I remember back to the good old days when it only took me 1 day to reclaim the front of my house from the monster that is Halloween. This time around at the end of the 2nd full day, I am almost done de-halloweening my front yard, but there is still work to be done. Human beings having short memories can be a beautful thing, because if I remembered what a miserable task the tear down is a year from now, this would be the last haunted house I would do....ever! Finding a home for all this stuff is the real challenge. I have wall panels stacked up on the side of the house, soon to be 2 stacks deep and as high as the fence line. I don't dare stack them higher out of respect for the neighbors who I'm sure don't want to have to see pieces of haunted house all year long. Buying storage would seem the logical solution, but I can't bring myself to give up $1200+ per year for rented storage space when I can still make this side yard thing work.
On November 1st I had the pleasure of visiting two other local haunted houses- The French Valley Haunt in Winchester and Night Terrors here in Temecula. What I really loved about the French Valley haunt was its simplicity and low impact read on the fright meter which would have made it very child appropriate. The owners of the haunt were also very friendly and enthusiastic about their haunt, which they have been doing for 7 years. It appeared to be a true neighborhood affair, with neighbors visiting around a driveway camp fire and scores of kids mingling out front waiting to run to their places as soon as fresh victims drove up. I do hope the kid who ran face first into the closed garage door is ok, although I am still breaking into fits of laughter 2 days later each and every time I recall it.
Night Terrors relied heavily upon the use of very talented actors, which made the haunt very intense in places and memorable to say the least. I am always very impressed by a haunt actors ability to remain in character despite whatever the actions/reactions of the haunt patrons may be. This is the single most important attribute of a good haunt actor, and to be able to find them in the form of volunteers is truly a score. So, I have to give high marks to the ghostly woman who went nose to nose with me in a staring faceoff that seemed to last 5 minutes, although I'm sure it was less. Although I'm hard pressed to call the experience frightening, it did make me at least wish I'd popped a breath mint before entering her passageway, for her sake at least. Highlights included a butcher's room, and some very benign looking children who sit at tombstones in the graveyard but are quite unsettling in their singleminded ability to follow you with their eyes as you walk by without showing any expression whatsoever.
There were lots of local home haunts to choose from this year, and this is very encouraging as I like to think the holiday of Halloween is on the cusp of another golden age as more people are deciding to celebrate it.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Like a kid in a candy store...
One of my favorite post halloween events has been to lie on the floor with my kids and empty out the bucket of candy we collect as Haunted House admission. I must admit to still having retained my almost childlike fondness for candy, and what ends up in that collection bucket tells an interesing story about the people who visited us the night before. Amongst the more traditional Snickers bars, KitKats, and M&M's are usually a handful of peculiar morsels that inspire the imagination and generate some questions. Here are this year's top 7:
#7: Chewy Atomic FireBalls (Oh, the fond chilhood memories I have of the game we used to play where we would see who could keep the fire ball in their mouths the longest without taking them out- a true childhood right of passage into manhood).
#6: Limited Edition Reese's CRUNCHY peanut butter cups. (As if the taste of pure peanut butter mixed with sugar and covered in chocolate wasn't enough, they added whole peanuts to the concoction. What might have possessed the previous owner to let go of this delectable morsel I can't fathom, but I can tell you I'll be looking forward to trying this one).
#5: Assorted gummy body parts (Nose, eye, and miniature foot, someone truly after my own heart. Although the Halloween themed candy generaly tends to taste like it was made in one of my sweaty socks, they are still truly a feast for the eyes).
#4: Assorted Mystery Morsels. (Completely unmarked hard candies in clear plastic wrappers of variable sizes, colors, and flavors. It's like the life-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates cliche made so recently famous by Tom Hanks as Forest Gump, only you kinda do still know what you're getting with the chocolate- only the inside filling was the mystery. These little nuggets are an enigma inside and out, and the only way to bust the mystery is to pop one in your yap. Will it be wild cherry flavor or wild salmon? I'll save these for days when I'm feeling particulary adventurous and randy).
#3: Assorted unwrapped candy. (Ok, so the sign said price of admission 3 pieces of candy or 1 full sized candy bar. What I didn't anticipate is that some of my more miserly patrons would actually open a bag of Skittles or M&M's and literally drop 3 single candies in the bucket. I guess, technically, that qualifies as admission based on what the sign said, but it sure was a pain separating all those free-spirited mavericks from the rest of the booty before the ants could find them. C'mon people, you got it for free! 3 pieces of candy is what most of you get from 1 house trick or treating, not to mention we give the exact same back to you when you trick or treat at our place. I know the economy is in the toilet, and many of us are worried about the future, but hook a brother up).
