Two friends, Chris Stafford and Warren Conard, opened a haunted house in a Denver shopping complex in 2002, charging $15 per ticket. What began as a side business has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with 18 seasonal Halloween attractions across the US. The company paid around 4,500 workers during the 2025 Halloween season and is now expanding into Christmas entertainment. Two friends, Chris Stafford and Warren Conard, opened a haunted house in a Denver shopping complex in 2002, charging $15 per ticket. What began as a side business has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with 18 seasonal Halloween attractions across the US. The company paid around 4,500 workers during the 2025 Halloween season and is now expanding into Christmas entertainment.
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