tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87447553930352702022024-03-13T08:03:48.986-07:00ValhellaA celebration of the Halloween season.Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-5145796084774538622018-10-29T12:44:00.001-07:002018-10-29T12:48:27.084-07:00October Antics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Meet Jack, our friendly neighbourhood skeleton! Getting all the neighbourhood kids into the Halloween spirit while managing a myriad of domestic chores.<br /><br />"What am I wearing...?!"</span></div>
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Late night jams</div>
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Getting ready for the big day</div>
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Life of the party!</div>
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Manic Monday</div>
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<br />Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-18756284691994743502017-09-30T02:05:00.001-07:002017-09-30T02:09:27.840-07:00Hoist the freak flag<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The creak of the coffin door...I have been sleeping for so long but now I crave the light of the moon and the smell of the sodden leaves, rich earth and rain. <br />This time of year never fails to awake a part of me that is filled with wonder and excitement. Time to create...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have finally posted the trailer for the documentary I made in 2010/11, Skeletons In The Closet. It feels really good to have it out there finally, it was a lot of work and I think the stories and people have so much passion in them. I miss all those crazy Canadian haunters! <br />Check it out here: </span></span><br />
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I sadly didn't manage to do much else with the film, having been thrown
into the true madness of parenthood, I will likely release the full
documentary online soon. I'd love feedback from the haunting community
and if anyone has somewhere to screen feel free to get in touch. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>Now it's time to make some spicy cider and brew up plans for this years festivities! Let the fog roll in...<br /><br /><br /><br />"</span></span>My latest documentary, <a href="http://www.chelseadigital.ca/SkeletonsInTheCloset/" target="_blank">Skeletons In The Closet</a>, is a strange and exciting exploration into a world of Halloween fanatics, creative masterminds, and masked marauders. <br />
Welcome to the oddball world of the Halloween freak, fearlessly straddling the
dichotomy of neighbourhood weirdo and local champion of youth.
Meet the people behind the tombstones and share their passion for the most devilish of holidays.
See how they are keeping the generous spirit of Halloween alive for future generations."Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-27793193505914423312010-10-31T20:52:00.000-07:002010-10-31T20:57:16.370-07:00Skeletons In The Closet!<span style="font-size:100%;">and now for my latest Halloween creation...<br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.chelseadigital.ca/SkeletonsInTheCloset/">www.chelseadigital.ca/SkeletonsInTheCloset/</a></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-62738239910164624892010-10-31T20:35:00.000-07:002010-10-31T20:51:43.240-07:00Happy Halloween!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As you all are celebrating the best of all eves in the Northern Hemisphere it is already November here in the land of Oz.<br />We managed to put together a halloween housewarming party despite the many challenges of hosting the dark month in this land of sun and beaches. Some of the compromises included green and blue pumpkins, as the traditional orange ones cost 25$ each here since it is not the right season for them at all. No need to bundle up as it was a hot summer day outside, but we shuttered the windows and lit the lanterns!<br />The green and blue ones carved up OK, but were very soft and brittle so it didn't allow for any intricate designs. Made me feel pretty good about the whole thing though when a new friend said it was the first time he had ever seen a carved pumpkin in real life! Whoa, blew my mind. For many of our guests it was their first ever Halloween party! Pretty crazy.<br />I went pretty oldschool for the decor, Jack-o-lanterns, candles, webs and ghosts.<br />Now I can't wait to see the aftermath of Halloween madness that is happening in North America right now! I can almost hear eerie echoes of trick-or-treats! shouted across the seas...<br />Happy Halloween to you all!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuh0OVbrIk6iS_UKH3C5YQiD5UhqHIH1Wx68_ODJmfH2SbpvjWFsaUPkJazzXe4smb_wNcIZKiTimG0H3ziTDCBVOEjxcDyqsUE40UR3vZMgSt3cjaR2jgN3Y9lxUFGAldNAlv9WM5nc/s1600/_MG_5108.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuh0OVbrIk6iS_UKH3C5YQiD5UhqHIH1Wx68_ODJmfH2SbpvjWFsaUPkJazzXe4smb_wNcIZKiTimG0H3ziTDCBVOEjxcDyqsUE40UR3vZMgSt3cjaR2jgN3Y9lxUFGAldNAlv9WM5nc/s400/_MG_5108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534423655412032338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS1Bthj11prjFg7L1EowdtLhyOdyUq4CnGEtmmbMjeMrwtouLknwK27J8mlmoUIzacCXQzlcRIde_bZx2p6QGgnijVwF8netgxRfGpQdyzcQ3-HT41sdJfv557Sb4dLGMZB9Ec7i8RUw/s1600/_MG_5121.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS1Bthj11prjFg7L1EowdtLhyOdyUq4CnGEtmmbMjeMrwtouLknwK27J8mlmoUIzacCXQzlcRIde_bZx2p6QGgnijVwF8netgxRfGpQdyzcQ3-HT41sdJfv557Sb4dLGMZB9Ec7i8RUw/s400/_MG_5121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534423650649911986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBwmBLGYRts_sIZ3XV2d3pJwYerpW7KELNnQd4Re3sCBE3EbSR7-QYpi5aJHV7H1-X6RKlYhEPWF8Hr1QsYrD0_th66Iu4Oset9-ec7cpfaJR8z7jG7h1Fe0oiJ4IMZ7ICAshIPs_XkE/s1600/_MG_5133.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBwmBLGYRts_sIZ3XV2d3pJwYerpW7KELNnQd4Re3sCBE3EbSR7-QYpi5aJHV7H1-X6RKlYhEPWF8Hr1QsYrD0_th66Iu4Oset9-ec7cpfaJR8z7jG7h1Fe0oiJ4IMZ7ICAshIPs_XkE/s400/_MG_5133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534423652422662146" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-91064920501417627502010-10-20T22:37:00.000-07:002010-10-20T23:00:13.540-07:00Bereft of a true Halloween<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I cannot capture the Halloween spirit.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the first time ever.