Our entrance and butcher shop are UP! The outside of the entrance just needs to be painted (should take no longer than an hour) and the rest can't be completed until the final weekend.
I just found out my cousin Brianna might be flying down just for Halloween weekend (Friday - Sunday or Monday) so I'm super excited about that! Plus, I have an extra, much needed haunter! :)
This week we're transforming our ACTUAL house for our first Halloween party since Colombia. And once that's done being decorated, we'll switch back to decorating the haunted house. This upcoming weekend, we'll have to finish details and lighting.
We're getting there. Rolling right along! I'll take some clear pictures today and post them up whenever I remember haha.
Still needed: STUFFED ANIMALS!
Lastly, besides our haunted house, here are some other Halloween events in the area:
Fishlips Carnival of Chaos:
Dates: Oct 28, 29, 30, 31
Times: 6pm – ?? (6 – 8pm is kid friendly)
Cost: $10 advance, $12 door, $15 fast pass
Merritt Island Terror Nights: (home haunt)
Dates: Oct 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
Times: 7 – 10pm
Cost: Free, donations accepted
Haunted Lair @ Eau Gallie Super Flea:
Dates: Oct 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 ,29, 30, 31
Times: 7 – 11pm
Cost: $6 per person, $5 with group
Forever Florida: (Hayrides, Haunted coach safari; Screamline Haunted zipline adventure: 55’ high, 25 mph, 7 ziplines, 2 haunted bridges)
Dates: Oct 22, 23, 29, 30
Times: 7pm - ??
Cost: Free general admission, $5 hayride, $10 haunted coach safari, $85 haunted zipline
Boo at the Zoo:
Dates: Oct 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
Times: 5:30 – 9:30pm
Cost: $8 on Oct 15th – 17th, $10 other nights
MEG-O-WEEN:
Date: Oct 30th
Time: unknown
Cost: $10 (over 21), first beer or soda is FREE
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
DESPERATE CALL!!!
I've been posting on facebook for a week, asking everyone I come across, and I know a few other people read this. PLEASE HELP!!! We need an artist by TOMORROW!!! NO LATER!!! Someone who can draw, paint, and/or airbrush or graffiti. We have a project that needs to be completed NO LATER THAN TOMORROW and it's almost done. It just needs a little artistic flair. PLEASE HELP! If we don't have someone by tomorrow, I'm SO screwed! Please ask around and contact me ASAP! Thank you!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
19 Days to go!
We're getting there! We're a good 70% done! And by the end of this weekend, we should be at about 90% completion. So exciting!
First off, thanks Dad for all your help and getting new props for us, Dennis for the wood, Diane for searching for everything she can dig up in her house, Kathy for putting us in the community newsletter, Leo for helping this weekend, and Terrance for all his endless hours of dedication for the past 3 years... no matter how many headaches I cause him! With everyones help, we're ahead of schedule this year.
Just to let everyone know, this year we will be accepting donations for the kids of Space Coast Rock-It Softball. Come out and support!
Halloween Horror Nights was GREAT this year. We had a lot of fun, and the speed pass is the greatest thing ever created. I'll write a detailed review like I did for Howl-O-Scream, as time allows.
Today, I'll have to start getting 2 of our props ready for decoration tomorrow. Final peices are all going up this Saturday so everything needs to be done!
This weeks wish list item:
OLD STUFFED ANIMALS!
Thats all I can think of for now! Till next time...
First off, thanks Dad for all your help and getting new props for us, Dennis for the wood, Diane for searching for everything she can dig up in her house, Kathy for putting us in the community newsletter, Leo for helping this weekend, and Terrance for all his endless hours of dedication for the past 3 years... no matter how many headaches I cause him! With everyones help, we're ahead of schedule this year.
Just to let everyone know, this year we will be accepting donations for the kids of Space Coast Rock-It Softball. Come out and support!
Halloween Horror Nights was GREAT this year. We had a lot of fun, and the speed pass is the greatest thing ever created. I'll write a detailed review like I did for Howl-O-Scream, as time allows.
Today, I'll have to start getting 2 of our props ready for decoration tomorrow. Final peices are all going up this Saturday so everything needs to be done!
This weeks wish list item:
OLD STUFFED ANIMALS!
