Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Stuart McIntire wrote: > > Don't see Mausoleum. Absolutely the stupidest, most boring, even insulting > excuse for a waste of celluloid ever foisted upon the horror film aficianado. > > You were warned... ;) > > - Stu How about "Jacko Lantern"? Easily the dumbest horror film I've seen Bob Andrews bandrews@inreach.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 14:52:59 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 17:34:31 -0400 From: Crypt Subject: Re: CO2 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Gosh, Look what i have started with a silly comment.O well diver down. crypt From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:07:59 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 14:56:19 +0000 From: Dianne L Parham To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: halloween recipes Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com The fastest thing to do seems to cut the glove off...of course it would make using the glove over again more difficult. I wonder if spraying the inside with PAM or other spray oil would work...it does wonders with ice cube trays that stick. On Fri, 11 Oct 1996 etowski@clark.net wrote: > could some one speak about how to get the koolaid frozon hand out of the > glove? the de goving is where I am haveing problems. etowski@clarlk.net > On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Rodney G Grantham wrote: > > > > > The drinks. > > > > Easiest is to mix something yellow with something blue. Orange juice > > and Mountain Dew are good for the yellow, Great Bluedini kool-aid is good > > > > for the blue. You'll end up with a radioactive shade of green. If > > you're > > using a punch bowl, try this: Get some of those latex gloves, fill them > > with water or juice tinted with food colouring, freeze. Unmold carefully > > > > and float the disembodied hands in the punch bowl. Dry ice and back > > lighting are good for effect too. > > > > ***** > > Nuclear Waste > > > > 1 measure blue curacao > > 1 measure Bailey's Irish Cream > > top up with one pint cider (or lager if you prefer) > > > > The end result is a sort of greenish-brown liquid with scummy bits > > floating > > in it and a THICK layer of scum on top. Tastes wonderful, especially if > > you dunk chocolate bars in. (These are referred to as Control Rods, and > > the > > bar of preference is a Toffee Crisp, if only because the crisped rice > > pieces > > start floating around in the drink and making it look even nastier) > > > > ***** > > The nuclear wastes I've seen mix blue curacao and orange juice (and > > vodka). > > Turns everything a very nice shade of fluorescent green. > > > > ***** > > The recipes for "nuclear waste" reminded me of the Glycol Punch I made > > for a party. My friends and I don't drink (alcohol :), so this is sick > > for all ages! > > > > Glycol Punch has two primary ingredients: > > Diet Mountain Dew, which has an decidedly evil odd yellow glow to it. > > Diet > > is necessary so that you don't over sugar people. (Alternately, use > > regular > > Mountain Dew and mix Kool-Aid with less sugar than usual). BTW, we also > > tried other sodas, including Squirt, 7-up and Sprite, but none had that > > evil > > yellowness. > > > > A flourescent blue liquid. I know for a fact that the raspberry "little > > hugs" drinks for kids are the perfect color. There is a Kool-Aid blue > > flavor that I'm sure would work well, too. > > > > For the "little hugs" the ratio is about 4-5 barrels to 1 2-liter bottle > > of soda. Adjust as you think best. I'd start by pouring out the soda > > and adding the blue. You know you've got it right when you get the > > sickly yellow-green of many Glycol-based Antifreezes. Plus, when you > > drink, it fizzes! > > > > ***** > > Eerie Witch's Brew > > > > 4 cups cranberry juice 1 cups chopped candied ginger > > 3 oranges 12 ounce can frozen apple juice concentrate > > 6 ounce can frozen limeade concentrate > > 2 cups grapes 2 32-ounce bottles ginger ale > > 4 cups water 1 to 2 pounds dry ice > > > > A SERIOUS CAUTION: Never touch dry ice; use tongs to handle. > > > > In a 1 to 2 quart pan, bring 1 cup of cranberry juice and candied ginger > > to a boil over high heat. Boil, uncovered, about 2 minutes, set aside. > > > > With a vegetable peeler, peel zest from oranges; cut peel into thin 2 > > inch > > long worms. Add orange peel to cranberry mixture. Cover and chill at > > least 4 hours or as long as overnight. > > > > Juice oranges; put juice in a 6 to 8 quart pan or heavy bowl. Stir in > > cranberry-ginger mixture, the 3 cups cranberry juice, apple concentrate, > > limeade, grapes and water. If made ahead, cover and chill up to 2 hours. > > > > Add ginger ale and about a 1 pound piece of dry ice (DO NOT put small > > pieces in punch or cups); ice should smolder at least 30 minutes. Ladle > > into cups. Add any remaining ice when bubbling ceases. > > > > >From Lou.Ramsay@salata.com (Lou Ramsay). > > > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:30:21 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:13:20 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Crypt Graphic Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Dana, thanks for the lead, what a great list of ideas on that page. If you are into gothic themes this is a good one to go and check out!! Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:30:36 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:19:38 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Ranting/Blacklights Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com John, A wee bit of Irish is in all of us, and the second round would be on me for sure. I have a Irish tombstone in the graveyard for Halloween because the green blood does run in this house. Here Lies a True Irishman, As Irish as can be. Took all the ale, Down with him. And left none, for you and me. We have one of those beer mugs that runs all the time coming out of the tombstone with green ale!! It looks just great, and our Irish family think it is funny. Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:32:15 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:21:39 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: CO2 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hubby and I were just saying that the sub ride in Disneyland would be perfect. People could see it on the sub and divers could see it from under...we can dream can't we. Then again Disney did lose money on Hunchback!! Kathy From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:38:39 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:31:12 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Linda Bills Subject: Re: Kids food for halloween Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Another request for recipes; >> At your craft store, you can find great ideas in the cake and candy >>making area. For instance I found recipes on how to make: >> >>gargoyle cake >>"here lies Harry" cupcakes (grave scene) >>tombstone cake >>frankenstein cake >>spider cupcakes >>ghost cupcakes >>evil scarecrow cookies >> >> If anyone wants to know how to make them, let me know. >>Brenda > > Yes, please, would you post directions/recipes? Thanks! > > > :) Eloise > Me too, yum yum....me droolin' ghoul.......slurp........... Linda > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:40:38 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:18:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Craft pumpkin Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Last night my wife and I went to my daughters house for a birthday party for my grandson. His other grandmother was there with some craft pumpkins she made which were quite unusual and really nice. The pumpkins were made out of white dryer venting tubes. She bent the corrugated material into a tight loop and cut and hot glued it together. Then she painted it orange. A branch about the size of the hole in the middle was cut and hot glued into the middle to simulate the stem. As a finishing touch, she hot glued leaves, acorns, berries etc. around the stem to cover the voids around the stem. It looks real simple and not expensive to make. Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:50:47 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:44:39 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Brenda Lewis Subject: Re: advice for Brenda and questions for the group Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com This is what you want sent to the group right Chris? At 12:17 PM 10/11/96 +0000, you wrote: > >> I moved to San Diego (love it!) from Sacramento about 6 months >> ago and I >> can't make it home this year for Halloween. :( Big Bummer! My >> roomie told me that there was only 1 kid that came to the door last >> year (I live in an apartment). What?! So it looks like I will >> instead go to other "haunts" this year and try to get some new >> ideas. I'm so glad I found this list because I thought that I was >> kind of "strange" to love doing the Halloween thing so much...now I >> know! :D Brenda >> > >Hey Brenda! >I have always lived in apartments too. I just recently moved from a college >town (where college students mostly rent apartments) to a more normal >community. In the college town, I always had an average >of about 3 kids for Halloween. I was in for a big surprise last >year. We must have had about 300! I had to send my husband out for >emergency treats while I gave out pennies! My advice is to get some >treats (just in case). Make sure that they are something that you >wouldn't mind eating- because you might have to. >I have a question for everyone else in the group. Is it just me or >are kids not into Halloween like they once were? Last year we got a >bunch of kids that didn't even bother to dress up. They just showed >up at our door wearing normal clothes and carrying a grocery bag. >Judging by the clothes I wouldn't say that they didn't have enough >money for a costume....seemed like to me they were too lazy to do >anything. The attitude I got was kind of give me candy or else...has >anyone else noticed this? >Which also brings me to another question. My husband and I would >like to do something "scary" for the kids this year. It can't be >anything too expensive or anything that anyone would want to steal >(despite the fact that we live in nice apartments, some of the kids >run wild). My balcony does not face an area that anyone would walk >by- so that's out. Also, there is not much around my door (no >bushes), but right before my door there is a staircase leading up to >the next level. It has a nice dark nook under it at night- I thought >I might be able to do something with that...what do you guys think? >Sorry Brenda, didn't mean to take over your post- once you get me >started though.... > >Happy Haunting everybody!!! > >Chris Howard >-- >Chris Howard lhoward@ix.netcom.com http://www.netcom.com/~lhoward/ >"Humans live best when each has his place to stand, when each knows >where he belongs in the scheme of things and what he may achive. >Destroy the place and you destroy the person." -Bene Gesserit teaching > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 15:51:29 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:26:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com On Fri, 11 Oct 1996 RADRAY5@aol.com wrote: > > I have been making a dummy these past few years with stuffing old clothes > with newspapers and using a mask inflated with a balloon for the head. My > question to all is, is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that > won't sag and droop all over the place. There has to be a better way. Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > > Chris > See he recent post on using chicken wire, I used it for my hanged man and it is very light and fairly easy to do. Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:07:46 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:51:16 -0400 From: Rob Freeman To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: CO2 - Monster float Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Dave Bell wrote: > ... have the wreck of monster float > up into view. ... The chamber will fill, forcing out the water, and > continue to vent bubbles into the pool, from under the "beastie". > The larger mass of the creature will take longer to float up,... There was a kid's movie that used this in it's plot. Legend had it that there was some sort of monster in an abandoned, water-filled gravel pit. Every so often it got riled up, the water boiled and it reared it's ugly head above water. It turned out to be a steam shovel that filled with gasses from the bottom of the pit. I forget the name of the movie, but I'm sure someone else might remember it. -- Happy Haunting Rob Freeman freemanr@oeonline.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:15:43 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:52:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Beware Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I have a lot of effects that I have to turn on/off (5 right now) and I decided I had to do them remotely. I pickup up a Stanley remote control system from home depot. It consists of a wireless hand held remote with 8 on/off buttons and a base unit that plugs into any wall outlet ($39.95). The base unit has an antenna that receives signals from the remote and transmits them through your house wiring to any lamp or appliance module you have plugged in (Lamp module $9.95 appliance module $12.95). The modules are addressable. Anything plugged into the modules can be controlled by the remote. Here is the hooker. My house has two 110 volt lines coming into the circuit breaker box. If a module is not on the same phase (110 side) as the base unit it doesn't work! A call to Stanley was made, and they told me I had to purchase a Leviton signal bridge to bridge the 110 volt lines. They don't sell them. Found one at my local electrical supply house ($42.50). I take it home and read the directions and find out I must install 2 15 amp dedicated circuit breakers in my box to install the signal bridge ($7.50). I wired it in myself and it really works fine. The problem I have is that Stanley had nothing in their directions to indicate that you might have this problem. I have over $100 invested into this already. Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:15:46 1996 From: RADRAY5@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:01:18 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Larry, Thanks for the info but I've only joined the list today. Can you repost it or e-mail it to me directly. Thanks. Chris From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:17:14 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:00:48 -0400 From: Rob Freeman To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >...is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that > won't sag and droop all over the place. I posted a reply on 9/27 Re: Convulsing Hanging Man that described how to make a dummy out of chicken wire and an empty 1 gallon milk jug for the head. You could probably find it in the archives but I will forward a copy to you. -- Happy Haunting Rob Freeman freemanr@oeonline.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:21:26 1996 From: DWFWW@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:03:45 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: More Movies... To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I believe the title of this movie with the caller inside the house is "Wait Until Dark." I believe the helpless person on the receiving end of the call is a blind woman. Anyone care to correct me? :-) -Doug *********************************************************************** * Safety, Courtesy, Show and Efficiency: * Doug Ferguson * * The Keys To The Kingdom * dwfww@jazz.ucc.uno.edu * *********************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:25:17 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 15:19:17 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: Movies That Really Scare Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Yeah I have to agree, that was a pretty good TV movie. I do wish however they would have brought it across in a fashion more true to the book. You just want to see how Pennywise pulls the kids arm through the storm drain! Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Movies That Really Scare Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 12:07 PM First of all, I'm the biggest chicken when it comes to watching horror movies, but I still do...sometimes. :) I can't seem to bring myself to watch the gore. Now when I was about 9 I was at my best friends slumber party and we watched Disney's "The House of Long(?) Shadows" and that freaked us out. I can't really remember the movie though...did it have Desi Arnez Jr in it??? To me though, one movie that got me was Stephen King's "IT". Even though the ending was pretty lame, when John Boy (what's that guys name again?) kissed that lady and it turned out to be that clown....OH MAN!!! From that point on every time someone talked to someone else, I thought the clown would show up. There's something about evil clowns.... Brenda From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:25:30 1996 From: Jacqui.Young@CCIW.ca Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:13:02 -0600 (CST) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: RE: Re[2]: Movies That Scare (Can't find it!) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Stu; I'd love the name address and phone # if possible. Maybe they ship to Canada? I can hope, sadly Spencers doesn't, poor me. Jacqui jacqui.young@cciw.ca > > I have at home a name, address, and phone # (plus listing) of a company > that specializes in some of the more obscure (esp. horror) films. I seem > to re- member that their prices were reasonable. If it's with my > Halloween catalogs I can find it quickly and get you an answer on Monday. > > - Stu > > ______________________________ Reply Separator > _________________________________ Subject: Re: Movies That Scare (Can't > find it!) Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at Internet > Date: 10/11/96 3:28 PM > > I'm not sure if this movie scares, but I want to see it and can't find it. > I want to see the movie "Attack of the 50 foot woman." The 1958 version. > I just wanted to watch it for fun, but haven't been able to find it. Now > I am on a mission! Blockbuster, no, Tower Video, no, Hollywood Video, > no, Forty Niner video, no. I checked a video store in the mall and they > said they could order it and have it here in two weeks, but then I'd have > to buy the darn thing. I am just about frustrated enough to do it > though. Anyone with any other suggestions? > > __________________________ > |\/\/\/\/\/| Lynne Miles > \0 0 0 0 / qoe@sna.com > |~~~~~~| Orangvale, CA > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:26:12 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 16:04:10 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: More Movies... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Does anyone remember the Night Gallery where the painting of the house and it's graveyard changed to show something coming out of the grave and up to the door? That one had quite a bit terror set into it :) Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: More Movies... Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 3:46 PM estesa@NKU.EDU wrote: > > Hi, > I've never seen the Changeling, what is it rated, do you recall? > Do you feel it would be appropriate for a 12 year old to see? > He usually does well with violent and sci fi movies, but I dont want to > give him nightmares. > Thanks, > Ame > >Ame,I don't remember the rating. But I think it would be fine for a twelve year old. There is no blood,guts and gore. One of the scariest scenes, I thought was when George C. Scott took the red rubber ball miles away and threw it in a river. When he returned home and opened the door the ball came bouncing down the stairs. It's the movies that leave something to the imagination that I think are the scariest. I like the rest of you I'm sure can imagine a lot worse than they can show in a movie. Charmaine From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:26:14 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 15:37:46 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: Movies That Scare (Can't find it!) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com If you are going to buy it, check out Suncoast video first. They just sell tapes, but they have amazing buying power and may get it cheaper for you. Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Movies That Scare (Can't find it!) Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 12:11 PM I'm not sure if this movie scares, but I want to see it and can't find it. I want to see the movie "Attack of the 50 foot woman." The 1958 version. I just wanted to watch it for fun, but haven't been able to find it. Now I am on a mission! Blockbuster, no, Tower Video, no, Hollywood Video, no, Forty Niner video, no. I checked a video store in the mall and they said they could order it and have it here in two weeks, but then I'd have to buy the darn thing. I am just about frustrated enough to do it though. Anyone with any other suggestions? __________________________ |\/\/\/\/\/| Lynne Miles \0 0 0 0 / qoe@sna.com |~~~~~~| Orangvale, CA From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:26:17 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 15:35:59 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: San Diego questions Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I'll let Stu explain Spencers....seems only fair :) Spencers is in North County Fair until after Halloween. I missed anything of value in the M.O.M. sale also! (once in a lifetime opportunity) Other Halloween stores....I have a listing of Costume shops and such I was trying before the season began, but there are also the one-month lease places in just about every area of Sun Diego. I'll try to send it to you next week if you send me a message with your address. Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: San Diego questions Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 12:08 PM What is this Spencers store that everyone keeps talking about and do we have one here in San Diego? I looked in the phone book and there is a technical store with that name. Also, are there any other halloween stores besides Spirit on Sports Arena Blvd.? It seems there was a sale at the Museum of Man...I didn't know about the sale...have to wait until next year. :) Brenda in sunny San Diego From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:26:22 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 15:29:44 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Another intro Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I had the same problem when I lived by SDSU off of Art St. We lived in a two story apartment building (in a not so nice, but affordable for college students area). We had maybe 3 kids show up all night. This included the one from downstairs who we knew pretty well. Fast forward to now and I live in Poway across from a park, with the perfect opportunity to do the things I have wanted. (ya know, play with power tools in the garage, create strange things with limited usage, terrorize children,....normal stuff :) ) This year doesn't look to be as extravagant as I had hoped, with many considerations (like a baby due right after Christmas) to account for. I am however getting all the components for Trash Can Trauma and a few of my own creations for next year :) Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Another intro Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 12:07 PM Hello everyone, I've been subscribed for a couple of weeks and have posted a couple of times, but hadn't introduced myself...until now that is. :) I've been trying to keep up on reading all the great messages that you're all sending! I'm finally caught up! Yeah!! Keep 'em coming! I have always been a big Halloween fan (also a big x-mas nut...dad and I made five x-mas trees for the yard and used 10,000 lights on the house!) since I was a kid. I started decorating my parents yard a few years ago because every year they get about 200-300 people trick-or-treating at their house. There are two elementry schools within a couple of miles and they live 5 houses away from a park so we always had tons of families living in the area. :) It's also not a huge city...about 40,000 people in Woodland (aka woodpile) CA and I guess word gets around because people would stop by and take pictures of our house on Halloween. Always had a blast! I moved to San Diego (love it!) from Sacramento about 6 months ago and I can't make it home this year for Halloween. :( Big Bummer! My roomie told me that there was only 1 kid that came to the door last year (I live in an apartment). What?! So it looks like I will instead go to other "haunts" this year and try to get some new ideas. I'm so glad I found this list because I thought that I was kind of "strange" to love doing the Halloween thing so much...now I know! :D Brenda From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:30:41 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 16:12:52 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Try using chicken wire for a frame. It is rather easy (with gloves) and you can get away from the paper-stuffed shirt look :) After that maybe even wrap the chicken wire with rags or such to get a desired look underneath clothing. Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Dummies Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 3:52 PM I have been making a dummy these past few years with stuffing old clothes with newspapers and using a mask inflated with a balloon for the head. My question to all is, is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that won't sag and droop all over the place. There has to be a better way. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Chris From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:33:59 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 16:09:59 PST From: "Sparks, Doug" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re[2]: A Movie *NOT* To See Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I saw that about 3 weeks ago. I have to agree, pretty lame, but I do think there is possibility for a latex version of the Pumpkin head he had :) Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com (wants to try out mask making next ) ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: A Movie *NOT* To See Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 3:54 PM Stuart McIntire wrote: > > Don't see Mausoleum. Absolutely the stupidest, most boring, even insulting > excuse for a waste of celluloid ever foisted upon the horror film aficianado. > > You were warned... ;) > > - Stu How about "Jacko Lantern"? Easily the dumbest horror film I've seen Bob Andrews bandrews@inreach.