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But it's not me, it's where I am. I never would have thought that I could ever make it to October without the fever hitting me, the monster madness, the all consuming passion for the dark month. But I also never truly conceived of what October meant in a place like Australia.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I call it oppositeland for good reason, and the sunny skies, the spring flowers, the flipflops - none of these things say October to me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I miss the smell of damp earth, the crunch of leaves underfoot, the brisk air and crisp mornings, the fog and pumpkin patches. So I guess I should have always said that Autumn was my favorite season, instead of saying October was my favorite month - but that doesn't work either because Halloween is part of what makes it dear to my heart.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But hard as I may try I feel like it just won't work here.<br />Case in point - I put some spider webbing up on the door this morning and caught a bird trying to eat the fake tarantula! It makes sense since there are GIANT spiders here - so of course they must be food for someone, but I've never had something prey on my decor before.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The dollar store Halloween section was about a 2 feet square and sadly disappointing. I tried to look up haunted houses and only found listing for actual hauntings!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will continue to try - but my heart is not in it. I will have to be a voyeur this year and bask in the glory of a true Halloween from afar through all of you dark creatures out there spinning up a dark night for All Hallow's Eve.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg45UvurOIeFAsdZeZlsGYShMmPaaAlKRlbnogTS6kCB9Th0RXOavo4Pzg9_Z0uCBFJvJ9quwkkM3ekPXsz6aKIx1LjQ5ID7TpTwyHGqOCtX6CJQYXOQfWMVoHlL89Ky530P6oB_g6Ajw/s1600/_MG_4835.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg45UvurOIeFAsdZeZlsGYShMmPaaAlKRlbnogTS6kCB9Th0RXOavo4Pzg9_Z0uCBFJvJ9quwkkM3ekPXsz6aKIx1LjQ5ID7TpTwyHGqOCtX6CJQYXOQfWMVoHlL89Ky530P6oB_g6Ajw/s400/_MG_4835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530374163849380034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">a host of little ghosts visiting my apartment.</span><br /></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-78853256948510273122010-10-14T17:43:00.000-07:002010-10-14T17:48:10.820-07:00Momento Mori<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUajvIpCFpbmBuyL71dcsc5ZdJYpr2TbAB0Eh5Vtlu2tvKcaMdF-CmB5b41CSeV5SG7bekM5Ob7i8aaqFhTjXnu9sU3nSli9AplU_W-X7T9-gz5y42KrR5B4wHol21vIXBLUdJi2y4aY/s1600/Ligier-Richier.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pDrXr0D0VvS1VaYIqQtboyk4FTj-UjLFlPGYg3_RLpQ_nHkfwnb7me6-lRb1WvCg-5_UewjavPJUEe2hSg6yK27WW1SyXrtW-bcIneEPaXvm-hIL5zTFtdhyphenhyphenUqGfx9bAam852Ip-RbY/s400/_MG_9846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393296148414777842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu9Hr6ENZiS7BTbQf-M-6m1naCTLBtSH0XuhfYaRzGL6YKMrS8LdEfubTxXwOEyrtUffAChCUuQQDeZxy-PCPw48dWn0fi4NIcdC76DbvJjl_KzeP6BiHiqiGyGd_lnxeg-wOeNgqN1k/s1600-h/_MG_9867_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu9Hr6ENZiS7BTbQf-M-6m1naCTLBtSH0XuhfYaRzGL6YKMrS8LdEfubTxXwOEyrtUffAChCUuQQDeZxy-PCPw48dWn0fi4NIcdC76DbvJjl_KzeP6BiHiqiGyGd_lnxeg-wOeNgqN1k/s400/_MG_9867_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393296151350291586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFq6siz6lTOLkJrNHC086ks6Qm77TYK2C-ywpe-XUqxg6BNp5NcY9oxYXEhlvOogdAtnoCeSolAA14gZ442W42w1ez8DpdiwthBH5rAnpe5t_o0hrNJ7PfQKSY02bDjxap_xMBrsJ26Q/s1600-h/_MG_9862.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFq6siz6lTOLkJrNHC086ks6Qm77TYK2C-ywpe-XUqxg6BNp5NcY9oxYXEhlvOogdAtnoCeSolAA14gZ442W42w1ez8DpdiwthBH5rAnpe5t_o0hrNJ7PfQKSY02bDjxap_xMBrsJ26Q/s400/_MG_9862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393295678298177026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrRprqNXTvDqFuX67DoULjO6t5K_rB8-dNd4S2jfo4gKJ_RkKs6B9ZlOob1Jxa2SRauLcjruWsJ-YIEhOuYWz5UHWE8Dkjz-Pz6Ckjk0lAY6Aj5YyaMw4hq0r2_WRJRwAVb_LnWWyRb0/s1600-h/_MG_9855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrRprqNXTvDqFuX67DoULjO6t5K_rB8-dNd4S2jfo4gKJ_RkKs6B9ZlOob1Jxa2SRauLcjruWsJ-YIEhOuYWz5UHWE8Dkjz-Pz6Ckjk0lAY6Aj5YyaMw4hq0r2_WRJRwAVb_LnWWyRb0/s400/_MG_9855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393295685639042610" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-15627942649906747982009-10-13T14:47:00.000-07:002009-10-13T14:50:34.025-07:00Halloween creative<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >Art by <a href="http://www.myeclecticmind.com/">Heather Gleason</a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7CQIiiU3_iU-m9H2g_ASlCYiZ-XBakEk0T4e7YQ5_nfHJspEpOFVDx726RwFZh4oyjzhPxzIQVvHbhucGKG0EU8EdBgp3LyM_ZATOD1uLdag-oN8Zrg8vgBEhsLBpj-e-45RK9y8IV0/s1600-h/il_430xN.95101793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7CQIiiU3_iU-m9H2g_ASlCYiZ-XBakEk0T4e7YQ5_nfHJspEpOFVDx726RwFZh4oyjzhPxzIQVvHbhucGKG0EU8EdBgp3LyM_ZATOD1uLdag-oN8Zrg8vgBEhsLBpj-e-45RK9y8IV0/s400/il_430xN.95101793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392205102741639778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDck-BRIsDAGkXVFYzWuFAuDClS8yaP730aB__rX4wnbVBJQCrB39BVj74-78w8J6lMpn6KcMsRHZPW_ok9HnthMcjtSmIqOVr_gyecyoiB38GUTVZNlDEMFtnH-ERoUnvTtwa54B1ys/s1600-h/kickStartMyHeartSkipCrankHeather-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDck-BRIsDAGkXVFYzWuFAuDClS8yaP730aB__rX4wnbVBJQCrB39BVj74-78w8J6lMpn6KcMsRHZPW_ok9HnthMcjtSmIqOVr_gyecyoiB38GUTVZNlDEMFtnH-ERoUnvTtwa54B1ys/s400/kickStartMyHeartSkipCrankHeather-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392204753468055330" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-3163308513815040952009-10-06T11:31:00.000-07:002009-10-06T11:47:43.246-07:00Hey kids...want some candy?<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Created a Halloween candy display last night. yummy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I also made fresh corn chowder and Pumpkin chocolate chip bars.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The kitchen smells fantastic!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So delightful to actually have time this year to do the more domestic Autumn things.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Normally I would be frantically working away in the monster factory.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Alas, no new monsters will rise this year. I will be on a secret Halloween mission all season.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMIIxXgKhNL72CIrtO5ULjMMObiQxznmBOG10Lj4A4Mb96w_NPhhB7wOa-Z_pNtF6nhqq_9o10qHyy-psedZeWnzaOw-IzpHHafyPmE13Ko4eXxhyphenhyphen_QXeZF8Idbo8UYAGK7_VSGBt-Po/s1600-h/_MG_9761.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMIIxXgKhNL72CIrtO5ULjMMObiQxznmBOG10Lj4A4Mb96w_NPhhB7wOa-Z_pNtF6nhqq_9o10qHyy-psedZeWnzaOw-IzpHHafyPmE13Ko4eXxhyphenhyphen_QXeZF8Idbo8UYAGK7_VSGBt-Po/s400/_MG_9761.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389556772221524450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qz1nmas3WQJ0KO5DpYqY3C_FSe3OfdZNNErzbW6fdaaKXswFBo68j-OpOXPlE_r9UrPjeeF46pUSJCWKCDHJbBcIMQZwWMeFGF-TKvv15-MnBFSY3Ih7k3o2y73i0ThMkOQzNdbg0oM/s1600-h/_MG_9755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qz1nmas3WQJ0KO5DpYqY3C_FSe3OfdZNNErzbW6fdaaKXswFBo68j-OpOXPlE_r9UrPjeeF46pUSJCWKCDHJbBcIMQZwWMeFGF-TKvv15-MnBFSY3Ih7k3o2y73i0ThMkOQzNdbg0oM/s400/_MG_9755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389556765569402482" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-13937759676827765902009-09-02T14:44:00.001-07:002009-09-02T14:46:03.280-07:00Summer Ending<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwjPFBI75hdFYEfIuchmge_mV9TiSnHZPMuxxsV4eFx43bLwGT9Q14DcTyIFS7JQewyewZfd4ojGycz237JlZVE23P3cmyCJQZgKkdm5d64DXLYp0to_-jZe8rW1NUtK2dINuD3emt8Q/s1600-h/_MG_8472.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwjPFBI75hdFYEfIuchmge_mV9TiSnHZPMuxxsV4eFx43bLwGT9Q14DcTyIFS7JQewyewZfd4ojGycz237JlZVE23P3cmyCJQZgKkdm5d64DXLYp0to_-jZe8rW1NUtK2dINuD3emt8Q/s400/_MG_8472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376989638688471762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRKUxJNlK4K0KLadTJD3Lmoyf7ocns66LcUwaHfgP-Wl8Xrrz1AluRoFdzrXnm1k6CA88TTETfZA79IlJRybO88EuEb9msmkih4II5slpuErq54TBWwTXhpn38d6vQPX1KjQJVyRBMaQ/s1600-h/_MG_8461.jpg"><br /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-87469409810413026892009-08-21T13:32:00.000-07:002009-08-21T13:35:35.503-07:00BoudoirA bedroom set for the dark at heart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.harvestmoon.co.uk/images/moulin-noir/MOULIN-NOIR-MAIN-500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 515px;" src="http://www.harvestmoon.co.uk/images/moulin-noir/MOULIN-NOIR-MAIN-500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.harvestmoon.co.uk/moulin-noir/coach-house-moulin-noir-bedroom-furniture.html">http://www.harvestmoon.co.uk/moulin-noir/coach-house-moulin-noir-bedroom-furniture.html</a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-51959375558484806532009-06-15T14:44:00.000-07:002009-06-15T14:47:59.039-07:00<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://darkpassagetravelogue.blogspot.com/">http://darkpassagetravelogue.blogspot.com/</a><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />Photography and decay, and excellently thoughtful writing. One of my favorite posts:<br /><a href="http://darkpassagetravelogue.blogspot.com/2008/09/buried-in-woods.html">http://darkpassagetravelogue.blogspot.com/2008/09/buried-in-woods.html</a></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-51008020649713544542009-01-23T14:58:00.000-08:002009-01-23T15:19:25.696-08:00My Photography<iframe align=center src=http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?user_id=21499671@N07&tags=spooky frameBorder=0 width=420 scrolling=no height=500></iframe>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-64557245787769845012008-11-05T12:45:00.000-08:002008-11-05T12:47:58.017-08:00to remember it by...<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Some more photos from this years haunt.<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/danthon/0810_halloween">http://picasaweb.google.com/danthon/0810_halloween</a><br /><br />My biggest regret is that I didn't have time to take some myself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ5n5DSTSpWa6odR-1DD1LYrp7sG18y4fkqbqznrQ9VMDJVv9dRIwmZqPJY7G_2C5CXt5c_7XYjsLIqKW-RdIy7fNnOwCLR_kRmqJUqRXnaIhhdjW-rHOm5OvlRQHvrKmmnFx3zIzCqk/s1600-h/_RRU8887.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ5n5DSTSpWa6odR-1DD1LYrp7sG18y4fkqbqznrQ9VMDJVv9dRIwmZqPJY7G_2C5CXt5c_7XYjsLIqKW-RdIy7fNnOwCLR_kRmqJUqRXnaIhhdjW-rHOm5OvlRQHvrKmmnFx3zIzCqk/s320/_RRU8887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265277733502296098" border="0" /></a></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-52474937819930373442008-11-02T22:23:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:35:24.534-08:00Pumpkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYfVZa1Tb8HK1R9hJGlfIxmcpkD8NayG01dxGPd_cpE2pt7flxtku3ykViLuLtGqMDHmLO3godqQkcWKid-gTnDrkDGG_FKLrDEh84XwdBIU1IHq2Ln1RrKBrIlnCyiB_JRa8zUUi89I/s1600-h/_MG_7579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYfVZa1Tb8HK1R9hJGlfIxmcpkD8NayG01dxGPd_cpE2pt7flxtku3ykViLuLtGqMDHmLO3godqQkcWKid-gTnDrkDGG_FKLrDEh84XwdBIU1IHq2Ln1RrKBrIlnCyiB_JRa8zUUi89I/s320/_MG_7579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264313823396228306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-kwKRjK_3RGOcjezWn7SptzocoMj7hjRmBd7na7e0PFGkM8TQjUPXk1EODdEGnCX890bR1AWfhp3MEAr1ayvkwbGt7Eyc_tVS7DYX-dVYHnw-yiT1bMduQM8F4R_04F9VXRL5kzoVAY/s1600-h/_MG_7577.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoBaRm84wF24cwHSPgxnciwJjD-9gGK4rdnRgx4r-w-mddfzkEeVeJ_nDZGK0kobpB25ShGEPT5K0rs3xQLGKdwS_2Scy9_2ulMKt2Bp2E5ZAH809DI2_37ElMdZEU9SsJoOJlRiA0Ps/s320/_MG_7590.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264313826563828002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to Mike, Lindsay and Lesa for helping to carve all 8 pumpkins in about half an hour!Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-33415212726951315872008-11-02T21:13:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:19:12.313-08:00Haunt photos - the Haunted HouseIf the kiddies made it through the yard and still had some heart to carry on, we sent them into the Haunted House.<br />The door was ominously barred with the <a href="http://valhella.blogspot.com/2008/09/friends-with-torches.html">metal spiderweb</a> my friend Graeme made for me, much to my delight! (and in August too!)<br />Once the door was opened you could hear the overwhelming sounds of a tinkling nursery rhyme, heartbeats and babies crying. Red strobes revealed<span style="font-weight: bold;">...<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Nursery</span><br />With it's bloodied walls and <a href="http://www.frightcatalog.com/Halloween-Props/Optical-Illusions/">gortraits</a>, they would see a woman with long dark hair holding a baby, but what a baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC9H6Kra555aOFulcACkq8560lzbW6mj4IKl665jIfpvDge2QxdX76Ol-gCza-ovXWVtExAzRnAgIw-cupdJaVlpkJrK-uOsqcSuv6wjde3CRlUnrZYls1_oIlhFA7Vbogeu8hTftlGw/s1600-h/_RRU8828.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC9H6Kra555aOFulcACkq8560lzbW6mj4IKl665jIfpvDge2QxdX76Ol-gCza-ovXWVtExAzRnAgIw-cupdJaVlpkJrK-uOsqcSuv6wjde3CRlUnrZYls1_oIlhFA7Vbogeu8hTftlGw/s320/_RRU8828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264299123509107714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QSPZP4A47F6PnowAkCGdPsrz0YfALBjt4ilC4LBYkNz5nNCDcidQ37lv3qE2DCYXqLIfP1hbhiNTYE3X0Y58hfJRrHu7Eyj5IdKfMFAyzqhuVLHtu3X2lam63mmdv-W2Z8jcO3Nz7rY/s1600-h/_RRU8878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QSPZP4A47F6PnowAkCGdPsrz0YfALBjt4ilC4LBYkNz5nNCDcidQ37lv3qE2DCYXqLIfP1hbhiNTYE3X0Y58hfJRrHu7Eyj5IdKfMFAyzqhuVLHtu3X2lam63mmdv-W2Z8jcO3Nz7rY/s320/_RRU8878.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264299135978849698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz31SejeFx_8gIpudaA3fiXxbjoBWmFosVz0IG9cdGySeykJy_vV86Gous9QQzOveb_futI1_IwlPT-KYADAwBUMCFK9Me-tr31cw7oRh81ErbJTMgTBpzJxtBjXQt3fGrRsUQWIGkjLk/s1600-h/_RRU8830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz31SejeFx_8gIpudaA3fiXxbjoBWmFosVz0IG9cdGySeykJy_vV86Gous9QQzOveb_futI1_IwlPT-KYADAwBUMCFK9Me-tr31cw7oRh81ErbJTMgTBpzJxtBjXQt3fGrRsUQWIGkjLk/s320/_RRU8830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264299135281473170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From the Nursery the went into a dark hallway and felt their way through to the..<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dot Room</span><br />Mike did a great job of staying hidden until they came right to the end, and then the walls started to move towards them. He was so hidden that there was even one unsuspecting couple that took advantage of being "alone" and started making out. They were quite surprised when the dots started walking towards them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeO8llw66x2vgVh58XK6DvtvvoOigxSU93M9QQThkaZ7ZA4IyV2FzwOrsAs4hAx0r8MaeI8TP3cKJwXbrjq6LDqOJyUTgJUYsWFwXA6pCZm9n5R0kI1qipEmGcpnr5BMiy2HmvCSMdWs/s1600-h/_RRU8838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeO8llw66x2vgVh58XK6DvtvvoOigxSU93M9QQThkaZ7ZA4IyV2FzwOrsAs4hAx0r8MaeI8TP3cKJwXbrjq6LDqOJyUTgJUYsWFwXA6pCZm9n5R0kI1qipEmGcpnr5BMiy2HmvCSMdWs/s320/_RRU8838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264300970340973346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__jIXmLAdQ6UcjC7lgpRbm3Dfhw4qbYbaNSe0TwcS90pFF4-SqcKkOzMqDMKD0m_NxW609OWo5KZh7Rpm0PcgNFaS7Ke8u7JbEPCclLJcJqkO9BueYsFcCLthT97l49Z_s49Uoo6kQpk/s1600-h/_RRU8833(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__jIXmLAdQ6UcjC7lgpRbm3Dfhw4qbYbaNSe0TwcS90pFF4-SqcKkOzMqDMKD0m_NxW609OWo5KZh7Rpm0PcgNFaS7Ke8u7JbEPCclLJcJqkO9BueYsFcCLthT97l49Z_s49Uoo6kQpk/s320/_RRU8833(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264300973914760114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He scared them back the way they came, or so it seemed, but then they walked right into...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Spider Room</span><br />With it's spider strings creepily brushing up against them, they walked towards the spider victim, all webbed up. Touch sensitive spiders would drop and then suddenly someone was right there, screaming at them to "GET IT OFF ME!". A woman with a giant spider over her face, trying to rip it off and screaming.<br />Tonia rocked this room for the first little while, and I took over when she left. Though I couldn't bring the same level of classy spideryness to it, I did get pretty into my role and screamed until my throat was raw. It was the most startling I think from the amount of screams we got from the ToTs. Very satisfying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTb9XTWuo4ag5rILqY5-a9Yu1mU0BSbiPzLz7lNct89hmDZRxNs2ZH6iY3H9VpBTRAERpOjmJUx87p2t2EsyBEGmgyDmEWjImlZAuA36eUTLN5Ip8uVsYSdI827vuiDe4dxowZJejr24/s1600-h/_RRU8845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTb9XTWuo4ag5rILqY5-a9Yu1mU0BSbiPzLz7lNct89hmDZRxNs2ZH6iY3H9VpBTRAERpOjmJUx87p2t2EsyBEGmgyDmEWjImlZAuA36eUTLN5Ip8uVsYSdI827vuiDe4dxowZJejr24/s320/_RRU8845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264303639476016226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvq63G_IruF4msmlwzD2Cv_5lmlA3V5DUSRwnrc_LR6SNhodSYpL1E2tHbqpiVY9pZAVFknqFbQ2HDvlzTte7uISz0ntoUMwRBBaiuvJbbNtBHV3eHisZ2m-LE7WhVcogUv69DnVLJcs/s1600-h/_RRU8844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvq63G_IruF4msmlwzD2Cv_5lmlA3V5DUSRwnrc_LR6SNhodSYpL1E2tHbqpiVY9pZAVFknqFbQ2HDvlzTte7uISz0ntoUMwRBBaiuvJbbNtBHV3eHisZ2m-LE7WhVcogUv69DnVLJcs/s320/_RRU8844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264303631486628834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnCpj2bBU0RVJkiyXhuBWuVedM6niOfnO0UBRo363cT9w1jmSWFTgvNRLNquK27_Ix8wLNQRH0vzWS-wszAT6sghYvLypeheF48aDINDX-XlQLWfyJGPpvvtSNeKPtggqvIsdX_gU_SA/s1600-h/_RRU8846.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnCpj2bBU0RVJkiyXhuBWuVedM6niOfnO0UBRo363cT9w1jmSWFTgvNRLNquK27_Ix8wLNQRH0vzWS-wszAT6sghYvLypeheF48aDINDX-XlQLWfyJGPpvvtSNeKPtggqvIsdX_gU_SA/s320/_RRU8846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264303644583064322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb71P1bcMupe_7NPLAp-tjthFPIbzLz-aUh3Q5zFbZtbHmDMzdOi7d-gssOoSzVkT23yUA15Yoeo0Gb8d8CFwbk9oeYvMPalc_6Q0FvXCjsU_QZFKuY7jvxs3yCBJyN8QsKxPM0S73agA/s1600-h/_RRU8850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb71P1bcMupe_7NPLAp-tjthFPIbzLz-aUh3Q5zFbZtbHmDMzdOi7d-gssOoSzVkT23yUA15Yoeo0Gb8d8CFwbk9oeYvMPalc_6Q0FvXCjsU_QZFKuY7jvxs3yCBJyN8QsKxPM0S73agA/s320/_RRU8850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264303646773755298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From the spider room they shot out the door to the outside. I worked the entrance for a bit, and loved seeing the excitement and glee of people coming out. There were a lot of Whoas and Wows, and it really made it all worth it. We ran the haunt well into the night, and even much later for late arriving friends.<br /><br />By far the most challenging to have built, the haunted house portion was a maze that snaked through my basement. Building it required 100 feet of black Poly and lots of black gaffers tape.<br />I had to build it to avoid all the furnace ducts and low portions of the basement, and I dearly hoped those walls would hold. I had visions of walls toppling and ducts getting knocked off, but even though people were wary and excited, they were also really respectful.<br />There was only one group of teenagers that were so scared in the dot room that they ran right through a wall! But after 5 minutes we were repaired and running again! (Thanks Mike!)<br /><br />Everyone loved it and there were lots of gasps and screams.<br />I ended up working in the Spider Room for most of the night, and the strobes almost killed me.<br />I'm surprised I have a voice left from all the shrieking I did at unsuspecting groups of people.<br />Great to see the wide eyed thrills we gave people though.<br /><br />Lesa and Mike were invaluable, and they helped make the whole experience a great one.<br />Thanks you two! I know it was really hard to stay in those dark and flickering rooms for so long.<br />Dan managed to get great photos even in that crazy place.<br />Sure made it hard to get to the laundry room for awhile though!Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-66246628472687620862008-11-02T20:02:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:20:22.514-08:00Haunt photos - The CemeteryI went with my standard Cemetery setup for the yard, except with areas for the Gravedigger and Witch to work their magic. (literally, haha)<br />Because I was opening the backyard up to the public for the first time, I decided that a hay path would protect the grass and let the ToTs know where to go. It worked really well, and made it so the yard zombies and actors knew exactly when to expect people.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZQeMcOENeBnYviIb2QYjQiAXupu06wZ1QBOiRm1iWGB2fLFdaBAGZndmRKYyDpsPF-k2v2CfMdi_2rCr1iNhQJXYBg__kj8IgnCeaVvjNsqOKHNx1dYk27DSG6EHO8QjiWiCIsr2wqI/s1600-h/sm2993228530_781ff3945d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZQeMcOENeBnYviIb2QYjQiAXupu06wZ1QBOiRm1iWGB2fLFdaBAGZndmRKYyDpsPF-k2v2CfMdi_2rCr1iNhQJXYBg__kj8IgnCeaVvjNsqOKHNx1dYk27DSG6EHO8QjiWiCIsr2wqI/s320/sm2993228530_781ff3945d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264277128589588706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I had my 3 groundbreakers from last year, that I made with help from Mike and Nick, using <a href="http://www.spookyblue.com/halloween/groundbreaker/groundbreaker3.htm">SpookyBlue's method</a>. This year I made two more, (see <a href="http://valhella.blogspot.com/2008/09/army-of-darkness.html">previous post</a>) and adopted 2 more, one that crawled and moaned, for a total of 7.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK4fSc7ipQ_4kUEFlS22qvTDlOxwA5T-XGZIEXcUoGiOq5qF9reBwPQN9RAoD5Kz-p6sw8ODw24ilrdg36d8RCCegj4y1umBSaqfPJLcViWoiRDVM1QRFj5RLgo3QUeyJ78Gu7CLWX48/s1600-h/_RRU8826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK4fSc7ipQ_4kUEFlS22qvTDlOxwA5T-XGZIEXcUoGiOq5qF9reBwPQN9RAoD5Kz-p6sw8ODw24ilrdg36d8RCCegj4y1umBSaqfPJLcViWoiRDVM1QRFj5RLgo3QUeyJ78Gu7CLWX48/s320/_RRU8826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264284299749093778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxFBGWwDeTfc9me-saaqPsKvSNEcMdjlZGGLSLdyEsXicBcOWBCqxmeoJ7ypy92715Op5-aUEu7hR8fpP4WhDGE3Ru04gYyWodlab8agcuDbqrrjX1wGxulZqsNk-nmDvNG4gZS17o9M/s1600-h/_RRU8951.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxFBGWwDeTfc9me-saaqPsKvSNEcMdjlZGGLSLdyEsXicBcOWBCqxmeoJ7ypy92715Op5-aUEu7hR8fpP4WhDGE3Ru04gYyWodlab8agcuDbqrrjX1wGxulZqsNk-nmDvNG4gZS17o9M/s320/_RRU8951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264284302691911586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Walking down the path, people would first be met by Kirsty the crawling Zombie.<br />She liked to lurk in the fog.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmDhR39JYc_VUC3DBmqmI9vJl-7_T5BMVbVARPP4a_AUiiRECfE64pqZteo-DrvQGUQT1Z-4im9Ioxz496G6f01kJZRm9VUT6KlAzHcVHVOfs5DWhJC1SICMYuGLI5rTztPoCejikeSU/s1600-h/_RRU8864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmDhR39JYc_VUC3DBmqmI9vJl-7_T5BMVbVARPP4a_AUiiRECfE64pqZteo-DrvQGUQT1Z-4im9Ioxz496G6f01kJZRm9VUT6KlAzHcVHVOfs5DWhJC1SICMYuGLI5rTztPoCejikeSU/s320/_RRU8864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264291072374843346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLcrQe8ELnYMx0gjwokFP9Veq3JDl2IXn-tq2h0qo2AQ5onj8DmVbDjABB2uct5DrYLsosvvyo-uQKnXDqWzR0tLgwnMaHxApUv3FsAgmwJx4UoZbvfnMFDjpHab3UaDcIja6NJCyW5U/s1600-h/_RRU8817.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLcrQe8ELnYMx0gjwokFP9Veq3JDl2IXn-tq2h0qo2AQ5onj8DmVbDjABB2uct5DrYLsosvvyo-uQKnXDqWzR0tLgwnMaHxApUv3FsAgmwJx4UoZbvfnMFDjpHab3UaDcIja6NJCyW5U/s320/_RRU8817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264285176726434978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next they would come to the Witches Hut.<br />She was crooked and cackling, stirring her cauldron and mixing her potions.<br />She had put a spell on her sister that made her unable to move. (see <a href="http://valhella.blogspot.com/2008/09/army-of-darkness.html">Witch Prop</a>)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXL4tZmnkyscNEPqRP82p4y2eT9unYdsurpd0004WY8wxVJAiraY_mDbJu13HhR7vNFTnq3z3nnUd-aQlR5ZoWJC_ikMTuBV41IIJEh6wA0GzBTYavB_Hp2UmGvuNNac3Q2DuZIostFs/s1600-h/_RRU8807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXL4tZmnkyscNEPqRP82p4y2eT9unYdsurpd0004WY8wxVJAiraY_mDbJu13HhR7vNFTnq3z3nnUd-aQlR5ZoWJC_ikMTuBV41IIJEh6wA0GzBTYavB_Hp2UmGvuNNac3Q2DuZIostFs/s320/_RRU8807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264286822883223746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bKpcV0auvZVoTgfh8MZxkBGt0Gj7eM9cJ7n8sTfPiFwgz0lPQAh35R-eIJV6LLI8i3Euka8sD0c-YkjyOimOjUU9U8-zi07s_9rlrsM8Bp07YJGBFBnD2x7nt46gAhVgeUJAOB7-PRQ/s1600-h/_RRU8858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bKpcV0auvZVoTgfh8MZxkBGt0Gj7eM9cJ7n8sTfPiFwgz0lPQAh35R-eIJV6LLI8i3Euka8sD0c-YkjyOimOjUU9U8-zi07s_9rlrsM8Bp07YJGBFBnD2x7nt46gAhVgeUJAOB7-PRQ/s320/_RRU8858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264286827509010066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Right