#2: Snickers Limited Edition CHARGED Candy Bar (This thing stood out right away in its snazzy metallic silver and red package with the graphic design of a rhino head bursting through the package with designs all around the head as if to present the image of a mighty collision, kinda like the cheesey cut away image they would show in the old Bat Man shows- POW! WHAM! KA-BOOM! What really got me was the caption beneath that shows the special ingredients that make this bar different: Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins. Are you serious? Was someone actually handing kids extra caffeinated candy bars? The impact this would have on some children would probably have certain parent wishing the givers had done something less lethal, like inserting a needle or a razor blade in their offerings! And Taurine? What is that? Is that something edible, or is that something grandpa picked up in one of those foriegn "massage" parlors during the war?)
#1: Snack Sized Package of Chicken Flavored crackers. (Yes, at first when I noticed this mysterious treasure in its crinkly yellow-orange bag covered with Chinese writing with a child like caricature of an egg shaped chicken looking up at me, I thought someone had donated a travel sized package of Top Ramen. I had a college flash back to the days when my diet consisted primarily of cup o' noodles, Taco Bell, and beer. Upon further inspection I realized with only moderate disappointment they were crackers. I'll have to be liquored up for sure before I take a nibble out of one of these poultry flavored bad boys. I'd almost rather eat the worm at the bottom of the tequila bottle before drinking the tequila.)
So thank you Halloween rebels who still know how to blend a little trick with your treats, and thank you non appreciators who left these oddball offerings at my home for me to enjoy.
#7: Chewy Atomic FireBalls (Oh, the fond chilhood memories I have of the game we used to play where we would see who could keep the fire ball in their mouths the longest without taking them out- a true childhood right of passage into manhood).
#6: Limited Edition Reese's CRUNCHY peanut butter cups. (As if the taste of pure peanut butter mixed with sugar and covered in chocolate wasn't enough, they added whole peanuts to the concoction. What might have possessed the previous owner to let go of this delectable morsel I can't fathom, but I can tell you I'll be looking forward to trying this one).
#5: Assorted gummy body parts (Nose, eye, and miniature foot, someone truly after my own heart. Although the Halloween themed candy generaly tends to taste like it was made in one of my sweaty socks, they are still truly a feast for the eyes).
#4: Assorted Mystery Morsels. (Completely unmarked hard candies in clear plastic wrappers of variable sizes, colors, and flavors. It's like the life-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates cliche made so recently famous by Tom Hanks as Forest Gump, only you kinda do still know what you're getting with the chocolate- only the inside filling was the mystery. These little nuggets are an enigma inside and out, and the only way to bust the mystery is to pop one in your yap. Will it be wild cherry flavor or wild salmon? I'll save these for days when I'm feeling particulary adventurous and randy).
#3: Assorted unwrapped candy. (Ok, so the sign said price of admission 3 pieces of candy or 1 full sized candy bar. What I didn't anticipate is that some of my more miserly patrons would actually open a bag of Skittles or M&M's and literally drop 3 single candies in the bucket. I guess, technically, that qualifies as admission based on what the sign said, but it sure was a pain separating all those free-spirited mavericks from the rest of the booty before the ants could find them. C'mon people, you got it for free! 3 pieces of candy is what most of you get from 1 house trick or treating, not to mention we give the exact same back to you when you trick or treat at our place. I know the economy is in the toilet, and many of us are worried about the future, but hook a brother up).
#2: Snickers Limited Edition CHARGED Candy Bar (This thing stood out right away in its snazzy metallic silver and red package with the graphic design of a rhino head bursting through the package with designs all around the head as if to present the image of a mighty collision, kinda like the cheesey cut away image they would show in the old Bat Man shows- POW! WHAM! KA-BOOM! What really got me was the caption beneath that shows the special ingredients that make this bar different: Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins. Are you serious? Was someone actually handing kids extra caffeinated candy bars? The impact this would have on some children would probably have certain parent wishing the givers had done something less lethal, like inserting a needle or a razor blade in their offerings! And Taurine? What is that? Is that something edible, or is that something grandpa picked up in one of those foriegn "massage" parlors during the war?)
