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Episode 95 The Holiday season is upon us, but there is still a dark side to all the festivities, to keep your black little hearts warm at night. The Krampus is coming and I think he already got Storm!  The Roundtable of Terror sits down with Dan Baker of the Krampus Society, and he gives us the gory details of a holiday legend that began in Bavaria and is now becoming bigger in the US. Badger get a chance to interview Pustulus Maximus of GWAR to find out the latest with Krampus’s favorite band, including a New Years Evil concert. We bring you the latest Gruesome Giveaway contest, and we promise the winner will not get a sack of coal, but a really cool prize from Screamline Studios. The Unknown Scare-Actor is back with a reading of his horrorday classic, ‘Twas the Fright Before Christmas. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, While Storm Rants on, in a Haunt Minute.  The Unknown Scare-Actor continues his research on the origins of Halloween, while the Haunt Rocker spins the Holiday inspired sp

Episode 94 Well the Thanksgiving Weekend is upon us, and even though most of you are in a food coma, the Big Scary Show doesn’t rest, we shred the bird on the go.  Badger ventures up to the Windy City for the Legendary Haunt Tour, and chats with haunters from all around the country and England, including Transworld organizer Jen Braverman, Brad from Legends of Fear in the Northeast, Scott with the Georgetown Morgue, J. Anthony Kosar from Face Off, David of Miller’s Thrillers, Robert of Terror Trail, Shocktoberfest UK, and what sounds to us like a slightly “mashed” Tater. The Roundtable of Terror is all about giving Thanks, and the 4 (g)hosts talk about personal and professional thanks, Giving those thanks to our loyal listeners, who make what we do worthwhile, and our sponsors, who help us keeping the show on the air. even though we go off topic a couple of times, its a lively discussion, winding up with some sage words from Storm, regarding the Cthurkey(or Cthulu Turkey). Badger bring

Episode 93 Halloween is dead and buried, but for some the season isn’t over yet. Badger wraps up his season with interviews at Horror Fields and the Haunt Pyramids. The Roundtable of  Terror is all about season wrap up with the 4 (g)hosts and Vysther.  We chat about highlights and low lights, and what is yet to come in 2016. A new Gruesome Giveaway question gives you the chance to win a prize, from Screamline Studios. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, while Storm Rants on, in a Haunt Minute. the Unknown Scare-Actor takes time out of his Florida vacation to bring you the Legend of the Thunderbird, while 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: Michael Gaither – the Krampus comes out Tonight Wednesday 13 – Trick or Treat ( We’re going to kill you) Sam Haynes – Haunts

Halloween is finally here and we have a monster of a show.  Badger caught up with the daughters of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price at Scarefest in September.  We learn a little bit more about the human side of these legends of horror.  He also talks with a modern legend in the haunt industry as he catches up with Ben Armstrong of Netherworld.   and finally he lurks around haunts close to home with Zombie Hallow and Hickory Grove Haunted Trail. The Round table of Terror talks about haunt safety as the (g) hosts really hope none of you have to stitch bodies back together. Vysther is back with a segment on Monster Movie Rally, while Storm does a recap of the Haunt Minute.  Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, the Unknown Scare-Actor talks about Samhain, and the Haunt Rocker spins the creepy vinyl. We hid the body, but you will become the accomplice, just by listening to the…. Big Scary Show Featured Music: Shadows Symphony – The Dead are Watching Prelude to a Nightmare – Prelude to a Nigh

Episode 91 Badger is on the road in the south, and makes stops at Sweet Dreams Scare House, Madworld, Darkness Pines, and Lake Hickory Haunts.  The (g)hosts has been so busy that we don’t have a roundtable this week (actually, the Unknown Scare-Actor lost the audio file). Badger brings us the Deadline News, Storm rants on and the Unknown Scare-actor continues his Halloween series on Legends and Lore.  The Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes as he gets ready for the Halloween Jukebox, coming soon. and Finally, Eric Vysther brings us his top haunt picks for 2015. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to….. THE BIG SCARY SHOW Featured Music: Virgil Franklin By the Fullness of the Moon Midnight Has Come So It Begins  

