July 20, 2026

Ep 317: Interview w/David Bertolino, Creator of Spookyworld & Writer of “Behind the Screams at Spookyworld”

Ep 317: Interview w/David Bertolino, Creator of Spookyworld & Writer of “Behind the Screams at Spookyworld”

If you love today’s elaborate Halloween haunts, you have David Bertolino to thank. He created Spookyworld — widely known as America’s first horror theme park — and now he’s sharing its origin story in his book, Behind the Screams at Spookyworld. Tune in to hear how David’s love of Halloween sparked this phenomenon, his encounters with horror icons like Tom Savini, Linda Blair, and Alice Cooper, and how it feels having shaped the haunt industry as we know it.

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