Daily Events

Here is a sneak peek at all the events happening at TransWorld’s Halloween, Costume & Party Show March 8-11, 2012 at the America Center in St. Louis.

Thursday March 8, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from 1313 FX Fright Zone (Foam Latex Application & Airbrush Painting), European Body Art (Special FX Only Make-up) and Michael Davy (Watermelon Trauma Wound).

Opening Night Party Sponsored by Ken Donat & Westland Insurance
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Morgan Street Brewery, 721 North 2nd Street

Celebrate with your colleagues at the Morgan Street Brewery while you enjoy complimentary dinner and drinks! Open to all registered buyers.

Behind-the-scenes tour at Lemp Brewery Haunted House & the Darkness Haunted House
7:00pm to 10:00pm

For complete details and ticket information please CLICK HERE.

Insane Shane’s Kick-Off Party
7:30pm
Renaissance Ballroom, 800 Washington Avenue

Insane Shane’s Kick-Off Party is a place for food, fun and friends! It’s an evening of networking with buyers and vendors in a relaxed setting. Costume Contest with First. Second, and Third Prize Cash Awards *** This is not a costume party although you most certainly can attend in costume but not required. Over $30,000.00 in prizes donated by the Haunt Industries Top Vendors. DJ music and Dance Floor, Open Buffet from 7:30 to 11:30 ***desserts all night till 1:00am. $95.00 per ticket
****TICKETS WILL NOT BE OFFERED AT THE DOOR**** . For complete details and to purchase tickets please CLICK HERE.

Friday March 9, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from Bloody Mary (Zombie’s Exposed Cheek Bones Stitches Out With Just Make-up), Grex Airbrush (Demo Using Airbrush Make-up and Grex Airbrushes) and Crown Brush (Hollywood Special FX Make-up).

Special Demonstration by Award Winning Pumpkin Carver, Andy Bergholzt of Villafane Studios
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Show Floor Stage

Villafane Studios specializes in the creation of the most astonishing 3D pumpkin carvings you will ever see. Founder Ray Villafane and partner Andy Bergholzt combine over 25 years of sculpting experience to push the boundaries of this unique medium and create characters that will haunt your imagination. Whether it’s a fine art portrait, a scenic snapshot or ghastly ghoul, Villafane Studios excels at capturing 3D images in pumpkins that will take your Halloween to a whole new level. See them demonstrate their abilities LIVE on the show floor!

Haunted Attraction Association Auction
5:30pm - 7:30pm (Doors Open at 5:00pm)
Convention Center

Looking for great deals on brand new props, animatronics and services? Join HAA for its annual auction. Doors open at 5:00pm and the auction starts at 5:30pm with items from the industry's leading vendors, suppliers and artists. There is no cost to participate and bidding is open to everyone. Cash bar will be available. Open to all registered buyers.

Distortions Unlimited Presents “Making Monsters” and Q&A
7:00pm-9:00pm
Convention Center

This two-part one-hour series introduces viewers to the innovators and masterminds of the monster and creature animatronics industry. In “Making Monsters,” viewers meet Ed and Marsha Edmunds, co-owners of Distortions Unlimited, the Mom and Pop monster making shop located in downtown Greeley, Colo., and Jordu Schell, a monster-making veteran from Hollywood. Ed and Marsha have led the charge of the animatronics business for the last 30 years. Their unusual animatronics, monster creations, and haunted house designs are mainstays of the dark amusement industry. Jordu is Ed’s right-hand man, bringing Ed’s twisted creations to life. Based in Los Angeles, he is a renowned sculptor, best known for his work on James Cameron’s Avatar.

Lemp Brewery Haunted House Tour
7:30pm - 10:30pm

For complete details and ticket information please CLICK HERE.

Darklight & TransWorld’s Party at The City Museum Sponsored by the Haunted Attraction Association
8:00pm
The City Museum, 701 N. 15th Street

If you have never seen The City Museum, this is a must-attend event. You will have the opportunity to act like a big kid exploring this most amazing and unique venue on planet earth. This is the perfect place for our wacky and wonderful industry to gather and have fun. Light snacks and a cash bar will also be provided.

TIckets to this event MUST be purchased by March 1, 2012. After March 1, tickets will no longer be available. Haunted Attraction Association Members - $25.00 Non-Members - $30.00 To purchase tickets please CLICK HERE.

Saturday March 10, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from Iwata-Medea (Airbrush Horror Make-Up), Graftobian (Airbrush Zombies At Low Cost) and Ill Willed (Showcasing the New Ill Willed Products).

Special Demonstration by Award Winning Pumpkin Carver, Andy Bergholzt of Villafane Studios
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Show Floor Stage

Haunted Attraction Association 5th Annual Awards Banquet
6:45pm
Holiday Inn Select Grand Ballroom, 811 N. 9th Street

Make plans to attend the 5th Annual HAA Awards Banquet. Also knows as the Oscares, this event is where HAA rolls out the black carpet and recognizes attraction owners, vendors and others who have excelled in the industry. The evening, which is sponsored by TransWorld Exhibits, includes dinner, open bar for cocktail hour and an awards ceremony with plenty of chances to socialize with others in the haunt business. Members - $20.00 Non-Members - $50.00. To purchase tickets please CLICK HERE.

The Darkness Haunted House Tour
7:30pm - 10:30pm

For complete details and ticket information please CLICK HERE.

The Zombie Army & John LaFlamboy present “The Moleman of Belmont Avenue”
9:30pm - 11:30pm
Convention Center

This film explores what happens when a terrible situation is dropped into the laps of the two people least equipped to deal with it. The Brothers Mugg can either step up to the plate and finally grow up, or they wait and clean up the resulting mess as a mysterious creature eats every living thing in the building, one by one. This soon-to-be cult classic features horror icon Robert Englund, an ensemble cast of Second City comedy veterans, and set designs from the haunted house industry’s Zombie Army Productions and Pale Eye Productions. (Included Q & A).

Sunday March 11, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 2:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy a 30-minute make-up demo from Four Fingers (Application of Prosthetic Appliances and Make-up for Haunters).