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  1. Pallet Toe-pincher Coffin: Tutorial

    by , 12-26-2010 at 06:41 AM (Terra's Lair)
    Don't know if anyone has noticed, but I've been slowly transferring my photo album tutorials to the blog here. I've fixed some broken pieces (picture links), put on a fresh coat of paint (better explanations) and added a few more goodies to them (videos). This next one was my very first tutorial in the summer of '08. Yeah, I took a lot of pictures back then


    This coffin is made
    ...

    Updated 08-24-2011 at 06:49 PM by Terra

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  2. Main Scare: Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 05-02-2010 at 08:26 AM (Terra's Lair)
    Part of series: Seven Layers of Scare: http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/terra/528-seven-layers-scare.html



    Detailed look at layer three of Seven Layers of Scare....


    Main Scare


    Ah, fear. It's what makes us haunters different from the rest. Most try to avoid fearful situations. We create them. But why do we do that? Because we have experienced the joy that fear can bring. Muh ha ha haaaa...Wha-huh?!

    OK, science ...
  3. Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 01-25-2010 at 07:53 AM (Terra's Lair)
    Alrighty, here's my next edition of blog posts that may help you build a better haunt.

    Seven Layers of Scare


    Gurus of interior design follow basic rules in designing a great room. Christopher Lowell came out with a blockbuster book called the Seven Layers of Design. In haunting, we also use basic rules to make a room truly scary. I'm gonna call them Terra's Seven Layers of Scare:

    One: Art Direction and/or Theme
    Two: Walls, Ceilings and Floors ...