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CHA HOME HAUNTER AWARDS CONTEST
The Home Haunter Awards Contest is our signature annual awards event honouring the creativity, passion and hard work of our members.
The Canadian Haunters Association recognizes all the blood, sweat and tears that go into preparing and decorating a home, yard, garage or walk-through Haunt leading up to Halloween.
Awards are presented in multiple categories to recognize each aspect of the artistry and ingenuity of a Haunt attraction.
To enter the contest, simply enter a YouTube video of your Halloween Haunt.
The submissions are judged by all the CHA Chapter Presidents based on your theme, decor, props, scare actors, music and anything else your creative mind can come up with.
Winners receive an award certificate, a custom trophy created by Haunted House Creations and of course bragging rights for being recognized by the Canadian Haunters Association with this prestigious award event.
BEST STATIC PROP
A PROP THAT DOESN’T MOVE
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Do you have shop drawings of your prop
– Is there a theme to your prop
– Is your prop homemade
– Originality, is your prop unique
– Photos or Video showing you building your prop
– Photos or Video of your prop being used in your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST ANIMATED PROP
PNEUMATIC OR ELECTRIC PROP
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Do you have shop drawings of your prop
– Is there a theme to your prop
– Is your prop homemade
– Originality, is your prop unique
– Photos or Video showing you building your prop
– Photos or Video of your prop being used in your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST SET DESIGN
A FACADE OR NEWLY DESIGNED ROOM IN YOUR HAUNT
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Do you have shop drawings of your Set Design
– Is your room themed
– Did you use lighting
– Is their music or background sounds being used in your room
– Did you use live actors in your room
– Did you have static or pneumatic props in your set design
– Photos or Video showing you building your set design
– Photos or Video of your Set Design being used in your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
HALL OF FAME AWARD
BEST STATIC OR ANIMATED PROP
BEST SET DESIGN
Only previous year’s winners can enter into the Hall of Fame Category.
If you’re already a Hall of Fame Winner from the previous year, you can’t enter for one year.
BEST FEMALE SCARE ACTOR
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Do you have drawings of your costume design
– Is there a theme to your costume
– Originality, is your costume homemade
– Photos or Video showing you creating your costume
– Photos or Video of you in your costume scaring people
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST MALE SCARE ACTOR
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Do you have drawings of your costume design
– Is there a theme to your costume
– Originality, is your costume homemade
– Photos or Video showing you creating your costume
– Photos or Video of you in your costume scaring people
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
HALL OF FAME AWARD
BEST SCARE ACTOR
Only previous year’s winners can enter into the Hall of Fame Category.
If you’re already a Hall of Fame Winner from the previous year, you can’t enter for one year.
SPIRIT AWARD
OPEN TO BOTH CANADIAN & US HOME HAUNTERS
The Spirit Award is presented to an individual(s) who is seen as contributing to the improvement of the haunt industry. This individual might be a prop builder, trade show organizer, presenter, supplier or a fellow haunter. This award is chosen by the CHA Presidents.
BEST CDN ROOKIE HOME HAUNT
2 YEARS OR LESS AS A HOME HAUNTER
CANADIAN HAUNTERS ONLY
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Is there a theme to your Haunt
– Do you have lighting in your Haunt
– Do you have ambient music or sound effects being used in your Haunt
– Do you have static or pneumatic props in your Haunt
– Did you have live actors in your Haunt
– Photos or videos showing you building your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST CDN YARD HAUNT
A NON – WALK THROUGH DISPLAY
CANADIAN HAUNTERS ONLY
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Is there a theme to your Haunt
– Do you have lighting in your Haunt
– Do you have ambient music or sound effects being used in your Haunt
– Do you have static or pneumatic props in your Haunt
– Did you have live actors in your Haunt
– Photos or videos showing you building your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST INTERNATIONAL HAUNT
INCLUDES BOTH YARDS & WALKTHROUGH HAUNTS
US & NON-CANADA HAUNTERS ONLY
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Is there a theme to your Haunt
– Do you have lighting in your Haunt
– Do you have ambient music or sound effects being used in your Haunt
– Do you have static or pneumatic props in your Haunt
– Did you have live actors in your Haunt
– Photos or videos showing you building your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
BEST CDN WALKTHROUGH HAUNT
PEOPLE WALK THROUGH YOUR HAUNT
CANADIAN HAUNTERS ONLY
The Judges will be looking for the following when you submit your entry:
– Is there a theme to your Haunt
– Do you have lighting in your Haunt
– Do you have ambient music or sound effects being used in your Haunt
– Do you have static or pneumatic props in your Haunt
– Did you have live actors in your Haunt
– Photos or videos showing you building your Haunt
– Video editing of your Haunt submission
HALL OF FAME AWARD
BEST CANADIAN YARD HAUNT
Only previous year’s winners can enter into the Hall of Fame Category.
If you’re already a Hall of Fame Winner from the previous year, you can’t enter for one year.
HALL OF FAME AWARD
BEST CANADIAN WALKTHROUGH HAUNT
Only previous year’s winners can enter into the Hall of Fame Category.
