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So what are your plans for next Halloween? Any major projects, theme changes, improvements? Not all of us are necessarily at that point yet, and if not, when are you hoping to start your planning and projects?

Unlike last year, this year I've focused on other things since Halloween. We have a puppy, 11 weeks old now, so if I don't want pee around, I better pay attention to her and not get wrapped up in projects! This coming year will not be as impressive as last year when I put in a lot of work throughout the whole year (I focus on costumes and indoor decor for our party). Hope not to disappoint too much, but with the pup and all, I just can't paper mache like I did before.

Soooo, we may go for Vampire theme. Less home made stuff, and I will be buying some of the costumes too. We'll see, kids seem to want me to keep the tradition of making them theirs, so may still be a change in plans. I did load up on some gargoyles post Halloween though, so tempted to stick with it!
 
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My ghost project which is coming along nicely. She's almost done!
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http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/165697-tape-ghost-successor-2017-a.html

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I have to redo parts of my monster since he had a hard time outside. After the ghost that's my next project. He needs a new stand, and a new face.
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I have that horse skeleton which I want to make into a Thestral, that's a big project though and will have to wait till February or later if I even get to it this year.

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I want to get some palletes and make a coffin. I need it in my graveyard badly but it needs to be made well enough to also be used as storage off season.
 
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Were changing up the first room of our haunted house to an alien scene. The Distortions Unlimited alien death prop will be our center piece and we will be working on the detail pieces throughout the year. Other than that we will be adding a façade in the drive right before the haunt entrance, which will be a field of terror type set up.
 
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I want to do Nightmare before Christmas in our grave yard this year!! So far it has mostly just been a grave yard with no other theme, I got the life size jack and sally's this year, so hoping to make an oogie boogie and some other characters etc :) Will take inspiration from the movie and from the Haunted Mansion Holiday Ride (when it's nightmare before xmas theme). Should be a lot of fun!!
 
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I can't decide if I want to mostly keep the same genre for our party this year - it was just general spooky/haunted theme, or do something more specific. This was our first big halloween party, so we did spend a lot on decor and made a lot of things also. I don't think I can do to that extent next year.
What do you think guests' perception is of parties that set up is generally the same each year?

One thing I would love to do differently, is incorporate more outdoor aspects to party, but I also don't want to risk weather - LOVE idea of a haunted carnival theme, but really don't think it would as awesome indoors if weather did not cooperate...
 
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My plans for 2017 will be the same theme. Giant Spiders and the 40 foot spider web. Im going to build another big spider which is 90%
done now and some lanterns that go up the side walk to my yard. I do need to get a good fogger. Im tired of these 400 watt junk boxes LOL.
I built tons of props this past year so I don't have alot to do for this coming Halloween. Raising a puppy is fun. I did that with a French Bulldog
female who is 3 now. Love her to death, she is my best friend. We got her at 3 months old.
 
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This year we're going to have to sit down and truly think about what it is we can do different. Every year gets bigger and better and last year we had the highest turn out at our party(roughly 60 people). We're basically going to have to figure out HOW to top ourselves and it's proving to be a challenge.
 
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Same here with us. This past Hween was the best as we hit 900-1000 tot's in 2 hours. I built many props and our yard was top notch.
Im going with the same theme but improving only a couple things. I have a new main audio track finished and a new sound system to run
it as well. Im rebuilding 1 prop and looking for a good fogger.... other than that im ready to go for 2017 :)
 
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I am going to try and get 3 projects done for next year. 1st will be to finish the fence for my yard, i only need 3 more sections and last 4 columns to be built. 2nd really want to make a cauldron creep and 3rd id like to have my monster in a coffin, fully pneumatic maybe have a skelerector inside of it.
 
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We will be taking 2017 off (hubs said he needed a break after I accidentally set the house on fire 2 hrs before this year's party lol) but I'm hoping it will give me extra time and money to put towards 2018. Originally we were thinking steam punk frankenstein but here lately I'm fixated on silent night deadly night (krampus theme)...we shall see ;)
 
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I wish...nope about 2 hours before our guests arrived I just had to have one more candle (and being out of LED candles I chose a real one)....wasn't 5 minutes after I lit it and set it on my fireplace it caught an artificial Plant on fire then a portrait (it was a Hogwarts theme so this wall was covered, thank God we got it out quickly)...in a matter of 15 minutes that 1 dang candle destroyed our fireplace about 10 ft x 4 ft of sheet rock and flooring (we r still in reconstruction) but luckily insurance has been very kind to us.

In the end the party was a huge success and thanks to staging and low lighting most people had no clue of the fire.
 
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I'm doing movie monster madness next year, I cold kick myself for not getting the home depot Frankenstein to put away for next year. I'm going to be on the look out for some life-size figure this year that I can mummify. I don't usually make my own props like so many of you do, but this seems like something I can manage. I'm going to do the bathroom like a mad scientist lab and cover the walls with old monster movie posters. I was also thinking of doing movie food for my party, but I don't know if there is enough variety of foods at the movies. I was thinking mini hot dogs wrapped in dough, popcorn, pretzel bites, candy and a nacho bar. My costume will be a mummy that I can make myself. I haven't got the outside nailed down yet, probably some more inflatables.
 
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We are thinking about doing a swamp theme, which is very broad at this point. Swamp hag? Voodoo? More natural horror, like swamp creatures and monsters? Still up in the air currently. Has anyone done a swamp theme, or has a swamp segment in their haunt? I've down some surface level searching on what others have done, but always curious to look at other projects!
 
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Lewlew and I will be doing our fourth collaborative haunt for this year. The theme will center around a witch coven. Ideas are going down on paper as we speak and small projects are underway. Dealing with a mask maker for a couple of nice witch masks. The floor plan should be finalized in the next few weeks and the build projects will commence in July. Much to do but it should be fun. Can't go wrong with witches.
 
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