http://www.halloweenforum.com/ Post your experiences with Halloween and Haunt oriented products here. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.halloweenforum.com/fusion/misc/rss.jpg http://www.halloweenforum.com/ http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/83922-vampire-fang-reviews.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:26:24 GMT Hi everyone!

I've been searching everywhere for some reviews on 'Bloody Mary' fangs, and how well they compare to 'Scarecrow' fangs as my friends and I are going as vampires (origional, i know! :rolleyes: ) this year, and i've been designated to source all the stuff!

It's really difficult to get hold of decent fangs in the uk, as most are American brands, but i managed to find a store over here that sells both Scarecrow and Bloody Mary fangs. The Bloody Mary ones work out at about £9 and the Scarecrow are £15.

Now, i've heard good things about Scarecrow, but wondered if Bloody mary fangs are almost as good, so we can save the difference in cash....more to spend on booze then! :P

Also, i have quite big teeth, would the subtle scarecrow fangs look silly on me? or does the subtle bit just refer to how long they are rather than how wide they are?

Any help would be great!

Thanks everyone!!!

-MissCullen ]]> Product Reviews MissCullen http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/83922-vampire-fang-reviews.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/83856-nox-arcana.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:37:00 GMT I bought Darklore Manor, Carnival of Lost Souls, Transylvania, and Blackthorn Asylum. I like Nox Arcana and have used some of their tracks in my haunt. Some of the songs are so simular that it becomes repetitive over the entire range of CD's I have. They also have some songs that stay original and give a great creepy backdrop for a haunt. ]]> Product Reviews savagehaunter http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/83856-nox-arcana.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/82827-animated-grinning-gertrude-witch-reviews.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:38:06 GMT Anyone have her? Anyone have her? ]]> Product Reviews XandonX http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/82827-animated-grinning-gertrude-witch-reviews.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/82142-sams-club-ghost-writer-tombstone.html Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:58:35 GMT Has anyone seen in person or bought the Animated tombstone from sam's club... Sam's Club - Halloween "Ghost Writer" Tombstone

It looks cool and the price isn't too bad. Just curious what anyone with first hand knowledge thinks?

Thanks,

michelle ]]> Product Reviews ckoshka http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/82142-sams-club-ghost-writer-tombstone.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/81990-build-your-own-scratch-built-corpse-dvd.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:51:58 GMT I bought the BUILD YOUR OWN SCRATCH BUILT CORPSE dvd last year from MonsterCloset.com. I just wanted to say that it was very reasonably priced, entertaining in a cheesy way (totally on purpose) and very easy to follow to make nice looking props. I myself have only done the heads and not the entire corpse but they came out great and I found if I ever had any questions I would just email them and got an answer on the same day. :D I bought the BUILD YOUR OWN SCRATCH BUILT CORPSE dvd last year from MonsterCloset.com. I just wanted to say that it was very reasonably priced, entertaining in a cheesy way (totally on purpose) and very easy to follow to make nice looking props. I myself have only done the heads and not the entire corpse but they came out great and I found if I ever had any questions I would just email them and got an answer on the same day. :D ]]> Product Reviews BeforeDawn http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/81990-build-your-own-scratch-built-corpse-dvd.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/81946-wildfire-blacklight-reactive-dye.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:09:35 GMT If you are looking to make any glowing liquids, I am very happy with this stuff. The bottle in this picture had only 2 drops of Wildfire dye in it. a bottle is $5.99 and is supposed to treat up to 4 gallons of water. I bought this stuff from blacklight.com . Good communication from them, and fast shipping. :D Image: http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/astreamk1/Halloween%2009/Ebay074.jpg If you are looking to make any glowing liquids, I am very happy with this stuff. The bottle in this picture had only 2 drops of Wildfire dye in it. a bottle is $5.99 and is supposed to treat up to 4 gallons of water. I bought this stuff from blacklight.com . Good communication from them, and fast shipping. :D

]]> Product Reviews Diabolik http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/81946-wildfire-blacklight-reactive-dye.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80626-sideshow-gaffs-ebay.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:56:37 GMT As some of you know, I started a 'Haunted Carnival' yard haunt last year. In my carnival, I have a side show tent. I've been looking for some good sideshow gaffs on the internet, that were reasonable. I finally found this seller on Ebay - 'neald123'. I bought 2 off of him last Wednesday, and received them on Saturday (fast shipping!!!). They were both listed as 'Buy It Now', and were great prices. One is a Fiji Mermaid (7" long) ($10.99 + $2.80 s/h), and the other is a Fairie Mummy (7"x7") ($15.99 + $4.80 s/h). The quality of these two items is outstanding. I wish I could afford to buy some of his others. Take a look on Ebay if you are looking for some high quality gaffs, that are a great value. I love these things. They are made from an epoxy resin & polymer clay and are hand painted. From what I've seen, the listings show the actual item being sold.