If you’re already a Hall of Fame Winner from the previous year, you can’t enter for one year.
2021 CHA AWARD SUBMISSIONS
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BEST STATIC PROP
John Bogart – Lost Souls Cemetery – Windsor, Ontario – Celtic Cross Tombstone Video
Aaron Smith – Michael Crescent Hallows – Cambridge, Ontario – Skeleton Scarecrow – Video
Christopher Pressley – Christopher Pressley Haunt – Cary, NC – Hand of Glory – Video
Bill Tryfonopoulos – Toledowoods Haunted House – Toronto, Ontario – Tombstones – Video
Maxime Duval – Jungle Adventure – Saint-Amable, Québec – Indiana Jones – Video
Bartley Busse – Haunting on Gibbs – Swift Current, Saskatchewan – Cemetery Columns & Fencing- Video
Ken Honigman & Lilija Lavoie – Anmore Manor – Anmore, British Columbia – Gunther the Caretaker – Video
Joshua Hanesiak – Creepy Crypt Haunt – Edmonton, Alberta – Creepy Candles – Video
Jody Bienert – NIGHTMARE ON ATHAPASKAN (N.O.A.), Leduc, Alberta – Cauldron – Video
John Teller – Kingdom of lost souls, Edmonton, Alberta -Boiler System – Video
Teresa Howe – Realm of Chaos Haunt, Mission, British Columbia – Corpse Skeleton – Video
Tammy Vieira – Wexford Haunted House – Scarborough, Ontario – Skeleton Drop Down Window – Video
Brendan Boyd – Boyd Haunt, Olds, Alberta – “Rick” Pumpkin Scarecrow – Video
Elizabeth Chabassol – Chabby House, Calgary, Alberta – The Spirit Tree – Video
Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher – Rutherford Manor, Edmonton, Alberta – Honey Bee Flowers – Video
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BEST ANIMATED PROP
Geneviève Lafleur – Zone 536 – Quebec, Quebec – Flying Saucer – Video
Christopher Pressley – Witch of Kinellan – Cary, NC – Cauldron Creep Witch – Video
Scott Garrett – Dead End Cemetery – Coquitlam, British Columbia – Coffin Occupant – Video
Jamie Dull – The Outer Rim, Portland, Oregon, Emperor Palpatine – Video
Bartley Busse – Haunting on Gibbs – Swift Current, Saskatchewan – Grabby Granny Coffin – Video
Maxime Duval – Jungle Adventure – Saint-Amable, Québec – Animated Alligator – Video
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BEST SET DESIGN
Aaron Smith – Michael Crescent Hallows – Cambridge, Ontario – Skeleton Corn Fence – Video
Martin Lacasse – Saint-Germain de Grantham, Québec – Witch Window – Video
Keith Baldwin – Dark Shadows Cemetery, Keizer, Oregon, USA – Swamp Witch Room – Video
Ken Honigman & Lilija Lavoie – Anmore Manor – Anmore, British Columbia – Abandoned Library – Video
Joshua Hanesiak – Creepy Crypt Haunt – Edmonton, Alberta – Mausoleum Crypt – Video
Nate Dingman – House of Hell – Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA – Pirate Ship – Video
Cody & Katherine Kayfish – Nightmare on Athapaskan (N.O.A.) – Leduc, Alberta – Butcher Room – Video
Matt Lipke – Brooklyn Fright Nights, Brooklyn, New York, USA – Neibolt Courtyard – Video
Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher – Rutherford Manor, Edmonton, Alberta – Complete Old City Street Facade – Video
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BEST STATIC OR ANIMATED PROP – BEST SET DESIGN – HALL OF FAME
Maxime Duval – Jungle Adventure – Saint-Amable, Québec – Outside Jungle Facade – Video
Bob Kowal – Attic Hatched INFESTATION, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA – Monster Scorpion – Video
Jennifer Dunahee – The Haunting of Storybook Hollow, Comstock Park, Michigan, USA – Castle Facade – Video
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BEST FEMALE SCARE ACTOR
Emilee Bennett – Realm of Chaos Haunt, Mission, British Columbia – Demonic Nun – Video
Carola Little – Haunt In The Park, Mulmur, Ontario – Photo
Tammy Vieira – Wexford Haunted House – Scarborough, Ontario – Video
Joshua Haneaiak – Creepy Crypt Haunt – Edmonton, Alberta – Creepy Nun – Photo
Meagan Sparrow – Sparrow’s Haunted Halloween – Sherwood Park, Alberta – Scary Mermaid – Video
Ashley Sloier – Oak Crest Cemetery – Cheektowaga, New York, USA – Photo
Samara Goyette Chikhani – Haunted Boardwalk of Saint-Hubert – Saint-Hubert, Quebec – Video
Sarah Panasiuk – Haunting of Lil-Sur-Mur – Herbert, Saskatchewan – Photo
Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher – Rutherford Manor, Edmonton, Alberta – Video
Siobhan Koroll – De Giggles Theatre of Pain – Chestermere, Alberta – Video
Saira Poirier – Kingdom of lost souls – Edmonton, Alberta – Video
