Archive for September, 2009

The countdown sign went out on my lawn this morning!  Happy October (tomorrow)!  See you all at Haunt on the Hill!  TV appearances and more info to come!!!

Rachel

Mwahahahahahahaha I just taught myself how to wire and build a giant switch!  What is it for?  Well it should be obvious, but if it is not, then you will just have to wait for Saturday, October 31st, 2009 when Haunt on the Hill has its biggest and best year yet!

 And please kiddies, bring mommy and daddy’s wallets as I will once again be collecting for the Hospital for Sick Children!

 Only 46 days left Igor!

Rachel

Last year I got to thinking.  Something just wasn’t right with the haunt, but I couldn’t quite figure out what it was.  Then it occurred to me.  Even though I have added some new things every year, there was no real big change, nothing to refresh some of the tired looking areas.  With that in mind this year I have focused a lot of my time and energy on the mad lab, as well as a few other big changes.

Behold, the list of new props for Halloween 2009!  Yes, it is on a Saturday this year! Read the rest of this entry »

Long time no talk.  I bet you thought that the annual list of new props would never come, but you would be wrong!  The list will be coming in a post right after this one.  First though, I would like to say that a lot of stuff has been going on in my life, both haunt wise and personally. 

 After my stint as a pro haunter at a big theme park, I am picking up the title again as I head to new haunting grounds where I will be working as a prop maker and set designer.  I will fill you in on this later.

As for my own haunt, I started early this year, like way early.  Like so early that even my mailman said, “I’m not ready for Halloween!  Summer  isn’t over yet!”  It had to be done though because my list was soooo big and time consuming that I had to get a head start.  So many things are already done and awaiting their one night of glory and man am I glad that I now have a compound miter saw!  Oh and I’m also glad to say that I still have my arms intact, so sucks to you parents of mine who were convinced I would loose a limb to The Beast!  My wonderful old man offered me the garage as my own personal workshop for the entirety of the summer and it is now full of props and saw dust!

Oh and in other news, I got engaged in June, but you know, that’s not nearly as exciting as coffins and tombstones!!!  Just kidding Mike! (My fiance).

Now, scroll up for the list!

Rachel