Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Monday, November 1, 2010

Oh! The Terror!


We couldn't help ourselves-we had to freak the bigger kids out on Halloween night! From the street, one would see the stone cottage with lights flickering, fog and a spooky cemetery. There is a bit of a walk up to the haunted house, many were relieved that there was no need to walk through the cemetery grounds to get to the candy. However, little did they know-they would be passing me, a VERY scary witch (see photos supplied by a welcomed guest, Miss Laurie)-I was standing so still-most thought I was some freakish prop that was incredibly lifelike! OH what fun it was to move and shrill and see them jump by the spook! The guests would then need to past a floating witch-set in a dimly lit environment and scary music dancing through the air. The path played host to mice, rats and snakes-something around each corner. My witchy sister, Karyn, played the final witch with the candy. Her face was even more treacherous than mine-so bad, it looked like she was unreal. Karyn would also wait very still until just the right moment to make the spook! Ohhhhh-the shrills and shrieks!!!





Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Pre-Halloween

I can't help myself every year. There is something about this Halloween Holiday. My neighbors probably think I'm crazy. Well yes, CRAZY for HALLOWEEN! Friends that know me-know what I'm about during this season. Year after year my collection comes out and comes to life! Our new digs host it well-this will be the spookiest season yet. Enter if you dare trick or treater's! I must say-even I am scared!


I feel so grateful to obtain these real deal props: wrought iron fencing and enormous dead, rooted tree trunks. These items are the foundation for our cemetery. The tombstones are concrete, homemade by me-so fun to make when "there's time." These elements, plus the lighting are all weatherproof so they can be out a few weeks in advance.

For those of you who know: Scary Man Charlie (nicknamed after my brother), is up waiting to greet any "Ghoster's" that come to the front door-best to go to the side door-it's just a little bit safer over there. And make sure to look up in the lonesome window on the second floor -there is something just SOOOO SPOOKY up there!!

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