The January Blues: Halloween Now, Please ;)

**Regions Beyond** · 01-30-2011,04:29 PM

One month into 2011 and already getting mentally geared up and thinking at times, OK, I am ready for Halloween to come around again heheheh

Must be the weather here partly: the Bay Area has been overcast and chilly, spatterings of rain, the smell of firewood in the air: all that is missing is that rotting leaves autumnal smell. Alas....

Some structures in the backyard are underway, more western/train themed things that will be put to use come October for housing decorations and scenes. Been browsing the internet as usual for photos and videos, odds and ends, ideas and things to get me back into the Halloween spirit without driving me too crazy that it's still a solid 9 months away heh. Perhaps a visit to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion and the Tower of Terror in California Adventure come May will help ease it somewhat.

If you have spooky goodies, post them here, and I love being able to come this forum and get some of that feeling of then spookiest season year round...thank you to all who post!

Here are a few suitably atmospheric videos for those who were kindly enough to read through this rambling, heh

Hands down one of my favorite home haunt videos on youtube, and very creative use of projections:

YouTube - Bates Haunt 2010

Atmospheric tour video of Scream House: Resurrection at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights

YouTube - Screamhouse resurection

**crazy xmas** · 01-30-2011,04:56 PM

Wow awesome vids

I have the fever now TY for the links!

**MrNightmare** · 01-31-2011,08:51 AM

I really hate this time of year. Halloween seems so far between Feb and April.

Thanks for the links they are great ideas!

**halloween71** · 01-31-2011,10:55 AM

The bates haunt is one of the best.His interview on hauntcast was really good.

**NOWHINING** · 01-31-2011,04:00 PM

I, too have been thinking up Halloween Plans for this year as well. I might have a job so that means to me i will be able to have some sort of funds for halloween as well as bills.

**ter_ran** · 01-31-2011,05:47 PM

I always have the halloween blues... I only take a few weeks off up until thanksgiving or so.. But when digging for the xmas decor, I always get reminded of my beloved Halloween and my patiently resting in pieces props/decorations!

Cool videos! Thanks for sharing!

**Shadowbat** · 02-03-2011,04:36 AM

I hate winter. I 3was just telling my wife that I cant wait for Spring to get here so that we can get the yard cleaned up and I can start prepping the pumpkin patch for June seeding.

**Gym Whourlfeld** · 02-03-2011,06:00 AM

Tonight it's still very cold and tons of snow BUT I had a call maybe 5 people will be here tonight!
Last Sat. Night was maybe the best Jan, Sat night I have ever had here! And guess what? We are located 3 hours from chicago= middle of nowhere!! (Best location for a real haunted house, in a small town, across from the big grave yard, at the edge of a cliff in a 1870 Italianate house with quite a history....on-going....
See: hauntedravensgrin.com

**Trick-or-Treat** · 02-04-2011,07:14 PM

lol we are sick, its so great

i stocked up on discount fall scented candles from wal mart and my place has the great autumn smells of pumpkin pie and cider. brings back all the wonderful memories of fall and halloween and how much i miss it

269 days left people!!!