10/19/2006 - Rat
Posted by ScareFX
I liked this foot long rat so I added it to the collection.
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10/18/2006 - Breath of life
Posted by Deathtouch
Well, things a little bit better than before. I moved into a house in St. Charles, Illinios and the landlord was kind enough to let me bring some groundbreakers and put them in his yard. So Halloween won't be the same but at least it isn't a lost cause. I have few picutres below. So I am still fighting to stay alive. I know I said in the last blog that it was my last but hopfully I can continue.
I had a gentleman from the local paper contact me about my haunt. Of course this year is shot to hell, but maybe next year. The wife had told me that she is hopfully that I will be coming home by next Halloween. It all depends on us and if we can work things out. I hope so. So I guess I will cross my fingers for next Halloween then.
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10/9/2006 - Both New Coffins Together
Posted by ScareFX
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10/9/2006 - Animated Creepy Coffin
Posted by ScareFX
This new prop was designed to look like this Creepy Coffin commercial prop. When I saw it online and in the stores, I liked the concept and the look. However the commercial version was static and made of Styrofoam. And it cost $99.
Instead of buying that prop I took the money and built this 6-foot animated version. It uses a wiper motor to open and close the hinged front. The outside chains and lock are plastic and foam but inside there are five pieces of real chain swinging and banging. A couple of ACC arms replaced the foam ones on the commercial version. It cost me less than $100 to make and will outlast the commercial version by many years.
Here's a picture. A how-to project description will be posted next month. Here's 10-second video clip showing the motion.
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10/4/2006 - $25 Full-Size Toe-Pincher Coffin
Posted by ScareFX
This year I built a couple of full-size toe-pincher coffins to compliment the half-size coffin we built back in 2004. I posted a project description on the ScareFX.com site. Here's a picture of the coffin that will be the home for a new corpse I'm currently making.
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Monday, October 2 - Here Comes Halloween!
Posted by CreepyKitty
Weeee!!! Its finally October!! Smell that autumn in the air!! I am all excited about Halloween this year!! Well... I am every year. But I actually have time to sit back and enjoy this Halloween.
The other day I decorated the inside of the house (wow I have a lot of decorations!). And personally I think it looks really good. But you know with a true Halloween fanatic you can never have enough Halloween decorations to put in or outside of your house. I am planning on decorating the front yard today. I am minus my awesome scarecrow this year becuase it was on loan from my mom and she is using it this time. LOL. But if I can I am gonna swing by Big Lots later on this week and see if I can't find a really nice bigger Halloween decoration to put out there that matches my decoration theme (pumpkins, black cats, and ghosts.)
Also this year I plan on getting a nice sized pumpkin to actually carve for the big night. Last year I had a real pumpkin and I just kind of sat it out by the scarecrow and didn't carve it or anything. I also am having a hard time finding my Pumpkin carving kit, I think we lost it in the move, so they are cheap I will just get another one next time I go to Wal-Mart.
Yay my birthday is coming up soon, I will be 25 and still rockin my Halloween style. We have been a bit low on money this year so the hubby offered to get me a Halloween costume as a Bday present. So he told me to go to the Spirit store and look around and see what all I liked. I haven't really quite decided what I am gonna be this year yet or not. I will have to see what costume looks best on me. I was thinking something witchy or something Egyptian. But it all depends on whether or not my boobs fit into one of those costumes meant for ladies who are not that well endowed. LOL.
But anyway, I am gonna start decorating the outside of the house and hopefully make it look as awesome as it did last year! Looks like Halloween this year is gonna be a total blast!
Mood:  - Excited
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9/21/2006 - New from Spirit Halloween & Spencer's Gifts
Posted by ScareFX
Purchased a couple more latex props today. The demon came from Spirit and the spider from Spencer's. The demon will be in the graveyard and the spider will be on the porch. Both are nice sized props. I really liked the details on the demon and black widows are the creepiest spider to me. It will replace the tarantula on the giant web this year.
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9/20/2006 - ScareFX.com Gets a New Look
Posted by ScareFX
I've updated the design of the ScareFX.com web site. The content from the old site is still in place with the same page names so links and bookmarks will not be broken. I'll be adding new content continually over the next couple of months.
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9/19/2006 - Poseable Gargoyle
Posted by ScareFX
This little guy came today.
