http://www.halloweenforum.com/blog.php Halloween Discussion Forum, Haunts and Home Haunt Community. en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:03 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.halloweenforum.com/fusion/misc/rss.jpg http://www.halloweenforum.com/blog.php http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/rainwebs/485-wallpapers-2009.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:03:18 GMT Image: http://typo3.webetiser.com/fileadmin/sites/JigetiserHalloween/images/Skeletina800x600.jpg Wallpapers 2009 (http://halloween.jigetiser.com/download/goodies/wallpapers/wallpapers-2009/)

Wallpapers 2009 ]]> rainwebs http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/rainwebs/485-wallpapers-2009.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/rainwebs/484-we-twitter-now.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:00:39 GMT Image: http://typo3.webetiser.com/fileadmin/sites/JigetiserHalloween/images/Jackosl800x600.jpg Follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/halloweenlovers)

Follow us on Twitter ]]> rainwebs http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/rainwebs/484-we-twitter-now.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/445-corpse-would-not-lie-down.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:33:42 GMT Image: http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens6322292module50445172photo_1249638296halloween_clipart.gif *The humorous true story of the undertaker and his assistant and the night that probably haunted them forever.* Read on (http://authspot.com/short-stories/the-corpse-that-would-not-lie-down/)

The humorous true story of the undertaker and his assistant and the night that probably haunted them forever.

Read on ]]> seajay http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/445-corpse-would-not-lie-down.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/444-ghost-outside-toilet.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:29:32 GMT Image: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/images/pageimg/fea_3rd_smoke.jpg *This is my story. It is the true story of one dark night and how as a child, together with my two younger brothers we confronted that which was beyond our worst nightmares: the ghost in the outhouse in my grandmother’s back yard.* Read on (http://authspot.com/biographies/the-ghost-in-the-outside-toilet/)
This is my story. It is the true story of one dark night and how as a child, together with my two younger brothers we confronted that which was beyond our worst nightmares: the ghost in the outhouse in my grandmother’s back yard.

Read on ]]> seajay http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/444-ghost-outside-toilet.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/441-mystery-doll-grew-old-attic.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:50:42 GMT *It is the thing that Hollywood Horror films are made of. Even more particularly it is reminiscent of Oscar Wilde’s The picture of Dorian Gray.* An unnamed family, similar to any other average family, did what all families do as the children start to grow up. They had to decide that the outgrown toys, cluttering the kid’s rooms, should be got rid of or stored away. As usually happens, with many things that were cherished by the children, several of them were stored away in the attic. Amongst them was a doll. An ordinary baby-faced doll......... http://socyberty.com/paranormal/the-mystery-of-the-doll-that-grew-old-in-the-attic/ It is the thing that Hollywood Horror films are made of. Even more particularly it is reminiscent of Oscar Wilde’s The picture of Dorian Gray.

An unnamed family, similar to any other average family, did what all families do as the children start to grow up. They had to decide that the outgrown toys, cluttering the kid’s rooms, should be got rid of or stored away. As usually happens, with many things that were cherished by the children, several of them were stored away in the attic. Amongst them was a doll. An ordinary baby-faced doll.........



http://socyberty.com/paranormal/the-...-in-the-attic/ ]]> seajay http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/seajay/441-mystery-doll-grew-old-attic.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/badtablemanor/408-our-first-video-invite.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:02:54 GMT I don't know how to edit this so my ph.# doesn't show. So, if anyone out there crank calls me, I'll hex ya!

My daughter and I worked on this last minute, and it's not bad. A little short, and the sound needs to be turned way up, but it'll do fine.

http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ent=Invite.flv ]]> BadTableManor http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/badtablemanor/408-our-first-video-invite.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/lhallow/404-working-my-costume.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:16:30 GMT

So today I FINALLY got started on my costume. I started with the wig since it's the only thing I was confident in making.

I made the wig out of yarn. I sewed the yarn on to a stocking cap. All I have left to do is make the jewelry head piece for it. I'll take a pic soon.

