It was a secret kept so well that no one alive knew of its existence. Those who lived within the small farming community had never heard of a place called Ravenfell Manor. There was no reason anyone should have, for it had not been standing in almost a hundred years. But the memory of that dark forgotten place had been biding its time and building in power for nearly a century and it was ready to rise again. Long before this sleepy little community came into being the land for as far ...
With the arrival of the home's new occupants, the spirits of the Ravenfells' century long plot was finally coming to fruition. Their powers had grown in the vast darkness of the afterlife. However, the ashes of their mortal forms had long since dispersed on the winds, leaving them without a direct connection to the realm of the living. They needed vessels through which to fully touch our world and the unsuspecting Carl and Brandon were intended for just such a purpose. The ...
I just aged a bucky and Lindberg skull using my new favorite aging medium: Minwax Gel Stain in Aged Oak (602). I applied a very light coat of stain with a rag and quickly brushed it off to create an antique look to the skulls. I used a brush to apply the stain into crevices, around the teeth, and hard to reach areas and quickly wiped away any excess. To create a light dirty look to ...
The torrential rain let up yesterday and while Dear Wife corralled The Twins I reved up the sawsall, cut the pier into 5-foot segments and stashed it on the side of the house. I'm sure as I type black widows are making it their vacation home. It's a funny thing but the day after Halloween, inspite of the fun and excitement leading up to the big night, I am so totally ready for it to ...
To add some creepy ambient sounds to my pirate yard haunt, I decided to purchase the Haunted Pirate Ship CD of sound effects from Poison Props. This 70-minute single-track designed by Adam Johnston, a 2-time Emmy Award winner for sound editing and owner of Poison Props, is filled with creepy sounds of a creaking ship, lapping water, ghostly moans, and a distant bell and fog horn. Note that there is no background ...