Thats all I can think of for now! Till next time...
Monday, October 4, 2010
Outside decorations are up!
We did 90% of our outside decorations yesterday. We just need the movie screen and the skulls that we usually have lining the driveway. I need a big prop on that side without blocking the screen. Still deciding what to do. Cemetery is complete and bigger than ever. It took us a good hour to figure out the boarded up windows (we forgot to number them last year). This upcoming weekend we'll do the entire structure of the haunted house (minus the parts that go outside) By the end up this upcoming weekend, we should be at 65 - 70% completion.
Thursday is Halloween Horror Nights, and then I'm granting myself a 4 day weekend, so a lot should get done.
I still need:
Red paint
White sheets
2x4's
Thursday is Halloween Horror Nights, and then I'm granting myself a 4 day weekend, so a lot should get done.
I still need:
Red paint
White sheets
2x4's
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Updates and Howl-O-Scream 2010 review
33 days to go! We cleaned out the garage last night, and stocked up on a cemetery upgrade. Today we'll start pulling everything out and sorting through. If it doesn't rain, we can probably have the outside set up today or tomorrow.
UPDATED WISH LIST:
**Old paint** especially black, white, red, off white, and any neon colors
Paint mixers (those little wooden sticks that Home Depot and Lowe's give you when you buy paint. We need about 25. I'm gonna go beg today.
Old "creepy cloth" or tulle netting
Old bedsheets. Especially white.
HOWL-O-SCREAM Review
First off, let me say that I enjoyed it. I didn't know what to expect, but ended up having a great time. I've heard from multiple people and review sites that this is the WORST event Howl-O-Scream has created. If this is the worst year, then I'm pretty excited for the future. Here's my review (There are no spoilers).
We went to the "Freaky Preview" of Howl-O-Scream on Saturday. It was our first time ever attending this event. I went with no expectations being that I know they have a much smaller budget than Universals HHN, and they're not professional set setters. I've heard from some that it's better, some that it's not, so I went with an open mind. In the end, I found it a few steps up from a home haunt. They had a lot of store bought props, and most of the props they made can be made by the average home haunter. This isn't necessarily a bad thing being that HHN sometimes over does it with the elaborate sets sometimes, and forgets to concentrate more on the actual scares. It's just a more "raw" feel.
Before we went, this years HOS "My X" theme sounded kind of teeny-bopperish, and I wasn't really feeling it. I thought the best part about it was the "Behind the Band" recordings they had on their site. Unfortunately, this feeling didn't improve once we were there. I was kind of bored with this theme by the 3rd house (and there's a reference in every single one) Also, if I hear one more of My X's songs, I'm going to cry. Luckily, the theme wasn't the main focus of the night. There were references everywhere, but you can kind of ignore it. I didn't see the band play since I was talking to my Florida Haunters friends. Tavo said they sucked, and coming from a musician, I trust his judgement. They only played 3 songs, so if you're going, don't feel like you need to go out of your way to see the band play.
As far as the scare zones went, I wasn't impressed at all. That's it. Half the time we didn't even know we were in one until we saw a sign as we were leaving the area. Bad. Just bad.
Now onto the houses...
Overall, they were pretty well executed. Home haunt style on a bigger scale. The "My X" house was my least favorite. It was actually kinda dumb. The best part was the dressing room (check out the mirrors - awesome). My favorite regular house was Nightshade Toys. I LOVED it. I can actually use a lot of ideas from it too! Be sure not to miss that one (it's right by the entrance but we did it last). As far as the other houses, they were good. Not excellent, but they were good. It was fun. I don't think I saw a single vampire reference in "Taste of Blood", but it was good otherwise. "DEDer Extreme Rush" was kinda messed up, haha. "Deconstruction", "Death Row Vengeance" and "Trapped" were pretty cool. Awesomely ridiculous moment of the night: I don't remember which house it was, but our "greeter" said a creepy "what's up" to us... of course we returned it with "what's up". We kept going back and forth until it turned into a "whhaaazzzzaaaaaap" fest as we were all cracking up (actor included). Too funny!