Episode 90 Finally!! October is here, and the Big Scary Show is in the thick of it.  The Unknown Scare-Actor interviews Mat Fraser, Paul the Illustrated Seal, From American Horror Story:Freak Show, and he really pushes to support disabled actors and tells us what it was like to do a love scene with Jessica Lange.  Badger chats with Ghost Shop, a vendor specializing in paranormal equipment for ghost hunters and the USA sits down with Nic Brown, Author and media organizer for ScareFest. The Unknown Scare-Actor travels to Dark View Haunted Attraction in Toronto, OH and interviews Will Allison, an 11 year old haunter who builds his own charity haunt every year. The Roundtable of Terror addresses haunter pet peeves from a patron perspective, as we pull letters out of the bloody mailbag from some of our listeners.  This turned out to be an entertaining subject with the (g)hosts, and the Haunt Rocker even had to be bleeped a couple of times. Vysther is back with a segment about the Wolf Man, Badger reads the Deadlin

Episode 89 Wow, this is a BIG show.  Haunt Season has officially started.  the Unknown Scare-Actor caught up with Ben Peter, from Face Off Season 8, and talks about his experiences and what it’s like to be the creative director of Springboro Haunted Hayride and Black Bog, in Lebanon Ohio.  Badger has a talk about Rock and Shock while covering the Scares that Care event in Virginia, and the USA gets a shout out from our youngest fan to date, Eric, when he came by the Big Scary Show booth at Scarefest with this mom. Continuing some Scarefest coverage, Badger hangs out with Sal Lizard, the Vampire Santa, and gets an eyeful, as this interview turns out to be our most risqué to date, while the Unknown Scare-Actor gets to chat with 3 Girls in the Dark. Rounding out the interviews, Badger has a chat with Jen Braverman, about the upcoming Legendary Haunt Tour, coming to the Windy City this year The Roundtable of Terror involves only 3 of the (g)hosts, as the Unknown Scare-Actor was on location, conducting an ac

Episode 88 It’s a Lovecraftian field day on the Big Scary Show, as Storm covers Necronomicon in Providence, Rhode Island, home of H.P Lovecraft.  in between Elder God summoning rituals he finds time to chat withe the likes of Monster Wash, Hibernacula, Feeping Creatures, the Shoggoth Assembly and other vendors who pay homage to the Eldritch Horror, Cthulu! The (g)hosts sit down at the Roundtable of Terror and talk about the late Wes Craven, and other horror icons who left us this year, discussing favorite movies, memorable characters, and what it really takes to scare people in the 21st Century Do we have a new Gruesome Giveaway winner?  you will have to listen to find out. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, while the Unknown Scare-Actor gives a nod to Storm and talks about the Chupacabra in Legends and Lore.  Storm rants on about a senseless Halloween meme, and the Haunt Rocker does some backwards masking of Ancient Gods summoning rituals, while he spins the spooky tunes, with sinister intentio

Episode 87 Ahh, August, the excitement builds as season approaches.  Badger takes a trip out to Pasadena California to cover Scare LA, a growing haunt convention now in its third year.  Never one at a loss for words, Badger brings us a body bag full of interviews, with Adam of Froggy’s Fog, the infamous Russ McKamey, the Decayed Brigade, Chris of Music for Haunts, author Kelly Allen, Jimmy Psycho, RoT Sponsor Necrotic Creations, LA Fear, Phantom Finder, Skull Shoppe, Spectral Illusions, and a wrap up  with Dave of Scare LA. The Roundtable of Terror keeps a fire extinguisher close by as the Voice From Hell, Dick Terhune, talks with the (g)hosts about Marketing and Social Media, and how to increase your numbers, this is a must hear for any haunt wanting to increase attendance. Or next Gruesome Giveaway question is in the show and this time we are giving away the full size bloody fire axe, courtesy of Screamline Studios. As an added bonus, hidden somewhere in the show is an “easter egg” from MH

Episode 86 Well, season is getting closer and Chicago Frights’ inaugural show is a memory, and just because none of the (g)hosts could make it doesn’t mean there isn’t coverage, Special Correspondent Vysther made the trip to Chicago to chat with Mike and Vince of Master Fog, Kevin of Missing Finger Productions, Scott of Scared City Hauntiques, Adam G of Zombie Army Productions, Chris of Evil Fire Lizard, and our good friend RJ Haddy. The Roundtable of Terror sits down with John Eslich, the owner of the Factory of Terror in Canton, OH and the President of the Haunted Attraction Association.  We go over the details and benefits of being a member of the HAA, from actors to vendors to haunt owners. Badger brings us an interview with GWAR from Scares that Care, and an interview with the Late, great Rowdy Roddy Piper from Days of the Dead Atlanta last year Badger brings us Deadline News, Storm rants on about killer robots, the Unknown Scare-Actor brings you the legend of BatSquatch, and the Haunt-

