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Episode 115 For many haunts, this weekend is the start of the haunt season, many people looking for an escape….Escape you say?  Well the Roundtable of Terror is all about Escape Rooms, with Kelly Collins and Dalton Dale. Listen to the shenanigans that ensue, as you get an “off air” discussion and restart, as one of the (g)hosts called in during the RoT guest introductions Badger brings us an interview with Robert Kurtzman of Creature Corps, as well as the latest Deadline News.  Vysther is back with the Haunted Vista and it’s what you can’t see after you open the door ,that’s the the subject ,as he gives us his take on the Invisible Man. Storm brings his unique style to his latest Haunt Minute, while the (g)host with multiple personality disorder gives you a 2fer on Scare Actor Spotlight, as he chats with Keith and Mike Newsome from ScareAtorium.  all of this while the “on assignment” Haunt Rocker manages to find time to spin the spooky tunes. Featured Music Vigi

Episode 114 Well here it is, September, the beginning of haunt season, but we are still stuck in summer as Badger has returned from California, looking like the Extra Crispy Colonel, and he has brought a bucket full of interviews from ScareLA. The Roundtable of  Terror is a (g)host short, as the Haunt Rocker was on special assignment, while the rest of us shit down and chat with Kelly Allen, author of ” So You Want to be A Haunt Entrepreneur” and the mind behind Ghouls Gone Wild.  This is a must listen to  RoT if you are thinking of opening your own pro haunt. Badger is back with Deadline News, Storm rants about clowns is South Carolina, Jim brings us Marco D’Andrea, from ScareAtorium on Scare Actor Spotlight, Vysther is back with another Universal Monster, as he chats about the Hunchback of Notre Dame, in the Haunted Vista, while the Haunt -Strementalist brings us a trio of Midnight Syndicate Tunes, including two brand new tracks. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by

episode 113 Here we are, the dog days of summer, and I thinking the California sun has gotten to Badger, as he recorded the Gruesome Giveaway question, he gave you listeners only 2 days to answer , to win an awesome prize from Screamline Studios and a special added  prize from Atmos FX.  Bad Badger, we are going to give you until Aug 29th at midnight to submit your answers to contest@bigscaryshow.com, and Meathook Jim will fix Badger. We have a BIG show this time around as the  “Beach Boy” has a “wave” of interviews from Midsummer Screams in Long Beach, and gas from the fish tacos (yuck).  The resurrected Unknown Scare-Actor sits down with several names in the haunted attraction industry ( actually he chained them in the dungeon of the castle where they were staying) and fed them adult beverages until they talked. The Roundtable of Terror is all about actor recruiting and retention as 3 of the 4 (g) hosts chat about the best tactics for getting the best actors. Vysther is back with ano

Episode 112 It sounds like someone called “Meathook Jim” beat and butchered the Unknown Scare-Actor! Build season is under way but us podcasters are already prepared. The Roundtable of Terror features Industry related podcasts, as we sit down with Brian  and Darryl  of HauntTopic Radio, and Michael from Dark Discussions.  We chat about differences, similarities, software, equipment and what drives us all to produce our shows. Badger has a pair of  interviews, starting with Sid Haig, and Patrick from Dark Discussions at Scares That Care in Williamsburg, Va. Vysther is back and the subject of choice this show?…The Phantom of the Opera.  Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants on in a Haunt Minute and Jim has another Scare Actor Spotlight from the ScareAtorium in Columbus, while Jerry scoured the archives for the spooky tunes. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to……. The Big Scary Show!!   Featured Music: SuperSuckers – Sl

Episode 111 It’s that time again haunters, Build season, and the Big Scary Show has got you covered with all the haunt happenings while you are building out for season.  Badger was at Heavy Rebel weekended recently and brought us back interviews with OmniSlash and Silverhounds.  He also has another potential winner of the Gruesome Giveaway, sponsored by ScreamLine Studios. No guest on this Roundtable of Terror, but with the recent WWE Draft, we decided to do a draft  of our own with 3 of the 4 (g)Hosts as we select various horror actors for the ultimate horror team.  is it going to be Team Badger, Team Storm or Team Jim?  Apparently, scorpions have been chasing the Haunt Rocker, so he can’t sit still long enough, for the RoT.  ( he has a case of arachnophobia now, and yes a scorpion is an arachnid) Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about Halloween as a Federal Holiday, Meathook Jim chats with Allie Stratton of the ScareAtorium in Scare Actor Spotlight, and Vysther is back with

