Creep Acres 2010 Build Thread

[Pumpkin King]

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It's that time of year again! Time to dust off the hammer and start building props. We're gearing up for our fourth year of home haunting! Building will start sometime within the next week or so and I'll try to post lots of progress pics!



This is our plan for the year. Ignore the colors, I was testing out some lighting ideas...

Each square on the plan indicates a square foot. Out front will be the facade, a 10 foot tall redneck mansion type structure. If I have the time I want to build a giant pumpkin creature to mount on top of it. Once the guests reach the front of the line, they'll be greeted and sent into the haunt, and down a long hallway to a strobe lit room (1). There will be a prop scrunched up sitting on the table looking towards the exit, causing a great distraction. As guests exit the room, they'll trigger an air cannon in the doorway before entering the gardener's shack (2). I'm planning on having a small table in here and lattice walls to the right, with terra cotta pots and fake ivy all around. Outside (3) will be vegetation to the right and a mineshaft on the left (4). The mine is only six feet tall and gets extremely claustrophobic towards the end. I'm going to make a realistic miner prop with a lantern in the first section of the mine. Once out of the main mine shaft the cielings will go back up to seven feet (5). This area will house a prop that will be a great distraction for an actor around the corner. Guests will exit the mine into a redneck town (6) with different facades and fences. One section is left blank (7), and we will put something in there after our trip to MO this fall for the Halloween Productions haunts as well as Beast and Edge of Hell. If we don't get inspiration, it should be simple enough to send guests past it through to the other half of the redneck street (8). Guests will then enter the strobe lit meat shop (9), coplete with a bloody table and a waist high barrier to the left. After passing the other side of it, they wind up in a small room with a bloody corpse (10). Then, they go outside a redneck trailor (11). Inside the trailor is a long hallway (12) with a figure with its arms held over the doorway. A strobe is flashng in the guest's eyes and a strobe is flashing on the figure. Just as they near it, the lead person triggers an air cannon aimed at them and one aimed about two people back. Then, as the middle of the group passes the figure, it comes alive. The last two scenes (13 and 14) are still unclear to me what I want to put in them. Any ideas would be appriciated!

I may contact a pallet or fence removal company about getting some free supplies for a maze or something else on the driveway, but first I want to worry about finishing the garage. Has anyone had any experiance getting in touch with these guys? How can I find them?

I haven't built much of anything yet this year. The pics below are from a sign I started last year. The part you see will say "Creep" in drippy, sunflower yellow spray paint, and "Acres" will be written in white on a black background and attached at an angle below the main sign.





That's all for now! What do you guys think of the plan? Any ideas for the last two rooms? Thanks! What are you guys up to?

[Pumpkin King]

I designed a new website for the haunt. In a few weeks I'll buy creepacres.com but I want to work out the kinks before I do that. For now it can be found at http://creepacres.yolasite.com/ What do you guys think? Should I change anything?

[ter_ran]

Sounds like a cool plan PK! I think you have it figured out already and i'd go with your gut instinct! The best of luck to your buddy & two thumbs up to ya!

[Pumpkin King]

Sounds like a cool plan PK! I think you have it figured out already and i'd go with your gut instinct! The best of luck to your buddy & two thumbs up to ya!

Thanks! I think I will do the clowns!

[Pumpkin King]

Yesterday I started working on the table for the first room. It will be painted black and eventually have a prop mounted on it.


I couldn't really get much else done because of wasps infesting my storage area-


So last night I went out back and used up an entire can of Raid. Finally I pulled away the tarp and JACKPOT!!!!!


Today I'm going to sort out the two by threes and try to build a few 4' by 7' pannells! I'll post tonight with progress pics! Happy Haunting!

[Pumpkin King]

The original plan just isn't going to happen. I don't have the money, time, or space to do it. However, the haunt can now be more datailed and scary than ever before. On to the pictures-

I got these all for $20 bucks! They'll cover two 4 foot panells, just a little more expensive than OSB!


Here's the table prop. I still need to add chicken wire, a mask, and shoes to it before it's complete.



Here's the donation bin.


To see all the pictures, go to http://www.halloweenforum.com/member...ween-2010.html That's it for now! I'll post pics next weekend! Happy Haunting!

[ezekiel]

Looks like your beginning to make some good headway. Recovering wood from pallets and other things can be a very tiring process (I know first hand)! I noticed in your floor plan you had several hallways that were 24" wide. In past years have you used 24" wide hallways before???

This seems to be a matter of much debate across the discussion boards; to use 24", 30" or 36" wide hallways at the minimum ... just curious, thanks.

[Pumpkin King]

Looks like your beginning to make some good headway. Recovering wood from pallets and other things can be a very tiring process (I know first hand)! I noticed in your floor plan you had several hallways that were 24" wide. In past years have you used 24" wide hallways before???

This seems to be a matter of much debate across the discussion boards; to use 24", 30" or 36" wide hallways at the minimum ... just curious, thanks.

Not sure if I said this yet but the floorplan is a little shorter than I first said it would be. The first third is the same, and then there's a little more. Yes, the hallways are 2' wide. In past years it's worked fine for us... but we'll see. I'm heading out now to try to put up the mine! Happy Haunting!

[Shockwave199]

Two foot wide halls???!!! Are there any large people in your parts? LOL! That seems mighty tight. I don't think I'd go with anything less than three feet, bottom line- for safety.

Dan

[Drop Dead Ed]

My brother and I debated hallway width last year in our haunt. We agreed on 36 inches minimum. The last group to enter the walk through had a lady in a wheelchair. I feel we made the right call. I would have felt horrible turning her away.