Episode 85 So here we are, the end of July, haunt season is less than 2 months away, and we decided to shake it up. So, we put out a call and chained to the Roundtable of Terror are 3 masters of the extreme.  Jason Erskine of Darkness Pines, Will Puntarich of Dead of Night, and the infamous Russ McKamey, of the soon to be relocated McKamey Manor, an extreme haunt that is getting a lot of press lately.  This RoT is so long and intriguing, that we didn’t have much room left for interviews, so it’s all extreme. Badger brings us the extreme Deadline News, Storm rants about how extreme is extreme, and the Unknown Scare-Actor digs up and extreme Legend in the Goatman. The Haunt-strementalist, Jerry Vayne, spins the extreme tunes for this EXTREME….. BIG SCARY SHOW Featured music: Wednesday 13 – Trick or Treat (we’re here to kill you) Van Helsing’s Curse – Halloween Shadow’s Symphony – The Dead are Watching

Episode 84 Well here is is, July.  time to kick the build into high gear and start recruiting for the 2015 Haunt season.  With all the controversy surrounding the Rebel flag, its seems fitting that out own Badger paid a visit to Heavy Rebel Weekend in Winston Salem, NC, and he chats with several bands, including the Creep-a-Zoids, the Recently Deceased, and Fright Barker and Sons. He also chats with the psychotic minds behind ScareLA, a west coast convention that is growing rapidly. The (g)hosts sit at the Roundtable of Terror and talk about acting, recruiting, safety and offer tips on those subjects. Special correspondent Eric Vysther talks about Frankenstein while Storm rants on in a Haunt Minute and the Unknown Scare-Actor looks up the Jersey Devil for Legends and Lore, the Haunt-Strementalist ties it all together with the spooky tunes We Hid the Body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW!! Featured Music: Fright Barker and Sons – Backburner Gal The Recent

Episode 83 MHC Part 2, we wind up our 2015 MHC coverage with a slew of interviews from Badger and Eric Vysther, including Ed Gannon, Deadly Grounds, Bixby Studios, Donat Insurance, Haunting FX, John Denley, Morph Store, Clear Cut, Mortis, From Art to Zombies, Slaughterhouse Studios, Ticket Leap, and Spider Hill..(phew I’m glad I’m done typing all those) The Roundtable of Terror is all about FX Makeup with Wicked Wendy, George Simpson III, and Face Off Season 2 Fan Favorite, RJ Haddy. its a lively discussion regard practical effects vs CGI, and the future of the haunt industry. Storm rants on about updating horror icons, Badger brings us the latest Deadline News, and the Unknown Scare-Actor brings us a cryptid from his home state of Illinois, while Jerry Vayne spins the spooky tunes. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to…… THE BIG SCARY SHOW   Featured Music: Psychocharger w/ Unkel Pigors fo Toxic Toons – Channel 13 Alice Cooper – Keep

Episode 82 Wow, we have so much MHC Coverage we had to split it into two shows.  The Roundtable of Terror is recorded live on the show floor with many of our sponsors, including Screamline Studios, Von Charon Productions, Froggy’s Fog, Darkest Fears Unlimited, Haunter’s Digest and Creepy Collection.  We discuss MHC, some of the changes and get a vendor’s perspective of the ownership changes.  Some of the outtakes left us in stitches, so make an outtake segment is in the future. The interviews are staring to flow, like blood out of a fresh corpse, as Eric Vysther chats  with Dick Terhune, Buzz from Zombie Works, Chris Ainsworth, Ed Edmunds, and Master Fog.  Badger gets his air time with Crazy Bob Turner, Jason McCollum of Morbid Fx, and Scrap Metal Studios.  The Unknown Scare-Actor dusts off the Zoom H2 for a talk with Richard from Asylum Props, and Paco Hoopingarner, the owner of Shattered Nightmares, the haunt in Terre Haute , IN destroyed by arson. Badger brings us the latest Deadline News

Episode 81 Its time for MHC! the show is being posted as most of us descend upon Columbus.  So give a listen on your way in or on your way home the Roundtable of Terror is another great one with Midnight Syndicate. Talk about the live show, Legacy of Shadows, the upcoming Christmas themed album, and possible future live shows. Always great to chat with Ed and Gavin Storm interviews about Dare to Scare and Vysther talks home haunting…in an apartment?? Badger has the latest Deadline News, Storm rants about costuming and fashion sense, while the Unknown Scare-Actor goes to West Virginia for the latest “Legends and Lore”, and the Haunt Rocker does his usual….nothing…except spin the best in spooky tunes We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW! Featured Music: Blackwoods – Midnight Syndicate Born of the Night – Midnight Syndicate Requiem – Midnight Syndicate