Episode 110 We conclude our MHC coverage in this episode, as Badger interviews Zombie Skin, Rex B. Hamilton, and our new Premier Sponsor Gantom Lighting.  The Unknown Scare-Actor interviews Ben Peter from Face Off Season 8, Haunt Safe, MorphStore, Spookhouse Productions, Terror Tech, and Spooky Hoot. The Roundtable of Terror is back and talking about Haunt actor injuries and safety, with Kirby Hilyard, and actor With M.A.U.L., and Tabitha Barron with the Haunted Hornet. Badger, Storm, and the USA also share a couple of their injury stories, as the Haunt Rocker is absent from this ROT due to a sneaky little scorpion (SHOES, Jerry) Badger brings us Deadline News, Storm rants about pumpkins, Jerry spins the tunes and the Unknown Scare-Actor gives us a cryptic message in Scare Actor Spotlight. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to… The Big Scary Show!!   Featured Music: Psychocharger: Channel 13 (with Unkle Pigors of Toxic Tunes) Gathering of Darkness : Souls of Black

Episode 109 Well, the Midwest Haunter’s Convention 2016 is history, but the coverage is huge! So much that we had to split it into 2 shows.  Part 1 features LOTS of interviews, conducted by Badger and Special Correspondent Eric Vysther. Interviews in this show include: Midnight Syndicate, Dick Terhune, Bloody Mary, Dark Imaginings, Screamline Studios, The Devil’s Attic, Don’t Be a Monster, Missing Finger Productions, Hazel’s Happy Time, Tombstone Factory, Horror Show Jack,  Zombie Worx, Shattered FX, Ed Gannon, Shadow’s Symphony, Master Fog, Horrornaments, and Strega Moon, ( and this is just part 1!)  we even managed to squeeze in an abbreviated Roundtable of Terror! Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about the Justice League Movies, and the Unknown Scare-Actor showcases Tara Bose Greene on Scare Actor Spotlight, live on the tradeshow floor, and the Haunt Rocker spins a creepy collection of tunes. We Hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice, just by lis

Episode 108 Well MHC is upon us, but while we are all in Columbus, Storm has brought us a plethora of interviews for Scare-A-Con in New England, so on that long drive home, you have plenty to listen to, as this episode is about 2 hours and 45 min long. Storm interviews  Crafty Squirrel, Ghost Hunters, Sean Whalen, Punch Farm Podcast, Decimated Designs, Deadly Grounds, Bluish Freaks, MA Ghostbusters, Butch Patrick, New England Scarefest, Nightmare Corn Maze, Scream Sisters, Television Cross Over, MST3K,  and Trick or Treat Radio. The Roundtable of Terror is more like a triangle, as Badger and the USA chat with Leonard Pickel about Chicago Frights and Haunt Con Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, the USA features Damien Reaper in Scare-Actor Spotlight, Jerry spins the spooky tunes , and Storm Rants on, in Haunt Minute, and Vsyther is back with Jekyll, Hyde and Dorian Gray. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to.. The BIG SCARY SHOW   Featured Music: Red Crow Design

Episode 107 Straight Psycho Virgil??  of course we are referring to our musical guests on the Roundtable of Terror, Marc Straight, Jimmy Psycho and Virgil Franklin, as the (g) hosts have a lively discussion with these musicians and composers, each with their own style of product for the horror industry. Badger interviews Riki Rachtman and Wednesday 13 at the Mad Monster Party, and Vysther has 3 words for you: ALL HAIL GODZILLA. The Unknown Scare-Actor forgot to interview someone for Scare Actor Spotlight, Storm rants on about costume models and the Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW!! Featured Music: The Jimmy Psycho Experiment – Munsters Theme (Demo Lounge version) Virgil Franklin – Midnight Has Come Bad Jack Productions – Sanctuary of the Damned

