# How two US friends turned a small haunted house into a multimillion-dollar Halloween business

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- Published: 2026-10-30T14:30:00+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2002-two-friends-began-selling-15-tickets-to-a-strip-mall-haunted-house-in-denver-by-2026-their-business-had-expanded-to-18-halloween-attractions-and-around-4500-seasonal-jobs/articleshow/135358103.cms
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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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