Thread: Ideas to scare friends?

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Hi!

We're planning a Halloween party at a friend house, and some of us want to terrify to the rest of the people.

They are brave, so we'll need something elaborated to be able to give them a good fright...

Anyone have some ideas to scare people?

How big of a budget do you have? That will determine what kind of props, actors, and support you get. Are you looking for a quick fright or a gross-out?

You could pre-dress your torso's with broken bones, fake blood and such. Then put normal clothes over that. Have someone trip the circuit breaker to the party room and adjacent rooms (disclaimer: do not do this if it will cause harm to anyone or anything). In the darkness the "zombies" start to snarl and grunt. A few flashlights come out, then the zombies rip open their shirts to show the bloody stuff underneath. Attack the crowd.

Set up the classic actor-pretending-to-be-a-dummy-on-the-porch, but use several.

Make a Head Smasher (not sure that's the name). It's a version of a Peppers Ghost prop where a person's head is smashed with a large smasher.

1. Set up a large spider to drop down when a door is opened.
2. Motion sensitive props are easy to come by.
3. Set up a scare in the shower in the guest bath.
4. Put something scary in the refrigerator or a cooler...have it pop up/out with the opening of the lid/door.
5. Set up a closet scare. One year I had a friend hide in the coat closet and I would instruct the guest where to hang their coats and they would open the door and he'd jump out at them.

Another year, I made a life size coffin (out of cardboard boxes...can you believe it?) and hung a blucky. I hooked some wire to the arms of the skeleton and I had a peep hole. Occasionally I'd sneak back behind it and watch for someone to come close, then I yank or push the wire and make it move.

Originally Posted by Elza

4. Put something scary in the refrigerator or a cooler...have it pop up/out with the opening of the lid/door.

I saw a video of a home haunt. On top of a cooler was a sign that said, "Free Water". Inside was a large rubber snake tied to a string that was tied to the inside lid. When the lid was pulled open, it would pull the snake up.

We got the assistance of another friend that could not make the party, but was available for about an hour that night. He made a special appearance about 2 hours into the party. Tom put on a very creepy mask, dirty/worn coveralls, and barged in through the front door with a gas powered chainsaw (blade removed, of course). He ran into the main rooms and scared the hell out of everyone! He was only in there for about 20 - 30 seconds, since we didn't want to give anyone carbon monoxide poisoning! Since the we, as the hosts were still visible and people knew the other guests there, it was extremely effective!

One couple was a bit angry at first, but they laughed about it later on that night. That was a great scare!

Eric

Hi...

Ya,you have many options,but best will be use different types of scary masques.

Nelson

Originally Posted by Elza

3. Set up a scare in the shower in the guest bath.
4. Put something scary in the refrigerator or a cooler...have it pop up/out with the opening of the lid/door.

Good and simple ideas... I think we'll use them.


One year, we did a really good one, here is the video: YouTube - susto

We recorded the video with another person during the day, but the main victim, my aunt, was scared at night. She got terryfied, muahahaha!

I was controlling the ghost upstairs...

I think we'll put a CD with horror noises too, it could help...

I was going to suggest what WolfBeard said.
I would love to get my friends with a good scare, but they too, dont scare easily.
My brother in law hid a clown mask and a chainsaw prior to the party. He puled it out after everyone was good and drunk and did scare a few. So that was fun. I love all the other ideas.

Title: IN for the kill

Items needed:
a jumpsuit - dark color. You can purchase a long sleeved full body jump-suit just about anywhere. It's the kind you might see Michael Meyers in or Jason.

Mask: jason or michael meyers

large fake knife

gullable children

THE SET UP

I go home every now and then, and my brothers both have kids ranging in age from 9 to 13. So, when we arrived the day before Halloween, I made sure that most of the kids were in the room while I spoke with their mother in a hushed way. Of course, I made sure the kids could hear.

Me: "Did you hear about the serial killer who is traveling across country? He has killed three families so far. They are calling him the Halloween Killer!"

"ON the way here, J (my husband), and I were listening to the radio. Evidently he's going around in a Michael Meyers mask and killing people. Someone said that he was spotted in (Local town not far from where the lived)."

Sister-in-law: "Yes! I heard about it, but I had not heard that he was in our state! We are going to have to be really careful tonight."

... the kids were asking "What? What?"
We told them not to worry... the odds of him finding us way back in the woods in the middle of no where... were slim. They were hooked... and thought about it all day...

We went trick or treating that night.

Well, afterwards I walked over and told them their uncle was asleep watching the ball game... his back was hurting. (He has back trouble so they bought it).

I asked my brother if he had heard the news.... the killer was spotted (even closer town) not far down the road. Evidently he had ditched his vehicle and he was on foot.


Then the kids heard a noise... something dragging across the outside of the house...

"What was that?"

My brother went out side to check... (made sure the doors were unlocked around the house so J could get in). He came back in and said he didn't see a thing; it must have been the dog.

Then my neice came running screaming her head OFF! J had peeped through her window and ran the knife down the windo pane... she was about 8 at the time. You have never heard such a gut wrenching scream from a child. I felt awful.... but it was on. The other kids were panicked. Michael Meyers! Michael Meyers! she screamed.

My brother told the kids to get on the couch... he pretended to lock the doors and get his gun... J snuck in the kitchen... kids were getting up to peak out of the window.

Then he stepped into the doorway into the living room... the kids saw him.. and screamed!!!! The look of horror on their faces was priceless.. my brother screamed.. his wife screamed (to get the kids going).... J ( a really big /tall guy) stomps further into the room slowly .. .lifts the knife... My brother said.. "Oh my God!"

The kids are howling and crying "daddy daddy!" by now... and my husband says

"Happy Halloween"

I wish we had thought to grab a camera and tape it.... I'm sure we'll never get them like that again. If you have any ideas... let me know! We are trying to think of some way to get them again this year!

Hope this idea works for you... it's relatively inexpensive, but you will probably only be able to pull this on younger kids.
Take Care!
and happy haunting!