Friday, September 18, 2009
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Finally, it's time to start writing about my favorite holiday: Halloween! At this time of year, I like to do a whole series of blogs to help you find all the Things you need to haunt your yard and your house, plan your costume and make the most of the Spookiest Day of the Year.
The perfect spine-tingling haunted house begins outside where you get your first opportunity to scare the wits out of your guests. My favorite outdoor props are big, horrifying and easy to assemble and store. This 6-foot winged demon is the perfect greeter for a porch. It's really easy to put together and has a ghostly shredded shroud that reveals its bony chest. 
With posable arms and wings, you can arrange it in a supernatural posture to welcome all those who dare enter! I told my sister we should call this horror the 'Demon Human-Bat Thing,' but she gave me a look that said, "Bobby, there's a reason we don't let you choose the names for items." In my defense, that's exactly what it is: a demon with 40-inch bat wings, a screaming human skull and bony human fingers. Call it what you want--this Thing is a great prop to put up against a backdrop of cobwebs or under a black light.
No haunting is complete without a skeleton. Or two. Our five-foot skeleton is sculpted in latex rubber for shocking realism. I've owned this one for a few years. 
It looks so real, people just have to touch it to make sure that it isn't...errr...wasn't human! Plus, it's more durable and easier to store than the ones made of plastic. And what's the best companion for a five-foot super realistic skeleton? A ten-foot skeleton that greets guests and trick-or-treaters with flashing red eyes and blood-curdling screams! This rotted monster's arms are five feet long and he's flexible enough to hang from a tree, prop up in a corner or just sit in a chair waiting for his next victim.
No haunted yard would be complete without assorted severed body parts. These light-up body parts are great for a graveyard scene or to scatter them under bushes. When you turn them on, the severed limbs flash and glow an unearthly red. You get one leg, one arm, one hand and one foot. They're inexpensive enough to get two or three sets and create a slasher scene on the front lawn. This is my favorite severed head for the 2009 season. The detail is amazingly gory. It's not easy to gross me out, but one look at the exposed flesh and bulging veins did it. Which is why I had to have one! He's life-sized, made of rubber and is perfect for hanging from trees or eaves.Next week we'll go inside to create a heinous house of horrors!
See you then,
Bobby
Labels: grim reaper, halloween effects, halloween props, haunted house, skeleton
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