Thread: My Graveyard

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First, I'd really like to tip my hat to this website. The ideas and creativity shared here are fantastic. After stumbling across the site, I decided to get back into the Halloween groove after a long hiatus. I got a late start, so I only had a couple of weeks, but here's my little graveyard that was a HUGE hit in the neighborhood.




Here's a shot at night, sorry it's not so great. Camera phone shot, but you can make out some of the fog I had going (too bad it was windy, my fog chiller worked great, but the fog was getting blown around more than I cared for)

Cool. Good start.

Very nice. next year, add a spotlight, it will look even cooler.

You can’t really tell by the night photo, but there was a green spotlight on the graveyard, which looked great with the fog. I also had a red spotlight pointed at a man in shackles that was hanging from the graveyard fence. He would come "alive" when they activated the motion sensor as they started up the steps.

looks good! love the fence!!

The fence is awesome. I need one like that.

Great work, I love the look of the freshly dug graves!

very nice!! cool fence! did you make it?

Yes, I did make my own fences. They were great! I got soooo many compliments on them. I'll build more sections for next year, and I hope to add a graveyard entrance.

Here's my tutorial on how you can build 'em. Graveyard Fence

The graves were a huge hit and so simple to do. Not only that, it also served a greater cause. The dirt is from a local landfill. They sell finely screened mulch for $10 for a truck load. It is super rich soil; it's actually very warm to the touch from all the composting chemical reactions happening. The day after Halloween I seeded my yard for next spring and then mulched the whole front yard. So, I have black dirt all over my front yard now, but come spring it will turn so green my neighbors will be pissed.