{
  "id": 17245061,
  "title": "Two friends turn $15 Denver haunted house into 18 Halloween attractions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/two-friends-turn-15-denver-haunted-house-into-18-halloween-attractions",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}