October 02, 2007

Haunting 101 For some, it's not enough to buy a cardboard witch to hang on the door for their spooky holiday decorating. They're coating armatures (and, accidentally, themselves) in monster mud to build the Grim Reaper or a well. They sculpt tombstones and make glowing water (YouTube). My favorite is the flying crank ghost(YouTube).

More tips, tricks, and tutorials on making haunted effects can be found in the props section of The Haunters Hangout and some Haunted House Projects at FrightFX. Ghoul Skool, The Halloween University also offers some propmaking, costuming, stories, makeup tips, and a small selection of haunted sound effects. Get to haunting!

posted by Christophine 17 years ago
  • Monster mud, eh? Hmmm sounds goo.
  • I was one of those people! Until I moved to a stinking apartment complex where nobody comes and I can't set up a haunted house. I miss halloween :(
  • That ghost is spectacular! The water's spooky, too.
  • Poor Lara. I can relate. Not that I ever had much but a couple lit punkins and a bowl of candy, but adorable munchkins used to come to the house and get their goodies. Now, I guess because we have no kids at home, nay, even in the neighborhood, and we're rural, we don't get any goblins or ghosties. :(
  • wooooooOOOoooooo!!!