behind the scenes

Some rare photos of the haunt in progress and all that has to happen for it to work. Most of these are from 2006 and 2007, when I had time to take a lot of in progress photos. Click on the image to see a larger version.

My hidden hallways are usually tight due to the size of the garage.

This is the small hallway where I would open the drop window scare.

My computer setup and control area for the 2008 haunt.

A closeup of the new drop window for the 2008 haunt.

You can see the camera hard drive on the CPU in the 2008 setup.

I started putting a sign on the corner of Coventry Drive.

Ned was always a big fan of my haunted houses. R.I.P. Ned.

I used to take the side door off the garage. What a pain.

During Halloween building, stuff is stacked everywhere.

Building for Halloween in my townhouse basement in 2004.

Figures just standing around waiting for body parts and such.

Cover your eyes! Naked zombies don't like to be seen.

Stuff piled high in the Halloween room in our basement.

I hope they don't start drinking all of my Coke collection!

A random collection of skulls waiting for placement in the haunt.

Construction on the outer walls begins for the 2006 haunt.

Sometimes, props are being built on the fly while walls are going up.

I wish we had a bigger area for our haunt. It's so tight in the garage.

An external view of the 2006 haunt in progress after a rainstorm.

Shaggy gets ready for a Halloween party a few years back.

Being born in October, Cokey loves the Halloween season.

This is a top view of the haunt. How is this our garage?

I guess we won't be doing any yardwork for quite some time.

If I don't get my tools out before the walls go up, I'm out of luck.

Supplies stored behind the walls. It's amazing that it all fits.

Walls are stacked on the opposite side until it all gets built.

The asylum cages were made from old recycled pallets I got for free.

One of the power outlets is on the ceiling. Nice, but hard to get to.

Wiring is also very tricky. Lots of cables to power props and lights.

In 2009, I built out an entry, but it didn't work as well I thought.