party Show (HCPShow), the HauntShow will stand on its own in St. Louis, MO, giving the buyers and vendors of the Haunt community conventient access to the industry's 1 trade show in a business environment created just for them. For more information on attending or exhibiting, please call 800-323-5462 or 847-446-8434 for international calls. Information is also available at www.hauntshow.com and www.hcpshow.com

Up until this past March, the Transworld Exhibits National Haunt and Attractions show has made its home in Chicago, IL. After making a brief stop in Las Vegas in March, the show will now call St. Louis home in 2009. Also in 2009, the show will be separated from the National Halloween Costume and Party Show, which will remain in Vegas. Find out more information at http://www.hauntshow.com.

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So the Denver area has been experiencing a bit of a summer heat wave. Which makes us think about fall. Fall you ask. Well let's face it, when October rolls around in the Mile High City, you can never know what to expect. Anyone remember going to a Denver Bronco game on Sunday when it was 96 and then the next day it was 36 and snowed? So the big question is how will this fall fare for weather, and if we end up with one of thos indian summers, will it still feel like fall in the Rocky Mountain Region? I don't know, but today sure feels like fall.

Summer is here, wedding season in full force, made us think of this old saying.

Something Old - The Chilling Hour and Murray's Massacre will no longer be haunting the Denver area, could there be more closings?

Something New - At least 4 new haunted houses may scream into existence this coming Halloween season, stay tuned!

Peace.

Haunted Denver

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 BY JEF RIETSMA, THREE RIVERS -- An abandoned hospital that has been an eyesore for more than two decades in Three Rivers appears to have the chance to become a major attraction.
The Three Rivers City Commission on Tuesday agreed to sell the three-story, 89,000-square-foot facility to a Jackson man who plans to convert it into a seasonal haunted house.
Businessman Lance Cuffle, 42, owns and operates Homer Mill haunted house, which opened in Homer in 2005 and attracts 1970s shock rocker Alice Cooper for an appearance each fall.
Three Rivers officials had discussed selling the property for $25,000 but plan to negotiate a figure with Cuffle and his attorney. They also will propose that a percentage of all ticket sales go to the city's coffers.
Cuffle said he envisions splitting the old hospital into four different haunted houses.
``It will take more than a year to have it in full operation, but the idea right now is something for the smaller kids, a haunted house for middle-school-aged kids, something neutral like what most people think of when they think of a haunted house, and then an extreme haunted house on the lines of the Homer location,'' he said.
Cuffle said he hopes to have a scaled-down version in operation by this fall.
The boarded-up building, located on the city's south side near Scidmore Park, was abandoned 21 years ago after Three Rivers Health opened its facility off Broadway Street.
Cuffle said he would keep the haunted house open four nights a week, Thursdays through Sundays. He said it would include Disney-quality animatronics. ``This will be more than someone jumping out of a dark space and yelling `Boo!''' Cuffle said. ``People come to the Homer Mill to get scared, and few people leave disappointed.''