Tonight was the first Halloween meeting...ideals needed?

[geepy]

We also did a headless horsemen one year. Only problem was the next scene was a chainsaw guy. The noise of the chain saw made the headless horsemens horse run off.

 

[Attack Chicken]

This place you speak of sounds like my dream place

Ever heard of the hangin man? Basically get a full body harness (like for a deer stand) put in on one of your peeps and then have then put their prop clothes on. About 3-4 feet off the ground help the person up and tighten the tie around the tree so the peep seems as if he's been hung there or just a "body" hanging there. When the unsuspecting victims come by the "Body" comes to life scaring the beep out of them. It works

P.S I'd love to come work for you!

Halloweens my favorite.

 

[AhBee01]

Where in Ohio, I want to come!

 

[saddina]

You have the undead comming out of coffins yes?

Build a few cheap plywood coffins, have them so that your undead can climb out and give chase. don't forget the black widow, bloody wedding gown and veil, sobbing like a damsel in distress, till you see under the veil id a zombie.

 

[Henicillin]

How about having cast members in mostly black outfits with just a hint of white moving quietly along a secondary, secret path that comes close enough to the main path at points that the flashes of white can be glimpsed through the cornstalks, but not seen clearly? Ideally, they'd get a "what was that - did you see that? Over there! I swear I saw something move!" reaction. I find that sometimes little things like that, or like the scratching or rustling sounds somebody suggested earlier can be extremely creepy when you're in the right frame of mind. Then again, I've been known to read ghost investigation books late at night and then be leery of getting out of bed to go to the bathroom.

This haunted maze sounds awesome - I wish I lived closer to Ohio!

 

[Spookwriter]

Like so many of the volunteer fire departments, money is tight.
We're small, and survive on these fundraisers. Three, four times
a year we do a fundraiser activity.

At the same time, we try to give back to the community in a postive
way: That people see and know fireman as people who support the
community just as they do, and not only the scary fireman in full dress
at a fire.

We can do that too.

From the bean dinner, the ice cream social, and the Fourth of July...these
are community actions that benefit the fire department.

Halloween is our biggest annual fundraiser. We work hard at it, and try
to provide one of the best haunted houses in the area. These "monsters"
aren't all firemen. But they all support the community. Even our children take
part.

The actual cornfield belongs to a neighbor who donates this field to us every
year. The corn? Donated by, and planted by a local farmer. Pepsi cola has given
us the use of a small concession trailer the past years....in turn, we buy their product
for our fundraisers. We'll have bonfires as needed, with donated firewood. We offer
baked goods, pumpkins and such for sale. Donated material.

We've raised funds for bunker gear, radios and even a "new" used truck. And of
course, the fire department buys the fourth of July fireworks, sponsers a Christmas
toy drive, and gives back to this community that gives us so much support.

Much of our costumes and props are hand made. Most are "given" to the cause. Very
few of us own, and keep, our personal costumes. The ones I wear...I keep here. Others
I've bought to donate.

On an average, I would say it's a fifteen or twenty minute walk through our little terror
town. And we try to make your visit worthwhile. Keep it ever-changing. Some displays that
were used last year might not be used this year, some like old friends are there every year.
But we're always looking for the new and different.

So we put a lot of effort into this thing.

And we try with everything in us to rock your world.


Spook

 

[BorderKelpie]

I think that's awesome, Spook.

My heart was broken last night as we lost a fireman. He died a hero, but left behind a wife and kids. Not to mention the other firemen he worked with and us here in ER.

Now I'm going to just sit here, stare at the screen awhile and try not to cry.

May all firemen (and women) and all law enforcement personnel be blessed.

 

[Spookwriter]

Last year, someone broke one of the eight-inch glowsticks.

It was blue, and in breaking it, it was apparently flung away.
Spread everywhere.

Made the coolest looking sight...the corn sparkled in the blue night.
I never saw anything like that before. It was in one mans beard...the
coolest sight.

We have two young girls in a porch swing, our Children of the Corn thing.
But while you're looking at them...Chainsaw man is sneaking up behind you.
You run...and run right across a hiddem, buried bed-matress. One of the old
spring-filled ones. Uneven footing.

On the other side, we've also built this thing to be wheelchair passable.
We try all we can.

Those dead-body-outlines painted in the road help mark the spot.

 

[itsy]

I remember it to this day:

There was an old lady sitting into a chair, asking for help. She couldn't get up. She had chains around her. Me - being the good kid that I was, went to help her up. As soon as I went near her to help her get up, the lights changed and she changed - into a nasty mean old witch of a crazy old lady!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I screamed and cried and ran from the dang haunted house. I was more upset for being betrayed by that old lady that "needed help"! "Come hear deary, please help me up... I cant get up....."

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

 

[Spookwriter]

I'm setting here, playing as the Spook does.

And in comes Border Kelpie and gives a post that says
so much.

Hero's come into our life in so many ways.

I know that several members here are real life true heros.
Firemen, policemen, First Responders, Medics...

To all, we own a debt.


Spook....Who has seen his own heros buried.