after the Witch they ran into the Gravedigger, with his unearthed coffin and his love of bodyparts. He was fantastic, telling them they had beautiful eyes and showing them his bag of bloody eyeballs. He would measure you for a coffin fitting or light fire in his palms. Then he would give the kids a candy body part to take along with them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPYHfWviwVt-B_xea6cV1ohQo34aa8Hhow9OTwb1WIFgvTojqs5C-MTJYL8DX_o_xxnfNLA55pxF0erbvV1B5ocyjYWjnOGZqoMpBQDHjw1aKTgR8BohnY4cKD7ySSTgj7vmMQ0TvUJc/s1600-h/_RRU8808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPYHfWviwVt-B_xea6cV1ohQo34aa8Hhow9OTwb1WIFgvTojqs5C-MTJYL8DX_o_xxnfNLA55pxF0erbvV1B5ocyjYWjnOGZqoMpBQDHjw1aKTgR8BohnY4cKD7ySSTgj7vmMQ0TvUJc/s320/_RRU8808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264291056586876674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobc4qZzfKaO77tYA3eLJOxgEdIixdB3xvzgM1DWYQvVAAoPhbUrCzepqi7ATk99GlXHdaY9cDHiiDeOxGi3zADIIFRs9ckdAIK2xLX8I4M-GnPy47PNraLdkCg7RGgGdd45lOXwLxsxI/s1600-h/_RRU8855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobc4qZzfKaO77tYA3eLJOxgEdIixdB3xvzgM1DWYQvVAAoPhbUrCzepqi7ATk99GlXHdaY9cDHiiDeOxGi3zADIIFRs9ckdAIK2xLX8I4M-GnPy47PNraLdkCg7RGgGdd45lOXwLxsxI/s320/_RRU8855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264291062785524498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsvoOVLWvttCGnSz4c-kJ3hxhF-8MWZtnHaBOi9WcSVpHZxb93td0vLlh3aUkWbkEQIpl5FVTSSbLFPu8O0piWOW5MtV1x4oq5AAT4jKjyKz6Ix2wKobirFtGvY_sRIuREu13USslPdM/s1600-h/_RRU8856.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsvoOVLWvttCGnSz4c-kJ3hxhF-8MWZtnHaBOi9WcSVpHZxb93td0vLlh3aUkWbkEQIpl5FVTSSbLFPu8O0piWOW5MtV1x4oq5AAT4jKjyKz6Ix2wKobirFtGvY_sRIuREu13USslPdM/s320/_RRU8856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264291063047191922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Heading back they would hear and then see a Zombie eerily playing a Saw.<br />Haunting and beautiful. Another lovely surprise from my volunteers. Thanks Brad!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju03VxGwo1DWMzefCHk53tjv6XvEZ2spkHSd6UUGj94M6ND4EFVQUXszVcoI-H9ML84f6Ug4TjNIr4mPCIEl9QIOjLXdGNYjDxQ3nj5zHJ51RHWyY-ny1HiKeTpv7eWPxP7qSfUXJLL6I/s1600-h/_RRU8799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju03VxGwo1DWMzefCHk53tjv6XvEZ2spkHSd6UUGj94M6ND4EFVQUXszVcoI-H9ML84f6Ug4TjNIr4mPCIEl9QIOjLXdGNYjDxQ3nj5zHJ51RHWyY-ny1HiKeTpv7eWPxP7qSfUXJLL6I/s320/_RRU8799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264292844278437522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62mKqrRes8utUbn7tPUXYEazb7xTQpmTYR9LlPLoEl2HOh1PtAmSyKOoHDwOHAVJH4e5Cv8-wAzGOPQJa_LPWglRHKFK9Fywzh9CoLGlwNzMzLwo0jqhf7J6ddHXrdyL5rwkplKl0dNM/s1600-h/_RRU8795.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62mKqrRes8utUbn7tPUXYEazb7xTQpmTYR9LlPLoEl2HOh1PtAmSyKOoHDwOHAVJH4e5Cv8-wAzGOPQJa_LPWglRHKFK9Fywzh9CoLGlwNzMzLwo0jqhf7J6ddHXrdyL5rwkplKl0dNM/s320/_RRU8795.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264292844082323282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaCdlKa-ynp0J-OPSDHZXpyJSEv2Z9ywpI4tiL3bXHPKuUKm6hT8h9VekcsOOnsZzhH-qxK6Ad9lz78Q3A2wKPR_29Ju27nN2-7VcE0cnqf03SytAek5gLySSnWrgt9nqGsA2lRalvT8/s1600-h/_RRU8797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaCdlKa-ynp0J-OPSDHZXpyJSEv2Z9ywpI4tiL3bXHPKuUKm6hT8h9VekcsOOnsZzhH-qxK6Ad9lz78Q3A2wKPR_29Ju27nN2-7VcE0cnqf03SytAek5gLySSnWrgt9nqGsA2lRalvT8/s320/_RRU8797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264292832242084434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally they reach the Candy (and Sodapop!) at the end of the straw path....<br />and if they are brave enough they head on.....<br />to the Haunted House!Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-47043047916237740232008-11-02T19:50:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:21:10.322-08:00aftermathIt's done. Over.<br />The Haunt was a huge success, kids and adults alike were awed and frightened.<br />My volunteers were spectacular, and I could not have pulled off the night without them.<br />Having live spooks really makes a difference from just having a creative setup.<br />They really shape the experience, and I think they were having more fun than the trick or treaters.<br />The rain held off, and it was even kind of warm for October.<br />The only good thing about Halloween being over is that I get to checkout all the photos of other haunts and see what they got up to.<br />I just checked over at <a href="http://pumpkinrot.blogspot.com/">Pumkinrot</a> and his Hollowman are fantastic.<br />I am saving the others for after I finish this post or I'll never get my photos up.<br />My only regret was that once again I was too busy to take photos myself. Crazy, considering that I'm a photographer by trade, but Halloween is the only time I never manage to take photos.<br />Luckily, I know this from past experiences and got my talented friend Dan to get some shots for me. My lovely and hideous witch Bryn also took some good shots that I'll be posting so you can see what was going on.Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-351640791252609692008-10-19T15:55:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:22:05.994-08:00Luring the childrenI put my signpost up in the front yard yesterday. It turned out really well and I think it will help get the neighborhood kids (and adults!) excited for Halloween.<br />Today my Mom dropped off some vines and I made a scarecrow to put up by the signpost too.<br />Only 3 more days of work and then I can throw myself into Halloween preparations fulltime.<br />I keep having to talk myself out of finishing up the basement maze until the final week. We still have to be able to do laundry! It is hard enough to move down there right now as it is, every time you turn around you bump into a corpse!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrMVHjIaa1cCRWkhokFZrWacXTYbneEB8RmT-kST1-Al7JyQ0jXmnjZ5st0NnnixLf8cZzyX_218TZG0iBGIlI6IEFkMxiib0yQTaKWq9W1nCtwo9rLIMMaEVr0FiHWDWMEUfDSSBggA/s1600-h/_MG_7484.