Who Are The Boo Crew?

Born in 2009, the “Boo Crew” (aka the Magic Castle’s Halloween Committee) is a motley crew of Magic Castle members and member-adjacent creators. Including prop builders, set designers, engineers, carpenters, painters, designers, and many volunteers not in the arts’ industries.

These volunteers spend 10 months to a year volunteering their time to achieve the themed Halloween Event at the world-famous Magic Castle. The execution of which includes planning, creating, installing, maintaining, and removing every aspect of Halloween.

We are truly blessed to have such a talented crop of people who donate such much time and, sometimes, literal blood, sweat, and tears to make the transformation happen. Their time and talent is truly the treasure of the club’s Halloween celebration.

What’s Our History?

In 2008, the Magic Castle had their first official Halloween Week. The theme that year was “Night of the Living Dolls.” Once the members got their first taste themed celebration, there was no going back. The next year, 2009, Magic Castle Events Director Ben Roman tapped a small group of Magic Castle members to produce the week. The theme was a dark steampunk carnival party called “Phantasmagoria.” Halloween would then become an annual tradition with a different fun theme each year. The Boo Crew grew every year and ultimately has become a monthlong celebration.

Past years’ themes:

• Night of the Living Dolls (2008)

• Phantasmagoria (2009)

• Mr. Dead’s Underground (2010)

• Inferno (2011) The Halloween fire!!!!

• Monster Mansion (2012)

• Frightmare (2013)

• Horror Vision (2014)

• Sleepy Hollow (2015)

• Día de los Muertos (2016)

• INVASION! (2017)

• Murder Mansion (2018)

• Cursed Temple (2019)

• No Halloween due to the pandemic (2020)

• Inferno 2.0 (2021) 10 year anniversary of the 2011 fire!

• Nightmares & Dream (2022)

• Supernatural Soirée (2023)

• Skull & Bones (2024)

• Wicked Wonderland (2025)