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Hey everyone. I was just working on my Halloween website and thought how cool this would be share since it has something to do with haunting and decoration. I'm doing my best to pitch in! Remember the pumpkin from the intro credits to the Original…
July 14, 2009
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Taking a picture of your yard haunt during the day simply doesn’t do it justice. You can take pictures with your camera’s built in flash, but that also takes away from the spookiness. We all want to give our pictures that ghostly feel that you can o…
May 4, 2009
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May 4, 2009

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The most important question! Do you build props, and/or want to learn more about building props? Oh, and if you choose no, we're going to have to delete you.
Yes
How long have you been haunting:
I'm brand new at it!
Your haunt - Do you prefer:
Both
Your haunt - Do you prefer:
Spooky ambiance
Tell us a little about your haunt (i.e. is it a yard or garage, what is in it, is there a theme, what would you like to build, etc).
a:1:{i:0;s:10:"Yard Haunt";}
When it comes to props/decorations in your haunt, would you say you are:
Wal-Mart's best customer
Which statement comes closest to describing your haunt's attitude toward kids?
screw the kids
Which of the following most closely approximates your yearly haunt budget?
$300-400. I have no kids/kids out of school/no alimony

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Jack-O-Lantern Stencil

Hey everyone.

I was just working on my Halloween website and thought how cool this would be share since it has something to do with haunting and decoration. I'm doing my best to pitch in!

Remember the pumpkin from the intro credits to the Original Halloween? Well, I loved that Jack-O-Lantern. So much that I wanted to recreate it.

I took a picture of it on my flat screen, brought it into Photoshop and created a stencil out of it. It is available in JPEG and PDF format on my site.

Here is the… Continue

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Leo Kowal

Haunting an Apartment

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to go on the record here because I feel a little bad that I can't fully haunt just yet. I live in an apartment in the middle of a small town and I really can't haunt to the extent that everyone else here haunts, but obviously I'm here because I love the inspiration and ideas. I just love all things Halloween.

We still decorate inside, obviously. One thing that I'm going to do this year is decorate a window with something called Hallowindow.

I was biking with my gir… Continue

Posted on July 12, 2009 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment

Leo Kowal

Tips for creating your own haunt website!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to drop a quick note and share some information that can make having your own website a reality, especially for those of you that are not very savvy when it comes to HTML, web design and all the craziness that goes along with it.

Some of you may have heard of something called WordPress, if you have not, you really should look into creating a site using blogging software. Lots of sites, including a handful that I've created are centered around WordPress technology.

S… Continue

Posted on July 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — 7 Comments

Leo Kowal

How to Take Night Pictures of Your Yard Haunt or Prop.

Taking a picture of your yard haunt during the day simply doesn’t do it justice. You can take pictures with your camera’s built in flash, but that also takes away from the spookiness. We all want to give our pictures that ghostly feel that you can only get from darkness, but taking pictures at night can be very challenging because of the lack of light. Night photography usually ends up smudged, blurry or way too dark. With the right equipment and technique you’ll be taking brilliant night shots… Continue

Posted on May 4, 2009 at 9:10pm — 5 Comments

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At 10:24pm on July 14, 2009, Ray and Carol said…
Thanks! I think I'll watch eBay for one. They ARE expensive!
At 7:35pm on July 13, 2009, Ray and Carol said…
I love the hallowindow idea! Can you tell me what kind of projector I need?
At 10:10pm on May 5, 2009, Slightlymad said…
Welcome great info
At 3:18pm on May 5, 2009, Nightride Productions said…
Welcome to the GOE!!
At 8:49pm on May 4, 2009, Pete said…
Howdy Leo, Welcome to our madness ;)
um .. treehouse
At 8:32pm on May 4, 2009, Steve O said…
Hello, and welcome to the fun! Please take a moment to read the posting guidelines, and bear in mind that off-topic (non Halloween prop related) content may be removed from the Photos section to ensure space for prop related content.

Other than that, please post your work! Sharing your creations is what this place is all about.

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