The story of the Terror Carolers. Singing pumpkins to entertain and bewitch the Trick or Treaters this year. That’s on the agenda but.. We were stuck. We wanted 6 fake pumpkins, something we could carve, that would last a while, that wouldn’t cost a small fortune. Surprisingly, searching the …
Blucky’s Barbecue
Blucky’s Barbecue is actually a variation on an idea we got from The Brewster Yard Haunt. We added a few special differences to our version and rigged together a few last minute things too, but here’s how our Barbecued Blucky Skeleton Turned out! The pieces needed to build our tasty …
Burn Victim Blucky
Who doesn’t like a meaty corpse that makes everyone grimace a little bit when they see it? NOBODY Blucky is a nice skeleton but scary he ain’t. Let’s change that by transforming a plain Blucky skeleton into a Burn Victim Blucky! Everyone has a technique and here’s ours: Supply list: …
The Fountain O’Blood
One of the longtime features and frustrations of our yard haunt has been the “Fountain of blood” which currently occupies a large amount of area in our cemetery. This feature is massive and requires a bit of space to store as well as some parts that are costly. To assemble …
Gemmy Spirit Ball Repair
They’ve become commonplace adornments to just about everyone’s house around Halloween and they’re readily available at most retail establishments around the beginning of September every year. The Gemmy Spirit Ball It talks, the eyes light up, it’s head and mouth moves, it is retail priced at about 20 dollars.Best of …
The Nono Ghost
Now is a good time to pass on a small warning. Some fans require the blades to keep them cool, be careful this thing doesn’t turn into a fireball if that is the case with your fan. We only use ours for about 2 hours a year, outdoors, so we’re …
Carnival Ticket Booth
This 3 paneled cube was also the basis for our “Amazing Gorilla Machine” scene. It makes a great concept for any place a crate or rickety sort of booth is required, it allows for easy tear down and storage and assembles quickly. The carnival ticket booth is extremely light and …
Carnival Ticket Booth Sign
Now that you’ve got the Halloween candy/carnival ticket booth built, it’s time for the bright, gleaming joy that’ll lure the kiddies in. That’s right, the carnival ticket booth sign. Here’s what you’ll need: Styrofoam, at least 4′ by 2′Razor blades, or something to carve foamTapeMarkerLatex PaintPaint BrushesString lights that …
Gorilla Cage
The gorilla cage or “Amazing Gorilla Machine” as it has come to be known, is built on the same principle as the Carnival Ticket Booth Halloween prop. The cage is a three sided box with a black fabric backing and a front frame that contains 4 bars that are bendable …
Golden Magazine October 1965
I have a really neat copy of Golden Magazine from October 1965. I’ll be posting some HQ scans here for all to enjoy! For starters, here’s a story you might enjoy. Click an image to get started, and stay tuned for more! Witch Wood by Anna Elizabeth Bennettillustrated by Hertha …
McDonald’s 2013 Halloween Happy Meal Buckets
So it appears as if fans of McDonald’s Halloween pails can breathe a sigh of relief – there are six new buckets this year. In keeping with the male/female kids meal theme, there are three Angry Birds Star Wars Buckets and three Monster High buckets. That means there are also …
Best Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer EVER!
It’s September – the season of pumpkin EVERYTHING. I love it, and when I get that first taste of pumpkin spice creamer in my coffee, I’m ready to wait until December before moving on (to peppermint, of course). We drink a LOT of coffee, and I wanted a more economical …
Marc’s Halloween Haul
When I was a child and a teenager I hated Marc’s. Marc’s is a discount drugstore-and-grocery chain, with stores in northern and central Ohio. It is owned by Clevelander Marc Glassman, who also owns Xpect Discounts, a four-store chain in western Connecticut. Now I find myself trying to see what …
Fall 2013: All 5 General Mills Monsters Cereals Available!
This kind of thing excites me to no end! This year, General Mills is going to be releasing Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy, so for the first time in, well, EVER! Never has General Mills released all five breakfast cereals at once. So yes, this year, you can get …
Dollar Tree Halloween for 2013!
You know I love it when the Halloween stuff starts streaming into my email, and I’m always interested to see what Dollar Tree can do for a dollar. Here’s a few of the interesting, albeit early offerings that Dollar Tree is tempting us with for Halloween 2013. Dollar Tree Potion …