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 already...
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 until...
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...
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?!
Continuing with looking closer at Seven Layers of Scare let's finish up the Second Layer: Walls, Ceilings and Floors. The previous post dealt with the Walls. Now let's look at:
