Thread: 2008 Themes

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So only 364 days left till Halloween. Anyone start thinking of themes yet?

I think I'm going to do a HalloweenTown set. Any suggestions or Ideas?

DH and I actually do the same theme each year, but just add to it.

Graveyard, with a witch and her cauldron. Spiders up the front walk.

Next year, we're going to build the crypt I planned out this year (but DH's father got sick and died so we had to put most of the big stuff on hold). We have a cheapy FCG that is sound activated, so if I can, I'm going to try to rig up that in the crypt, and figure out how to make him move constantly.

I'd love to make a gravestone peeper and/or a pop-up. I also want to make a creepy something to put up on the roof and peer down at the TOTs.

Going to work on lighting also. I need to plead with one of my neighbors to please not leave on his floodlights on Halloween night - ruined my lights on that side. AND THEY WEREN'T HOME - so the TOTs kept going up to their house, and getting disappointed!

Just like FG, gonna keep to the graveyard theme ...

Will add columns next year (the Wife is in agreement with the project) and update some of the tombstones.

Want to work on some animated props on a basic level (moving heads, etc) so will be on the lookout for ways to do that.

Lots of other minor ideas, but with 363 days to go ... who knows what will turn up

We've out grown our front yard and are planning on moving to the back yard next year.

Our ambitious thoughts right now are to construct a plastic-walled pvc pipe framework walkthrough with famous horror movie themed rooms. Also, in the front yard, we're wanting to place a haunted pumpkin patch. I'm thinking of a zombified Peanuts Linus and Sally to toss a little humor into it.

Originally Posted by Cassie7

I'm thinking of a zombified Peanuts Linus and Sally to toss a little humor into it.

I can't wait to see that!

MsM

My wife and I are negotiating about expanding the cemetery to encompass not only the front yard, but the driveway and side yard as well. I'm planning on devoting the side yard to a mausoleum and FCG......still trying to decide what to place on the pavement. Probably coffins....

For the last couple of years I have made props and been involved in walk throughs in a neighboring town with some other folks.
But I think in '08 I'm going to do a display in my own yard.
I have a decent sized yard next to the house and it has 4 weeping willow trees just screaming for a haunted cemetary display.

I noticed there were several young girls in the walk through dressed in white with white face just dancing and playing like young girls do.
That seemed to scare the wits out of a lot of people.

So with that in mind, I'm thinking.
1. A graveyard with a witch stiring a cauldron with fog coming out of the cauldron and lying close to the ground.
2. Some animated little girls singing, dancing, and laughing in the middle of the cemetary under the trees.
3. A fcg or two

Well, I'm sure you get the idea.

Originally Posted by strange1

For the last couple of years I have made props and been involved in walk throughs in a neighboring town with some other folks.
But I think in '08 I'm going to do a display in my own yard.
I have a decent sized yard next to the house and it has 4 weeping willow trees just screaming for a haunted cemetary display.

I noticed there were several young girls in the walk through dressed in white with white face just dancing and playing like young girls do.
That seemed to scare the wits out of a lot of people.

So with that in mind, I'm thinking.
1. A graveyard with a witch stiring a cauldron with fog coming out of the cauldron and lying close to the ground.
2. Some animated little girls singing, dancing, and laughing in the middle of the cemetary under the trees.
3. A fcg or two

Well, I'm sure you get the idea.

The girl idea sounds so cool. Seems hard to do though. Good luck.
Donna the Dead is creepy for a girl, you could through her out there and just add laughing voices.

I will continue improving my asylum theme.

I'm planning to do my third and final year with the pirates theme. Last year we created the ship, this year I added the jail and next year I want to have a kraken attacking the ship, waving slimy barnacle-encrusted tentacles, water misting on the TOTs (assuming the drought is over and the water restrictions have been lifted by then), pirates jumping overboard. I have the vision in my head, just have to figure out how to execute the project.