Forest of Haunts was a magic duo from Season 19 of America's Got Talent. They were eliminated in the Deliberations.
Background[]
Forest of Haunts are from Slovenia. They are also known as Gozd Strahov. In 2023, they auditioned for the 9th season of Slovenia’s Got Talent in which they made the Semifinals.
Audition[]
Forest of Haunts performance in Episode 1907 where after jump-scaring the Judges, they invited Simon Cowell and Sofia Vergara to partake in a trick that involved 4 balloons from the Forest of Haunts that Simon had to pick from to be popped over Sofia's head while she was blindfolded. Simon picked Balloons #1, 3 and 4 which all contained golden confetti with Balloon #2 containing mealworms. Sofia and Heidi Klum buzzed the act after this reveal. Although Heidi voted “No”, Howie Mandel, Simon and Sofia (reluctantly) voted ”Yes”, sending the duo through to the deliberations.
Deliberations[]
Forest of Haunts were not selected to advance to the Quarterfinals, eliminating them from the competition.
After the Show[]
In 2025, Forest of Haunts competed on the 17th season of Das Supertalent.
Trivia[]
- Forest of Haunts is the first ever act to be buzzed by only Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara but still advance. Additionally, they are the only mainline Horror Magicians (along with Olive) to not be buzzed by Simon.
- Forest of Haunts is also the first Horror Magic Act to receive more than one buzz during their performance.
