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Tonight at 8 PM EST HGTV is having a Halloween special. From the previews look like they are visiting haunts.

Originally Posted by BeaconSamurai

Tonight at 8 PM EST HGTV is having a Halloween special. From the previews look like they are visiting haunts.

For those on the West Coast with DirecTV it airs at 5pm PT on HGTV, and is called "Halloween Block Party 2010". I've enjoyed past year's episodes and will plan on catching it again this year. Basically it's a competition between three families on a block to decorate. They have the help of 3 event planners and are given the same budget. This year the creations include a Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, an ultimate modern vampire lair and a completely creepy carnival. Since carnival is going to be my theme for next year, I'm interested to see what they do. You can watch last year's competition here (45 min/after the short commercial).

BTW here's a link to the HGTV site. It has some nice decorating ideas, pumpkin templates, as well as halloween games for the kids.

I always thought their decorations are too artsy but that's just me.

Watching it now. I'm getting some great last minute ideas for our party this coming Saturday!

Just finished watching it here. Some great ideas, and just good for a Halloween fix.

The vertical tension rod concept for the draping of fabric was new to me. I've used spring tension bath rods or spring tension drapery rods in between my doorways horizontally, but never thought about doing something vertically with it. Better idea than using hooks or staples in the ceiling IMO since there's no holes leftover to patch when taken down. I liked the fence they did also. Still watching the show (Tivo'd it) but looks pretty good this year.

Just ran downstairs to record it!

Funny to see stuff on this show that has been on this forum for the past few years! The grave grabber for one.

Originally Posted by jdubbya

Funny to see stuff on this show that has been on this forum for the past few years! The grave grabber for one.

That is definitely something I want to try & make for next year....

I recognized a few of the items they used too. Like I have the bats that were in the cage, etc.

I think this was the best HGTV Halloween Block Party yet. Loved the houses that were featured. I would have loved to attend a party at any one of these homes. Very nice job. The event planners deserve big Kudos this year. The food looked great too.

BTW did they say how much money was budgeted for the parties this year?