#1: Snack Sized Package of Chicken Flavored crackers. (Yes, at first when I noticed this mysterious treasure in its crinkly yellow-orange bag covered with Chinese writing with a child like caricature of an egg shaped chicken looking up at me, I thought someone had donated a travel sized package of Top Ramen. I had a college flash back to the days when my diet consisted primarily of cup o' noodles, Taco Bell, and beer. Upon further inspection I realized with only moderate disappointment they were crackers. I'll have to be liquored up for sure before I take a nibble out of one of these poultry flavored bad boys. I'd almost rather eat the worm at the bottom of the tequila bottle before drinking the tequila.)
So thank you Halloween rebels who still know how to blend a little trick with your treats, and thank you non appreciators who left these oddball offerings at my home for me to enjoy.
Ghost Traumatic Stress Disorder
After 2 marathon days of last minute checking, rechecking, zip tying, taping, stapling, hammering, drilling, measuring, swearing, kicking, stomping, and throwing an occasional tantrum, another successful haunted event has passed peacfully into the pages of the Day31 annals.
The most important thing is that no one was hurt, and hopefully all of the children who came through the haunt this year will be nightmare free for tonight and into the forseeable future, although tear free was too much to ask for as more than I would have liked to have seen came out bawling this year.
The main scare was the chain saw maniac in sync with the sliding dead end wall. We had some timing issues that prevented many people from experiencing the full intended effect, but I think it did a good job of topping last year's electric chair and spark fence as the main event. I'll be hard pressed to beat the chain saw scare, but I now have 364 days to cook something up. To be honest, I'm not sure the hearts of my patrons can handle anything more intense, and while the reactions of the older kids have been my lithmus test for the success of my props and scares, it saddens me a bit to see the little kids being left behind as my haunt and my skills as a haunt owner mature. I was pleased with the results of the Chicken Run this year for the smaller kids and weaker stomached adults, and I think it has a place in my future haunted ventures.
Here are some of my final results. 463 people passed through the long and narrow chambers of Day31 this year. We didn't do an official count, but we estimated approximately 250 visited us last year. I have been strongly against charging a monetary fee to walk through my haunted house, and while many home haunters except cash donations, I have been reluctant to do this because, frankly, I didn't feel the haunt was good enough. This year I was talked into allowing a donation jar at the entrance placed in a very non-conspicous place. The final result? $30 and some change. I'm flattered that some of you felt this experience was worth leaving a cash donation, especially in these times. As promised it will be put towards new props for future haunts.
There were no major issues to report. My kicking hang man did go at some point from being a 2-legged kicking hang man to a 1-legged kicking hang man, but I'm confident that will be an easy fix. The intensity of the chain saw scare did cause the walls to be pushed and shoved against often over the course of the night, and although the walls had to be pushed back into place repeatedly and plastic restapled, the overall structural integrity of the corner did hold up, and I never felt that desptire the beating it was taken there was any danger of a wall being knocked over. The number of volunteers was the major issue for the second year in a row. If you can get 40 people to lay their hands on a Bible and swear by their immortal souls they will be there Halloween night to help, you'll get 10 who show up.
I want to sincerely thank my reliable core of people who helped make this work. We all keep that naughty and nice list in the backs of our minds, and all of you who showed up and helped are on the nice list, which means your kindness and generosity will be repaid in kind and with interest as the opportunities arise. As for the others, particulary the ones who just no showed without even a phone call, you are on the naughty list, so if you're broken down on the side of the road and desperately need someone to come out and help you, please give me a call. I'll come out and help you still, of course, but I'll probably finish watching whatever was on TV before I leave, and there's a good chance I'll stop for a slow and liezurely lunch along the way. I'll likely pull over to the side of the road and pluck a few gray hairs out of my goatee as well just to make sure I'm looking my best- gray hairs I got trying to man a 15 man event with a staff of 10.
Anyway, it's now 2:30am and I'm standing at the foot of the mighty Everest of a mountain that is the post-haunted house tear down, but I'm already shaking off the it's-all-over-dumps and looking forward to next year, and I certainly hope I'm not the only one!
The most important thing is that no one was hurt, and hopefully all of the children who came through the haunt this year will be nightmare free for tonight and into the forseeable future, although tear free was too much to ask for as more than I would have liked to have seen came out bawling this year.
