Not doing a big Halloween thing this year due to other commitments. Saving these tips for the future… * “Monsterlist”:http://www.halloweenmonsterlist.info/. Starting point to find any kind of halloween project * “Kurt’s tool wishlist”:http://www.grimvisions.com/tools/tools-i-want-to-get. I can only aspire to Kurt’s skill […]
* Fold out shelving system. Wow this is just awesome looking. * Kurt’s key list of propbuilding tools. * Rich and Bob’s Tripod reco — Gitzo1541T and the Really Right Stuff BH-40LR. I actually need this. * Hangman light. Awesome […]
These labels are awesome. Hat tip to Kurt
grimvisions on Etsy – Grimvisions – Where Grim Visions Become Dark Art — nice pieces from Kurt for the halloween season. I’ve seen his work in person, very very impressive.
Tangle of Wires: Jack o’lanterns in the tree. Does look nice. Zoybar. Seems like it might be a nice way to build some sound fx Tinker Store. I kind of like the firefly kit Prop Documents via Makezine. Nice to […]
Tangle of Wires. — Scott has a blog now. Amazingly great Halloween constructor.
* Twitchie robot kit. Looks like fun innards for a bunch of different props. * Great singing skull. * Haunted bookshelf. Don’t love the prop but really enjoy the cam mechanism, turning simple rotary motion into something more interesting. Second […]
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO – Melon brain. Awesome looking and simple
Bottomless pit. Endless hallway effect turned on its side. Nice and not that hard.
MAKE: Blog: DIY Halloween : Bleeding Pictures. Not really a blood and gore fan but this could be nice
MAKE: Blog: DIY Halloween: Boarded up windows — one way to do this. An old post of mine with some other ideas. I built my own boarded up windows using foam board — lightweight, easy to hang with a tension […]
Here you go via Make. I wouldn’t use beaded styrofoam personally, i’d go with the blue/pink sheets of insulation, they cut a little more cleanly. But a fine guide, i like the way they used a greeting card as a […]
The Living Severed Hand! via lifehacker. Nice Halloween spell book Hallowindow via make. Truly awesome and simple as hell if you have a home theatre system you can move around. Stirring cauldron. These can look really nice all really great […]
Aidtopia Haunted Mirror. – akin to the exit mirrors at the Haunted Mansion, but pretty simple to build.
ExtremePumpkins.com – Extreme Pumpkin Carving. — some awesomeness here
MAKE: Blog: Creepy crawling skeleton. Big Daddy Costume. if you have played bioshock you get this Skeleton Disco Ball.
Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters … – Acts of Volition. These are awesome and a great Halloween idea.
MAKE: Blog: Creepy Halloween snakes. MAKE: vortex cannons MAKE: taxidermy supplies
MAKE: Blog: Non-circular gears in motion — nice video. I’ve got a great set of books — “Ingenious Mechanisms”:amazon — that show how to turn one form of motion into any other form using gears, cogs, etc. Amazing what you […]
OK I don’t know that I am going to pull off our regular Halloween setup this year. But if you want to set up a haunt in the neighborhood, well here is how I’d start. You can get crazy creative […]
