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With some corn syrup, drink mix powder and water, you can make a splendid concoction of stage blood--without spending an arm and a leg. From budget-friendly frights to sophisticated props, this book offers dozens of imaginative ways to haunt a house for Halloween. Readers will find generously illustrated step-by-step instructions for creating a barbecued skull, devil eyes, bonehead tableware, a magic bottle, a glowing brain and other projects. The book details ways to enhance an eerie ambiance with effects like blacklights and music. Props use many common household items and tools. Where specialty items are required, the author tells where they can be found at a reasonable cost. Projects take anywhere from a few hours to several days to complete.
The chapters ooze with tips on topics like creating apprehension and surprise, using design to guide guests, creatively using plastic skulls, and making papier-mache masks and molded hands. There are recipes for fake blood and vomit and ideas for using them, and other creative and adaptable ideas. Appendices include "Merry Halloween," which advises, "One of the best times to look for bargains on Halloween prop-building materials is right after Christmas"; an alphabetical listing of props and supplies and where they can be found; a list of specialty suppliers; and an "epitaph" inviting comments.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface: Welcome to My Crypt
How to Use This Handbook
I. Techniques
Scareology 101
Working with Black Light
Skull Painting 101
Put a Light in It
Two-Way Mirrors
Papier-Mâché, or, What I Learned in Third Grade
II. Projects
Terror Eye Skull
Twinkle Eye Skull
Unearthed Skull Method One
Unearthed Skull Method Two
Aged Skull
Barbecued Skull
Sushi Skull
Skull Light Skull Bright
Devil Eyes
Demon Eyes
Magic Bottle
Bonehead Flatware
Bonehead Napkin Ring
Bonehead Salt and Pepper Shakers
Skull Flowers
Bonehead Vase and Candy Dish
Glowing Brain
Partially Eaten Hand
X-Ray Hand
Spider Drop
Bucky's Home Remodeling
Blood, Worms, and All the Rest: Miscellaneous Ramblings from a Disturbed Mind
III. References
Where Can I Find...?
Suppliers
Appendix: Merry Halloween
Epitaph
Index
