Pumpkinrot's Haunt Theory: Static Props The following was previously written by Pumpkinrot on his own blog: I'm a static prop haunter. I've always been one. Until my site went live back around 2003, I never even knew there was a name for what I did. If your props move or have a spring-action mechanism which activates when they're approached or if your props are powered by ...
There was a time when protecting the crops from predators was the task of children. A dearth of children in the wake of the Great Plague, some historians surmise, led farmers to use adults to guard their crops. Some kept watch in straw huts. Others stood on wooden lookouts. As farms grew larger, human-like effigies rose from ...
I don't know if there's really a "debate" about Themed haunts Vs. Unthemed, but there are definitely two camps. The unthemed "Haunt 57" is basically when a haunter takes whatever props are on hand and puts them up wherever they look good. One such haunt might have a cemetery, Freddy Krueger, some aliens, a ...
Allen Hopps posted a series of tips on using latex to make masks a while back. I collected them for you here. #1 Dont drink it. #2 - Thin your latex with distilled water or ammonia only- the minerals in tap water will cause clumping. #3 The best dremel bit for cleaning seams is the felt wheel then you can wipe the rest of the seam away ...
In August we did a Demented Doll make and take and a representative from the CW came by and did a pretty nice piece on it. Check it out here: https://www.yourphx.com/community/ba...der/1423024817 Happy Haunting!