Building Evil
We are going to venture into something definitely new for
us, how to called “Building Evil”. Remember “There is more than one way to skin
a cat”. During our production we may have found it easier or at the time of
doing it the quickest and best way. Sometimes time is of the essence and needs
to get done so there may be some short cuts taken. Given more time you may find
different ways or changes or techniques.
Our first how to is going to be,
“To haunt or not to haunt your home, that
is the question”
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Should I: If its
one thing we have heard and believe in over the years is “Don’t haunt for the
money…Haunt for the fun of it”. We can’t agree more, don’t expect to grow from
your home haunt into one of the pyro-technique master pieces out there and
retire. Do it for the enjoyment of Fear of it. If you are able to on into big
productions like that…GREAT!!!
It doesn’t matter if you are afraid to go into haunted
houses or get scared out of your wits in horror movies or faint from needles (hint…hint).
Tap into that fear that sends a tingle down your spine and implement it in your
haunt. You would be surprised how many share the same terror as you.
What kind of room do
I need: Start small, you don’t need to fill the entire yard your first
time. Start easy with a grave yard and expand from there. You start with a
cemetery in your front yard or be a little bolder with “Diner for the Dead” and
have a mini restaurant with monsters seated at tables along with tables waiting
to be seated. These are just a few small and easy ideas; let your imagination
run wild. As you grow you will be adding new things along with adding to
existing things.
Cost: Yes you
could go broke putting on a haunt. Talk to other home haunters, even the bigger
haunts, they want to change what they have which means “great deals”. Go to
your local 2nd hand store, swap meets and garage sales thru out the
year. Don’t wait until August, remember spring cleaning begins in the Spring
not the Fall. They are all great ways to save. When beginning to look and you
have an idea what you want to find write it down. Tell your family and friends,
the more the merrier. They will go crazy knowing that you are starting a haunt.
Also don’t forget garbage day, walk the neighborhood and “dumpster dive” the
night before. Also get to know other neighborhoods garbage days. You would be
shocked what you may find. One man’s garbage is a haunter’s treasure!!! I grin
to even say this but there have been a stream of closing home haunters and a
few giving their stuff away to “good homes”. So check on line. Nothing breaks
our heart more than to hear “Closing” come from a haunter. Wait till after
Halloween Sales in your favorite Halloween Stores.
Options: Just
like any project you do, once you are done you see some things you might change
or ideas to make it unique in different ways. So we include this to give you
further ideas for each project.
Tools: What kind
of equipment are you going to need? Most tools are found around the house
anyway. Althought there may be some times you will have to “shelve” a Build due
to lack of tools and maybe build it another time.
Steps: We will walk you thru the building
process step by step and try to explain as we go what to do and measurements to
check depending on the project. This should also help in that if you have to
stop and come back to a project you know
where you left off.
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We plan on changing up from prop making as well as anything
that comes crawling out of the ground thru the year. Feel free to contact us
with ideas or have any questions.
Our Evil on Everest in 2000 humble beginnings