I got a pattern for the cape and I think that will be relatively easy. I'm more worried about the dress. I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do yet. Blech! ]]> LHALLOW http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/lhallow/404-working-my-costume.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/greg36567/403-zombie-chaser.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:19:42 GMT I thought of a cool idea. Take a cheap remote controled car (off road) and placeing a zombie body on it. Also some how mounting a wheel on the front between the two others and putting two pices of wood, about 1/2 an inch, on that. Then connecting two pices of wood together with a hinge x2 for the arms .Then putting an eye bolt on the top of the arms and on the bottom of the first part of the arms and on the pieces of wood on the wheel. then tieing thick twine to the eye bolt on the top part of the arms, threading it through the other eye bolt on the arms, then tieing it tight on the other eyebolt. then putting a tight piece bungie cord on the top part of the bottem part of the arm and then to the other part of the arms with eye bolts. then drive it around. I might have a viedo closer to halloween. I thought of a cool idea. Take a cheap remote controled car (off road) and placeing a zombie body on it. Also some how mounting a wheel on the front between the two others and putting two pices of wood, about 1/2 an inch, on that. Then connecting two pices of wood together with a hinge x2 for the arms .Then putting an eye bolt on the top of the arms and on the bottom of the first part of the arms and on the pieces of wood on the wheel. then tieing thick twine to the eye bolt on the top part of the arms, threading it through the other eye bolt on the arms, then tieing it tight on the other eyebolt. then putting a tight piece bungie cord on the top part of the bottem part of the arm and then to the other part of the arms with eye bolts. then drive it around. I might have a viedo closer to halloween. ]]> Greg36567 http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/greg36567/403-zombie-chaser.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/reaperrick/402-what-s-halloween-fanatic-do.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:16:47 GMT What’s a Halloween fanatic to do when you can’t celebrate the best holiday of the year? For the past 15+ years I’ve been building home haunts scaring the neighborhood with different Halloween ideas/props. I’ve built pepper’s ghost effects, pirates, FCG’s, swamps, cemeteries, laboratories and all sorts of stuff. Every year I tried something new and the neighbors loved it. I loved doing it. Except this year I won’t be building my home haunt. This year I won’t be living in a house. My house is being demolished and I’ll be moving out before Halloween. I bought my current house two years ago with the knowledge that we would demolished in order to build our new house on the property. The house was built in 1910 and has too many problems to repair or fix. It’s easier to start over. The property is ¾ acre with trees and a small creek surrounding it. The front yard has Utah’s largest London Plane tree. There is a pair of great horned owls living there and every year they have several baby owls. We love the property and area. So what am I to do this Halloween? All my props, equipment and tools are packed away in storage collecting real cob webs. I thought about helping my brother in law with his home haunt, he’s also a fanatic but it’s not the same when it’s not your own. I could try getting an extra job at some of the professional haunts but it’s still not the same. I’ve always enjoyed the creativity of Halloween. Trying to find a new idea, figuring out how to build it, building it, then watching others react to it. It’s a magical experience. I know many of you feel the same way. While I won’t be able to build my haunt this year I think that I’ll visit as many haunts as possible to get new ideas for next year. What’s a Halloween fanatic to do when you can’t celebrate the best holiday of the year? For the past 15+ years I’ve been building home haunts scaring the neighborhood with different Halloween ideas/props. I’ve built pepper’s ghost effects, pirates, FCG’s, swamps, cemeteries, laboratories and all sorts of stuff. Every year I tried something new and the neighbors loved it. I loved doing it.

Except this year I won’t be building my home haunt. This year I won’t be living in a house. My house is being demolished and I’ll be moving out before Halloween. I bought my current house two years ago with the knowledge that we would demolished in order to build our new house on the property. The house was built in 1910 and has too many problems to repair or fix. It’s easier to start over. The property is ¾ acre with trees and a small creek surrounding it. The front yard has Utah’s largest London Plane tree. There is a pair of great horned owls living there and every year they have several baby owls. We love the property and area.

So what am I to do this Halloween? All my props, equipment and tools are packed away in storage collecting real cob webs. I thought about helping my brother in law with his home haunt, he’s also a fanatic but it’s not the same when it’s not your own. I could try getting an extra job at some of the professional haunts but it’s still not the same. I’ve always enjoyed the creativity of Halloween. Trying to find a new idea, figuring out how to build it, building it, then watching others react to it. It’s a magical experience. I know many of you feel the same way.

While I won’t be able to build my haunt this year I think that I’ll visit as many haunts as possible to get new ideas for next year. ]]> ReaperRick http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/reaperrick/402-what-s-halloween-fanatic-do.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/muffy/401-its-been-awhile.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:18:36 GMT Yup its been awhile since I posted here in the blog, busy year getting North Carolina Haunters group started & then just trying to keep up with everything else.

I feel I'm still not gonna pull off my haunt this year the way I would like that, that economical thing goin on bit me in the butt too! Candy business barely selling much so thats always my extra money.

Its pretty close to Halloween now & it appears I'm just not gonna have enough funds to pull off what was planned. I'm down to the last few items needed.
PVC pipe seemed to be the biggest problem, I needed to make 9 props so need pipe & couplings for that, wanted to make the wedding cake, wanted to finish the background for the organ & had some other projects.

Big thing is we are leaving for Florida with my Aunt as soon as Halloween is over so had to put funds aside for that.

Still working on things tho so we'll see what I can pull off getting done before the big night gets here. ]]> Muffy http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/muffy/401-its-been-awhile.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/savagehaunter/398-back-ground-music-sound-effects.html Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:36:34 GMT hey haunters. I was wondering what you guys like best for back ground music and sound effect cd's for your haunts. I own a lot of different ones. some for parties and others for haunting. I have been gravitating more towards Midnight Sindi9cate and Nox Arcana tracks for my haunt for background mood setting and combination of the old Disney Hanted Mansion sound effect record from the 70's to more some recent sounds on cd. I still think the old Disney version has more un-nerving sounds that I can incorperate into the haunt than some of the newer stuff. I haven't seen it but has anyone found that old record on CD? Anyway, what do you guys prfer to use? ]]> savagehaunter http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/savagehaunter/398-back-ground-music-sound-effects.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/savagehaunter/379-wiper-motor.html Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:53:15 GMT Can anyone tell me where I can get a good wiper motor for my flying crank ghost? I am new at animation of props. I have plenty of static props but this is my first attempt at animating a prop so any suggestions are great. Can anyone tell me where I can get a good wiper motor for my flying crank ghost? I am new at animation of props. I have plenty of static props but this is my first attempt at animating a prop so any suggestions are great. ]]> savagehaunter http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/savagehaunter/379-wiper-motor.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/dinosaur1972/353-christopher-lee-fireside-tales-bbc-radio-2004.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:18:01 GMT I’m not sure where I ran across these recordings, but they might … MIGHT … be my favorite ghost story readings. Right up there with Vincent Price’s Caedmon recordings from the early 70’s, and Boris Karloff’s “Tales of the Frightened”. Christopher Lee is well-known to several generations of movie-goers, from his appearances in the Hammer horror films from the late 50’s through the early 70’s up to his supporting roles in The Lord of the Rings and the Star Wars prequels. His deep voice and wonderful accent make him a more than adequate reader for these frightening tales, including: * “The Black Cat” – the Poe tale that (it seems) appears in every collection of scary stories * “The Man of Science” – a terrific tale of revenge from beyond the grave by Jerome K. Jerome * “John Charrington’s Wedding” – an story by Edith Nesbit featuring a man who won’t let anything … even death … stand between him and his wedding day * “The Man and the Snake” – an Ambrose Bierce classic about a bad case of ophidiophobia * “The Monkey’s Paw” – the W.W. Jacobs classic Each story is around 15 minutes long, featuring a few sound effects and appropriately spooky accompaniment. Lee’s voice is delightful … the studio uses stereo effects to better enhance the conversational scenes, and Lee manages to differentiate between voices in a way that doesn’t come across as hokey or cheesy. I’ve listened (and watched) various renditions of “The Black Cat” for years, so that one is a bit of a slow mover for me. “The Man and the Snake” doesn’t have terribly scary source material. The other three stories are top-notch … particularly “The Monkey’s Paw”, in which Lee’s narration slowly builds to a terrifying and satisfying climax. Ghost story recordings are becoming endangered … there were plenty in the 60’s and 70’s, but they have steadily declined in number ever since. How refreshing, then, to hear modern technology applied to turn-of-the-century stories. And how much more refreshing to hear a classically trained voice such as Lee’s leading the way. You should absolutely listen to these stories. And you can get them here! (http://www.mediafire.com/?jj0hzgvsyj3) I’m not sure where I ran across these recordings, but they might … MIGHT … be my favorite ghost story readings. Right up there with Vincent Price’s Caedmon recordings from the early 70’s, and Boris Karloff’s “Tales of the Frightened”.