Advice on making your haunted house experience more enjoyable:
We had speed passes so we zipped through all the lines (which were pretty long). Be sure to get the speed pass, but take your time! We were done with everything by 10:00 with the speed pass, but it was a preview night so I'm sure the rest of the month will be more crowded. While in the houses, SLOW DOWN!!! Take a minute to look at everything. Let a small space build up between you and the people in front of you. It gives the actors a chance to reset so they can be ready to scare you, otherwise you'll miss out and the people in front of you and behind you will get all the scares.
Now the best part of the night: ALONE
There is a $25 up charge for this house, and you need to make an appointment. If you are going, make your appointment NOW! They sell out FAST!!! You DO NOT want to miss this house. I was thoroughly impressed. I wish all the commercial haunts were like this. Anyone can jump out an say "boo!" but they put so much more into this. The house is about 10 - 12 minutes long, and you should get there 15 minutes earlier than your scheduled time. They let a group in every 5 minutes. You can go in with maximum group size of 4, but if you go in completely alone, you get a T-shirt (which is a logo of the house from the website and says "I did it Alone". They only come in XL and XXL. Also, I've heard that not every trip through is the same. Some people get different experiences and endings. If you go to HOS this year, DO NOT MISS THIS HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UPDATED WISH LIST:
**Old paint** especially black, white, red, off white, and any neon colors
Paint mixers (those little wooden sticks that Home Depot and Lowe's give you when you buy paint. We need about 25. I'm gonna go beg today.
Old "creepy cloth" or tulle netting
Old bedsheets. Especially white.
HOWL-O-SCREAM Review
First off, let me say that I enjoyed it. I didn't know what to expect, but ended up having a great time. I've heard from multiple people and review sites that this is the WORST event Howl-O-Scream has created. If this is the worst year, then I'm pretty excited for the future. Here's my review (There are no spoilers).
We went to the "Freaky Preview" of Howl-O-Scream on Saturday. It was our first time ever attending this event. I went with no expectations being that I know they have a much smaller budget than Universals HHN, and they're not professional set setters. I've heard from some that it's better, some that it's not, so I went with an open mind. In the end, I found it a few steps up from a home haunt. They had a lot of store bought props, and most of the props they made can be made by the average home haunter. This isn't necessarily a bad thing being that HHN sometimes over does it with the elaborate sets sometimes, and forgets to concentrate more on the actual scares. It's just a more "raw" feel.
Before we went, this years HOS "My X" theme sounded kind of teeny-bopperish, and I wasn't really feeling it. I thought the best part about it was the "Behind the Band" recordings they had on their site. Unfortunately, this feeling didn't improve once we were there. I was kind of bored with this theme by the 3rd house (and there's a reference in every single one) Also, if I hear one more of My X's songs, I'm going to cry. Luckily, the theme wasn't the main focus of the night. There were references everywhere, but you can kind of ignore it. I didn't see the band play since I was talking to my Florida Haunters friends. Tavo said they sucked, and coming from a musician, I trust his judgement. They only played 3 songs, so if you're going, don't feel like you need to go out of your way to see the band play.
As far as the scare zones went, I wasn't impressed at all. That's it. Half the time we didn't even know we were in one until we saw a sign as we were leaving the area. Bad. Just bad.
Now onto the houses...
Overall, they were pretty well executed. Home haunt style on a bigger scale. The "My X" house was my least favorite. It was actually kinda dumb. The best part was the dressing room (check out the mirrors - awesome). My favorite regular house was Nightshade Toys. I LOVED it. I can actually use a lot of ideas from it too! Be sure not to miss that one (it's right by the entrance but we did it last). As far as the other houses, they were good. Not excellent, but they were good. It was fun. I don't think I saw a single vampire reference in "Taste of Blood", but it was good otherwise. "DEDer Extreme Rush" was kinda messed up, haha. "Deconstruction", "Death Row Vengeance" and "Trapped" were pretty cool. Awesomely ridiculous moment of the night: I don't remember which house it was, but our "greeter" said a creepy "what's up" to us... of course we returned it with "what's up". We kept going back and forth until it turned into a "whhaaazzzzaaaaaap" fest as we were all cracking up (actor included). Too funny!
