Skeleton Props with Ears -- Stop It

You might have seen this. You might have not noticed. Skeleton props with ears, or at least, ear-shaped protuberances on the skull.

All the better to hear the rat, maybe?

Even Dapper Cadaver is on this train.

Halloween Express wins the prize though, for this bone-hooded cobra.

PROPNOMICON

If you aren't already aware of Propnomicon, you really need to get over there and check it out. They showcase only the work of the finest propmakers for LARPs, haunting, and film. There's an emphasis on Lovecraft mythos but there's something there for any fan of horror, fantasy, alt history, sci fi, and gaming.

Drying Time

The most constant factor in what you can accomplish as a haunter is often overlooked: "Do I have enough time for this to dry?"

Your paper mache has to dry. Your glue has to dry. Your latex or foam has to dry. Then your monster mud has to dry. Then your first coat of paint needs to dry. Then your second or dry brush coat needs to dry. After that, you need to seal it against weather, and that has to dry. These things take time, and if you are painting today, you'd better hope for dry weather tomorrow. Having said that though, always keep a can of black spray paint nearby.

Splish Splash

On the Slab -- 2015 Minis

Prizes for the kids this year, in progress.

New Boxes & Eggs

Boxes and Eggs

Added 8 items to the Etsy store today -- three new dragon eggs and a new set of the very popular Crusted Cthulhu Boxes.

Halloween 2013 - The Witch Hunter's Barn

The gallery at the Witch Hunter's Barn has been updated with fresh photos from 2013.

And so ends another year. Now back to ruining all my paint brushes.

Roots

This is one of the easiest props you could want to make. Here's my tutorial at Hauntforum.

Props in Progress

Done so little for Halloween this year...working on just a few captured specimens for the Witch Hunter's Barn.

These will be mandrake roots. I'll post pix when they are finished.

A few more pinned fairies on the corkboard, awaiting paint.