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Nightmare on Elm Street themed house, NEED HELP

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So im doing a Nightmare on Elm Street theme this year outside my house, but im looking to see if anyone has done this before and has some pics, i have ideas, but i really want to make sure it comes out awesome since it is Freddy. I cant find any examples online, and just think some visuals would help point me in the right direction. Obviously doing boarded up windows, and adding a white picket fence. Considering doing the bed scene on my front lawn. thank you for the help! Birk
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I think you're on the right track with the boarded windows and picket fence. If possible try to make your front door red. Even a door covering can accomplish this. Definitely try to find a tri cycle to place in the yard. Elm Street street sign. Maybe even make a small boiler scene.
My Aunt and Uncle did this as a theme when I was younger. They did like a boiler room scene with the glove scratch marks on the 'pipes'. They had a bright red light and fog. It was great.
A fire and ice red/orange light may serve you well to give dreamlike effect for outside of house, with appropriate sound effects, and the tipped over tricycle a must. If can get a Freddy mask at decent cost and claw glove, thrift store clothes (stuff the mask and sweater with newspaper) could do basic frame (wood?) of him peeking over simple wooden tombstone if not got the budget for a full figure or the bed scene doesn't work out.

For audio, these are some of my favorite of the film music tracks:


I've done a Freddy theme twice , not an exclusive one, just a display but inside my garage. I built a furnace from a water heater cardboard box, I set up a tv on a small night stand, I hooked up a dvd player and made a custom dvd of flames. Slipped the furnace over the tv and had video showing through the furnace bars. My other theme was I dressed up as Freddy, I hade made a merry go round and placed some dolls on it and spun the merry go round periodically
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Thanks guys for the insight, i have my freddy mask. I decided on a boiler room scene. Here is kinda where im headed.
@ Shadowbat i like the red door idea, and yes the tricycle!!! bright red! Here is where im going. As you can see i put all the crates together, im going to use foam board around the crates. And then basically add more foam boards to areas i want to stick out.
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Birk , I need a mask like yours, really nice
I just bought it from a guy of ebay a few weeks ago for $350. It retails for $549 on their website. it is badass!!!!!
I've bought expensive mask before but that is out of my budget but I'm determined to get a nice freddy mask
Dude these are the best. Don't waste your money on a cheaper one. These will last forever. Skin tight and moves with your face. I am so impressed with the quality.
Great mask! Gotta love Freddy. Nightmare on Elm St is a theme I'd always wanted to do.

How about adding Tina in the bloody body bag somewhere nearby? Wouldn't be too hard, since it could be just a vague form in a frosted dress bag/rolled up shower curtain/painters plastic with some blood.
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Great mask! Gotta love Freddy. Nightmare on Elm St is a theme I'd always wanted to do.

How about adding Tina in the bloody body bag somewhere nearby? Wouldn't be too hard, since it could be just a vague form in a frosted dress bag/rolled up shower curtain/painters plastic with some blood.
Great idea!!! Im going to work on that today, i can get plastic from home depot and they sell zippers, i will make one and see what happens!!!
What is the name of mask?

Here is the mask i bought, it called "INFERNO"
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You could even place up in the windows cut outs of him and his claw. Maybe even do a flickering light and I'm sure most would get the point, alone with maybe you dressed like him or a standing prop with music=)
You could even place up in the windows cut outs of him and his claw. Maybe even do a flickering light and I'm sure most would get the point, alone with maybe you dressed like him or a standing prop with music=)
I have 2 strings of flickering lights, decent size from Home Depot, and light bulbs that flicker for the front porch.
plus i bought these 2 FIRE lights, which look awesome. Here is the link to them
https://www.spirithalloween.com/pro...80379.uts?keyword=fire light&thumbnailIndex=5
Someone did do this theme i believe last year or the year before. I remember they made a pretty elaborate boiler/furnace...they were planning to do the chalk scene....ugh I'll post a link if I find it
need the poem somewhere...one two Freddy's coming for you
I would love to see that. Not sure about a chalk line for freddy. But would love to see the boiler room.
No no chalk line, they copied a scene from the movie...it was children's chalk artwork on the street or driveway...I'll keep looking
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