Advice on making your haunted house experience more enjoyable:
We had speed passes so we zipped through all the lines (which were pretty long). Be sure to get the speed pass, but take your time! We were done with everything by 10:00 with the speed pass, but it was a preview night so I'm sure the rest of the month will be more crowded. While in the houses, SLOW DOWN!!! Take a minute to look at everything. Let a small space build up between you and the people in front of you. It gives the actors a chance to reset so they can be ready to scare you, otherwise you'll miss out and the people in front of you and behind you will get all the scares.
Now the best part of the night: ALONE
There is a $25 up charge for this house, and you need to make an appointment. If you are going, make your appointment NOW! They sell out FAST!!! You DO NOT want to miss this house. I was thoroughly impressed. I wish all the commercial haunts were like this. Anyone can jump out an say "boo!" but they put so much more into this. The house is about 10 - 12 minutes long, and you should get there 15 minutes earlier than your scheduled time. They let a group in every 5 minutes. You can go in with maximum group size of 4, but if you go in completely alone, you get a T-shirt (which is a logo of the house from the website and says "I did it Alone". They only come in XL and XXL. Also, I've heard that not every trip through is the same. Some people get different experiences and endings. If you go to HOS this year, DO NOT MISS THIS HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, September 20, 2010
In full swing!
It's the most wonderful timmmmmmmeeeeeeee of the yeeeaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr!!!
We're back from camping, and it's officially Halloween season. All the Halloween stores are open, all of the regular retailers have their shelves fully stocked, and I'm behind schedule (as usual). We start building the haunt in less than 2 weeks, and I haven't built a single prop! Who's surprised??? Not me! Hehe.
I'm still in need of plexiglas! Just ONE piece (around the size of a small window). I'm also looking for some additional actors this year. We'll need you Oct. 30th and 31st. Anyone? Anyone?
I need to pick up our new hallway soon so it can be painted, and I need to order pieces for the new prop that will go inside. I also need to dig deep in that creative brain of mine to build some more props that will be much needed in one of the rooms. My wonderful husband thinks we have enough already, but what does he know, right?!?!
Anyways, 41 days and I haven't started a thing! This weekend, it's game on!
Ready, set, go!
We're back from camping, and it's officially Halloween season. All the Halloween stores are open, all of the regular retailers have their shelves fully stocked, and I'm behind schedule (as usual). We start building the haunt in less than 2 weeks, and I haven't built a single prop! Who's surprised??? Not me! Hehe.
I'm still in need of plexiglas! Just ONE piece (around the size of a small window). I'm also looking for some additional actors this year. We'll need you Oct. 30th and 31st. Anyone? Anyone?
I need to pick up our new hallway soon so it can be painted, and I need to order pieces for the new prop that will go inside. I also need to dig deep in that creative brain of mine to build some more props that will be much needed in one of the rooms. My wonderful husband thinks we have enough already, but what does he know, right?!?!
Anyways, 41 days and I haven't started a thing! This weekend, it's game on!
Ready, set, go!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Halloween Stores opening
Just in case you're wondering, Spirit Halloween will be opening on Monday, September 6th (Labor Day). I said in a previous post that it is at Melbourne Square Mall, but it is NOT. (I know, I was shocked too!) It is in the OLD "Rooms-to-Go" building a few buildings east of the mall. (More space, which is better)
Halloween City is located at the Avenues in Viera, and in the old Circuit City at Melbourne Square Mall. I'm not sure when they open, because they don't update their website or leave any information on their automated message. In fact, according to the message, there will be NO Halloween City's in the Melbourne area... yet there are two. If "Spirit" opens on Monday, I'm assuming Halloween City will also... at least the mall location since they're going to have heavy competition there.
Shoot... Spirit, Party City and Halloween City all within 1/4 of a mile. Talk about 1 stop shopping :)
Halloween City is located at the Avenues in Viera, and in the old Circuit City at Melbourne Square Mall. I'm not sure when they open, because they don't update their website or leave any information on their automated message. In fact, according to the message, there will be NO Halloween City's in the Melbourne area... yet there are two. If "Spirit" opens on Monday, I'm assuming Halloween City will also... at least the mall location since they're going to have heavy competition there.
Shoot... Spirit, Party City and Halloween City all within 1/4 of a mile. Talk about 1 stop shopping :)
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