Haunt Rater Magazine July/August Issue | Page 3

***Special Announcement***

July 18, 2014

Hello to all of our fans and haunted attractions! We have a special announcement to make but, before we do we wanted to take this moment to thank all of our fans for being the greatest! It is because of you that we have been doing this as long as we have. We would also like to thank all of the haunted attractions with which we have worked and visited over the last 6 years. We have truly appreciated your kind and gracious generosity toward us and have been more than grateful for your token of kindness and willingness to have us come out and review your attractions year after year.

For this reason we have been talking as a team. Over the last 6 years we have come from nothing and come to the point where we are finally something, an organization that has strived to be more than just a “Review Service” to the haunted attraction industry. Though reviews are very important to the success of haunted attractions all over, we have wanted to do so much more. We have provided many of our attractions with advertising and marketing opportunities through our websites, online magazine and the various other social media outlets which we occupy and utilize. We have enjoyed the ride and it has been a more than fun adventure for us. Our growth has literally tripled and quadrupled since we began back in 2008 to the point that we have had to consistently upgrade our services to be able to compete and provide better services and products to our haunted attractions and other vendors.

It is for this purpose and with a heavy heart that we make the following announcement. We have come together as of recent to discuss our future and how we should proceed. After much discussion on the topic and much thought individually we have decided that 2014 will be our final year rating and reviewing haunted attractions. We will begin this year to transition from rating and reviewing haunted attractions to “The Haunt Rater Paranormal Society” or H.R.P.S for short. We feel that with all the money we have put into our upgraded services and not receiving any funding to help with the upkeep, we have realized that this venture, while worthwhile for the last 6 years, has been a business venture that we have been unable to capitalize and with that, have to come the realization that as a “business” without having the necessary funding we are truly unable to compete and provide proper services for the industry.

Over the last 6 years we have provided free services and while we have loved to help the industry, it has overall become a financial strain on our team and for this purpose we are going to make 2014 our final year! We hate to do this but, it is for the best! Both of our websites and any other sites we create will still remain in operation and be used for the purposes of fulfilling our goals as “The Haunt Rater Paranormal Society” otherwise known as H.R.P.S. We have gained some traction in this end of the industry and we have been grateful for the following and showing of support from many in the paranormal side of the industry. Once again we wanted to thank each and every one of you and we are happy to have had the opportunity to do this venture and to have had the opportunity to forge some wonderful relationships and lasting memories with each of you! Thanks again!

Sincerely,

The Haunt Rater