Mowing the lawn today, and thinking about how to haunt my mailbox (no feedback yet to the ideas I posted in another thread):
http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/118236-haunted-mailbox.html
... I realized a great place for concealed audio. A water pipe / culvert that runs under the front of my driveway, close to the mailbox. Has anyone thought of putting wireless indoor/outdoor speakers in a culvert to haunt it? Possibly using a motion sensor to trigger audio? Might be very spooky for trick or treaters to hear strange, loud whispers coming out of both sides of the culvert behind them; hopefully not realizing the source. Although maybe it's too low to have a good impact? Better would be hearing sounds behind them at ear level?
What other audio would work well? I'm thinking:
* Heartbeats like you hear, or used to hear, in the attic area of the Haunted Mansion
* Isolated audio of the guy in the coffin in the Haunted Mansion saying "Hey, let me outta here!"
* Continuous isolated loop playing of the coyote (?) you hear outside the Haunted Mansion.
How would you do this effect? Or if you've already done something like it, how *did* you do it?
And where can I find a source for good, inexpensive, wireless indoor/outdoor speakers I could put in both ends of the culvert? Would these be on clearance anywhere in a local retail store like a Big Lots? Would prefer to order online if there are any good, inexpensive sources. Again, not looking for high quality. Just enough for a good scare.
I very much like the idea of different audio playing in different parts of a haunt. Could also see using hidden speakers in a culvert to play synchronized audio of projected ghostly footsteps crunching through the yard. All sorts of possibilities. Really got inspired by reading the Haunted Mailbox thread. Hope that picks up again. Because you'd get to set the mood right at street level. Looking for video and photos of haunted mailboxes people have already put together.
http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/118236-haunted-mailbox.html
... I realized a great place for concealed audio. A water pipe / culvert that runs under the front of my driveway, close to the mailbox. Has anyone thought of putting wireless indoor/outdoor speakers in a culvert to haunt it? Possibly using a motion sensor to trigger audio? Might be very spooky for trick or treaters to hear strange, loud whispers coming out of both sides of the culvert behind them; hopefully not realizing the source. Although maybe it's too low to have a good impact? Better would be hearing sounds behind them at ear level?
What other audio would work well? I'm thinking:
* Heartbeats like you hear, or used to hear, in the attic area of the Haunted Mansion
* Isolated audio of the guy in the coffin in the Haunted Mansion saying "Hey, let me outta here!"
* Continuous isolated loop playing of the coyote (?) you hear outside the Haunted Mansion.
How would you do this effect? Or if you've already done something like it, how *did* you do it?
And where can I find a source for good, inexpensive, wireless indoor/outdoor speakers I could put in both ends of the culvert? Would these be on clearance anywhere in a local retail store like a Big Lots? Would prefer to order online if there are any good, inexpensive sources. Again, not looking for high quality. Just enough for a good scare.
I very much like the idea of different audio playing in different parts of a haunt. Could also see using hidden speakers in a culvert to play synchronized audio of projected ghostly footsteps crunching through the yard. All sorts of possibilities. Really got inspired by reading the Haunted Mailbox thread. Hope that picks up again. Because you'd get to set the mood right at street level. Looking for video and photos of haunted mailboxes people have already put together.
