Thread: Haunted Hotel

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Lady of Chamberwell, you have been busy. I love your decorations! I cannot wait to see your party pictures. I still have a lot to do yet, but I did finish my hotel sign and I am pleased with it. I am going to use an old hanging basket stand to hang it outside.

SCORE!

1937 CALIFORNIA Crosswicks Ranch Gilroy guest register - eBay (item 260427074559 end time Sep-28-09 12:04:12 PDT)



Snagged that on eBay. Will make an "Omenwood Hotel" cover for it. 7 pages of signatures from the 30s. I also am trying to get an old rotary phone from the 40s, and already have a valet bell.

Ok, here's my invites. Had to block out the address or else 657 people from this forum would show up and the beer would not last.

Front:


Inside:


Back (no I didn't write that, from Deathlord's site)


We are sending out about 65 invites, most to couples, so probably inviting about 125 or so.

I'll post a pic of the fridge magnet in a bit...

Thank you all so much for the compliments. I can't take all the credit - I have to share it with my dh who builds everything I dream up and add to his to-do list...lol

Next, I will be assembling the Service Elevator Sign and Floor Indicator above the elevator and adding the trim around the elevator frame. I'll be sure to add more pictures when that's complete.

Also - I found an industrial waste store the other day that sold rolls of old wallpaper for $3 each - so I'm going to cover the hotel/haunt walls with that (instead of scene setter this year) for a more authentic feel.

Does anyone have an ideas about what we can place on the 2nd floor balcony for effect? It can't be too heavy and no more than 4 1/2 feet tall. I wish I could project a ghost couple dancing up there or something...

Would be cool to have something scamper across the balcony, you could even drag an old dirty pillow, or a body or something. Something that you could not quite see all of from below. Not sure how "automated" it would need to be for your haunt and how realistic the mechanics needed would be.

Thanks for the idea johnshenry! We'd been thinking of having something go from the laying down position to slowly standing up, or a candelabra float across or something like that. We aren't great at the automation so that's our issue. I like your idea of having something go across & they really don't know what it is - what they imagine would probably be twice as scary as anything else we could put up there!

I just wanted to share with all of you the fabulous gifts my secret reaper - 13 Ghosts made for our haunted hotel.

Best Reaper Gift Ever!

Originally Posted by Lady of Chamberwell Manor

Thanks for the idea johnshenry! We'd been thinking of having something go from the laying down position to slowly standing up, or a candelabra float across or something like that. We aren't great at the automation so that's our issue. I like your idea of having something go across & they really don't know what it is - what they imagine would probably be twice as scary as anything else we could put up there!

For the automation challenged there's always good old fishing wire

MsM

B Scary thanks for posting the pics of your gifts. You gave me an idea! My hubby travels alot and is always bringing home those small hotel shampoo bottles and such. I am going to replace the labels with my own labels with a creepy twist to put in my bathroom. Thanks again.

B Scary - what awesome gifts! Thanks for sharing them with us - I love the bell!

Ms Meeple - Great suggestion...I was thinking about fishing wire for the "floating" candelabra, but how do you automate it, or make the candelabra actually move?