The main scare was the chain saw maniac in sync with the sliding dead end wall. We had some timing issues that prevented many people from experiencing the full intended effect, but I think it did a good job of topping last year's electric chair and spark fence as the main event. I'll be hard pressed to beat the chain saw scare, but I now have 364 days to cook something up. To be honest, I'm not sure the hearts of my patrons can handle anything more intense, and while the reactions of the older kids have been my lithmus test for the success of my props and scares, it saddens me a bit to see the little kids being left behind as my haunt and my skills as a haunt owner mature. I was pleased with the results of the Chicken Run this year for the smaller kids and weaker stomached adults, and I think it has a place in my future haunted ventures.
Here are some of my final results. 463 people passed through the long and narrow chambers of Day31 this year. We didn't do an official count, but we estimated approximately 250 visited us last year. I have been strongly against charging a monetary fee to walk through my haunted house, and while many home haunters except cash donations, I have been reluctant to do this because, frankly, I didn't feel the haunt was good enough. This year I was talked into allowing a donation jar at the entrance placed in a very non-conspicous place. The final result? $30 and some change. I'm flattered that some of you felt this experience was worth leaving a cash donation, especially in these times. As promised it will be put towards new props for future haunts.
There were no major issues to report. My kicking hang man did go at some point from being a 2-legged kicking hang man to a 1-legged kicking hang man, but I'm confident that will be an easy fix. The intensity of the chain saw scare did cause the walls to be pushed and shoved against often over the course of the night, and although the walls had to be pushed back into place repeatedly and plastic restapled, the overall structural integrity of the corner did hold up, and I never felt that desptire the beating it was taken there was any danger of a wall being knocked over. The number of volunteers was the major issue for the second year in a row. If you can get 40 people to lay their hands on a Bible and swear by their immortal souls they will be there Halloween night to help, you'll get 10 who show up.
I want to sincerely thank my reliable core of people who helped make this work. We all keep that naughty and nice list in the backs of our minds, and all of you who showed up and helped are on the nice list, which means your kindness and generosity will be repaid in kind and with interest as the opportunities arise. As for the others, particulary the ones who just no showed without even a phone call, you are on the naughty list, so if you're broken down on the side of the road and desperately need someone to come out and help you, please give me a call. I'll come out and help you still, of course, but I'll probably finish watching whatever was on TV before I leave, and there's a good chance I'll stop for a slow and liezurely lunch along the way. I'll likely pull over to the side of the road and pluck a few gray hairs out of my goatee as well just to make sure I'm looking my best- gray hairs I got trying to man a 15 man event with a staff of 10.
Anyway, it's now 2:30am and I'm standing at the foot of the mighty Everest of a mountain that is the post-haunted house tear down, but I'm already shaking off the it's-all-over-dumps and looking forward to next year, and I certainly hope I'm not the only one!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Prepping for the Chicken Run
It's officially crunch time in Hauntsville. While the main event won't take place until the night of the 31st day, we are doing an invitation only chicken run on the 30th. A chicken run is a lights and sound only rehersal event which will permit our friends with young children to go through the haunt without having to experience any of the traumatic "shocker" scares. They may discover that Day31 is plenty scary even minus its main dishes. The other purpose of a chicken run is to test the load all these energy sucking contraptions are going to put on the individual circuits to see if they can shoulder the load. Nothing worse than a blown circuit on Halloween night.
I allowed a few neighborhood kids to go through the haunt tonight. They had come by yesterday and said they were going to be out of town Halloween night. Despite it's 3/4 finished appearance, I allowed them to go through, and I accompanied them to make sure they wouldn't trip over any of the tools or building supplies I had scattered throughout the haunt. To my surprise, they were quite frightened by the haunt, and most of the impact scares were not even lighted or operational. This makes me a little concered about my haunt being a little too intense for the average joe. I'm brainstorming some last second ideas to tone things down for certain attendees.
I allowed a few neighborhood kids to go through the haunt tonight. They had come by yesterday and said they were going to be out of town Halloween night. Despite it's 3/4 finished appearance, I allowed them to go through, and I accompanied them to make sure they wouldn't trip over any of the tools or building supplies I had scattered throughout the haunt. To my surprise, they were quite frightened by the haunt, and most of the impact scares were not even lighted or operational. This makes me a little concered about my haunt being a little too intense for the average joe. I'm brainstorming some last second ideas to tone things down for certain attendees.
