{
  "id": 16061203,
  "title": "This Former Banker Opened a ‘Terrifying’ Haunted House in a Strip Mall as a Side Hustle. 24 Years Later, It’s a Multimillion-Dollar Empire.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/this-former-banker-opened-a-terrifying-haunted-house-in-a-strip-mall",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Entrepreneur",
    "slug": "entrepreneur",
    "url": "https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/this-former-banker-opened-a-terrifying-haunted-house-in-a-strip-mall-as-a-side-hustle-its-a-multimillion-dollar-empire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chris Stafford’s company, Thirteenth Floor, now pays 4,500 seasonal workers every Halloween and is branching into Christmas.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}