HauntCon 2007 May 3rd-6th Hyatt Regency Dearborn, MI |
I Attended HauntCon with my wife Anna in May. This was my first HauntCon. (Though
I have been to Transworld before.) The convention consisted of three days of seminars,
an excellent tradeshow, fabulous tours of three top area haunts and a
Haunted Costume Ball on Saturday night. We had a great time and I learned a lot
from the excellent seminar presenters. The Hyatt Regency Dearborn staff
was great and the facillity was really top notch. The hotel even had our room key
cards printed with the HauntCon logo. One of the best parts of the Con was observing
the unsuspecting hotel guests who were there for a regular visit and were
not aware of a haunted convention in town. We overheard one little boy telling
his father that he was going to tell everyone at home that he stayed at the
Haunted Hotel. The creativity, socializing, and just plain energy of all those
haunters in the same place was just wonderful! I commend Leonard Pickel and his
wife Jeanne (and many others on the crew behind the scenes) of Haunted Attraction
Magazine for putting on a very enjoyable weekend of haunting fun and education!
I defintely plan to attend the next HauntCon next year in Houston Tx.
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Bad Boys of Scenic Design styrofoam masonry example |
Atrium of the Dearborn Hyatt |
Spooky cake competition |
Getting dressed to the nines for the coatume Ball! |
These scenic props are paintings only! Though they look very three dimensional. These
were done by Nick Collins of SeeNickDesign Who gave a seminar on scenic painting. |
Hearse Rally |
Chris Silva had one of the most creative costumes..... |
What better place to keep your pet tarantula than under your hat! |
This was definitely a disturbingly creative costume, (Quite an airbrush job.) |
SPFX Masks were amazing! (Wish I had enough money to get one! They run about $600. Maybe next year) |
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Trade Show floor |
