Thread: scarecrow in corn field theme

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Hi all,
I was thinking of doing a corn field in the front yard and throw in some of the many scarecrows I have and of course some pumpkins. Does any one have any ideas i can add to help make it a bit more scarier?

Children of the corn... OooOoOooOooooo lol

make sure you don t use cute scarecrows . maybe some crows . try to make it so it is a maze up to your door that is so crowded and and make the cornstalks close enough and tall enough so you can't see too far ahead of you. put a small sign up at the front that says since you use cornstalks you have been seeing alot of mice and spiders to be carefull, that should mess with their minds a bit.

I would mess with peoples sences as much as possible... claustrophobic areas with little light, tight areas and such... Just be sure to think safety 1st!

low creepy lighting and fog creeping through the corn stocks is a nice touch.

Lighting from the ground behind the corn gives a cool effect. You get lots of broken light coming through. Fog also makes a really nice touch. I'm planting corn this year as well to go with a pumpkin patch.

I highly recommend getting a couple of volunteers to be scarecrows, in addition to your fake ones. They can stay still, then jump out at guests or Trick or Treaters. This gets them everytime!

Eric

I'd get some people to wear dark clothing, and wear some sort of mask w/ red eyes, and run around the corn stalks with a fake sythe.

Awesome ideas. Tight paths sounds cool. I'd pump the fog through a chiller to get better hang time and keep it low. That and the back lighting is sweet.
A couple prop scarecrows with one being an actor. Yeah, predictable (so they say) but still gets the scares.
How much room are we talking about?

it`s only a 12 x 10 lawn infront of the house. i`ll try posting a pic of front yard maybe that will help .
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