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrMVHjIaa1cCRWkhokFZrWacXTYbneEB8RmT-kST1-Al7JyQ0jXmnjZ5st0NnnixLf8cZzyX_218TZG0iBGIlI6IEFkMxiib0yQTaKWq9W1nCtwo9rLIMMaEVr0FiHWDWMEUfDSSBggA/s320/_MG_7484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259003861968622562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbgD-Z_kgLLpXhOxOcc6xQvY1ntR_9SbEC1jzEZoOAmzRMGTav-J7JqUKBWbL71VJKKYuJ3FffzIi8HLJZ2DBPSqoToh3HXCp_sqjASFJ_W7QCKm-Bk2y7I-Yve-kSX0llCJPOb29d1U/s1600-h/_MG_7501_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbgD-Z_kgLLpXhOxOcc6xQvY1ntR_9SbEC1jzEZoOAmzRMGTav-J7JqUKBWbL71VJKKYuJ3FffzIi8HLJZ2DBPSqoToh3HXCp_sqjASFJ_W7QCKm-Bk2y7I-Yve-kSX0llCJPOb29d1U/s320/_MG_7501_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259003867252376194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWLn-17Cpka3MGCEB_ZqPDlkj5OKahfiu2GA2mCMrc1XJOgYPAebgyfVUOjV8trtBZsocZCjMiQWm40ns3pK7Bv3HmCN6TxNsVviOq3CGBf5pJlkawjZYHWaiKFMbhZomy3Z2hw1qrik/s1600-h/_MG_7510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWLn-17Cpka3MGCEB_ZqPDlkj5OKahfiu2GA2mCMrc1XJOgYPAebgyfVUOjV8trtBZsocZCjMiQWm40ns3pK7Bv3HmCN6TxNsVviOq3CGBf5pJlkawjZYHWaiKFMbhZomy3Z2hw1qrik/s320/_MG_7510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259003867170528578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_dW20awFem1FkEKyb7hccN7baV6eWOCk3Dx_xAMsU1QAJDJftRzRhc-nmcr7WDnCh6GFweK3Ux84I3VD4xypsUeaiRabt_iGqNA_4DrnFakd85BlCN91Hq7vdYeP6-L7pIMT_w-iH9A/s1600-h/_MG_7506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_dW20awFem1FkEKyb7hccN7baV6eWOCk3Dx_xAMsU1QAJDJftRzRhc-nmcr7WDnCh6GFweK3Ux84I3VD4xypsUeaiRabt_iGqNA_4DrnFakd85BlCN91Hq7vdYeP6-L7pIMT_w-iH9A/s320/_MG_7506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259003872677744098" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-61477181087638717772008-10-11T18:58:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:25:09.933-08:00signs and crosses, ghosts and coffinsI felt like I hadn't done anything in the last week, but when I went to take some photos of props today there was more than I'd thought.<br />This sign is for the front lawn to get the neighborhood kids interested.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nv5Gpxn3H8TdAGTdG-YRBWAVikFip7om1JfsFXrEmdlcDUC2zm_d1-57LOTifAKLOa04Czhj68MeGysGAle3V_3h_3d0nZvROAIYMP1ibUSkzvALUv9oTwVGanHeQVIl5e2mvUyDJYI/s1600-h/_MG_7327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nv5Gpxn3H8TdAGTdG-YRBWAVikFip7om1JfsFXrEmdlcDUC2zm_d1-57LOTifAKLOa04Czhj68MeGysGAle3V_3h_3d0nZvROAIYMP1ibUSkzvALUv9oTwVGanHeQVIl5e2mvUyDJYI/s320/_MG_7327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256083518403032962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also these signs will go on a post in front of the house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVCGDnmMIaPdW7wCW-FU49adkXmH57Q6N1dEq1EUeFkI-e6itUvGPv1XrQfDxol0vs_YWP60hWH1l3l2pVA5QK1R781JUMWXJyDG9oKhnKhiYLunM9womXAPfjQaNqG6hzgDYXgr5uFM/s1600-h/_MG_7335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVCGDnmMIaPdW7wCW-FU49adkXmH57Q6N1dEq1EUeFkI-e6itUvGPv1XrQfDxol0vs_YWP60hWH1l3l2pVA5QK1R781JUMWXJyDG9oKhnKhiYLunM9womXAPfjQaNqG6hzgDYXgr5uFM/s320/_MG_7335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256085030959116226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made some primitive looking crosses to go in the cemetery.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3UKMU3dLDOsCT50jIVTzXqeG1N_aiAd-XtlhS6PLqVjokythqUWMSSzvj5oHlNmPCSt_vNqzHZHtrFSf9mCqI_uXxat7WHWM8VVQczDGOvH8DwO6bunXBRZbFiX9V-cm20X0ni_Zbg0/s1600-h/_MG_7324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3UKMU3dLDOsCT50jIVTzXqeG1N_aiAd-XtlhS6PLqVjokythqUWMSSzvj5oHlNmPCSt_vNqzHZHtrFSf9mCqI_uXxat7WHWM8VVQczDGOvH8DwO6bunXBRZbFiX9V-cm20X0ni_Zbg0/s320/_MG_7324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256083518515847458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I got an $11 ghost that flies along a string, and it wasn't spooky looking so I updated it.<br />Before:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBTUkD7e_Z5ef4w2UYyeW0YazFsWNvg1WlSt3ytcsfaEaWiS1t3ZIySiz0WSAyTTnCCChg3nR_YrMd5t9UqfIzXPkfoW-tChRLFcRjVTb5no7xiY1rAG9vZ7NyMkkfkqcitUbqTFyZHc/s1600-h/_MG_7337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBTUkD7e_Z5ef4w2UYyeW0YazFsWNvg1WlSt3ytcsfaEaWiS1t3ZIySiz0WSAyTTnCCChg3nR_YrMd5t9UqfIzXPkfoW-tChRLFcRjVTb5no7xiY1rAG9vZ7NyMkkfkqcitUbqTFyZHc/s320/_MG_7337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256083529273471298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After:<br />The head is two sided, skulls on both front and back so it will look rad not matter which way it is flying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkcgEER65x95DAblDyALK0VU6pootk2L5hwEHjJWg3LCqfkCQhXmC8eEBlg-MVkaIROd3alb_7P8Z0JClwn4Gc6Wnt-NzSe8sOaBo6VRUcdhUk8zWesxYZ6C0ATlUSXbTAdN4GKCpXf8/s1600-h/_MG_7344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkcgEER65x95DAblDyALK0VU6pootk2L5hwEHjJWg3LCqfkCQhXmC8eEBlg-MVkaIROd3alb_7P8Z0JClwn4Gc6Wnt-NzSe8sOaBo6VRUcdhUk8zWesxYZ6C0ATlUSXbTAdN4GKCpXf8/s320/_MG_7344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256083534535595730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I built a toe pincher coffin out of old boards. It was a complete pain in the ass but it will look pretty cool. I still want to get a cross carved in the front of it, but not sure I have the tools for it.<br />My brother is going to be the gravedigger in Cemetery 666, so I wanted a coffin to bury in the yard for him. He will be great I think. He used to be in a goth rock band and he's done improv acting before too. The perfect combination for a yard spook.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzAovHbBA5jpuyIOqlG2qmO6Bzoa2qBfEzj5Cuv5vIaiPcI_h6Wbe6lGhFoh82w2O4VrU3vR41BOZniIYlVbEV5fdDTmvHzrTvFuAo5AwpC2KZFWYFGcGaE_eYN2U4AbAEkEd5KxhAbA/s1600-h/_MG_7332.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzAovHbBA5jpuyIOqlG2qmO6Bzoa2qBfEzj5Cuv5vIaiPcI_h6Wbe6lGhFoh82w2O4VrU3vR41BOZniIYlVbEV5fdDTmvHzrTvFuAo5AwpC2KZFWYFGcGaE_eYN2U4AbAEkEd5KxhAbA/s320/_MG_7332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256083531591736562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This guy is waiting for his grapevine body to be harvested and built.