So I've been planning my 09 haunt ever since construction began on the 08 haunt... I've been messing around with it... Adding stuff, taking stuff out, and switching stuff around.
One of my, many, big projects for 09 is going to be a brand new circus/fun house themed haunt where the cemetery was for 08. It will be a modular maze constructed of plywood walls and a OSB floor (Same thing the house was this year)
I'm just having a hard time making up my mind as to which way to go with the clown theme... For 08 I created http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/frontyardfright/2008/10-10-08/IMG_4428.jpg that was similar to the one found in the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsyXYnPoAE&feature=PlayList&p=ABB37EE295B5274C&index=31[/nomedia]
I was planning on created a giant (16x16) facade http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/frontyardfright/clown_head.jpg found in the movie and then theme the whole haunt with scenes from the movie (Cotton candy cocoons, popcorn room with Cotton Candy Klowns, a jail cell with the inmate covered in cotton candy, etc) Also, Bump In the Night Productions has a nice line of Killer Klowns masks and props. However, I'm not sure if A. It will be scary enough B. People will know what it's from and C. Afford buying a bunch of new stuff.
I was otherwise thinking of doing my own twist on a fun house with a checker board room, and other stuff like that. That way it's more of a generic style haunt.
What do you guys think?
I was also toying around with the idea of doing a pirate ship in the front yard and do use our new Light-O-Rama hardware to do a light show (Example below) and then doing a small walk through haunt on our porch recommended for the little ones who don't want to get scared.
However, I was also planning on doing a light show using those fake carved pumpkins to sing different Halloween songs and have the porch wrapped in lights that go to the light show. It'd be something like this...
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The pirate ship would be a great way to go, and the haunted house would be great. But I already have the pumpkins to do the light show, and all the lights I would need. So it definitely would be cheaper, but I've heard many of you say that you don't think the light shows are really "Halloweeny".
Now I ask YOU fellow Haunt Forumers! What are your opinions on this matter!?
:jol:
One of my, many, big projects for 09 is going to be a brand new circus/fun house themed haunt where the cemetery was for 08. It will be a modular maze constructed of plywood walls and a OSB floor (Same thing the house was this year)
I'm just having a hard time making up my mind as to which way to go with the clown theme... For 08 I created http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/frontyardfright/2008/10-10-08/IMG_4428.jpg that was similar to the one found in the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsyXYnPoAE&feature=PlayList&p=ABB37EE295B5274C&index=31[/nomedia]
I was planning on created a giant (16x16) facade http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/frontyardfright/clown_head.jpg found in the movie and then theme the whole haunt with scenes from the movie (Cotton candy cocoons, popcorn room with Cotton Candy Klowns, a jail cell with the inmate covered in cotton candy, etc) Also, Bump In the Night Productions has a nice line of Killer Klowns masks and props. However, I'm not sure if A. It will be scary enough B. People will know what it's from and C. Afford buying a bunch of new stuff.
I was otherwise thinking of doing my own twist on a fun house with a checker board room, and other stuff like that. That way it's more of a generic style haunt.
What do you guys think?
I was also toying around with the idea of doing a pirate ship in the front yard and do use our new Light-O-Rama hardware to do a light show (Example below) and then doing a small walk through haunt on our porch recommended for the little ones who don't want to get scared.
However, I was also planning on doing a light show using those fake carved pumpkins to sing different Halloween songs and have the porch wrapped in lights that go to the light show. It'd be something like this...
.
The pirate ship would be a great way to go, and the haunted house would be great. But I already have the pumpkins to do the light show, and all the lights I would need. So it definitely would be cheaper, but I've heard many of you say that you don't think the light shows are really "Halloweeny".
Now I ask YOU fellow Haunt Forumers! What are your opinions on this matter!?
:jol: