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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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to the first of a series of blog posts which are lessons to help make your haunt great. Today's blog post will focus on a post I did a while back on the thread, "To Theme, or Not to Theme." This also is Layer One of Seven Layers of Scare. I suggest you read that blog post first to get a base start: http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/terra/528-seven-layers-scare.html

Using Art to Unify your Haunt

At Transworld I went to a seminar called "Over ...