Voodoo Podcast
A year-round destination for all things Halloween in Illinois, the haunt industry & more!
- Update frequency
- every 31 days
- Average duration
- 132 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 14 Featuring Dani Panik & Caleb Wimbush
Welcome to Season 2! Tis the season for Christmas haunted houses & 2 awesome interviews. First up is the Seasonal Senior Wardrobe Manager of 13th Floor Haunted House: Dani Panik. Take a break with an…
Episode 13 Featuring The 2023 Voodoo Crew
Podcast co-hosts Matt Nausid & Mike Napoletano sit down to recap their respective 2023 Halloween seasons. Mike interviews the entire cast of Voodoo on Vassar after one final time on Vassar.
Episode 12 Featuring Toby Wrolson & Chad Stechly
Mike gets to chat with Toby Wrolson (Haunt 31) & Chad Stechly (Fear of the Dark) to talk about their respective displays. Toby runs one of the best home haunts in Illinois & continues to find ways to…
Episode 11 Featuring Erik Martin, Scott Swenson & Jeffrey Holmes
This month, Mike had the pleasure of sitting down with Erik Martin, owner of Spirits on Sproat in Oak Lawn. They discussed their South-side origins & classic horror that developed their early love fo…
Episode 10: Featuring Vince Cipolla & Nick Buccieri
A recap of Disturbia: Summer Screams with Vince Cipolla, some music-taste talk, & an interview about Halloween DJing & ghost hunting with Nick Buccieri (AKA DJ Nobody). Plus more info on horror movie…
Episode 9: Featuring John LaFlamboy & more MHC!
Enjoy more Midwest Haunters' Convention material as the Voodoo crew attended the Friday Night Haunt Tour at The Old Joliet Haunted Prison & got the chance to sit in on a Q&A from the 13th Floor Enter…
Episode 8: Featuring The Geotsalitis Family, Michael Peters, & MHC
In this June edition of the Voodoo Podcast, Mike sits down with neighbors & operators of Slingerland Slaughterhouse, the Geotsalitis Family to talk about their home haunt, future improvements, chains…
Episode 7: Featuring Ryan Ashley & John Napoletano
A groovy, Evil Dead-inspired episode featuring Chicago Haunt Builder Ryan Ashley who is the owner & operator of The Evil Dead on Thrun home haunt in Batavia, IL. Ryan talks about the opportunities he…
Episode 6: Featuring Emma Von Zombie, Josh Masters & Rob Pesce
A JAM-PACKED episode featuring an interview with Disturbia Haunt Actor Emma Von Zombie, a recap of our trip to Disturbia's St. Patrick's Day event (LeprecHaunted House) with musician Josh Masters, & …
Episode 4: Featuring Chicago Haunt Builder, Jim Slanker, and a Friday the 13th Slasher Night recap with Matt D'Amelio & Emma Parker
Mike sits down with one of the core Chicago Haunt Builders, Shindig organizer & Canyon Trail Cemetery Home Haunt Owner, Jim Slanker. They discussed his roles in CHB, Transworld, Midwest Haunters Conv…
Episode 3: The Christmas Episode Featuring Jake Ratner, Rob Pesce, & Andrew Martingello (A.K.A. Ozo the Clown)
After a very successful run of Christmas-Themed Haunted Houses, Rat, Rob & Mike sit down to discuss & analyze some of the best holiday haunted houses in Chicagoland while also getting the opportunity…
Episode 2: Featuring the 2022 Voodoo on Vassar Crew
The entire team sits down to recap an amazing Halloween season at VoV. The group answers questions, tells stories about their time working in the haunted house, & they all have a few laughs together …
Episode 1: 2022 Chicagoland Haunted House Reviews and the Start of Something Spooky
Ghost Host (with the most) Mike Napoletano gives a full breakdown of Chicagoland Haunted Houses as well as the Voodoo Podcast origin story with a quick insight into the history of Voodoo on Vassar.