Haunt Interviews

Posted by on May 26, 2010 in Operation, Startup | 0 comments

We are currently contacting and spreading the word that we are looking for haunt owners and operators to interview. The idea is to get some good information about what you did to start up and challenges you encounter during operation that we can share with our readers and help others start out or improve their haunts. This is also a great opportunity for some...

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Start Halloween Now

Posted by on May 24, 2010 in Construction, Props, Startup | 0 comments

Many of you are probably looking at the time left until Halloween and saying to yourself “Oh I have plenty of time I can start this later”. Well that may be totally true but what if you started now. Imagine the ease of building a little on your off days and having even more time to work on a prop or scene. The detail would be better, the construction...

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Scare Tactics

Posted by on May 19, 2010 in Operation | 0 comments

So I just finished reading a discussion on haunted houses and if people found things more scary than others. What shocked me was the drastic amount of replies that said everyone was tired of the same lame jump out or yell scare. I saw it over and over that it was a cheap scare and not really fear inducing. Which brings me to this post. I am aware that that is a...

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Prop Of The Week

Posted by on May 18, 2010 in Props | 0 comments

This weeks prop is the Monster in the Box. Nothing beats seeing a patron walk past a harmless looking box, crate or coffin and then suddenly they loose it when the box starts to move, shake, jump and rattle. This is a great prop and a easy scare. The tutorial is found on Cindybob’s website and is amazing. They have the most in depth walk through that I...

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How To Haunt Your House Review

Posted by on May 13, 2010 in Construction, Props | 2 comments

So I wanted to get a good book reference for everyone out there. I have many of the current haunting books that are on the market and some harder to find ones but this is a recent addition and I must say I love it. How To Haunt Your House is full of vivid images and step by step how to projects. I have seen many haunt books and with all the full color images and...

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