Thread: 2 car garage haunts

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Great Props aero4ever ! and very nice setup.

t-town, I'm doing a garage (double carport) for the first time this year, so hopefully it will come off ok. Because it's only a carport I'm having to put it all up and pull it down in one day I'll put up the walls a day or two early, then put the props out on the day, so nothing gets stolen.
I have made the walls out of 2x4 and lined them with cardboard, then will have scenesetter rolls over that.

Here's a rough floorplan I just did on sketchup, to give you an idea of the layout.

cheers, Rick.

Originally Posted by mementomori

i use my garage every year you can see last years here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBR3ITdei8

I block off the back half with black sheets and decorate the front half.

Nice! I like the looks of those scene setters in there- the skellys behind bars. They look good.

I have a TCG, but both sides are in use. Sure wish I could do a garage haunt, but no way. I'm stuck in the elements and with all I have this year, I sure hope the winds and rain leaves us alone!

Dan

We've always used our 1-car garage, about 2/3 of it. We hang scene setters on the walls and decorate whatever space we have left... I usually try to put stuff all around the room with one "center-piece-de-resistance" so that the Totters have plenty of room to move around.... and not be too scared that they will be stuck in our haunted garage forever..... MMOOUUUAAAHHHHH!!

Being stuck with Quebec's legendary October's bad weather, I think it's a smart move to do our thing in the garage.... For the past 2 years, it rained a bit on Halloween day, so we didn't end up looking like wet dogs by the end of the night!


Here are some pics :

2007 - 1st year of Vampires-theme




2008 - 1st year of Ghosts-theme






2009 - 1st year of Witch's lair-theme

Originally Posted by medicca

This will be the first year I will be extending the haunt into our 2 car garage. I plan to use 1/2 of the space by assembling a temporary & easily removable wall & having the Chop Shop Wall kit stapled to the wall frame work. The sides of the garage, and the interior of the garage door will be covered by camoflauge netting. Plan on putting gory stuff & guillotine in the garage, and continuing on the annual graveyard on the front lawn. I have a lot of work ahead of me!!!

yeah, i'm in the same boat as you. the wife is complaining that i'm spending too much time on my maze. she doesn't grasp how much i have to do & how far behind i am.

Good stuff guys. I made my first garage haunt last year. It was operational for a party I throw ever year. It is a hallway maze as I think the added claustraphobia of the situation adds greatly to the experience. I used wire and sheets of black vinyl to attain the hallway walls. The video does not do justice to how creepy this is...Guests MUST enter through the garage to attend the party. The exit for the garage leads to an expansive back yard where a DJ, taco stand and bar is setup..it's awesome. Upon entering you are warned to head back by a fortune teller. Around the corner you walk down a forbiidding hallway with a mirror at the end and you unfortunately end up crossing into my pneumatic bucket exorcist girl which is trigger activated. As you can see in the video, I had a technical difficulty keeping her popping up straight. I will be fixing that. After you get past her, you are then welcomed by unruly pirate and the dangling head of a woman whom shall remain nameless. The next hallway seems to a decapitated bride whom is searching for her husband. Again a mirror was placed behind her for an added effect.

After one turns that corner I have an actor placed in a hallowed out section of the wall which is COMPLETELY undetecable in the dark. After being scared by the actor, you then walk the rest of the hallway to be greeted by a lifesize eerie coffin with a pressure mat ghould that pops up.
Let me know what you guys think.



Link to VIDEO: YouTube - HAUNTED GARAGE 2009

Very cool layout, the lighting really makes this one pop.