Howard Family Haunt https://abouthalloween.com Henderson Halloween Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Coffin https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/coffin/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/coffin/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:10:07 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=41 The coffin was inspired by a similar prop found in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. It is built of pine and is actually built to spec; it even has real coffin handles!

 

 

]]> https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/coffin/feed/ 0 Window Ghost https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/window-ghost/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/window-ghost/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:02:35 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=39 The ghost in the window is a huge crowd favorite and is actually a fairly simple prop.

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]]> https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/grave-yard/feed/ 0 Crate Beast https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/crate-beast/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/crate-beast/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:00:31 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=35 The crate beast was designed to startle and scare! The crate is entirely hand built and faux finished. It runs on a motion sensor that triggers randomized sounds and movement for extra unpredictability!

crate3 crate1 crate4 DSC_4180 crate2 ]]> https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/crate-beast/feed/ 0 Fence & Pillars https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/fence-pillars/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/fence-pillars/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:00:17 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=33 The fencing and pillars with gargoyles certainly bring the whole haunt together. Or at least they keep the corpses from escaping the graveyard. The fencing is actually made of painted PVC topped with finials to give it that wrought iron look. The pillars along with the gargoyles are painted with a granite spray paint to make them look like stone.

 

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]]> https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/ghost-host/feed/ 0 Poppa Ghoulie https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/poppa-ghoulie/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/poppa-ghoulie/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:59:34 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=29 Poppa Ghoulie is sure to give you a fright! He is a pneumatic prop that jumps up and scares anyone who dares cross his path! He has been through many revisions over the years and gets spookier all the time.

 

]]> https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/poppa-ghoulie/feed/ 0 Fifi https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/fifi/ https://abouthalloween.com/2013/09/18/fifi/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:46:20 +0000 hallo3232 http://abouthalloween.com/?p=18 We found a great zombie-dog mask and just KNEW we had to automate it and build a ratty dog house to go with it.   Both the actuator and the dog house were a fun challenge to build.   The dog is motion controlled and has some serious growling sound effects to accompany his leap forward.

The dog actuator and sound modules are all accessable through the back of the dog house. Notice the motion control module, the sound module, and the speakers.  We fastened the actuator to the ground with rebar, and weighted the whole rig with cinder blocks to keep it from moving around and working itself loose when it fires.

The frame the actuator is built on is made from aluminum stock.

 

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