Episode 80 The Midwest Haunter’s Convention is just around the corner, so we rounded up all the (g) Hosts and Special Correspondent Eric Vysther, as well a Super Special Correspondent Tater(complete with red cape) to sit around the Roundtable of Terror and talk about MHC, some changes, some new events and a different host hotel, as well as the bus tour and the paranormal tour, which is headed to the former West Virginia State Penitentiary.  Badger wraps up the Haunt X coverage with Steve Colberg, Dexter Morgan, Mad Monster Masks, Tombstone Factory, and of course, Tater. Storm rants on about dead bodies in hotel rooms, The Unknown Scare-Actor tries to up his testosterone while bringing you a new Legends and Lore, this time from Michigan, while the Haunt-strementalist Jerry Vayne, spins the spook tunes, including a new track from his latest CD, Circus of Nightmares. (Make sure you pick up a copy at MHC) We hid the body, but you will become and accomplice, just by listening to… THE BIG SCARY SHOW &nb

Episode 79 MHC 2015 is getting closer, and the Big Scary Show is keeping you in the loop and relevant as we approach the end of May.  Badger chats with Jen Braverman about the who what when where and why of MHC and Halloween Extreme. The Roundtable of Terror is all about haunt music with Jason Rouch, Robert Frankenberg and  Chris Thomas, and even Jerry Vayne chimes in, as we talk about styles, influences and inspirations for the creepy music that sends chills down your spine. Badger inteviews Ace Von Johnson, and Wednesday 13 during Mad Monster Party, while Storm waxes nostalgic , in a Haunt Minute,  while The Unknown Scare-Actor talks about the Pope Lick Monster in Legends and Lore We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to….. THE BIG SCARY SHOW Featured Music: An Unholy Citadel – Dr. Frankenfingers The Living Dead – Audio Zombie The Descent – Music for Haunts  

Episode 78 Wow, the Big Scary Show is 3 years old!  4 haunters got together back in 2012 to fill a void left by a former podcast and here we are, moving in to our 4th year of bringing you the best information in the Halloween, Horror and Haunted Attraction Industry. Badger still has interviews from Transworld, and he stalks Jen Braverman about all things Transworld, Halloween Extreme and MHC.  Chad Savage takes time out of his busy schedule to chat with “the Voice” and we get some Canadian time from Chris Ainsworth.  Rounding out the interviews, he chats with Joe Glenn of Zombie Skin and finds out about new colors in your favorite zombie latex. The Roundtable of Terror is a reflection of the past 3 years of the Big Scary Show with the 4 (g) hosts, and we talk about,the roles we each play in the show, and what you can listeners can expect in the future, as well as possible new correspondent and a call for  you to have your suggestions and ideas aired on the #1 podcast in the industry. Eric Vyshter

Episode 77 Wow, the “Voice of the Show” has every right to have a guest introduction after this episode full of 13, yes count them, 13 interviews from the Transworld Show Floor.  In no particular order, we have interviews with Bloody Mary, CFX, Necrotic Creations, Froggys Fog, Don’t Be a Monster, Midnight Syndicate, Ed Edmunds, Cross Breed, Russ McKamey, Maze Quest, Rex B Hamilton, Mini Spotlight, and Scare Factory. Storm rants on about Social Media, in a Haunt Minute, The Haunt Rocker Spins the creepy tunes, and the Unknown Scare-Actor debuts a NEW segment, titled  Legends and Lore. We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to the … BIG SCARY SHOW   Featured Music: The Graveyard Boulevard – Nightmerica Throne of Anguish – Cathedral’s Shadow Van Helsing’s Curse – Halloween

Episode 76 Well it’s the weekend of Transworld, but that doesn’t stop the Big Scary Show!  While Badger is in St. Louis, the Unknown Scare-Actor is slaving away in the studio to get this show ready.  But it’s not all work and no play, as he will be hanging out at HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati.  Anyway, We have an interview with Joe Moe of Mad Monster Party, and a visit from Cobra Commander??  , just as we finish up the TransWorld edition of the 13 questions of Doom. Badger brings us Deadline News, while Storm rants on about tiny houses and the Unknown Scare-Actor ponders a new segment and reaches out to you the listeners for suggestions on what YOU want to hear.  The Haunt Rocker spins the spooky tunes (and I think he is off his meds) We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice, just by listening to THE BIG SCARY SHOW Featured Music: Transylvania Transport Co. – Suture Island Reverend D-Ray and the Shockers – Zombie Cowboys Vegas Rhythm Kings – Crazy Cadavers &nb