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  1. 2023 AZ Haunters Awards

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    Alyce Baker/ The Haunting at Brook Hollow Cemetery/ Az Haunters award entry 2023
    Category: costume
    Address 202 E Brook Hollow Dr phx 85022
    Number of years:12+
    Costume: HauntAttachment 1211er: Betsy Schemm- Haunted Mansion Ghost bride


    This title should say the mausoleum at Brooke Hollow cemetery. A Baker
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  2. 2023 AZ Haunters Awards

    Quote Originally Posted by Bakerswife62 View Post
    Alyce Baker/ The Haunting at Brook Hollow Cemetery/ Az Haunters award entry 2023
    Category: costume
    Address 202 E Brook Hollow Dr phx 85022
    Number of years:12+
    Costume: HauntName:  IMG_1745.jpeg
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    This title should say the mausoleum at Brooke Hollow cemetery. A Baker
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  3. The "Ambiance Haunt"

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    For many years, I only did what I called an "Ambience Haunt". No scares at all, just a setting to create a mood.

    Whether it was a display in my front yard or a walk-through, it was really all set design. No pop-ups, no startling sound effects.

    Maybe the sound of thunder in the distance, or the caw of crows in the background.

    If I had someone as an actor, the role was one of telling a story, NOT ...
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  4. Annual Fog Machine Fixing

    Every year I pull out the fog machines, plug them in, and they make a buzzing sound but don't make fog. It's the pumps, they get gunked up sitting there for a year. My brother showed me that the pumps can come apart, and now it's super easy to fix them. I figured I would write it up with some pictures so everyone else can do it too.


    Here's the fog machine I'm working on. It's a very simple fog machine and very small, but the pump and how it works is the same as all the fog ...
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  5. Predatory haunting

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    Some time ago, Allen Hopps mentioned that he was looking at predation strategies in nature as a something for haunt actors to emulate.

    Predation strategies refer to the different approaches and techniques that predators employ to capture and consume their prey. These strategies can vary greatly among species and are often shaped by the predator's physical attributes, hunting environment, and the specific characteristics of their prey. ...
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