Christopher Lee is well-known to several generations of movie-goers, from his appearances in the Hammer horror films from the late 50’s through the early 70’s up to his supporting roles in The Lord of the Rings and the Star Wars prequels. His deep voice and wonderful accent make him a more than adequate reader for these frightening tales, including:

• “The Black Cat” – the Poe tale that (it seems) appears in every collection of scary stories
• “The Man of Science” – a terrific tale of revenge from beyond the grave by Jerome K. Jerome
• “John Charrington’s Wedding” – an story by Edith Nesbit featuring a man who won’t let anything … even death … stand between him and his wedding day
• “The Man and the Snake” – an Ambrose Bierce classic about a bad case of ophidiophobia
• “The Monkey’s Paw” – the W.W. Jacobs classic

Each story is around 15 minutes long, featuring a few sound effects and appropriately spooky accompaniment. Lee’s voice is delightful … the studio uses stereo effects to better enhance the conversational scenes, and Lee manages to differentiate between voices in a way that doesn’t come across as hokey or cheesy. I’ve listened (and watched) various renditions of “The Black Cat” for years, so that one is a bit of a slow mover for me. “The Man and the Snake” doesn’t have terribly scary source material. The other three stories are top-notch … particularly “The Monkey’s Paw”, in which Lee’s narration slowly builds to a terrifying and satisfying climax.

Ghost story recordings are becoming endangered … there were plenty in the 60’s and 70’s, but they have steadily declined in number ever since. How refreshing, then, to hear modern technology applied to turn-of-the-century stories. And how much more refreshing to hear a classically trained voice such as Lee’s leading the way. You should absolutely listen to these stories.

And you can get them here! ]]> Dinosaur1972 http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/dinosaur1972/353-christopher-lee-fireside-tales-bbc-radio-2004.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/walees/350-oct-2-3-chicago-ghost-conference.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:47:54 GMT Chicago and NW IN regions (Monday, August 10, 09.) Hosts announce 2nd Ghost Conference to be held at the historic Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. The event opens Friday October 2nd, at 5 p.m. and runs until 12:00 p.m. Doors will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday October 3rd.
Open to the public, tickets for both days, $50.00.

Presented by Ursula Bielski’s Chicago Hauntings Tours & The Indiana Ghost Trackers

EVENT SYNOPSIS: The 2009 conference has an exciting mix of key paranormal speakers, such as Ms. Lorraine Warren from A&E television’s Paranormal State, and Jeff Belanger, an author and the creator of Ghost Village, special guest presentations and members of paranormal groups from around the country to educate, inform, network, share ideas, and entertain others that are fascinated with the supernatural! Chicago’s very own SVENGOOLIE will be with us on Friday night! There will also be a large vending area with an assortment of paranormal equipment, books, videos, DVDs, art, jewelry, crystals, toys, and other items available to purchase, as well as psychic readings! This event provides a unique opportunity to meet authors, investigators & other people involved in the paranormal community.

Other Speakers Include:

Tony & Debra Pickman of Sallie House ~ Author Joshua P. Warren ~
Author Fredrick Stonehouse ~ Author Wanda Lou Willis ~
Dave Schrader from Darkness Radio ~ Bill Konkoleski from MUFON ~
Eddie Brazil from the Borley Rectory (UK)

*Bus Ghost Tours of Chicago will be offered both Friday & Saturday!

FRIDAY NIGHT


5PM-8PM Welcome Reception and Field Research Panel We’ll gather in the lobby of the Portage Theater for our official reception this evening. Meet old and new friends, enjoy a cocktail or two, get your Chicago bearings, and hear intriguing stories about this historic Chicago movie house. Live music by Red Bird! At 6:30 we'll enjoy a lively panel discussion featuring some of the nation's most active and accomplished field researchers. Admission included in price of conference ticket. Cash bar.

SATURDAY
8:30 A.M. Conference Opens
8:45 A.M. Welcome by Hosts: Ursula Bielski and Mike McDowell
9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Speakers
Noon to One: Lunch Break
6:00 p.m. Closing comments, raffles, dinner break
8:00 P.M. Post Conference Party:
Live music by Jeff Ugly Shoes and the Cemetery Surfers, Red Bird, and dance music by DJ KrossRoadz
VENDORS INCLUDE:
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FANTASY HEADQUARTERS: 20% DISCOUNT ON ANY COSTUME ON OCTOBER 3rd with conference wristband
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MYSTICAL ARTIST BEVERLY STEPHAN
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A VENDORS TABLE AT THE CONFERENCE IS JUST $125 AND INCLUDES TWO $50 FULL PASSES TO THE CONFERENCE! CONTACT US TO BOOK YOUR VENDORS' TABLE through wanspud@yahoo.com
http://www.chicagohauntings.com/conference.html

MEDIA ~ FOR INTERVIEWS & PRESS PASSES PLEASE CONTACT
URSULA BIELSKI: (888) 446-7891 & Mike McDowell: (219) 743-1633 ]]> walees http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/walees/350-oct-2-3-chicago-ghost-conference.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/halloween71/346-ground-breaker-hands.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:09:18 GMT I have been working on these for awhile now.Coat hanger-towel skin and stain


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