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Hello all! Hope everyone had a very successful haunt season!
This year was my very first try at creating a walkthrough haunt attraction. Originally standing in at 480 sq. ft before the historic rain and wind three days before Halloween, (no idea what the final footage was but we did lose a few walls), I strive to put as much detail into my sets as possible. At just 22 years old and in the front yard of my mother's driveway, I try to be as close to the level of the big boys as my budget allows to be. Enjoy!
The backstory:
The mourner statue, my favorite piece that I have ever created, made its return this year in front of last year's facade, which made the move to the front yard cemetery.
As they approached the bungalow house facade, guests were shown what would happen if they chose to disobey the rule of blowing out a Jack O Lantern by this human scarecrow.
Because what old abandoned haunted house doesnt also have an old creepy swing set?
The swingset got even creepier at night when the trick or treaters would come out..
(Prop is just a bedsheet over a wig head! Cost a total of $9!)
The facade in all of its (totally cut off in this picture) 16x12 glory. The cutesy-vintage Hallowen decor tied into the story great but kinda gave the younger crowd the wrong message. Big mistake.
The first room takes place in the actual bungalow house.
Because the finale room took place in a large, hand mortared and troweled chapel where the souls of All Hallow's awaited.
The mourners occupied the pews. Of course some of them were real.
An homage to not only my favorite horror movie franchise of all time, but the movie that created the haunter in me 10 years ago, "Halloween".
Lost in the pictures, but thankfully not in the haunt because of the way it was lit, is the detail in the church sets. Here's some closeup daytime shots. The mortar texture was created with a two step monster mud process.
From foam to stone
Also, because I am an aspiring scenic artist, here's a small sample of my paint wasing and aging
Thanks for checking out my haunt and happy haunting!
This year was my very first try at creating a walkthrough haunt attraction. Originally standing in at 480 sq. ft before the historic rain and wind three days before Halloween, (no idea what the final footage was but we did lose a few walls), I strive to put as much detail into my sets as possible. At just 22 years old and in the front yard of my mother's driveway, I try to be as close to the level of the big boys as my budget allows to be. Enjoy!
The backstory:
Too long, didnt read version: As Halloween evolved into today's version of the holiday, the community would soon find that the traditions of All Hallow's Eve were living in the creepy abandoned house at the end of the street. The evil trick or treater horde was in charge of enforcing the 3 rules of Halloween: Always wear a costume, never blow out a Jack O Lantern, and always say a prayer for the deceased on All Hallow's Eve.Halloween night in the new millennium is a far cry from this small Monmouth County town’s glory days. Activity booths would line the town’s main streets, kids and adults alike would bob for apples and tell spooky tales with friends and family. These traditions have faded over the last 30 years or so. Jack O’ Lanterns have become a rare site. Handmade costumes became store bought, cookie-cutter costumes that lack creativity. Even worse, over the last two or three years, it has become acceptable to wear a football jersey and call it a “costume”. Don’t even get us started on Frozen. The holiday’s origins have been lost in translation. There once were rules: Never blow out a Jack O’ Lantern on Halloween night; always wear a costume; say a prayer for the souls of the deceased.
There is always that one house in every neighborhood that the children create wild rumors about. 1031 Oakwood Drive is that house. When the current owners moved into the house last year, they uncovered some rather disturbing information about the history of the house. When it was originally built, the house’s address was 1031, ironically. Jack O’ Lanterns from past Halloweens line the walkway. Halloween decorations from decades ago still remain nailed to the house’s wooden siding. Skeletons and scarecrows are a year round sight. Nobody dares to remove anything for fear of the demons and spirits that haunt the property. Nobody has seen a soul step from outside of that house in nearly a decade. Nobody expected the trick or treaters of past All Hallows’ Eve to once again emerge from the doorway. Nobody expected the massacre that would occur on Halloween night. Nobody expected to actually have to follow the rules of the holiday. Halloween was once again theirs.

The mourner statue, my favorite piece that I have ever created, made its return this year in front of last year's facade, which made the move to the front yard cemetery.



As they approached the bungalow house facade, guests were shown what would happen if they chose to disobey the rule of blowing out a Jack O Lantern by this human scarecrow.

Because what old abandoned haunted house doesnt also have an old creepy swing set?

The swingset got even creepier at night when the trick or treaters would come out..
(Prop is just a bedsheet over a wig head! Cost a total of $9!)

The facade in all of its (totally cut off in this picture) 16x12 glory. The cutesy-vintage Hallowen decor tied into the story great but kinda gave the younger crowd the wrong message. Big mistake.




The first room takes place in the actual bungalow house.
Because the finale room took place in a large, hand mortared and troweled chapel where the souls of All Hallow's awaited.

The mourners occupied the pews. Of course some of them were real.









An homage to not only my favorite horror movie franchise of all time, but the movie that created the haunter in me 10 years ago, "Halloween".
Lost in the pictures, but thankfully not in the haunt because of the way it was lit, is the detail in the church sets. Here's some closeup daytime shots. The mortar texture was created with a two step monster mud process.







From foam to stone
Also, because I am an aspiring scenic artist, here's a small sample of my paint wasing and aging

Thanks for checking out my haunt and happy haunting!