Thread: Things that happen in a graveyard?

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We're planning our graveyard for this year. It will be fenced in our front yard and controlled via DMX. We always have a lightning and thunder setup, as well as tombstones and coffins. Here's what we have planned for this year so far:

-Chained coffin that will have a smoke machine and DMX LED lights inside and bang open and closed (ala Monster in a Box)

-Singing pumpkins (Like Disney's singing busts)

I'm looking to have 2 or 3 other things that can move, light up, etc. They will all be timed to go off 30 seconds or so apart, so there's always something happening in the graveyard. I'm having troubles coming up with other things that could happen. Any ideas?

I have always wanted to see someone make a grave that has an arm pop up out of the dirt somehow (think the final scene in Carrie). I was thinking it would bust through a hole in some fabric, but think the effect would be cool.

A tombstone peeper could add to the overall effect, a pnuematic pop up skelly out of a coffin or from behind a stone, or maybe a shiatsu messager ground breaking skelly or zombie.

A metal cemetery gate opening and shutting?
Crows cawing?

Originally Posted by DaveintheGrave

A metal cemetery gate opening and shutting?
Crows cawing?

I like the gate moving idea. That is so going in my list for next year that I have already started. LOL

I've always liked the animated grave diggers just for the atmosphere. Davis Graveyard had a good one.

Originally Posted by steveshauntedyard

I like the gate moving idea. That is so going in my list for next year that I have already started. LOL

I was thinking the same thing. But I think I'll let you figure it all out then copy you!

Oh yea you had a question, how about a FCG or peppers ghost effect .

I made bucky grave diggers and Bucky ground breakers last year.

I have a bunch of animated gravestones. They have peepers, or are rocking, skeletal hands clawing from the earth...that sort of thing. I like an active graveyard myself. Someone suggested a shovel that moves about of its own accord.

Oooooh.. i like the gate idea...
That would be awesome to tie in with the glowing footprints!