Episode 106 As production on this episode winds down, it’s Friday, the 13th!  MHC rapidly approaches and the Roundtable of Terror is all about MHC, and Escape Rooms as we sit down with Jen Braverman and Rich Bianco to get the latest MHC information to you, our loyal listeners, and we find out about some exciting escape room events happening in the near future.  Badger is a brave man, as he interviews the Kilted Creature, complete with Bagpipes, and Vysther is back with another Haunted Vista, and oddly enough, he’s giving us his take on the classic Creature from the Black Lagoon. A new Gruesome Giveaway is somewhere in the show.  Find the answer and email us, contest@bigscaryshow.com, for a great prize, courtesy of Screamline Studios our usual segments are here, including Badger’s Deadline News, The Unknown Scare-Actor spotlights Jackie Appel, and Storm rants about the mainstream media’s skewed take on the $7 billion dollar a year Haunt Industry, while the Haunt Rocker brings us a varie

Episode 105 Well, our 2016 Transworld coverage is in the books, WestCoast Haunters Convention is in full swing, and the Big Scary Show is prepping for the Midwest Haunter’s Convention. On this show, Badger brings us interviews with Scream Queen Ryli Morgan, and organizer Joe Moe from Mad Monster Party in Charlotte.  The Roundtable of Terror is a reflection of the past 4 years and how the haunt industry has changed, including the convention landscape. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, The Unknown Scare-Actor features haunt actor and author Christine Lajewski in Scare-Actor Spotlight, and Storm rants about real names in the haunt industry. Vysther is back with his review of the Akron Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory, and The Haunt Rocker keeps spinning the spooky tunes. We his the body, but you will become and accomplice, just by listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW Featured Music: Verse 13 – Empty Coffin Shadows Symphony – The Haunting of the Crowley House Music for Haunts –

Episode 104 Who would have thought?  4 years ago, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the Big Scary Show was born on Friday, April 13th, 2012.  it’s been a rollercoaster ride since then and we hope to have many years as the podcast of choice for the Haunt, Halloween and Horror industry.  But the show must go on…. We are wrapping up our Transworld coverage with interviews with Bloody Mary, The Brothers Rich, Closed Casket Studios, Zeusaphone, Haunt Dawgs, Studio Tek FX, Creative Visions, Firefly Magic, Haunting FX, and John Hyers Visual FX. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm Rants about haunt safety and straight razors, The Unknown Scare-Actor features Elise D’Orazio on Scare Actor Spotlight, and the Haunt Rocker que’s up the Spooky tunes, including one of his own. We Hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice by helping us celebrate 4 years of haunting fun on… The Big Scary Show!   Featured Music: Jerry Vayne – Patient Zero Grave Robber – Arm

Episode 103 Wow, Transworld out did themselves again this year. The show floor was HUGE!  we got so much coverage we had to split it into 2 shows. Badger and the Unknown Scare-Actor prowled the floor all weekend to get you the latest from vendors, new and old.  In this episode, Drew chats with Russ McKamey, Brutal Rust, Crew 13, Evilutions, Skeletons and More, Mad Monster Masks and A-Z Hand Trucks. The Unknown Scare-Actor catches up with Team Zombillies, Worped Studios, Dark Stitches, Bad Jack, and Stuff-A-Zombie. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants on about Florida, The Unknown Scare-Actor does his first live Scare-Actor Spotlight with Rebeka Reeves, and the Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes while sitting in Vegas, being jealous that he was stuck at home. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to…. The Big Scary Show!!!   Featured Music: Sinister Symphonies – The Hellfire Club Throne of Anguish – Cathedral’s Shadow Psycho Charge

Episode 102 Well, it’s finally here..TRANSWORLD.  as we come to you while you are on the show floor in St. Louis we still have a full show for you. Badger talks with Tyler Mane, Sabertooth in the X-Men, Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween and now he’s started a production company.  Badger gets all the info in this interview. The Roundtable of Terror is just the 4 (g)hosts and the 13 Questions of DOOM! on horror pop culture. Badger, brings us the latest in Deadline News, Storm rants about something (big surprise there) and the Unknown Scare-Actor chats with a newbie to scare-acting, Lyn Vaughn, in Scare Actor Spotlight, and the Haunt Rocker ties it all together with a noose of spooky tunes. We hid the body, and you will become an accomplice, just by listening to…. The Big Scary Show!!!   Featured Music: Calabrese – the Dead Don’t Rise Ragdolls – Halloween Night Wednesday 13 – Halloween 13 13

