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  1. Monsters, Muppets, and Haunting Zen

    Watch out! Its... It's... A MUPPET!




    I love this little video on puppet making from Jim Henson himself. I see haunters as "makers with a theme". While Mr. Henson is clearly NOT creating Halloween themed puppets here, isn't he demonstrating the very essence of what so many of us do?

    In Zen, the concept of "beginner's mind" is central. Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki wrote,?In the beginner's ...
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  2. A Malignity of Goblins

    I LOVE collective nouns! What are collective nouns? Well, a flock of birds, herd of deer (of course I've heard of deer).

    But what about a plague of zombies, a scourge of vampires,a lunacy of werewolves?



    More normal creatures;http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/collnoun.htm

    This has a ton of room for fun! A congress of baboons... a colony of rats... a bunch of Haunters... ...
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  3. More Fire!


    I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Fire and Halloween make an AWESOME combination! Sure, there are safety concerns. You probably wouldn't want real fire in a pro haunt - or any haunt where it might be in a confined space. Still, for a Halloween party, fire generally makes a cheap and spectacular show.

    While investigating novel ways to illuminate my party - and hopefully not immolate my ...
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  4. SF Themed haunt



    It seems to me that most haunts, if they have any literary influence at all, use the same books. Frankenstein, Dracula, maybe some Lovecraft. If you've been reading my blog you may know that I think Dean Koontz has some great stuff in there, though I've never seen any obvious influences in any haunts.

    My son suggested the idea of a Haunt based on HG Wells' stories, and I thought it would ...

    Updated 08-09-2018 at 03:15 PM by JustJimAZ

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