Ravens Grin is open every night of the year. November sees people still coming for house tours, but as the month chugs on and the weather becomes definitely more Winter-like, business drops way off to just a few people a week.
Collage kids return during Christmas break,but once again it's totally weather-dependent.
I have a large haunt full of things that would never "Work" for most people.but I put energy, creativity into my presentation and make the silliest, most lame things entertain and scare people. Most of this has to do with timing and anticipation, then messing with each of these factors.
Last winter the broom and snow shovel scarcely left my hands. On a positive note, I got used to the extreme cold so I wasn't miserable out in it. This is what my Wife tells me,since I woke up in a snow bank not too far from the cliff behind the house. "You like the snow,Jim! More shoveling to do,get busy."
I have a garage 4 blocks away I can work in but the only heat there is an ELECTRIC heater $$$$ So I Really have to decide if any thing I am doing there will be worth that expense. (Mostly NOT!)
I always have something here in the house that needs.. something. If all else fails, I have a nice place to sit and draw pictures for maybe a new Tee-shirt design.
I finally decided as of last Winter to quit shoveling the backyard maze because we had SO MUCH SNOW,there was no place to put it if I shoveled it.
I might have sometimes shoveled the maze 5 times and then 2 people show up, or nobody!
I got away from much drive way shoveling, I bought a JEEP! I just drive over the snow.
This month I drew then cut the drawing out of fairly thick steel sheet, the image of my cartoonish Pterodactyl with the words "Raven's Grin" around his face, painted it and bolted it to the grill (I previously made) in front of the JEEP's radiator grill.
This all compliments the rocker panel steel signs I bolted on both sides of the JEEP below the 4 doors painted bright blue on a bright Yellow body (With a black roof and fenders ).