Aedicula Props Get A "Done Stamp!"

Got the main plaques for this year's haunt mounted on the aedicula props. These LED top light skulls were purchased from the now defunct JoAnn Fabrics last year. This was just a test to make sure the plaque mounting bolts were installed at the correct height on the two newer aediculae. While the decorative plaques on the upper pediments of the aediculae are permanently mounted, the main plaques can be swapped out to taste. This way the props won't always look exactly the same from haunt year to haunt year.

Prop Progress Update

New cemetery post columns and 2 new aediculas antiqued to match our 2023 aedicula prop. Still have to add the LED flame light sconces and D ring brackets for fence chain to the columns and the center plaque mounting screws to the new aediculas. The outdoor light stringers for the house will go up in ~ 2 weeks followed by our pre-haunt inflatable flame light jack-o-lantern decoration at the end of September.

Skeletal Demon Prop Progress

Got the skeletal demon prop's wings spray painted "clamshell" which was the closest match to "bone" in a paint + primer spray paint for plastics we could find. We decided to skip adding any "wing webbing" due to the weight of the wings as is and the fact we get some strong winds on our hill here. A cold front is coming in and it's quite breezy today so it made for a good stress test to make sure the wing design is sound. Another reason we're skipping the webbing is that we're going to be lighting the prop with Spirit Halloween Red Fire & Ice spot lights and the light colored skeletal wings show off well under those lights. The prop is going to be the cemetery's main focal point and will be set back between the driveway and the tree in the below photo.

Halloween 2025 Bonus Candy

We are curating movie theater sized candy boxes of Hot Tamales, Mike & Ike Sour Candy, and Sour Patch Kids Zombies to give out in addition to a full sized candy bar (most likely Kit-Kat) to Trick-Or-Treaters this Halloween. Dollar General Stores have the best price around for these movie theater sized boxes at $1/box. We want to keep the kids and teenagers coming to visit our Halloween night haunt every year and that it's always worth the effort to visit! We don't ever want to be deemed the "Cheapy McCheapface" house!

Throne Prop Mods

Our 2021 built throne prop is going to be making another appearance this Halloween and we've made some modifications/additions for this year's haunt theme.

Haunt Prop Progress Report

Our new carpentry prop additions for our annual Halloween yard haunt are painted and the permanent decorative plaques for the aediculas are installed. Next phase is applying watered down flat black exterior paint antiquing wash on all of these which will bring out the textured paint details and make all these items looked aged.

New Toxictoons Designs

Help support an independent artist and get your 2025 Halloween season started in style! These Toxictoons t-shirt designs by artist Eric Pigors are available for pre-order only through August 10th and ship out at the end of August. We already ordered ours!