[Paxley]

Hi all,

, , , off we go again !

Before I start posting this year's fun,
thought I might add a couple links to Castles from the past:

2014 Haunted Castle
http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/135401-paxleys-haunted-castle-2014-a.html

2012 Haunted Castle
http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/121554-paxleys-haunted-castle-2012-a.html

2011 Haunted Castle
http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/118552-paxleys-haunted-castle-2011-a.html


MUCH, MUCH more to come,

. . . really looking forward to the next few weeks !

Paxley

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Alright! Great to see you back, Pax!
I'm looking forward to seeing this years haunt set-up!

 

[Saruman of Many Colours]

Just out of curiosity: Any pics of your Haunted Castle for 2015?

 

[Paxley]

Hi all,

sorry, been gone a while,

2015 was AMAZING !

perfect weather on a Saturday night,

we had a clicker at the exit to the garage, and at the end of the night it said:

Wow ! Wow ! Wow !

1,000 people through the Haunted Castle in 3x hours

much more pic's and a video to come.

Pax

 

[Paxley]

running through some good pic's:

8,000 pieces of candy ! ( yes we counted the bags )

Out in front yard:

working up the driveway:

another angle:

one more:

enough for tonight, do a little more tomorrow,

'night all, Pax

 

[matrixmom]

Paxley - wow!!! This looks like so much and fun and spooky.....wishing I was a kid again!!

 

[Paxley]

Hey again,

I've been doing the Merlin / Castle theme for several years now.
That means most of my October is just putting up / putting away
all the stuff I keep accumulating.

Usually, only leaves me time to do a few "NEW" things each season.
This year, my favorite was the Witch tv / picture:

Last Summer, we were getting ready to take the big old boxy tv set
to recycling, but I wouldn't let it go.

My main room - Wizards Keep: the walls are the plastic rolls of stone scene-setters.

I set the BIG tv on my workbench behind the plastic sheet. Cut out a place for the screen,
framed it in with some fluroescent painted foamboard, and popped in the AtmosFear
witch video = success ! ! !

Where I stood handing out the candy ( fast as I could ! ) the tv was behind me, and
every TOT stopped to watch a minute or two of the video.

Here in a bit, I will post my walk-thru video: and the picture / tv really shows up !

Pax

 

[Paxley]

Another upgrade for 2015 was my Wizard's staff.

For many, many years I've been holding my foil wrapped pvc pipe with the flashlight / Christmas globe on top.

This year: wanted something thicker / more "carved-wood" - like.

Started with another pvc pipe ( so I can drop a mini-flashlight inside ).
Covered with duct tape - so the can of expanding foam would have
something to grab to.

Smoothed / rounded it off all around with the elec. triangle chipper tool.

Painted the whole thing with a base coat of black spray paint.
The spray paint ate crackly channels all over the staff
Painted down in the cracks with fluorescent red, and covered the
outer with white.

Put a blue LED flashlight in the top - and it shot a light beam up out of the staff.

Ran out of time before I could put a globe and "finger-limbs" on the top,
but this one will finish up pretty quickly for 2016.

Pax

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Super looking pics, Pax! I'm glad 2015 was another banner year for your haunt.

I've gotta get up to Hickory sometime and see your creations.

Well done !

 

[Hilda]

WOW! You sure look like you know how to have a good time! This is GREAT!
Thank you for so much for sharing!

 

[Paxley]

Hey again !

Few more pictures from inside the Haunted Castle:

My Monster-in-Box ran great all night: thanks to new motor from
Monster Guts !

Got two of my Nephews helping me now. They sat in the jail-cell right around the
blind-corner. Scared some of the TOT's ( and their parents ! ) pretty good.
Nephew Howling Demon Reagan, and Little Creeper Holden

Started adding more and more of the Fire&Ice swirling lights:
they really make the maze through the Castle - quite a trip !

One last one for now: one of the Wizard's tables in the Keep:

back soon ! Pax

 

[Paxley]

Okay,

after all the TOT's had finished up - I still had two more visitors before I closed the doors.

First, an ambulance pulled up, and they wanted to walk through the Castle.

Then a police car stopped. I thought: uh oh ! what did I do . . .

but they said they heard on their radio: to come check out the guy's
cool haunted house . . . needless to say: made my night !

Here's my video walking through - right before I closed down:

I know it's awfully dark - but hope you can see some of the fun stuff !

Pax

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Great video walkthrough!
And yes, those fire and ice lights do add quite a bit to the atmosphere.

Nice work!