Ghostly Lighting

We already had to repair the 10+ year old hanging skeleton bride and groom prop we forgot all about and never used before. After barely a week it was found lying on the ground. The hanging strings mounted inside the skulls snapped after exposure to a few days of rain and wind. The glued on groom's "top hat" also became detached. A classic example as to one of the reasons we don't set up the "real" Halloween haunt until just before Halloween in these parts. We installed some eye screws and attached some new hanging strings. We also ditched the "witchy" looking top hat. One of the things that we are very happy about is how the custom color palette of LED C9 bulbs on the house created a nice multitone lighting of the prop down below. While the C9 bulbs don't fit the more authentic/realistic "haunted house/yard haunt" aesthetic, it does create softer and more realistic ambient lighting of the props below. We are able to use less flood and spot lights on the ground actually creating a spookier atmosphere at eye/ground level. The C9 bulbs on the house also serve as a beacon on Halloween night to let trick-or-treaters know there's something of interest to be seen down the street. We have several party pooper houses on our street that turn off their lights on Halloween night, so we upped the ante and doubled down so to speak.

Local Area Haunts 2024 Part 4

Haunted Car Wash Canandaigua NY

Mrs. Haunted Eve was driving through Canandaigua, NY tonight and was curious as to why cars were backed up on the road. Turns out it was a "haunted car wash". Evidently it's been an annual thing for a while. Who knew!

Jack-O-Lantern From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Attic Hatch Yard Haunt 2024 "Photo-Op Frenzy"

Bob Kowal is a fantastic artist. He draws, paints, sculps, and builds like no other. His annual Halloween "Infestation" yard haunts are amazing in size, scope, and creativity.

Making Gideon Hackles Proud

This year's "Greeter" prop at our front walkway on Halloween night will be "The Chiller". The Chiller is composed of a matching Trick-Or-Treat Studios mask and hands and two different colored robe costume parts. The Chiller is holding a ghostly blue candle lantern for some visual interest. Our Greeter props are basically the guardians to the entrance of what we call "The Gauntlet" in our haunt at this house. It's our ~ 25 foot long walkway that goes from the top of our driveway up to our front porch. In the spirit of Gideon Hackles, if you can brave our haunted gauntlet, then you are rewarded with a treat (this year a full sized Kit-Kat bar and mini box of mystery flavored Ghost Dots). Most trick-or-treaters brave the gauntlet and earn their treat, but over the years several have stopped dead in their tracks at the Greeter and decided to take a pass on our house on All Hallows Eve.

Gideon Hackles

Halloween Past: 2004

20 years ago we did a werewolf themed yard haunt at our old house. Time flies!