Thread: "Haunted Mansion" theme...feedback?

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Hmmm.... as luck would have it, I just so happen to have an old console tube radio. The guts no longer work. I think its from the 30's maybe 40's. Some big band crackling out of a speaker.. ahh, good times to be had.

I think Michaels has "faux" books now. They look really old & torn & they are in the Halloween section. Also, the white sheets over furniture thing is a must. Also, you can replace you lamps, bathroom lights with black lights or red lights. They sell the red at Wal-Mart in the light bulb section. Candelabras are really creepy too in places. It kind of sucks to use real candles though cause you run the risk of somone knocking them over & starting a fire. Creepy music in each room (esp. ones not being used often) is awesome. I play it on the porch so when people arrive, the mood is set immediately.

Originally Posted by BadTableManor

Excellent theme choice! I'm a Haunted Mansion addict as well, and one year I did a HM themed party. Had the portrait gallery like you mentioned, and fashioned some last-minute Hitch Hiking Ghosts in the backyard. My favorite part was in the upstairs hallway (which was curtained off, so the peeps had to pull the curtain aside to pass), I had a small table with a Madame Leota setup - her head in the crystal ball, candles, etc. Floating above were copies of Tarot cards. If anyone wanted Madame Leota to tell them their fortune, they'd pick a card from a deck I held, then they'd go upstairs and find their floating card. On the back of the card was the meaning of it. I think I had about 6 - 8 cards.
Wish I'd taken pics!

Lol, I would totally be the 1,000th ghost in the haunted mansion if they'd let me!!!!