If you had any doubt that Composite Effects (CFX – View Vendor Profile) is one of the best premium mask makers in the haunt industry, then here is some more proof! CFX has announced the launch of their new Interactive Custom Mask Maker available now on their website. I’ve tried it and let me tell you, it’s great! Find out more inside…

Haunt owners know that one of the best LED lighting suppliers is Darklight: Precision Lighting System. They have been providing some of the best LED lights to the haunt industry for a few years now and today they have been acknowledged by IAAPA by awarding them the 2011 “Best New Product” for their Precision series spotlights.

New partnership will provide haunted attractions owners a powerhouse solution for online ticket sales and custom mobile app solutions. HauntApps.com and TicketLeap are proud to announce a new partnership designed to offer the powerful TicketLeap online ticket sales platform directly inside the HauntApps.com platform.

Haunters, it’s time to break free from expensive, bulky box office equipment. TicketLeap is about to change the way you sell tickets to your haunted attraction. The leading ticketing company for haunted attractions, TicketLeap is excited to announce they will debut a new onsite sales platform at Midwest Haunters Convention this June. Visit TicketLeap at the Midwest Haunters Convention in Booth 400 to see the system in action.

One of our haunt industry partners, SouthernHaunts.com, was able to sit down and interview one of great silicon mask makers in the haunted house industry, “Altered Flesh FX”. They discuss the origins of AFFX, the kinds of mask that they create, and the services they offer to the haunt industry.

Gothic, Halloween, Fantasy, Horror music composers, Midnight Syndicate have announced plans to release a new album entitled, Carnival Arcane this August. The band’s fourteenth album in as many years, Carnival Arcane takes listeners on a journey through an early-20th century traveling carnival with a mysterious and sinister past.

Trick or Treat Studios announced their new 2011 masks “Belinda” by designer Erich Lubatti and “Night Creature” by designer John Wrightson. Be sure to check them out now!

Prelude to a Nightmare is the proud to announce the long awaited release of its debut album “Carpe Noctem”. The new cutting edge soundtrack that boasts to be “Music for the (Dark) Masses”. “Carpe Noctem” is a mix of ambient soundtrack, symphonic arrangements and modern beats and samples ideal for a haunted attraction, film or television soundtrack or mood setting music.