]]> Product Reviews Finn http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80626-sideshow-gaffs-ebay.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80527-skulltek-3-axis-skull.html Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:10:51 GMT If you are looking for a 3 axis skull and don't want to pay $700 to $1500 check out Dr. Morbious' 3 axis skulls. I bought one for $400 and it is awesome. Not only does it have 3 axis movement, but also 2 axis eyes. I'm using it as a greater this year. You will not find anything even close for the money.
ttp://www.noisesintheattic.com/skulltek.html ]]> Product Reviews Hauntcast http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80527-skulltek-3-axis-skull.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80386-halloween-howler.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:25:52 GMT Basically its a piece of crap. Extremely poor quality audio even when played through a boom box. On its own it is completely unacceptable. Very low volume. I have heard better audio from $10 stuffed animals. btw batteries were new when I tried it. Basically its a piece of crap.
Extremely poor quality audio even when played through a boom box.
On its own it is completely unacceptable. Very low volume.
I have heard better audio from $10 stuffed animals.
btw batteries were new when I tried it. ]]> Product Reviews icemanfred http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80386-halloween-howler.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80328-fcg-ebay.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:28:41 GMT Hi everyone. I'm looking at this auction for a FCG on Ebay.

There is no mention of the size of this setup, nor is there a picture of the rig. I'm going to ask and see if I get a response. Just wondering is anybody has bought one of these or has any experience with this product or vendor.

Thanks. ]]> Product Reviews Eltis http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/80328-fcg-ebay.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/79985-any-recommended-haunt-books.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:27:19 GMT I'm looking to get my hands on some prop building/making books for haunts and was wondering if there is anything out there you guys really recommend? It can be along any skill levels as I've been doing some form of prop building for years now, thanks! ]]> Product Reviews vtswordfish http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/79985-any-recommended-haunt-books.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/79242-picostorm-lighting-maker.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:48:34 GMT I am thinking of buying this. Can anyone give me any insite? Its $200 but it seems like a good product. Can anyone compare this to the little $15 lightning FX products that are out there? big dif in price, how bout quality? Thanks I am thinking of buying this. Can anyone give me any insite? Its $200 but it seems like a good product. Can anyone compare this to the little $15 lightning FX products that are out there? big dif in price, how bout quality? Thanks ]]> Product Reviews bones jones http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/79242-picostorm-lighting-maker.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/78416-big-scream-tv-1-3-a.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:51 GMT :mad:I purchase Terror Eyes from BSTV a couple years ago and it was pretty good. At least there were a couple of thing in there I could use. So, I went ahead and bought Vol 1-3 this week. What a disappointment! The creatures or whatever you want to call them are childish, very short and poorly done to say the least. There is supposed to be an "untame" section but this was no different from the "tame" section. If you truely want to scare people or at least entertain them with quality video clips...save your money! ]]> Product Reviews Homestead Haunt http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/78416-big-scream-tv-1-3-a.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/77661-nightfrights-ghost-bust.html Sun, 24 May 2009 16:36:01 GMT This thing is So Cool!
I love it.
It Looks great even from inches away.
Worthy of a place in Disneys Haunted Mansion.

The Videos on Nightsfrights.com set my expectaions pretty high.
This is one of those Rare instances where a product actually lives up to my expectations. Considering some of the add ons Nightfrights is working on. I'd say it exceeds my expectations of what a Haunted Bust can be. They are really taking things to a new level.

Mike was incrediblly helpful in answering my many questions. This is a big ticket item for me. So I had alot of questions. Thanks Mike.

Everything right down to the screw to attach the projector bracket has been taken into account and been provided.
The whole experience has been a pleasure.