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gsUqvnCt7vmo0tWaykFi3DuuCVRBb_AdvAZ_9a3Z7xS-esYQfOlp54AWlxjuI80cXaUMeRgos4KT1qqCmgnuYnbfc75IBx_gomPdrBkOpIODz_FtFMisUpdRqPJ7lyrrvw-yAwkFqgE/s1600-h/_MG_7350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gsUqvnCt7vmo0tWaykFi3DuuCVRBb_AdvAZ_9a3Z7xS-esYQfOlp54AWlxjuI80cXaUMeRgos4KT1qqCmgnuYnbfc75IBx_gomPdrBkOpIODz_FtFMisUpdRqPJ7lyrrvw-yAwkFqgE/s320/_MG_7350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256085682096071730" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-70666972036204437062008-10-05T09:51:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:26:00.146-08:00Woke up in a Pumpkin patch<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Drove out in the early dark hoping to get a foggy shot of a pumpkin patch yesterday. A stormy day but alas no fog. I did get some nice shots as the sun cracked through the clouds. It was lovely just standing in between all those soon to be jack'o'lanterns.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbDZSh3c6AEpjv4QOLCXy2lhhupPWRhZh24zdbp4OpzciBvsn4ULdOxrsRElNn1GEM4kKLhiJs32DOgcct7NQqY2CT8htZKHyGJhqBZT9njV5pIm1SZPtFBfCosLDDw1LaLxemCASbQM/s1600-h/081004_PumpkinPatch_108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbDZSh3c6AEpjv4QOLCXy2lhhupPWRhZh24zdbp4OpzciBvsn4ULdOxrsRElNn1GEM4kKLhiJs32DOgcct7NQqY2CT8htZKHyGJhqBZT9njV5pIm1SZPtFBfCosLDDw1LaLxemCASbQM/s320/081004_PumpkinPatch_108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253714365255132114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bu8iZx57Jr36iUkJNICA-_RJdEmsDie3uMNACktJ2W_HrRAwd0wSMvbUxsnwkxAFNQUWcUo_MzgTJ4zUe6SYV1U63ULgWKkS-cT00sI7qHO8h3lVm_7YK4NGn-njPgTqEeCwSzbZUMA/s1600-h/081004_PumpkinPatch_202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bu8iZx57Jr36iUkJNICA-_RJdEmsDie3uMNACktJ2W_HrRAwd0wSMvbUxsnwkxAFNQUWcUo_MzgTJ4zUe6SYV1U63ULgWKkS-cT00sI7qHO8h3lVm_7YK4NGn-njPgTqEeCwSzbZUMA/s320/081004_PumpkinPatch_202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253714365607406146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhHNU_xyTyRLzc0DSMbKIDsqpDoMl4NOVgy4m_YQ3vFxJ2E7nEZZjL3ZzIt_EMtZu8wvGSlqO92xiEvMdrBBre9E_cRx2vP7C2r9zrM0_dVsQvVlYced7DzkJgfPjmEg1c-lJ8Co8V8A/s1600-h/081004_PumpkinPatch_038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhHNU_xyTyRLzc0DSMbKIDsqpDoMl4NOVgy4m_YQ3vFxJ2E7nEZZjL3ZzIt_EMtZu8wvGSlqO92xiEvMdrBBre9E_cRx2vP7C2r9zrM0_dVsQvVlYced7DzkJgfPjmEg1c-lJ8Co8V8A/s320/081004_PumpkinPatch_038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253715094259267810" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-7619698306368128462008-10-03T14:41:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:26:45.184-08:00beautiful bones<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Checking out <a href="http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/">The Art of Darkness</a> today and came across the art of <a href="http://www.kuksi.com/">Kris Kuksi</a>. My mind is officially blown. I can't describe his works, you have to see them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbQZ1lutMTkgfL-qq1t95XE0M4zE5G9ZE9sLbHSFLvl_XlRHBbh4E2pXseojlHnmEBAFXX8-N7pVmQD45KXopV_0XuJAgLAk1YYu5kjIeGemVskLPCapffya6yDBR5V1wFryafj1LiTQ/s1600-h/kuksi-idols_of_hypocrisy-2.preview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbQZ1lutMTkgfL-qq1t95XE0M4zE5G9ZE9sLbHSFLvl_XlRHBbh4E2pXseojlHnmEBAFXX8-N7pVmQD45KXopV_0XuJAgLAk1YYu5kjIeGemVskLPCapffya6yDBR5V1wFryafj1LiTQ/s320/kuksi-idols_of_hypocrisy-2.preview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253046423572225858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-78490053408140379152008-10-01T09:06:00.001-07:002008-11-03T09:27:13.907-08:00The dark month is upon us<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf2rbXoLKpVZanffmmMEKfC8qHkI46lXlk8yRfsLCwri22qidGBoBg9l7EUwVH8nzUOm7qWRcFHAazr5BabVsFUb0muETHj_pwR8UO1z20p5Z381gGnUYz31h4jCstXXVxJ9oHpJqAA4/s1600-h/1783475762_5026d9082b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf2rbXoLKpVZanffmmMEKfC8qHkI46lXlk8yRfsLCwri22qidGBoBg9l7EUwVH8nzUOm7qWRcFHAazr5BabVsFUb0muETHj_pwR8UO1z20p5Z381gGnUYz31h4jCstXXVxJ9oHpJqAA4/s320/1783475762_5026d9082b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252217687165929154" border="0" /></a>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-27570433525490540112008-10-01T08:59:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:28:07.696-08:00Bride's Head Revisited<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >(I couldn't resist that title)<br />Last night I updated my flying corpse bride's head. She had been one of the originals and had a horrible styrofoam wig head that had been mutilated and then hastily fixed up over the years.<br />She looks great flying from the clothes line with her corpsed son's body clutched in her skeletal hands.<br />Old head<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RTJwj6DeMCyBhflM4_foFNsZ3G-jr_xiGAt795EM-13gkoXnadHCcPQHIf296Z8yt9PYZ7aC1Ej-kqfcsoLG1LybDiSDu57uXQh2BmZ6rAcvGqOM6AVKDynWkMcztRHJ4tBC_CzfvQo/s1600-h/_MG_6564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RTJwj6DeMCyBhflM4_foFNsZ3G-jr_xiGAt795EM-13gkoXnadHCcPQHIf296Z8yt9PYZ7aC1Ej-kqfcsoLG1LybDiSDu57uXQh2BmZ6rAcvGqOM6AVKDynWkMcztRHJ4tBC_CzfvQo/s320/_MG_6564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252216868398519890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />New head:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5CFISszf3CL2ezROm0FsaLgFqd-iBbUatrokIvY4lzQbpP7LAkaF4Q5sb9Cqb3r7BI64h35UcYMRPcEvBnWOstoD4d5bEvlCggo3bkBIOeW0J3D0I_1urG7k-7Lp15t0DZ-zbfMQ0tA/s1600-h/_MG_6562.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5CFISszf3CL2ezROm0FsaLgFqd-iBbUatrokIvY4lzQbpP7LAkaF4Q5sb9Cqb3r7BI64h35UcYMRPcEvBnWOstoD4d5bEvlCggo3bkBIOeW0J3D0I_1urG7k-7Lp15t0DZ-zbfMQ0tA/s320/_MG_6562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252216868920405202" border="0" /></a><br /></span>Valhellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979808964128727806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744755393035270202.post-91926226885557801222008-09-30T16:16:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:29:31.954-08:00Gargoyle pedestal<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I made a entrance piece this weekend, a gargoyle pedestal stand.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It will go at the front entrance gate, under the Cemetery sign.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Constructed out of Styrofoam and a cement form.</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohlcOPoNnOqIt6NFb5rYJ0wHmibrCLAhQajykw_-vuUXkE-n8aO-wzbfTrai2_VFVub0u01DOUGPJinLPZLBlUzT3avgY1_2CTxEbHpPvMEt8pEuepflEQoRgFfhePOGBeGhc_yRPiH0/s1600-h/080929_HalloweenProps_29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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