I like to consider making things that are perhaps a bit non-traditional for a Halloween haunt. Things that are creepy, and unexpected. Visitors can usually count on finding ghosts, skeletons, skulls, and some form of ground breakers…but what about tucking a goth looking doll under the shadow of shrubs, or placed lovingly next to a gravestone. What a delightfully chilling detail.
Clowns often make people uncomfortable. Imagine the clown in the picture above made into a large scale prop; displayed peering through a window with just the right light to give him the look of a maniacal creature that escaped from the local asylum. If displayed at the right angle your visitors would be caught of guard by this fear-causing apparition making their heart skip a beat. Or, he could even be made as a puppet and hung in a corner becoming a presence that makes you keep looking over your shoulder. It gives me the chills just thinking about finding this guy in the dark.
Many people have fears about dolls, puppets, clowns, or ventriloquist dummies. I can’t imagine why…but who knows what evil lurks in the darkness of night? Beware my friends and always check under the bed before you turn out the lights! Until next time …
Thank you for being our guest at the House of Shadows.
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