2008 Video

Here is a video of the display on Halloween Night.

Halloween 2008 Night Photos

Here are some pictures of the display on Halloween Night.

Halloween 2008 Day Photos

Here are some photos of the display during the day.

Halloween 2008 Costumes

Costume stats for 2008.  Princesses and Grim Reapers ruled the evening.

Basketball Player 1 0.49%
Batgirl 2 0.99%
Batman 5 2.46%
Biker 1 0.49%
Black Fairy 1 0.49%
Blue Dog 1 0.49%
Bounty Hunter 1 0.49%
Cat 3 1.48%
Cheerleader 1 0.49%
Convict 1 0.49%
Cowboy 2 0.99%
Crossdresser 1 0.49%
Dalmation 1 0.49%
Dancer 2 0.99%
Darth Vander 2 0.99%
Dead Bride 2 0.99%
Devil 5 2.46%
Dog 1 0.49%
Dorothy 2 0.99%
Dragon 1 0.49%
Egyptian Girl 1 0.49%
Fairy 2 0.99%
Football Player 4 1.97%
Geisha 1 0.49%
Grim Reaper 13 6.40%
Hannah Montana 2 0.99%
Harry Potter 1 0.49%
Hermione 1 0.49%
HipHop Dancers 3 1.48%
Hobo 1 0.49%
Hula Girls 3 1.48%
Hulk 1 0.49%
Hunter 1 0.49%
Indiana Jones 2 0.99%
Ironman 1 0.49%
Jason 1 0.49%
Jedi 1 0.49%
Jester 1 0.49%
karate 1 0.49%
Ladybird 1 0.49%
Misc 33 16.26%
Mummy 3 1.48%
Napoeloen Dynamite 1 0.49%
Nascar Driver 1 0.49%
Nerd 1 0.49%
Ninja 2 0.99%
Ninja Turtle 1 0.49%
Pageant Contestant 1 0.49%
Pedro 1 0.49%
Pirate 2 0.99%
Power Ranger 2 0.99%
Princess 13 6.40%
Punk Rocker 2 0.99%
Raggedy Andy 2 0.99%
Scooby Doo 1 0.49%
Skateboarders 9 4.43%
Skeleton 2 0.99%
Snow White 1 0.49%
Soccer Player 2 0.99%
Sophie 1 0.49%
Southern Belle 1 0.49%
Spider-Man 5 2.46%
Spy 1 0.49%
Sumo Wrestler 1 0.49%
Superhero 1 0.49%
Tax Collector 1 0.49%
Vampire 9 4.43%
Voting Booth 1 0.49%
Witch 11 5.42%
Wizard 1 0.49%
Yoda 1 0.49%
Zombie 11 5.42%

Tombstones Continued

Here's another pic of the new Tombstones. I bought a Dremel Stylus which proved to be quite useful to route out the lettering.

New Fog Machine and Juice...

Received some deliveries this week.  Most notable is a new fog machine which is 3-4 times more powerful than the crappy Fog Machines purchased from Wal-Mart in years past.  I also ordered some Fog Juice from Froggy's Fog which is supposedly the Cadillac of Fog Juices.  They say it's the stuff used for professional haunts and training firemen.  We'll see if it makes a difference..

Out with the old, in with the new old..

So the Tombstones I put up have about had it.  Most are made from that soft camping foam that you sleep on and after the years they've gotten soggy and brittle.  The others are store bought and made from that crappy styrofoam that crumbles when you just look at it.  So, I went to the Home Depot and got a couple of those 2" thick Extruded Polystyrene sheets and have gone to work.  They've been pretty easy to make so far, just layout the designs and cutout with a jigsaw, then lightly sand the edges.  I plan to drill some holes in the bottom of each Tombstone to house a 8-12" PVC pipe which will act as a 'sleeve' to hold the stones upright via some rebar nailed into the ground.  Here's some pics..

New project for '08 -- Fireflies

I just spent some time coming through some eBay listings and ordered some supplies to make some LED Fireflies.  I'll post up some photos of these in a couple of weeks.

Halloween 2008.. are you ready?

It's Labor Day Weekend..... it begins!