# Haunted house brand scaled from strip mall to 4,500 seasonal staff.

By **Jenny Huang Goodman MPA MSc MHSA, Principal** — The Stash Edge, Hako Shikin LLC.
Published 2026-10-22.

Canonical: https://www.pops4.com/stash/articles/thirteenth-floor-2026-10-22t15-4
Subject: Thirteenth Floor
Tags: experiential, scaling, seasonal, labor

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Per Entrepreneur, Chris Stafford launched Thirteenth Floor as a side project in a strip mall 24 years ago; the brand now employs **4,500** seasonal workers every Halloween and is expanding into Christmas experiences.

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## Publisher

**Hako Shikin LLC** — Virginia Beach, Virginia. Founded 1997. ASI 217876 · DUNS 18-204-6339.
Principal and author: **Jenny Huang Goodman MPA MSc MHSA**.

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