Thread: Haunted fun house mirror

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This was a quick little project I did today for my carinal of chaos halloween party. Due to time/budget restraints, I've kept it simple, but the posibilities are endless.

The box consists of $30 worth of lumber. (pine sides and frame, ply back)
The mirror is a 1/8" piece of acrylic 2'x60" ($30 from my local plastic distributor.) I might add the same piece of acrylic was 90ish dollars from rona.
The acrylic has been covered (inside) with a mirrored sun control window film ($23 rona) the kit comes with everything you need to apply the film (film,spray bottle,solution,utility knife,squeegee and even a cloth tape measure. lol)

Gave the box a quick coat of white house paint (roller) and some bloody hand prints (red acrylic paint) The inside of the box is painted black.

The film is quite reflective and makes a decent mirror.

Again, due to budget/time I just threw in a strobe light to light the hidden surprize. (set real slow)

Not to bad for an afternoon project.

Btw how do I change the typo in the title? Thx

Very cool project, Like it so much, I'm going to make one

Be sure to post pics. Btw the roll of film is 24" by 15'. So theres enough film to make 2 mirrors. If you cut the concave sides from a bigger sheet of ply, you could use the convex scraps to make a second mirror that bows out. (creating the short/fat person)
The clown i hung inside is a head with a nylon type body (like kite material) I'm considering mounting a small fan behind him to move the fabric. (got the idea from the "my house caught fire" thread) Should look pretty cool between strobes and give the clown a little life.

That's a great project, I love the whole haunted mirror concept and really need to make one. Yours is even better with the carnival/evil clown looking dude inside.

I think you would need a moderator to change the title for you.

fixed the typo

I love this project! I think if it had just been the mirror, it was still cool, but the light up part is just awesome! I've been kicking around the idea of doing a clown theme for 2012, so this is going in my bookmarks for something I actually think I can make! thanks!!

Thx for the kind words guys, and thank you for fixing my brainfart.

I was planning to do a carnival theme this year but changed gears and went with a industrial nightmare theme.
My plan was something very similar and it is AweSomE to see someone did it with such flair. BRAVO

Much appreciated! I actually amped up the clown a little this morning. Your all aware of the mooing ghost right? (walmarts flying ghost) I ran this lightweight clown with the flying ghost last year in my haunt. Before I built the mirror, I removed the flying ghost guts from the equation. Today I reinstalled the mooing ghost inside the clown/mirror. Now he laughs, moos and his arms move.
(dailed up the flash speed for the sake of the vid)
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