Hauntcast in FANGORIA???????

Maybe! Chris leaked the possible good news on Halloween Forum today, and I quote:

"BTW, Fangoria has been in contact with me for a few months. If we bring the show back they will feature Hauntcast in the magazine."

If that is not an appropriate moment to scream, "Holy CRAP!" I just don't know when is! I mean, Fangoria! They interview the biggies in horror, not lil' ol' us! Can you imagine how much more value we could give the haunt community with an article in Fangoria?


Of course this will only happen if we go back on air, so if that doesn't happen, I will just be crushed. I'll even have to hit the "Windex" a little early in the day if I get that bad news. What a nail-biter!


Anyway, there's been a bit of kerfluffle online about Chris's initial "attitude" regarding the resurrection effort, and he addresses it in this video post, as well as announcing the winners of our 100 Subscribed raffle!

I am completely flabbergasted at the swelling of support we've gotten from both fans and vendors! None of us were initially very hopeful that this fan-based resurrection effort would have a Red Shirt's chance in Hell at surviving this long, let alone have a shot at actually being successful. I mean, people hate-mailed us for asking a $12 subscription, so why would we expect anything different now?


But the fans have been stepping up, and so have the vendors! Could it be? Are we really missed? For those of you jumping up and down and shouting,"YES!" I humbly thank you for your continued patience and support of all this business! I love you, man! ;o)


Subscribe to Hauntcast here. You know you want to!

For the Graveyard...

If you haven't had the chance to join any of the Halloween forums yet, you may want to give it some thought before the heaviest part of the build season is upon you. It'll give you a chance to formulate your budget (and spread the costs out over months) and plenty of time to build that perfect prop.
The Garage of Evil Ning site has come up with a brilliant foam-cutting tool that costs significantly less than the pro models. Find it here. It should significantly reduce your cutting time. There's also this "Beloved" gravestone from Terra at Halloween Forum. She has a great tutorial with each picture she posted. I saw this and immediately ran out to purchase a wedding gown-for only $20 from Snowline Hospice store!

If you're looking for a cemetery fence how-to, go to Horror Find here. A neat gravestone tutorial is at HauntSpace, too.

Spookyblue, who has been a great mentor to me, has this tutorial on making some bad-ass pumpkins.

You may have to join some of these sites in order to view my links, but truly, if you want to take it up a notch this year, joining a good forum is the way to go!