Friday, October 24, 2008
6 days until showtime
Today I got the north side of the house wired for light and sound. I'm absolutely thrilled at the result having just tested it out in the dark. I have nicknamed it Thunder Hall as it is a 40 foot long corridor filled with the sound of wind, rain and thunder with lightning flashes periodically illuminating the distressed portions of wall where the lathes are showing. As any home haunter can tell you, we are brutally hard on ourselves as our vision of a project rarely matches the reality despite our best efforts, but this hallway comes very close. I also downloaded some good sound bits to mix for different areas of my haunt, and I have nearly completed the video that will be shown at the haunt entrance to entertain as well as state the haunt rules to all who are entering.
A couple guys from another local haunt called Night Terrors (I added a link for their haunt to my Links page) dropped by today, and I was happy to walk them through Day31 and go over most of the plan and some of the tricks with them. This is their first year haunting their new home, and they will be operating on Halloween night and the following Saturday night. I'm planning on checking out there haunt on Saturday, and you should do the same.
I almost finished the build for the slide wall on the east side, and it is really the last major build. Everything else is detail and gingerbread from here on out.
Went to Wally World tonight to pick up a few last minute supplies, and I dropped by the Halloween express store on Madison in Murrieta across the street from the Home Depot. If you are looking for the best selection of costumes and props under one roof, I haven't seen a better one in the area, except maybe for Party City. Their prices pretty much suck, but I get that they are a seasonal business and need to make some bread in the short time they are operating.
A couple guys from another local haunt called Night Terrors (I added a link for their haunt to my Links page) dropped by today, and I was happy to walk them through Day31 and go over most of the plan and some of the tricks with them. This is their first year haunting their new home, and they will be operating on Halloween night and the following Saturday night. I'm planning on checking out there haunt on Saturday, and you should do the same.
I almost finished the build for the slide wall on the east side, and it is really the last major build. Everything else is detail and gingerbread from here on out.
Went to Wally World tonight to pick up a few last minute supplies, and I dropped by the Halloween express store on Madison in Murrieta across the street from the Home Depot. If you are looking for the best selection of costumes and props under one roof, I haven't seen a better one in the area, except maybe for Party City. Their prices pretty much suck, but I get that they are a seasonal business and need to make some bread in the short time they are operating.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Day 5
Got a late start today, but what time I had was pretty productive. Was able to build 3 walls and cover them with the great wall paper I was able to get at the Habitat for Humanity store in Temecula. Check out the Habitat store for home improvement supplies. Their prices are great and the proceeds go to an awesome cause. I can't say enough about their store and how friendly the volunteers who staff it are.
With the garage build nearly complete, the only major project left is the pepper's illusion. After that I have a few more walls to get up in the back and then I can start running the necessary wiring and test the sound and lighting effects. The rest of the surveillance cameras and other detail work starts after that, but I should finish in plenty of time. People keep asking me why I don't open this event for multiple nights, and the reason is because it's difficult enough to get volunteers to commit for even one night, much less two or three. Maybe next year if I can get the staff, I will think about a Friday, Saturday run.
Plenty of people came by to look at the front of the house today. It's nice to see people bringing their kids by to enjoy it- that's what it's all about.
With the garage build nearly complete, the only major project left is the pepper's illusion. After that I have a few more walls to get up in the back and then I can start running the necessary wiring and test the sound and lighting effects. The rest of the surveillance cameras and other detail work starts after that, but I should finish in plenty of time. People keep asking me why I don't open this event for multiple nights, and the reason is because it's difficult enough to get volunteers to commit for even one night, much less two or three. Maybe next year if I can get the staff, I will think about a Friday, Saturday run.
Plenty of people came by to look at the front of the house today. It's nice to see people bringing their kids by to enjoy it- that's what it's all about.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Day 4 Build
Where does the time go? Finshed the facade in the front yard, so the front is nearly finshed. The only major task remaining is the garage build and the Pepper's ghost, the plans for which are completely in my skull and not even sketched out on paper yet. I scrapped a pretty cool plan I had for one of the door ways on the north side due to time constraints. The wall panels for the east side are there and waiting for a quick assembly, but I'm still playing with ideas for how I am going to meat them out this year. I have plans for a very intense scare on the east side, so I want something durable on those walls in case someone tries to escape by climbing over them like happened last year by the electric chair, but I don't want to use anything as heavy and expensive as plywood. I will probably save it for last.