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:39:29 1996 From: "Arnold & Sheri" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:27:56 +0000 Subject: Re: For Sheri, aka PoisnIvy Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Well so far, I've been a lamer....being new to the Philadelphia area I don't know the best places to buy Halloween supplies.....so I've been getting them at the dollar discount stores and the department stores. I know there's a Spencer's Gifts in the King of Prussia mall....but I haven't been able to get there as of yet. My discoveries haven't been toooooo lame but not exactly what I'm looking for all around either. If you find anything better please let me know. Sheri aka PoisnIvy > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:07:07 GMT > From: "SHUNT.EMAIL.VILL.EDU" > To: halloween-l@netcom.com > Subject: For Sheri, aka PoisnIvy > Reply-to: halloween-l@netcom.com > > I don't know about Tad, but I am from the Philly area. If you don't mind my > asking, where have you been getting Halloween supplies from around here? Any > tips? > > Did you know that around Halloween, the Laurel Hill Cemetery hosts twilight > tours? I always try to "plug" this event, because it is such an interesting, > creepy tour. > > I'll post the dates for the tour when I get them. > > Happy Haunting! Hope to hear from you, Sheri! > > Sue > shunt@email.vill.edu > +============================================+ |Visit us at: | | http://www.geocities.com/heartland/4269 | +============================================+ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:56:22 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:50:21 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Moon Subject: Thoughts On Fangs! (Mine!) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com When I fist saw the fangs, I though OHHH my god!! I wanted a pair, but I have braces (remember I'm only 15) I have been informed that they will come off in about 1-3 months (OHH YES! Their is a light!) So am in VERY intersted in a place that I can purchase these IN GOOD quality, that will last me quite a while. (Are they removable, or do you leave them in for weeks at a time??) I am very interested in the fangs that are very realistic, I am interested in whearing them all the time (REMEMBER: I am a halloween freak!!) I would realy like to find a pllace that will sell them to me locally, (Im in Harford County Maryland (northern)). PLEASE Any information on these please. If you woudered, all the talk about fangs, NO I was obviously not thinking of them since I have braces and all, but with the good news Im extreemly happy, (TO bad they don't come off tomarrow, In time for Halloween!) PLEASE Help, Thanx SoOOOOOOSOOSOOOSOo Much, Kel 0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-0 o Moon o | Fiberopt@pipeline.com | o -Happy Halloween- o | | o "From o to Witch in 2.1 Secconds" o | "Wicca, Its not a new wave of lawn junk" | 0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-0 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 16:59:48 1996 Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 19:49:50 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "Freya E. Harris" Subject: Re: numbers of the beast Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 11:24 PM 10/9/96 -0700, you wrote: > >Don't forget some of the other beast ones such as: > >665.9238429876: Number of the Pentium Beast >3 x 2 x 111 factorial of the Beast.... > >Harry > >[ Sent From: Dreamscape Systems - dreamsys.com ] >[ Location: Van Nuys, CA - (818) 781-7529 ] > Actually, the factorial for the Beast would be 3 x 3 x 2 x 37 OK, so I'm picky. - Freya E. Harris Atlanta, GA Glad the blooming Olympics are over! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:01:30 1996 Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 19:54:28 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: "Freya E. Harris" Subject: Re: A Movie *NOT* To See Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 03:46 PM 10/11/96 EST, you wrote: >Don't see Mausoleum. Absolutely the stupidest, most boring, even insulting >excuse for a waste of celluloid ever foisted upon the horror film aficianado. > >You were warned... ;) > >- Stu > Two more movies to avoid like a toxic waste dump: Either sequel to "RoboCop." They BOTH stink to high heaven. I didn't even have to see either one to know how bad they are! One need not eat the entire egg to know it's rotten; in this case, all one needs to do is get a good whiff! Too bad, since the first movie is a classic! "Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best." - Edward Abbey From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:05:34 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:54:50 -0700 From: Greenrey To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: San Diego questions Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Brenda Lewis wrote: > > What is this Spencers store that everyone keeps talking about and do we > have one here in San Diego? Brenda, If the store in question is Spencer's Gifts, then we do indeed have at least one in the county. It's located in Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad, where El Camino Real meets the 78. I haven't been there in awhile (though I've been planning to pay them a visit for a few days), but I believe that they are on the lower level at the extreme west end of the mall proper, right next to the interior entrance to Sears. Best Wishes, Aaron -- "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind." --Horace Mann, 1859 The time is NOW! Do your part. greenrey@worldnet.att.net -or- awynnhi@kes.miracosta.cc.ca.us Visit Greenrey's Study at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1982/ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:05:51 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:51:47 -0400 From: Jules Egyud To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: For Sheri, aka PoisnIvy Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com McCoog, Mary Ann wrote: > > Hi Sue, > I'm from South Jersey. We've been getting our supplies from the H shops in > Moorestown & Deptford Malls. Also through mail order from BTProductions and > Edmund's Scientific has some interesting stuff for the mad scientist labs and > motor stuff. > Mary Ann > Another House Haunter... Hi Mary Ann & Sherri, I am also in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area. A real great store for Halloween supplies down here is Capa's in Haddon Heights. I also discovered a surprisingly neat haunt nearby... the Pine Canyon Miniature Golf Course in Voorhees. I just picked up my daughter from a birthday party where they even had the ($7000) Electric Chair in operation, and lots of live actors chasing you around with chainsaws. Jules From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:25:55 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:07:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Lund To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com On Fri, 11 Oct 1996 RADRAY5@aol.com wrote: > Larry, > > Thanks for the info but I've only joined the list today. Can you repost it or > e-mail it to me directly. Thanks. > > Chris > I would love to, but I no longer have it, it is in the archives. It doesn't say to much. Just roll and tie the arms and legs equal to a normal persons limbs, and join them to a body (trunk). All made of chicken wire. I made a wooden stick that I stapled on the inside of the back (1 inch by 18 inches long) before I dressed the dummy. I used a stryofoam head on the stick. Dress him up, put a mask on him, and hang the sucker. Try searching the archives for "chicken". Larry _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us llund179@aol.com Phone: (516)-231-8790 Fax: (516)-434-9315 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:26:15 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:59:15 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Lisa Marie Subject: Re: A Movie *NOT* To See Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 03:46 PM 10/11/96 EST, you wrote: >Don't see Mausoleum. Absolutely the stupidest, most boring, even insulting >excuse for a waste of celluloid ever foisted upon the horror film aficianado. > >You were warned... ;) > >- Stu too late :( Lisa Marie Peterson peterson@fore.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:26:19 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:23:10 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Lisa Marie Subject: Re: The babysitter movie Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 03:14 PM 10/11/96 CDT, you wrote: >When A Stranger Calls (1979). Stars Carol Kane and Charles During. >When A Stranger Calls Back (made for cable sequel) >Robyn Dochterman >Interactive editor >Star Tribune Online >Robdoc@startribune.com >http://www.startribune.com > Oh yeah, that's it! I knew I remembered a sequel. Lisa Marie Peterson peterson@fore.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:26:15 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:21:47 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Lisa Marie Subject: THAT movie Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I remember a movie called "When a Stranger Calls" with Carol Kane - but I *think* this is a sequel to the movie that you remember. In the sequel, Carol Kane is an adult now (she was the terrorized babysitter in the first one) and has two children of her own, and the scarry-murderer-guy from the first movie has started calling & harassing her again. Lisa Marie Peterson peterson@fore.