[heresjohnny]

it was a good year! New ghosts, tombstones and fence. Too windy for fog, and the ghost were wind challenged, but all in all it was a big step forward in my home haunt. Below are some pictures and a video. Thanks for looking!

 

[Regions Beyond]

I love your ghosts, very classic and eerie, and the tombstones with Haunted Mansion borrowed designs are really lovely too. Great stuff!

 

[heresjohnny]

I love your ghosts, very classic and eerie, and the tombstones with Haunted Mansion borrowed designs are really lovely too. Great stuff!

Thank you! I wanted to pay tribute to the Haunted Mansion, I'm glad others can see it.

 

[punkineater]

You certainly are the master of the ghost builds~they're amazing!!! The movement
on them is perfect; super creepy with a touch of menacing! The waving roof skelly
was a nice feature, as well.
GREAT setup!!!

 

[halloween71]

Love it all...but I have always loved your ghost.

 

[Forhekset]

Awesome. The wind actually makes the ghosts even better.

 

[heresjohnny]

Thank you, I am glad you like the ghost!

Awesome. The wind actually makes the ghosts even better.

Yeah, I built floating ghost so the pole would be gently moved around, but with the wind never turned it on. In fact, I need to modify it so it flows better in the wind.

 

[Muffy]

Truly a fantastic set-up, those ghosts are really something. The lighting is great too. Well done my friend, well done!

 

[Ghost of Spookie]

I love your graveyard Heresjohnny! Was trying to analyze why I find it stands out for me and I think partially it's due to the large-sized, somewhat skewed tombstones which are really detailed even in dim lighting. The relief on them creates great shadows and the type on them is pretty readable. Great lighting used as well. Have you made all your stones? And what lighting are you using? The blues are wonderful.

Your window displays are outstanding as well and look very visible from a distance. Nice Haunt display is year! Well done.

 

[RedScare]

Wonderful job Heresjohnny-I've followed your ghost builds for the last few years and am very inspired by your work. I love the old-school and classic vibe of your haunt. Yours is truly one of my all-time favorites!

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Great video, Johnny! Your haunt turned out amazing this year.

I love the colored lighting on the tombstones.

Nice work!

 

[spiney99]

Love the lighting! Watching this reminds me that lighting needs to be more than just sticking a few green spots in the ground and pointing them at the cemetery..

VERY well thought out!

 

[heresjohnny]

Thanks everyone!

I love your graveyard Heresjohnny! Was trying to analyze why I find it stands out for me and I think partially it's due to the large-sized, somewhat skewed tombstones which are really detailed even in dim lighting. The relief on them creates great shadows and the type on them is pretty readable. Great lighting used as well. Have you made all your stones? And what lighting are you using? The blues are wonderful.

Your window displays are outstanding as well and look very visible from a distance. Nice Haunt display is year! Well done.

The tombstones were all built from foam as replicas of the tombstones found in the Haunted Mansion http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/145346-haunted-mansion-tombstones.html. I also model the skewed approach after the way the tombstones are setup in the Haunted Mansion.

The lights are pretty simple, a blue fire and ice light on 1 corner, and a red spot on the other. Maybe 10 LED spotlights highlighting some of the tombstones and props. I picked up a Red fire and Ice on clearance to replace the red spot light next year. I really like the effect from the fire and ice lights.

 

[Ghost of Spookie]

You certainly couldn't have picked a better display to model yours after! Just clicked your thread link and Wow! Super job on the new tombstones and given the count, I imagine quite a labor of love over quite a number of weeks/months. Appreciate the link, I hadn't gotten around to seeing that thread yet and will slowly be making my way through all the new posts in the off-season now.

Thanks for the info on the lighting. I too am fan of the Fire & Ice. I bought all of mine last year and only added spots this year. One thing I don't get or really like is that I'm seeing the Fire & Ice lights being priced at like $40 in some cases. Not sure what they did to change them to charge more but I know the spotlights use to just be solid light and then they've added the switch for solid/strobe/short circuit and upped the price. Not bothered by that if they still have the regular ones available but afraid they will push the more expensive ones in stores and not both. Now we have the digitally controlled version coming out jumping the price up to the $60 range and that was for one Kaleidoscope version light, which I don't like as well as the Fire & Ice.

 

[The Halloween Lady]

Johnny you know I think you're the ghost whisperer. Your ghosts are always absolutely positively phenomenal! They all look quite at home in their new digs. Everything is just beautiful. Love the new tombstones and fence. Your lighting really sets everything off perfectly,

 

[heresjohnny]

Thank you! Yes I I love the haunted mansion

 

[djm902]

Great job on the ghosts!

 

[StanFam3]

Very spooky, evocative haunt!!! Well done!!!

 

[kurtnotkirk]

Wow! The ghosts are amazing! GRat job! Please post a tutorial, or some progress pics of how you made them!

 

[heresjohnny]

Thanks!!

Wow! The ghosts are amazing! GRat job! Please post a tutorial, or some progress pics of how you made them!

Kirknotkirk, my blog linked in my signature line has lots of detail about how I made the various ghosts.