I have no suggestions to offer I just wanted to say that sounds fantastic!! Can't wait to see the pictures! 
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First off, your plans sound awesome (heck, your house sounds awesome)! I love the idea of having so many diverse room themes that come together in an overall theme. You have some excellent ideas, and that's going to be one fun party for your guests to explore.
I would second Super_Freak's caution about doing any scares on the stairs. There is a huge tripping hazard on stairs, and if this is a costume-wearing party, that will only become more so. Even professional haunts leave the victims alone in stairwells, and I would recommend you do the same. Decorate them and keep them clear and well lit, and provide a path to entice your guests upward.
How about superstitions? So many people have strange fears involving broken mirrors, black cats, spilled salt, and other objects said to bring about bad luck or worse. I recall reading on one of the threads on here that someone was doing/already did a really great superstition theme to their event decorations, and that thread may be helpful. Hrm, now if I could only find it...they mention having open umbrellas, broken mirrors, black cat figures, and such with appropriate lighting which added up to a simple but very effective bit of decorating. Anyone recall where that thread was?? I will try to find it tomorrow when my head isn't screaming at me to go to bed.
I would second Super_Freak's caution about doing any scares on the stairs. There is a huge tripping hazard on stairs, and if this is a costume-wearing party, that will only become more so. Even professional haunts leave the victims alone in stairwells, and I would recommend you do the same. Decorate them and keep them clear and well lit, and provide a path to entice your guests upward.
How about superstitions? So many people have strange fears involving broken mirrors, black cats, spilled salt, and other objects said to bring about bad luck or worse. I recall reading on one of the threads on here that someone was doing/already did a really great superstition theme to their event decorations, and that thread may be helpful. Hrm, now if I could only find it...they mention having open umbrellas, broken mirrors, black cat figures, and such with appropriate lighting which added up to a simple but very effective bit of decorating. Anyone recall where that thread was?? I will try to find it tomorrow when my head isn't screaming at me to go to bed
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First off, thanks for the awesome ideas and support! I totally agree with the stairs and safety. Don't want any real fears coming true!!!! I will def keep it simple.
People are really getting into it!! Here's some of the best ideas I got today:
Planes, bridges, wind, people in the mirror, something under the bed. Some wierd ones: static cling/dryer sheets, tinfoil, mustard????
I am sending out a questionnaire of what peoples fears and phobias are and maybe do something simple with them i.e., hang a few silhouettes of planes. I am definitely going to do "match the phobia to the person". The mustard guy is pretty well known, actually.
My mom says "what if someone comes naked? You know that dream where you show up somewhere naked?" She's funny.
Anyway, attached are the creepy dolls I bought, and the creepy space I wanted to put them in. The space is TOO big!!! So I'm gonna have put the dolls somewhere else and something different for under the stairs...any ideas?
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People are really getting into it!! Here's some of the best ideas I got today:
Planes, bridges, wind, people in the mirror, something under the bed. Some wierd ones: static cling/dryer sheets, tinfoil, mustard????
I am sending out a questionnaire of what peoples fears and phobias are and maybe do something simple with them i.e., hang a few silhouettes of planes. I am definitely going to do "match the phobia to the person". The mustard guy is pretty well known, actually.
My mom says "what if someone comes naked? You know that dream where you show up somewhere naked?" She's funny.
Anyway, attached are the creepy dolls I bought, and the creepy space I wanted to put them in. The space is TOO big!!! So I'm gonna have put the dolls somewhere else and something different for under the stairs...any ideas?
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