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  1. Touch and Smell: Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 08-02-2010 at 10:54 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 seven of Seven Layers of Scare....



    Touch and Smell


    Saved the best for last. The layer that you can really surprise them with. Touch they fear the most and Smell is unexpected. The Seventh Layer is the ultimate trick up a haunter's sleeve.

    You remember touch in a haunt. Once ...
  2. Atmosphere: Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 07-10-2010 at 06:49 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 six of Seven Layers of Scare....


    Atmosphere


    It's time to set the ambiance, mystique and feeling of the room. Layer six: Atmosphere, is where you add the magic effects that amaze and confuse. "Am I really in foggy London?" "An insane asylum?" "An evil carnival?" You've ...
  3. Lighting: Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 05-31-2010 at 06:27 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 five of Seven Layers of Scare....


    Lighting



    Lighting (IMHO) is one of the most powerful but least appreciated elements in setting up a haunt. I've been one of those haunters that just gave it a cursory thought. Hey, there's a spot light on the house, right? Well, yeah I was happy with it ...
  4. Accents: Seven Layers of Scare

    by , 05-10-2010 at 08:30 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 four of Seven Layers of Scare....

    Accents


    Ok, we've decided on our Theme and Art Direction (Layer One). Decorated the Walls, Ceilings and Floors to fit our theme (Layer Two). Picked a Main Scare that will effectively have the ToTs emit the coveted ScreamLaugh (Layer Three). Now, let's help immerse them ...
  5. 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 ...
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