Over the years I have collected many props and spend alot of money.
Over the coarse of a season I would end up with alot of ok, cheaper props. This time I decided to splurge and buy one world class prop.
I'm glad I did. ]]> Product Reviews icemanfred http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/77661-nightfrights-ghost-bust.html http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/77445-shocker-electric-chair-kit.html Tue, 12 May 2009 10:31:18 GMT Here is my review of Distortions “The Shocker Electric Chair Kit” First I’d like to mention I rode the fence for a long time on buying this. After all it’s the concept that is what makes it good. It could be done without the kit. I made an electric chair years ago that used a mask with eyes popped out of the sockets and gloves. Not so perfect but it worked. I ended up getting this kit. Thinking the benefit of continuity and detail of having all the pieces being made for each other would be beneficial. The Mask is very nice, good paint job, coil on top of the head was nicely dry brushed with silver. The “Transformer pieces” that go on each side of the chair are the same piece. I understand using the same piece to save on casting another piece that will be the same exact thing. But what was overlooked was they aren’t symmetrical. The tips are pointed at an angle (2 o’clock) if looking down at it. So once you orient the second piece facing the first, the other piece ends up pointing at about eight o’clock. So one is pointing behind the persons head and the other is pointing toward the front of the persons head. This problem could have been avoided by simply making the tips point to the side (three o’clock) not at an angle. So when the second one is in place it would point to 9 o’clock, centered at the persons head. These pieces had quite a bit of imperfections from casting. But I can live with that. Or I could make new ones that would be smooth and even. These pieces do not have the same dry brush work as the coil on top of the head. The transformer piece that goes on top of the trash can was only a half piece. In the included DVD it clearly shows this piece as a whole piece, having a front and back. This piece was a much cleaner casting. Don’t know why. This also lacks the silver dry brush work. The flashing light colors don’t show through the latex as it appears to in the pics I have seen. It gets better… Although I liked the paint job on the hands… they appear to be recycled from an animatronic prop. The problem with this is, its not big enough to wear. Even after slicing the latex up to the wrists. The only person who was able to put them on was my wife who is 5ft even and 110 lbs The DVD is pretty much the same as what I saw on you tube. A nice feature is that it automatically pauses itself after the routine on a black screen. So you only have to worry about hitting play, it will automatically pause at the end for you. After contacting Distortions, they initially said everyone has loved this product. They did agree to send another “Half coil” so I could glue it to the existing one. My concern here is they won’t mate up well. After trying their solution of cutting the hands without resolving the problem they said they would be recasting the hands for the kit in the next couple weeks and would send a replacement. I found it surprising that a company that makes masks could overlook such a basic rule to make something bigger to allow it to be worn. I guess one could say it is a “Kit” and as such does need some work. But ironically most of the work seems to be correcting the problems with continuity, the very reason I bought this thing to begin with. I do hope they send the replacement hands and half coil. At least then it would be useable. They said the half coil would be sent out on 4/2 and the hands would be recast in the following two weeks. We’ll see! Well, 1 ½ months later. No replacement coil. Not even an answer to two e mails asking about the “newly recast hands” So bottom line, as things stand right now… It is a complete waste of money. The only “shock” that came out of this kit was the insulting lack of concern of a products condition before marketing it. If anyone has this kit, I would love to compare notes. Did you have the same problems? I will update this review if anything is resolved. Here is my review of Distortions “The Shocker Electric Chair Kit”

First I’d like to mention I rode the fence for a long time on buying this.
After all it’s the concept that is what makes it good. It could be done without the kit.
I made an electric chair years ago that used a mask with eyes popped out of the sockets and gloves. Not so perfect but it worked.

I ended up getting this kit. Thinking the benefit of continuity and detail of having all the pieces being made for each other would be beneficial.

The Mask is very nice, good paint job, coil on top of the head was nicely dry brushed with silver.

The “Transformer pieces” that go on each side of the chair are the same piece. I understand using the same piece to save on casting another piece that will be the same exact thing. But what was overlooked was they aren’t symmetrical. The tips are pointed at an angle (2 o’clock) if looking down at it.
So once you orient the second piece facing the first, the other piece ends up pointing at about eight o’clock. So one is pointing behind the persons head and the other is pointing toward the front of the persons head.
This problem could have been avoided by simply making the tips point to the side (three o’clock) not at an angle. So when the second one is in place it would point to 9 o’clock, centered at the persons head.
These pieces had quite a bit of imperfections from casting. But I can live with that. Or I could make new ones that would be smooth and even.
These pieces do not have the same dry brush work as the coil on top of the head.

The transformer piece that goes on top of the trash can was only a half piece. In the included DVD it clearly shows this piece as a whole piece, having a front and back.
This piece was a much cleaner casting. Don’t know why. This also lacks the silver dry brush work.

The flashing light colors don’t show through the latex as it appears to in the pics I have seen.

It gets better…
Although I liked the paint job on the hands…
they appear to be recycled from an animatronic prop. The problem with this is, its not big enough to wear. Even after slicing the latex up to the wrists. The only person who was able to put them on was my wife who is 5ft even and 110 lbs

The DVD is pretty much the same as what I saw on you tube. A nice feature is that it automatically pauses itself after the routine on a black screen. So you only have to worry about hitting play, it will automatically pause at the end for you.

After contacting Distortions, they initially said everyone has loved this product.
They did agree to send another “Half coil” so I could glue it to the existing one. My concern here is they won’t mate up well.

After trying their solution of cutting the hands without resolving the problem they said they would be recasting the hands for the kit in the next couple weeks and would send a replacement.

I found it surprising that a company that makes masks could overlook such a basic rule to make something bigger to allow it to be worn.

I guess one could say it is a “Kit” and as such does need some work. But ironically most of the work seems to be correcting the problems with continuity, the very reason I bought this thing to begin with.

I do hope they send the replacement hands and half coil. At least then it would be useable. They said the half coil would be sent out on 4/2 and the hands would be recast in the following two weeks. We’ll see!

Well, 1 ½ months later. No replacement coil. Not even an answer to two e mails asking about the “newly recast hands”

So bottom line, as things stand right now…
It is a complete waste of money. The only “shock” that came out of this kit was the insulting lack of concern of a products condition before marketing it.

If anyone has this kit, I would love to compare notes. Did you have the same problems?

I will update this review if anything is resolved. ]]> Product Reviews icemanfred http://www.halloweenforum.com/product-reviews/77445-shocker-electric-chair-kit.html