I'm pretty much set on the idea that the pet cemetery will be semi-retired this year. Given the intensity of the scare I have planned on that east side, I doubt anyone will be of a presence of mind to look at or even notice that cemetery in the back. I know this will disappoint some people, but they will be too busy changing their pants to complain after what I have in store.
I'm getting a little help on Friday and Staurday. That will be great just to get some of the painting and other labor intensive tasks done. Good stuff. I'm so tired....why in the hell is it still 90 degrees out 10 days before the end of October? It's not natural!
I'm pretty much set on the idea that the pet cemetery will be semi-retired this year. Given the intensity of the scare I have planned on that east side, I doubt anyone will be of a presence of mind to look at or even notice that cemetery in the back. I know this will disappoint some people, but they will be too busy changing their pants to complain after what I have in store.
I'm getting a little help on Friday and Staurday. That will be great just to get some of the painting and other labor intensive tasks done. Good stuff. I'm so tired....why in the hell is it still 90 degrees out 10 days before the end of October? It's not natural!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Day 3 of the marathon build
I'm pretty beat after my third day of working on the haunt. I took a couple time outs to pick up supplies at Big Lots, Walmart and Lowe's, but for the most part the day was all about the build. I finished another section of wall and finished the spark fence wall and part of a doorway on the north side of the house.
I'm a little bent over the tendency the blue paint on the colored Sylvania spot lights has to peel away after only a few day's use. Those things are nearly $7 each, so I'll be packing them back up and returning as many as I have receipts for to Walmart. The green and red spotlights have not given me any trouble, but I really liked the soft, eerie effect of the blue.
The web site is starting to get a response since I put up the mural advertising it on the front of the house. I added a hits counter and it has been viewed more than 70 times in 24 hours. It's a pretty wild feeling to watch this thing start to take on a life of its own. It's a little freaky, too, as I really have no idea how many people might show up for the haunt this year. It could get pretty crazy around here. I'm taking precautions this year with video cameras, fire extinguishers and radios for my volunteers....all things that cost money and are launching me well beyond the budget. Hello plastic!
I still have to do the garage build from scratch and the entryway. I'm starting to feel the clock ticking down. I'm not sure I have enough days left to complete the entire vision, but I'll do my best. Tomorrow I will finish the double door and the one remaining unfinished wall on the north side. I still have a couple gaps to figure out in the front as well. Stretch goal is a mosoleum facade in the front, or possibly the inside garage build.
Storage is going to be a major issue this year, but I'm shelving that thought until November 1st.
I'm a little bent over the tendency the blue paint on the colored Sylvania spot lights has to peel away after only a few day's use. Those things are nearly $7 each, so I'll be packing them back up and returning as many as I have receipts for to Walmart. The green and red spotlights have not given me any trouble, but I really liked the soft, eerie effect of the blue.
The web site is starting to get a response since I put up the mural advertising it on the front of the house. I added a hits counter and it has been viewed more than 70 times in 24 hours. It's a pretty wild feeling to watch this thing start to take on a life of its own. It's a little freaky, too, as I really have no idea how many people might show up for the haunt this year. It could get pretty crazy around here. I'm taking precautions this year with video cameras, fire extinguishers and radios for my volunteers....all things that cost money and are launching me well beyond the budget. Hello plastic!
I still have to do the garage build from scratch and the entryway. I'm starting to feel the clock ticking down. I'm not sure I have enough days left to complete the entire vision, but I'll do my best. Tomorrow I will finish the double door and the one remaining unfinished wall on the north side. I still have a couple gaps to figure out in the front as well. Stretch goal is a mosoleum facade in the front, or possibly the inside garage build.
Storage is going to be a major issue this year, but I'm shelving that thought until November 1st.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Vacation: Day 2 of the Haunt Build
Today was the second day of my vacation leading up to Halloween. I managed to build the wall frames that will make up the new edition of the haunt at the front of the house. I also painted the haunt logo and web site url on the front of the tarp stretched over the wall panel. I think it looks pretty decent considering my lack of artistic talent. Tomorrow I will finish off the north side of the house and begin working on the east side, or possibly work more on the west side. I have options, and thankfully, time.
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