Want a cool, memorable, truly interactive character which can talk to your visitors this Halloween? Want it super-cheap?

Why not pick up one of our digital puppets? We started with the Magic Mirror when we debuted our home haunt, and it was a smash hit with our visitors. Kids come to see it every year, and the line to stand in front of it goes down our front walkway and driveway. Kids really connect with this attraction.

There was so much interest in them, that we decided to make some for other home haunters to use (and to help defray the costs of putting on our own home haunt).

New this year is GORDO, a possessed pumpkin with two moods:



Gordo can instantly shift personality to stay age-appropriate for all your visitors. When the wide-eyed toddlers come up your walkway, greet them with the happy talking pumpkin. When angst-ridden teens come up, spin him around and face them with Gordo's evil side.

There's also YORICK, a floating skull head with customizable appearance:



Yorick can be customized with different color glowing eyes, pirate garb, an iron crown, devil horns, backdrops, color setups, etc. (Much of this customization is available in Gordo, too.) Yorick has four moods - asleep, angry, docile, and happy - so he can be made age-appropriate on a moment's notice, as well.

Our digital puppets can be used to record static performances that loop, but for real engagement with your visitors, have a puppeteer use them to talk with your visitors. To get an idea of how it works, you can watch some video from our debut night with our first digital puppet here: http://www.imagineerieing.com/see_it_in_action.html

The puppets are keyboard-controlled, but there is an option for microphone input, too.

There are freely downloadable demo versions of both puppets, which lets you try out the puppets on the actual computers you would use in your haunt before you buy. And at a mere $15, they cost less than many of the Halloween props you'd pick up at the big box stores this season.

All we ask is that you do your testing early. Our ability to answer questions and troubleshoot drops the closer we get to Halloween (for reasons obvious to anyone who frequents this message board - heh).

If you have any questions, just let me know.