Episode 101 the road to Transworld is getting shorter as we are now in March and in two weeks THE Tradeshow opens. The Roundtable of Terror features Transworld vendors, old and new, as the (g) hosts chat with Kevin Alvey of Gore Galore, Tater of Froggys Fog and Los and Jenny from Dare to Scare, vending for the very first time. This is a lively and entertaining ROT and you never know what Tater is going to say. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about Rules being good, the Unknown Scare-Actor features Amanda Reevenge in Scare-Actor Spotlight and the Haunt Rocker has queued up the perilous playlist. We hd the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to the…. BIG SCARY SHOW   Featured Music: Raizing Hell – Terror Television SuperSuckers – Sleepy Vampire The B Movie Monsters – 10/31

Episode 100 Wow!  who would have thought?  here we are show 100! and the Big Scary Machine keeps rolling, bring you the best overall coverage in the haunt industry, but we don’t rest on our laurels. HauntCon coverage concludes with interviews with Alex of Haunt Pay, Kyle Vest from Skin Wars, Al from Slaughterhouse Studios. The Roundtable of Terror features web designers in the haunt business, as we sit down with Charles Terry, Craig Hines, and the sinister one, Chad Savage.  Anyone looking to create haunt website needs to listen to this ROT for valuable insight to get the most bang for your buck. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about Puppy Monkey Baby, The USA features the one and only Tater in Scare Actor Spotlight, and the Haunt Rocker brings us the spooky tunes. Special correspondent Vysther brings us a segment on the Aurora Monsters. We hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice, just be listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW. And Thank you to all our loyal listeners, for

Episode 99 HauntCon 2016 is in the books and Badger got so many interviews we had to split them up. Our first round of interviews includes Agony, LLC , Birmingham Oddities , Find A Haunt, VFX, Tater, and the Godfather of Haunts, Leonard Pickel.  The Roundtable of Terror is looking forward to Transworld, and the 4 (g)hosts sit down with Larry Kirchner and address rumors about the Darkness and Indianapolis, as well as the latest changes to the Darkness, a trip to the Jekyll and Hyde club, the Transworld tours, and why the Unknown Scare-Actor needs to make a Darkness appearance. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants on about Zombie home improvements, the Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes, and the Unknown Scare-Actor debuts a new segment, Scare Actor Spotlight,with his first guest, Tina Wood, from Springboro Haunted Hayride, and Black Bog. We hid the Body, but you will become and accomplice, just by listening to….. THE BIG SCARY SHOW!! Featured Music: Dark Night of the Soul – Dante

Episode 98 Old man winter’s icy grip just grabbed much of the country, but the Big Scary Show is here to keep you company. The Roundtable of Terror is back with Jen Braverman and Rich Bianco of Transworld’s Halloween and Attractions Show. We get the inside scoop on THE tradeshow, with 65 more vendors, Escape Rooms and a much larger show floor. Eric Vysther is back with a segment on the Mummy Legacy. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about the 9th planet, and the Unknown Scare-Actor wraps up his series on the origins of Halloween, while the Haunt Rocker queues up some horror laden tunes, and finally we find out if we have a new Gruesome Giveaway. We hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to…. The Big Scary Show Featured Music: Michael Graves and Gotham Road-Season of the Witch Solitude Black – I, Vampire Ragdolls – Halloween Night  

Episode 97 Well, here it is, 2016.  The (g)hosts still have not recovered from the Hawaiian Christmas, or the craziness that is Times Square on New Years Eve, so there is no Roundtable of Terror this episode, but fear not!  all the gruesome goodness you’ve come to love will return after the hangovers go away.  In place of the ROT, we are bringing you a piece by Eric Vysther entitled “Svengoolie and Me” Badger somehow managed to get you the latest Deadline News, Storm doesn’t need an excuse to rant about something in a Haunt Minute, the Unknown Scare-Actor resumes the history of Halloween in Legends and Lore, while the Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes, including a Big Scary Show Exclusive! We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to…. The BIG SCARY SHOW   Featured Music: Wednesday 13 – Gimme Gimme Bloodshed Twisted in Graves – I Wish My Girlfriend was a Zombie Grave Robber – Night Breed (Exclusive!)

Episode 96   Badger brings us the latest in deadline news, Storm rants on in a Haunt Minute, the Unknown Scare-Actor asks everyone to be a little nicer, while the Haunt Rocker spins the Christmas Spooky Tunes. We hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice , just by listening to… The Big Scary Show.   Featured Music: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Christmas at Midnight, Up on the Housetop – Midnight Syndicate