Book Review - How To Haunt Your House, Book One

This Book by Shawn & Lynne Mitchell is a great place to get started if you are looking for ideas to create indoor or outdoor props. The price was a bit higher than I would have expected, and there were too many pages wasted on the inside with colorfully lit props without accompanying how-to instructions. But overall, it covers many of the basics of prop making including painting effects, lighting, and fog machines.

Most of the supplies and tools are readily available around your house and the rest can be easily picked up at your local hardware or craft store. (I recommend saving old paint, Styrofoam, and even dryer lint throughout the year so you are ready) I created a version of the Graveyard Fence described in the book for Halloween last year.  It is amazing how much of a difference a fence can make in the overall effect of your yard decorations without too much cost. More on that later...