Basement or Old Shed?

[stagehand1975]

The use of rope to mark your path is a really good idea. If the path climbs a hill. Make the rope usable for something to grab onto if needed. Use landscape lighting to light the area. Maybe build a cemetery near or around the shed.

[Haunted Hot Sauce]

The shed! A basement is enclosed so you know nothing is going to jump out at you from most sides but during a trek outside at night...almost anything could "getcha!"

Again, safety is a concern but could you light the path with tiki torches? I paint them black and give them a little rust colored paint to make them look a little less tropical and a little more creepy. Right now they're really cheap too. You HAVE to keep people away from them but they do give off a lot of light...even from a good distance away. I'll sometimes pile up branches to form a barrier between the people and the torches.

Just a thought...safety is concern #1 but I definitely vote for the spooky shed!!!!

Or line the path with jack-o-lanterns...or candles centered in paper bags full of dirt or sand...or glow sticks.

How easy is this? http://www.ehow.com/how_5593413_make-luminaries.html



...and pray it doesn't rain.

and please post some photos whatever you decide!

[CB_Christmas]

torches are a good idea too... another thing that is a concern (if you did use the basement) are stairs.
Also, you could make the path as part of the haunt. That way, no one has to wait on the path... have an actor walk the path and explain the theme as they go through the trail to the shed. or place an actor behind a tree, or motion sensor lights on props..

[kprimm]

Shed!, make sure it's safe, and there are so many additional things you can do with the area by the shed.

[Rahnefan]

Thanks a lot everybody. It will definitely be the shed, if I can make a safe path. Thanks for the pix & stuff, Haunted Hot Sauce.