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BEST MALE SCARE ACTOR
Martin Lacasse – Saint-Germain de Grantham, Québec – Video
Cody Kayfish – NIGHTMARE ON ATHAPASKAN (N.O.A.), Leduc, Alberta – Video
Neil Sakaitis – Maison Hantée La Prairie Haunted House – La Prairie, Quebec – Video
Andrew Grant – Scaresdale Manor – Oakville, Ontario – Video
Teresa Howe – Realm of Chaos Haunt, Mission, British Columbia – Scarecrow – Video
Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher – Rutherford Manor, Edmonton, Alberta – Video
Alex Mercier – Kingdom of lost souls – Edmonton, Alberta – Video
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BEST SCARE ACTOR – HALL OF FAME
Jody Bienert – NIGHTMARE ON ATHAPASKAN (N.O.A.), Leduc, Alberta – Video
Carl Chalupa – Thornhill Woods Haunted House – Thornhill, Ontario – Video
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BEST CANADIAN ROOKIE HOME HAUNT
Chris Sparrow – Sparrow’s Haunted Halloween – Sherwood Park, Alberta – Video
Patrick Rocheleau – The Bone Yard Park and Cemetery – Windsor, Ontario – Video
Martin Lacasse – Saint-Germain de Grantham, Québec – Video
Katie Campbell – Black Thorne Manor – Windsor, Ontario – Video
Kathleen Angelski – THE TERROR on Tofield – Escape of the Werewolf – Prince George, British Columbia – Video
Rod Honigman – Spooky Manor – Surrey, British Columbia – Video
Carl Chalupa – 13 Crows Cemetery – West Hill, Ontario – Video
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BEST CANADIAN YARD HAUNT
Bill Tryfonopoulos – Toledowoods Haunted House – Toronto, Ontario – Video
Pat Petraccione – Maison Hantée à Montréal – Montreal, Quebec – Video
Scott Garrett – Dead End Cemetery – Coquitlam, British Columbia – Video
Dean Emery – La Casa De Los Espiritus Emery – Surrey, British Columbia – Video
Cody & Katherine Kayfish – Nightmare on Athapaskan (N.O.A.) – Leduc, Alberta – Video
Liam Herbinson – LH Home Haunt – Scarborough, Ontario – Video
Joshua Hanesiak – Creepy Crypt Haunt – Edmonton, Alberta – Video
Leticia Materi – Skellington Corner – Calgary, Alberta – Video
Rob Brownridge – Raven Ridge Manor – Toronto, Ontario – Video
Teresa Howe – Realm of Chaos Haunt, Mission, British Columbia – Video
Paul Diana – Gargalese gates of terror, Aurora, Ontario – Video
Ken Grant – Damien’s Barbershop, Amherstburg, Ontario – Video
Brendan Boyd – Boyd Haunt, Olds, Alberta – Video
Geneviève Lafleur – Zone 536, Quebec, Quebec – Video
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BEST CANADIAN YARD HAUNT – HALL OF FAME
Christopher Arnott – Dunnett’s Dark Lair, Barrie, Ontario – Video
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BEST CANADIAN WALKTHROUGH HAUNT
Andy Saito – Saito Halloween Haunt – Milton, Ontario – Video
Neil Sakaitis – Maison Hantée La Prairie Haunted House – La Prairie, Quebec – Video
Tammy Vieira – Wexford Haunted House – Scarborough, Ontario – Video
Pat Chikhani & Julie Goyette – Haunted Boardwalk of Saint-Hubert – Saint-Hubert, Quebec – Video
Fundraiser Freight Denise & Chris Montgomery – Kingdom of lost souls – Edmonton, Alberta – Video
Roni and Lanny Dunroth – Dunroth Manor – Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan – Video
Mike Koroll – De Giggles Theatre of Pain – Chestermere, Alberta – Video
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BEST CANADIAN WALKTHROUGH HAUNT – HALL OF FAME
Ken & Lilija Honigman Lavoie – Anmore Manor – Anmore, British Columbia – Video
Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher – Rutherford Manor, Edmonton, Alberta – Video
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BEST INTERNATIONAL HAUNT
Dan Pitzonka – Oak Crest Cemetery – Cheektowaga, New York, USA – Video
Keith Baldwin – Dark Shadows Cemetery, Keizer, Oregon, USA – Video
Jamie Dull – The Outer Rim, Portland, Oregon, USA – Video
Tim Fowler – The Farm – Dr. Diablos Caskets & Curiosities – Castaic, California, USA – Video
Jason Wiles – Wiles Home Haunt – New Albany, Ohio, USA – Video
Nate Dingman – House of Hell – Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA – Video
Troy Crivellone – Scare Hollow, Gresham, Oregon, USA – Video
Brian Robinson – Fatal Fear Haunted House, Austin, Texas, USA – Video
Matt Lipke – Brooklyn Fright Nights, Brooklyn, New York, USA – Video
Bob Kowal – Attic Hatched INFESTATION, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA – Video
Jennifer Dunahee – The Haunting of Storybook Hollow, Comstock Park, Michigan, USA – Video