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9/14/2006 - Did the Rounds at the Stores Today
Posted by ScareFX
I'm off on Thursdays and it's raining so I thought I'd check out the merchandise at the stores today. The Spirit store is not open yet and I've already gotten the things I wanted from Big Lots this year. So I went to Party City, Halloween Express, Spencer's Gifts, and Target.
I saw a nice Black Widow spider at Spencer's. I think I might add that one to my spider collection. They also have the Scary Demon with Cross which is definitely on my list to add to the graveyard.
Halloween Express has tons of costumes and quite a few props. I saw a couple of spiders and a giant roach that looked pretty good. They had a couple of latex vultures that looked better than the one in Spencer's.
I picked up a couple of the large poly-resin gargoyles and a poly-resin cross from Target today. Last year I waited too long to the get the bigger ones and had to settle for the smaller canine gargoyles. Those poly-resin props are nicely detailed for the money.
My giant toad arrived from the Toy Lounge today. I like him.
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9/13/2006 - Last blog entry
Posted by Deathtouch
It looks like this will be my last entry at blogcrypt. The wife and I have decided to get a divorce after 5 years. That means no more Halloween prop making for me. I will miss writing in my blog; it was something I truly loved to do. I will miss my dogs and the fun times I had. Thank you everyone for all the kind comments over the years. I will treasure it always. My props were left back at ex-wife’s house. Maybe she will get into Halloween without me. LOL.
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9/12/2006 - TV Show confirmed
Posted by Deathtouch
I got an email back from the rep from HGTV and it looks legit. I also contacted WormyT, who has done this sort of thing before and showed her the letter. She tells me this is the same way she was contacted and that it is legit. So in the next email that the rep from HGTV sent me, she needed some information about my house, me, and my haunt. I wasn't to sure about the sq. feet of the house, so I put on N/A on that. My wife who has lived in this house all her life even doesn't know the sq feet. So I sent her a recent picture of me,which was taken by WormyT by the way. Also a picture of the witch that I am making for this year. There is a chance that I might not get on the program, but also a chance that I might. Gotta cross those fingers. I took the day off to clean up the house a little. Just in case I get picked. If I don't get picked, there is always next year or the Christmas program. LOL. I have a lot of people cheering me on at hauntforum.com so I hope I don't let them down.
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9/8/2006 - DT on TV
Posted by Deathtouch
I have bit of some news today. I don’t know how legit this is, but I got an email from a lady representing HGTV that wanted to come to my home and film my haunt this year. Like I said, I am not sure if this isn’t just spam but I thought I would reply. You just never know now a days if people are pulling pranks. She goes on saying that HGTV is producing a new show this year called "What's With That Really Haunted Halloween House?" with host George Grey. It is a spin off “What’s With That House?” So, I thought I would contact her and see what is up. I will keep you informed if anything plausible happens. It might be kind of cool if it is.
George Grey
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9/6/2006 - Witch is getting there
Posted by Deathtouch
Since I had time this weekend to work on the witch, I drape the cloth on her, just to see what it might look like. Also messed with the motors to see if there would be any problems. Of course the hood doesn't want to stay on. I might have to do something different like attach it to the head in some way or form. The face is still under work. My wife still has to fix the face and then she will apply latex. I need to do something different to her cloths, but what? Maybe muck it up a bit. So, here is a picture of the witch as of last weekend. I can't wait to put this out. I have already had people driving by with big smiles on their faces. So, I think the witch is starting to shape up a bit. As you can see, I took this picture after a rain storm, so the witch looks like a wet puppy. I had her hair dropped over her face. Now it is just stuck to her face. LOL.
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Sep. 5, 2006 - The Complete Witch
Posted by Mr Unpleasant
The witch is finally complete, for the most part there are a few little odds and ends to clean up like where to hang the chains from but that will be done on Halloween. Here is a video of the witch in action.
Witch Video
Graciously posted on http://www.eyesofhalloween.com/how.html
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Sep. 4, 2006 - The Witches Garb
Posted by Mr Unpleasant
I've got the witch all dressed and ready to go just one step left, get this witch connected to the cauldron and fire it up! I really like the creepy cloth used as a shawl, it give her a more age look.
I'll post a video soon of the finished prop.
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9/1/2006 - Moe, Larry, and Curly
Posted by Deathtouch
I just about got my groundbreakers done. I only made three this year. Still have the 5 from last, so that makes 8. The witch is almost done, just need a few finishing touches. Maybe if you are good I will provide pictures. LOL. Here is a picture of my groundbreakers. The guy on the right still needs some work, but almost there.
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