Yes. Do Drink the Kool-Aid...

It's funny that my neighbors were initially a little spooked when the graveyard first went up a couple of years ago. Then offers of help came, and a few mannequin parts (which I haven't gotten around to using, yet) and now, this year, requests for their very own tombstones! A couple of the guys have offered to help make some cool cemetery columns, as well, which is great, as I prefer not to use power tools because I am dangerous!

They're drinking the Kool-Aid, and I am so stoked!

One gal is involved with the high school I run my display to donate to, and there's a strong possibility that with them and the help of the local Rotary, I'll be able to help the school set up a haunt of their own as their yearly fund raiser! 

Husband, who is not a haunter and keeps asking silly questions like "Where the Hell are we supposed to store all this stuff?!" Has even mentioned he might make the 2 1/2 hour drive to pick up pink foam for tombstones this year! I thought I might help the neighbors do something similar to these Haunted Mansion tombstones:

The two of them are so lovey, that these would be perfect for them! And of course, we all know, you can't stop with just two tombstones!

Perhaps my dream of having a block-long graveyard will actually come to pass!

Hauntcast Update, Week Three: Get Chris Baker's Phone Number!

Week three update!

We are so very close to making this happen, boils and ghouls. Please, email, Facebook and Tweet (be sure to use #Halloween, #haunt, #ghostly at the end of your tweet to cast the net ever farther out, and include the web address for Hauntcast) all your haunt buddies and let them know this is happening. Post on the boards, Yahoo lists and anywhere else you can to spread the word so that in April, you'll have a new show to listen to. I've already got some segment ideas bubbling for the Charmed Pot!

A big thank you to all who have already subscribed and have spread the word. We really appreciate all the effort you've put into this resurrection effort and all of us are very humbled by your belief in us and your love for the show. 


I'm amazed at the diversity in our subscribers, too, btw. Jon Leong from Singapore just subscribed, and it turns out, he is quite the accomplished star in that neck of the woods!


Remember, the six months, no interest Pay Me Later Paypal promotion is ending tomorrow, so if it's easier for you to pay your Hauntcast subscription in increments of $16.66 a month, don't hesitate to get 'er done!


Keep it up, we only have until the 8th of March to nab that last 117 subscriptions!

John Wolfe of Season of Shadows: Update

I got a note from John's friend, Goldie, and wanted to pass it along to you:

Hospice has been called in.  His nurse is a very gentle and loving soul and is a huge help to John and his parents right now.  John is now able to eat only 100 calories a day which consists of 4 bites of baby food and 3 oz of prune juice.  He is no longer drinking his cranberry juice.  It pains John greatly that he cannot drink water at all.  His love for water goes very deep and not able to drink water has been a painful part of this process for John.  He wanted me to remind everyone again of the TAP project:http://seasonofshadows.com/donate.htm  and to please help those in need of water around the world.

John estimates his weight around 95-100 pounds.  His organs are starting to shrink, he's having a hard time breathing and his panic attacks have returned.  He can still walk a little bit but it's very slow going and he must sit down right away.  He's really hanging on until his birthday, March 19 and it's defiantly looking as though John is living his last remaining few weeks on this planet.

Some of his fondest memories in his lifetime are that of his Halloween community in the last 5 years!!!  He's adored all of the friends he's made, all of the people he's met and he considers himself a lucky man for having us all in his life.  John wouldn't want his life to end any other way.  Sadly my next update to everyone will be of his passing.  I am in constant tears and can say no more.  Please take care of yourself and drink a tall glass of water for John.

Many Thanks, Goldie

Please take a moment to say a prayer (or send good thoughts or whatever you believe in) for fellow haunter John Wolfe and his family. He gave a lot to home haunters and he will be missed.

A Jack Lantern

Directions to make it here.

Bill Me Later

Just so y'all are aware, the Paypal Bill Me Later, no interest for 6 months promo ends in 4 days, so if you want to get a subscription to Hauntcast and qualify for the prizes and discounts it's best not to wait. Additionally, only the first 250 subscribers are eligible to win any of the raffle prizes, so be sure to be part of the next 125 susbscribers or you are out of luck!

The latest? Win a $500 light kit from Mini Spots: Burt from Mini Spot Lights has just upped the ante on his raffle donation - 20 mini spotlights, 10 High output mini spotlights, 1 power supply, spotlight diffusers, 1 dimmer and an assortment of power splitters and connectors. This kit would be a great addition to any home or pro haunt. This set has a value of approximately $500.00. This kit has everything you need to light your scenes and you will have your choice of color for the lights.


Froggy's Fog is offering a 15% discount to all subscribers from April through September, and who doesn't need fog?


Leonard Pickel of Hauntcon has donated tickets for that show, Haunted Overload in Lee, New Hampshire donated two sets of tickets, Haunted Fresno has donated two sets of tickets
Midwest Haunters Convention donated two sets of tickets, and West Coast Haunters has donated two sets, as well.

Michael Brunner from the National Haunters Convention is giving EVERY subscriber a $25 VIP Day pass to the 2012 Convention, so any one that subscribes will already save back $25 if they go to the con. Thank you Mike!


We've hit 125 subscribers and raffled off three of the Juneau Studios DVDs at 100. At 150, we're raffling off three more $70 DVDs. Only 25 more to go! Then three more DVDs go out again at 200. The earlier you subscribe the more chances you'll have to win, because everyone's name goes back in the running (except the previous winners, but they go back in for the big drawing if we hit 250)! There are more prizes and discounts that have been added this week, so head over to the Hauntcast website to get the details.


With all the discounts and prizes, most subscribers will save or win back their money and get Hauntcast for free. (Even if you hated the show-don't tell me if you did!-the subscription is so worth all the discounts!) Think of the subscription to Hauntcast as a $100 raffle ticket and Costco membership all wrapped into one!

Retro

Retro Hallowe'en lantern available at Retro Redheads.

They Live!

Home haunters are dorks. We all know it; there's no use trying to deny our dorkishness. We're also builders and creators of some pretty cool stuff. Add a love of old horror classics, and bam! One day a year, we are the coolest kids on the block.

We are also notoriously cheap, and challenge ourselves to make cool stuff with the least money available.


Enter Make Magazine, Hallowe'en edition (Hat tip to Shadow Manor for reminding me to look up a couple of projects from their pages!), and this tutorial on how to make "They Live" masks. The tutorial looks clear, and if you're decent at painting, your masks should come out very well! And cheap? $20! 


Let's face it, "John Carpenter's They Live" is a Hallowe'en dork's dream costume! OBEY!

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!

Dr. Sleep: Chapter One of The Shining Sequel

Is it? Could it be? Yes, Stephen King is writing a sequel to his classic horrifying ghost story, "The Shining," entitled, "Dr. Sleep."


Bloody Disgusting posted a video of King reading the first chapter of this new book, via The Daily Dead.


 I'm not sure how I feel about it, honestly, but I am willing to give it a shot! I always wondered how Danny would be affected by all the things he'd gone through at the Overlook Hotel in the long run.

Frightening? Well...

I always find myself sucked into watching this whenever it comes up on satellite TV: The Frighteners (1996). I can't believe that I've been posting since 2008, and I've never posted anything about this film!

"Looks like I ain't shootin' with blanks no more!" Love John Astin in the role of the Judge.

Jeffery Combs as the neurotic and slightly unhinged Milton Dammers.

 

Michael J. Fox? Yes!

Jake Busey starring as the deranged serial killer Johnny Charles Bartlett. Love his howie-style shirt!

Peter Jackson, the writer of The Frighteners. I had no idea he had written this. No wonder it was so good! Check out cast and crew info on IMBD.