ScareHouse Podcast 125: 2017 ScareHouse Season Recap with Scott Simmons and Katie Dudders

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 4 p.m.

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The 2017 ScareHouse season was filled with wild moments that included a German television crew, flugtag, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Star Wars. Creative Director Scott Simmons and Katie \\u201cDudders\\u201d look back on 2017 and talk about what\\u2019s next for ScareHouse in 2018.
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  • Scott and Dudders are joined by Producers Mike and Missy Sorg at Sorgatron Media Studios to discuss the 2017 ScareHouse season
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  • Mike Sorg discusses his first visit to The Basement

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  • Old school marketing can help you stand out from the crowd in a digital world.

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  • Scott describes the evolution of The Basement and possibly a Basement Multiverse

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  • Scott and Dudders talk about being on a German television show, Galileo TV, where they teach their visitors about the importance of smells such as bore urine in a haunted house

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  • This isn\\u2019t the first time they\\u2019ve been on an international television. They were on Brazilian show Programa P\\xe2nico in 2015
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  • How that \\u201cPittsburgh Steelers Get Scared\\u201d video came to be

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  • The importance of your espace room having a story.

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  • Moving on from The Summoning to The Sunset Lodge

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  • The joy of hiding Easter eggs in the haunt

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  • Dudders reminiscences about the Red Bull Flugtag event and the only flight of the ScareCraft

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  • What it\\u2019s like to be in a parade with a crowd yelling \\u201cBUNNY!\\u201d

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  • Partnering with Burgatory for the ScareHouse Shake which benefits Make Room for Kids, an initiative of the Mario Lemieux Foundation

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  • Star Wars Night: Working with the Starkiller Garrison, Garrison Carida, Microsoft, and the Mario Lemieux Foundation to benefit Make Room for Kids

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  • Never getting to 100% done because we\\u2019re always pushing ourselves to the next level.

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  • Being named Pittsburgh\\u2019s Best Haunted Attraction three years in a row by City Paper Readers

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  • Dave the Clown, he\\u2019s all over the internet and awesome

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  • What happens after the season ends

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  • Plus-ing and tweaking the experience throughout the season

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  • Getting scared by \\u201csafe\\u201d props in the haunt

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  • Never getting to 100% done because we\\u2019re always pushing ourselves to the next level.

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  • What to expect from ScareHouse in 2018

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  • ScareHouse Weekly: Polished perfection to honest reality
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