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:42:16 1996 From: DWFWW@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:32:17 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: CO2 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >I almost hate to tell you this, but Halloween at Six Flags has gotten >really lame lately... Well, I can believe it. The haunted house I mentioned was a full-time attraction, not just a Halloween special. Alas, it quickly vanished, after becomming shabby. The second visit I made to it, the Creature from the Black Lagoon figures were broken, and the third visit brought a draining of the lagoon. :-( -Doug *********************************************************************** * Safety, Courtesy, Show and Efficiency: * Doug Ferguson * * The Keys To The Kingdom * dwfww@jazz.ucc.uno.edu * *********************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:42:22 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:33:03 -0700 From: Jim Baggett To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Dry Ice Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Checked with Carbonic Industries (Richmond Va.) dry ice is selling for .43 per pound. Minimum order of 25 pounds - pellets or solid block. You can mix and match for any size of order over 25lbs. Jim From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 17:43:24 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 17:18:00 -0800 From: "Leslie A. Forrester" To: Halloween List Subject: Re: Another intro Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Poway--whoa. Did you see the Chupacabra run through there? I heard it was last sighted there, and I am plotting a Chupa-attack in my office. How did it look? Les ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REPLY FROM: Leslie A. Forrester DATE: 10-11-96 TIME: 15:29 FROM: MHS:DSparks@INTERNET (Sparks, Doug) TO: MHS:hallowee@INTERNET SUBJECT: Re: Another intro PRIORITY: I had the same problem when I lived by SDSU off of Art St. We lived in a two story apartment building (in a not so nice, but affordable for college students area). We had maybe 3 kids show up all night. This included the one from downstairs who we knew pretty well. Fast forward to now and I live in Poway across from a park, with the perfect opportunity to do the things I have wanted. (ya know, play with power tools in the garage, create strange things with limited usage, terrorize children,....normal stuff :) ) This year doesn't look to be as extravagant as I had hoped, with many considerations (like a baby due right after Christmas) to account for. I am however getting all the components for Trash Can Trauma and a few of my own creations for next year :) Doug Sparks dsparks@ligand.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Another intro Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway Date: 10/11/96 12:07 PM Hello everyone, I've been subscribed for a couple of weeks and have posted a couple of times, but hadn't introduced myself...until now that is. :) I've been trying to keep up on reading all the great messages that you're all sending! I'm finally caught up! Yeah!! Keep 'em coming! I have always been a big Halloween fan (also a big x-mas nut...dad and I made five x-mas trees for the yard and used 10,000 lights on the house!) since I was a kid. I started decorating my parents yard a few years ago because every year they get about 200-300 people trick-or-treating at their house. There are two elementry schools within a couple of miles and they live 5 houses away from a park so we always had tons of families living in the area. :) It's also not a huge city...about 40,000 people in Woodland (aka woodpile) CA and I guess word gets around because people would stop by and take pictures of our house on Halloween. Always had a blast! I moved to San Diego (love it!) from Sacramento about 6 months ago and I can't make it home this year for Halloween. :( Big Bummer! My roomie told me that there was only 1 kid that came to the door last year (I live in an apartment). What?! So it looks like I will instead go to other "haunts" this year and try to get some new ideas. I'm so glad I found this list because I thought that I was kind of "strange" to love doing the Halloween thing so much...now I know! :D Brenda From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 18:02:26 1996 From: DWFWW@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:54:16 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Anyone got any ideas for puppet automation? To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >the Grim Organist Machine by Russell (sorry, I can't find your last name >for proper credit). Well, the Grim Organist was my baby, although the real work was done by Dan Oelke, who has built the first working model, with the arm lifting-lowering worked by air. There are others who have built versions of the gadget, and they may wish to identify themselves. ;-) Dan's revised plans and photos will be posted sometime after halloween. I have him to thank for the beta-test of the invention. -Doug *********************************************************************** * Safety, Courtesy, Show and Efficiency: * Doug Ferguson * * The Keys To The Kingdom * dwfww@jazz.ucc.uno.edu * *********************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 18:03:37 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 09:23:37 -0700 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: Lisa Marie Subject: Re: More Movies... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 10:54 AM 10/11/96 -0400, you wrote: > I can't remember the name of the movie or even what it was about but one >part stuck in my mind. I remember a move were someone kept calling and >asking " Have you checked on the kids" . Then the police call after tracing >the call and say "Get out of the house the calls are coming from inside the >house. Does anyone know the name of that movie? I *think* that was "When a Stranger Calls" with Carol Kane \\\|/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) +---------oOOo-(_)-oOOo----------+ | Lisa Marie Peterson | | Administrative Assistant | | CellAccess Division | | FORE SYSTEMS WEST | | direct 408-467-4626 | | email peterson@fore.com | | internet http://www.fore.com | +------------------Oooo----------+ oooO ( ) ( ) ) / From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 18:12:07 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:04:21 -0700 From: Greenrey To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: ...Could it be?...Yes! More Movies! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hello All! Admittedly, I've just been skinning...oops!...skimming through most of the posts, but I've not seen the original, B/W "Night of the Living Dead" listed. Corny, perhaps, but it'll give you shivers nontheless. And also, what about "The Portrait of Dorian Grey"? It is primarily in black and white, but makes masterful use of color during certain scenes to really shake you up. It's a classic, and certainly worth checking out! Best to All, Aaron -- "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind." --Horace Mann, 1859 The time is NOW! Do your part. greenrey@worldnet.att.net -or- awynnhi@kes.miracosta.cc.ca.us Visit Greenrey's Study at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1982/ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 18:12:32 1996 From: DWFWW@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:04:49 -0600 (CST) Subject: High Voltage Terror To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Since there are a lot of new folk joining us, I thought I'd drop a short exerpt from a post I made a while back. Tesla Coils have been mentioned, and here's a little hand-held version that's safe for a person to handle as a prop, already assembled: --------quote---------- In the 'don't try this unless you are crazy' category, I'll tell you something that _really_ works for me in creating terror. Several years back, I got a hand-held Tesla coil from a company called Electro-Technic Products, Inc. [4642 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 (312) 561-2349 - Model BD-10-A] I paid about $125.00 for the unit back then. It is designed to be used as a vacuum system tester and exciter for making neon signs, etc. Its output tip is gap-isolated so that contact with the tip will cause no harm to the user, other than a 'zap' by the stream of electrons from the high-frequency high-voltage output. It is listed by the manufacturer as a 'high frequency generator', but it is, in fact, a Tesla coil. The general public is not aware of this, but _high frequency_ high voltage flows over the skin surface, not through the body. ----------------------- This came as a part of a long post on Mad Scientist Lab effects. If anyone wants to see it, it's in the archives on Don's site, or you can e-mail me directly for a copy. -Doug *********************************************************************** * Safety, Courtesy, Show and Efficiency: * Doug Ferguson * * The Keys To The Kingdom * dwfww@jazz.ucc.uno.edu * *********************************************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 18:21:14 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 18:13:31 -0700 From: Greenrey To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Pumpkin Patterns Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com For Any Hallowe'en Amateurs (Yours Truly Included)/Fans of Star Trek, The following URL has a couple of Jack-O-Lantern patterns, plus patterns for watermelon-carving, should you be interested. The URL is http://www.ili.net/~frey/carving/index.html and they have a Mr. Spook (Spock) and Mr. Worf pattern for your pumpkin! -- "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind." --Horace Mann, 1859 The time is NOW! Do your part. greenrey@worldnet.att.net -or- awynnhi@kes.miracosta.cc.ca.us Visit Greenrey's Study at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1982/ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:00:57 1996 From: KBarn37781@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 21:49:58 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: More Movies... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I wouldn't dare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:13:13 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 21:02:51 -0500 (CDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: DJ Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 07:00 PM 10/11/96 -0400, you wrote: >>...is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that >> won't sag and droop all over the place. Hey, Ghouls! My favorite way of making stand-alone dummies is with a tailor's dress form and a styrofoam wig head. I've picked up several of the dress forms at yard sales and junk stores; they are quite pricey if bought new. I make rolls of newspaper and insert them into the arm holes for arms; I add stuffed gloves for hands. These make durable "boogers" and can be dressed any way you like. DJ, who's *almost* done with her Flying Crank Ghost From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:20:25 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:10:14 -0700 From: Jim Baggett To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Pepper's Ghost Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I'm having a little trouble finding the info on Pepper's Ghost/FCG's plans and images. Can someone please point me in the right direction. Thanks, Jim From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:31:06 1996 From: NOSTALGIA1@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:20:18 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Pepper's Ghost Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Try the Dover Publication: Magic, Special Effects and Trick Photography by Hopkins. Bruce Kalver, AIMC From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:33:47 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:22:20 From: JBKadel@gnn.com (Jim Kadel) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Beware Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Larry Lund wrote about his unexpected expense experience with the "thru house wiring" controller and wrote in part: >>>I have over $100 invested into this already.<<< ...and if I read your story correctly, the needed modules will add at least another $50. more, correct? Anyway, its after the fact now, but for others would mention: "radio control" modules for house power remote control. One vendor, Brookstone sells a transmitter and three coded receivers for $50.00 Each rec'vr handles appliances (or lights) up to 1000 watts. Jim Kadel (JBKadel@gnn.com) From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:50:18 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:43:46 +0100 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: makeup@earthlink.net (Tad Peters) Subject: Re: More Movies... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I have another favorite movie for haloowen.... BEN Tad. Tad Peters A. Harlequin Costume makeup@earthlink.net 9589 Foothill Blvd Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Coming Soon: www.costumemagic.com (909) 948-2950 From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:56:50 1996 From: R4M2J1@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:46:10 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: babysitter movie Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com When A Stranger Calls (1979). Stars Carol Kane and Charles During. When A Stranger Calls Back (made for cable sequel) Robyn Dochterman Interactive editor Star Tribune Online Robdoc@startribune.com Thank - I'll have to rent it. Although movies you watch as and adult are rarely as scary as you remember them. Dale r4m2j1@aol.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 19:58:03 1996 From: R4M2J1@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:45:58 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Books to Read Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com In a message dated 96-10-11 Joe wrote, << Although I don't read the genre anymore, one book I recall that really spooked the heck out of me was, "The Keep" (the author's name escapes me at the moment). >> I think the author was F. Paul Wilson. Dale r4m2j1@aol.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:01:39 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:54:37 -0400 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Beware Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Lund wrote: > > I have a lot of effects that I have to turn on/off (5 right now) and I > decided I had to do them remotely. I pickup up a Stanley remote control > system from home depot. It consists of a wireless hand held remote with 8 > on/off buttons and a base unit that plugs into any wall outlet ($39.95). > The base unit has an antenna that receives signals from the remote and > transmits them through your house wiring to any lamp or appliance module > you have plugged in (Lamp module $9.95 appliance module $12.95). The > modules are addressable. Anything plugged into the modules can be > controlled by the remote. Here is the hooker. My house has two 110 volt > lines coming into the circuit breaker box. If a module is not on the same > phase (110 side) as the base unit it doesn't work! A call to Stanley was > made, and they told me I had to purchase a Leviton signal bridge to bridge > the 110 volt lines. > They don't sell them. Found one at my local electrical supply house > ($42.50). I take it home and read the directions and find out I must > install 2 15 amp dedicated circuit breakers in my box to install the > signal bridge ($7.50). I wired it in myself and it really works fine. The > problem I have is that Stanley had nothing in their directions to indicate > that you might have this problem. > I have over $100 invested into this already. Take a look at Radio Shack. The X-10 system will work great. I use the all over the house....especially at Christmas time. I can even control them out in the garage. The unit that plugs into the computer will also allow you to control them remotely....plus lots of options to time them. Craig -- CyberImage- Custom Caps, Shirts & Color ID Badges http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber Be Sure to Visit Our Halloween Page at: http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber/halloween From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:05:28 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:58:53 -0400 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: High Voltage Terror Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com DWFWW@jazz.ucc.uno.edu wrote: > > Since there are a lot of new folk joining us, I thought I'd drop > a short exerpt from a post I made a while back. Tesla Coils have > been mentioned, and here's a little hand-held version that's safe > for a person to handle as a prop, already assembled: > So much fun.....a guy dared me to touch a styrofoam cup full of coffee that he was holding with it....... Needless to say, there was a puddle to clean up and we had to help him back to his feet. Craig -- CyberImage- Custom Caps, Shirts & Color ID Badges http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber Be Sure to Visit Our Halloween Page at: http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber/halloween From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:16:43 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:09:03 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Movies That Scare (Can't find it!) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Lynne, Try some of the smaller mom and pop video stores. We have one here in Sonoma that has all the older classics. They even have "A polish vampire in Burbank"!! Give it a try. I will see if they have it and if they sell it. Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:23:59 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:16:26 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: CO2 Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Dave, This sounds like fun. We were thinking about visquin with a fan to make it look like water, with a little smoke blowing over it. Then some black light to give it a glow. Add a shark fin, or a nessy tail and hump. Instant water without water. Your ideas sound great.If you could get the water to boil, as in movement not heat, When the monster goes up it would add to the effect of size. Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:31:36 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 00:25:15 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: kahnn@pa.net (Nathan Kahn) Subject: Re: A catalog I found Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com > >I am not sure if anyone has this catalog on their list or not, > >Foxx Entertainment Enterprise >327 West Laguna >Tempe Arizona 85282, phone 602 753 5206, fax 602 753 5591 > >the catalog costs $5 but it has a LOT of stuff, including an Electric >Chair that is fully automated with a corpse in it for $6,799 (egads! >slighty expensive :) ) and the life size 20 foot Queen Alien from the >movie "Alien " for $20,000 , and a lot of masks , rare gory movies, and >other truly weird things. These are products of Distortions Unlimited in Colorado, and I have seen them cheaper. If anybody is really actually interested in buying one of these, I can try to find that source. (I said "cheaper", not "cheap".) :Nathan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan Kahn Home: kahnn@pa.net Work: nathan@theatrefx.com Work Web: http://www.theatrefx.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:31:41 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 00:25:12 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: kahnn@pa.net (Nathan Kahn) Subject: Re: Homemade Lightning Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com >There is a book available on such things and I have a copy of it. > >Ford, R.A. Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity, Blue >Ridge Summit, PA : Tab Books, 1991. Five miles up the road from beautiful downtown Waynesboro, PA (where I live). >I would be happy to lend this book by mail to anyone who is seriously >interested in following up on this, as long as he/she would commit to >returning the book when finished with it. Don't be too hasty. Tab Books went out of business over the winter (another of the county's largest employers to bite the dust) and the real estate was just sold at auction yesterday. Maybe you'd be best off photocopying the appropriate pages for people as it may now be irreplaceable, and it doesn't appear that anybody is going to be coming after you for copyright infringement. :Nathan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan Kahn Home: kahnn@pa.net Work: nathan@theatrefx.com Work Web: http://www.theatrefx.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:37:25 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:29:53 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Chris, Earlier on the list they talked about buying long johns or thermals and stuffing them. I did this and stuffed them with quilt batting and they are just great. You can bend them but they stay in shape. And right now most of this stuff is on sale!! Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:53:15 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:45:10 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Re[2]: More Movies... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Doug, That was one of the good ones. Roddy McDowell played the grandson that killed off the old man so he could get the money. And then the butler changed the painting to drive Roddy McDowell crazy...It was a classic. Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 21:53:16 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:45:55 -0600 From: Brandt To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: graphics Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Michael Marcrum wrote: > > Kelly, > Thanks for the great sites!! The second one was wonderful!! I was > wondering maybe to paint a background for behind the phony crypt. Thanks. > Kathy > the new kid on the crypt > mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com Kathy, If you are building a crypt that is a real building, ie hollow inside, then you might think about staging a scene inside of it. We found a bride and groom skeleton set at Spencers and are going to stage a wedding in our crypt chapel. The crypt keeper candlabra will perform the ceremony from his pulpit with 50 white mice as witnesses. They should show up really well under the blacklights! God I love halloween!!! Kelly "Morty's Mortuary, you stab 'em, we slab 'em" ____________________________ _|_ _ / ___/~~~ /------|------\ | ___|___ _|_/_______________|______|____\__\__|________,_ / R.I.P.\ \ _________________|____-_|-______|_____________) | The | <____// \|______|______|_______|_// \)_____> | Brandts | \___/ \___/ |_________| http://www.tecinfo.com/~ofm From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 22:41:36 1996 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:30:56 -0700 From: Michael Marcrum To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: graphics Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Kelly, We have a back room that opens to the front yard. We are going to put the crypt front around the door frame so it looks like they are walking into a crypt....don't you just love this time of year. I can see the leaves turning colors, and the kids screaming already!! Kathy the new kid on the crypt mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Fri Oct 11 22:42:24 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 00:32:32 -0500 (CDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: DJ Subject: Re: Crank Ghost Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hello, Fellow Ghouls! I just ran across a nifty web page with seven different Halloween shareware/freeware fonts for downloading. If your interested, the address is: http://www.mich.com/~glccsry/fonts/ Regards, DJ From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 01:11:14 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 02:22:24 -0700 From: "John P. Jeffries" To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: PVC Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com RADRAY5@aol.com wrote: > My > question to all is, is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that won't sag and droop all over the place. There has to be a better way. Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > > Chris Ahh, good corps question! I have seen (and used) the chicken-wire method. Works great for a light fast body, and not too expenssive either! For "Chuck" (a prop body we toss out the front doors every now and then) needed a little mobility and needed to take lots of tosses. (Hence the name "Chuck" :) Two methods come to mind: 1. 2x4 material (too heavy for our use). 2.PVC piping: Light and strong. For a PVC "Chuck", figure the amount of piping (1.5" or 2.0" OD) You will also need: 20 self tapping eye screws. Be sure you get a light enougth metal to seperate and attatch to each other to make the joint. --> --00-- (1) PVC "T" (Hips) (1) PVC "4-way" (Head, spine, shoulders.) And 18 endcaps for PVC,(to connect the eye screws) After you cut all your pieces, put on the endcaps (be sure to use cement) attatch your eye screw joints, use 1/2" carpet padding to "buff" out Chuck, and the chicken-wire method to make a sturdy chest (padding under several layers, then re-pad). Dress it up and out the door goes Chuck! :) This might be sketchy, (I'm pretty tired). If it is, send personal E-mail for me to reply to. I think I left out somthing...not sure what..Ah, it gives you an idea. Oh, one thing...we "pre-load" some of the joints so he falls more lifelike. (You don't have to though.) Hope it gives you an idea. John. ****************************************** * Mr.Scary Productions * * Work E-mail mrscary@kiva.net * * Web site: http://www.kiva.net/~mrscary * ****************************************** From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 04:09:32 1996 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:56:21 -0400 From: Outlander To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Flooded Mailbox Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hey Folks: Listen, I'm checking myself off the list for a while. My server just can't deal with the traffic. Anytime I'm gone for two or more days my mail-box is choked with 200 or more messages. My ISP disconnects me before I can unload the messages, I have to reconfigure my work system and use the T1 connection there to move the data faster. Can't take it anymore! :-) I'll see you back after Halloween, when the traffic slows down to a dull roar, more or less. I'll still send you guys stuff if I come across anything interesting in the meantime. -- `'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,. "That's a sad story ... got a smoke?" - Snake Plissken Jeff A. Simon Express elevator to Hell, going down. Business: Home: `'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 05:58:48 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 02:19:40 -0400 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Expensive Crypt.... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I just went out today and bought the wood for my crypt. Wow...spent $77.00 in juts the wood and a few peices of hardware. That doesn't even include the lights and such yet for it. I should have some pictures posted next week of its progress. Oh...forgot to mention....we are making it into a convertable. At Christmas time, we can turn the crypt inside out and it becomes a manger! At leastI get more use out of it than once a year. Craig -- Be sure to check out our special custom Halloween Caps & Shirts!!! CyberImage- Custom Caps, Shirts & Color ID Badges http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber Be Sure to Visit Our Halloween Page at: http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber/halloween From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 06:55:13 1996 From: milwiron@btprod.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 08:38:16 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: A catalog I found/electric chair Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com At 12:25 AM 10/12/96 -0400, you wrote: >>the catalog costs $5 but it has a LOT of stuff, including an Electric >>Chair that is fully automated with a corpse in it for $6,799 (egads! >>slighty expensive :) ) and the life size 20 foot Queen Alien from the >>movie "Alien " for $20,000 , and a lot of masks , rare gory movies, and >>other truly weird things. > >These are products of Distortions Unlimited in Colorado, and I have seen >them cheaper. If anybody is really actually interested in buying one of >these, I can try to find that source. (I said "cheaper", not "cheap".) > >:Nathan Last I checked for a customer, Distortion's chair was out of stock for this season... but you never know for sure. We sold it at $5,800.00 Denny B.T. Productions' Terror By Design Haunt Supplies & Scare Wares From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 06:56:04 1996 From: joe@nowhere.gov Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 08:44:06 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Dummies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Sparks, Doug wrote: Try using no frame, just use stiff clothes (i.e. jean and heavy button up shirts) Stuff them with rolled up and taped-into-shape carpet foam. This may sound low tech but I have had great success with it. When it comes to support for the guy, I have built dummies strapped to: chairs, Coat racks, light poles, and even build custom back drops and mounted the dummy directly onto the backdrop. The backdrop can be constructed out of virtually and old wood you have around the house, or you can sometimes get those wooden pallets for "free" from construction sites. The pallets are awesome for backdrops, all you have to do is nail a flat piece of wood to the bottom of any side and you have an instant hallow...er hollow wall. Then drape or nail a sheet to the wall and you're in business. Check out the halloween portion of my web site at http://www.cstone.net/~cstowell The dummies I made were all created using this process. Happy haunting. Carl F. Stowell cstowell@esinet.net > > Try using chicken wire for a frame. It is rather easy (with gloves) and > you can get away from the paper-stuffed shirt look :) After that maybe > even wrap the chicken wire with rags or such to get a desired look > underneath clothing. > > Doug Sparks > dsparks@ligand.com > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: Dummies > Author: halloween-l@netcom.com at gateway > Date: 10/11/96 3:52 PM > > I have been making a dummy these past few years with stuffing old clothes > with newspapers and using a mask inflated with a balloon for the head. My > question to all is, is there a better way to make a good quality dummy that > won't sag and droop all over the place. There has to be a better way. Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > > Chris From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 07:46:55 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 10:35:12 -0400 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Great Music... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com This might be an older CD, but has anybody ever seen the CD "Chiller"? It is put out by Telarc. Lots of creepy classical music. Even has warnings about some tracks may be hazardous to your stereos health if played too loud. I have it about 3 years and almost wore it out playing it so much. Craig -- Be sure to check out our GREAT Halloween caps & shirts.... CyberImage- Custom Caps, Shirts & Color ID Badges http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber Be Sure to Visit Our Halloween Page at: http://www.intrlink.com/~cyber/halloween From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 08:30:09 1996 From: etowski@clark.net Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 11:16:38 -0400 (EDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: I'm Lovin' This Already! Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com try for dry ice science supplie places.;science stores ;and some liquire stores From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 09:09:00 1996 From: milwiron@btprod.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 10:52:10 -0500 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Thanks All Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hey All, I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who supported Terror By Design this year. As of noon on Friday the 11th. we quit taking orders for delivery by Halloween, though we will ship web fluid and fog fluid to previous customers who need re-supplies. All of this is being done to best handle customers who already have orders in. In November we will start expanding our web catalog. New items will include our own brand of rubber paint for masks and latex living wall painting. This paint will be a non-flammable solvent based rubber paint that will offer superior adhesion over latex paints and also true, non-shifting colors. Also being introduced will be additional strange and hard to find materials, animation devices and controls. Thanks again for your support, I'm going to quit working 18 hour days and try to get busy on some Halloween projects. Denny PS. It's very cool to see the list take off the way it has. 12-18 months ago there were only a few active members dedicated to trying to keep the list moving along. What a different story today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.T. Productions' Terror By Design 630-830-9561 fax 630-830-9577 Haunt Supplies & Scare Wares From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 09:16:09 1996 From: Scott Axworthy Subject: Re: Beware To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 09:03:43 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Larry: The Stanley products you are using are all based on the "X-10" standard. Many companies sell these modules under various names such as Radio Shack under the name Plug n' Power. You found one of the problems that is common with the x-10 system. I have also plunged into the x-10 products this year and am working on some automation projects. I don't know if I will have enough time to report on how I'm using them before Halloween, but I'll give the the she'band after. (I am still piecing all together at this time) Here are some more x-10 information sources: http://www.hometeam.com/x10/ (X-10 Powerhouse Products and info) http://web.cs.ualberta.ca/~wade/HyperHome/top.html (X-10 FAQ) http://www.techmall.com/smarthome/ (Home Automation Systems-good prices) There are also computer interfaces for the X-10 products and a few freeware/shareware products for controlling them. I am having the mosst success (for what I need) with a program called XA. This is a DOS based program that will allow you to create scripts that can control your modules, take input from the keyboard, take input or shove output to parallel ports and joystick ports, call other programs such as sound playing programs, etc. So far I have a main program that takes keyboard input to fire the fog machine, take care of the fog machine distribution fans, turn on and off the ghost system, and control relays through the parallel port that will handle some pyro devices. I am working on getting some input into the system today so that I can have certain triggers start a sequence of events. You can set up complex scenarios, for instance, when I turn on the fog it first fires up the distribution fan (if its not already running) and then turns on the fog machine for a pretermined burst duration. An event is then set up to turn the fan off about 60 seconds later when all the fog has been worked through the system. I'm also setting up a routine that will do the fog burst subroutine at a pretermined interval throughout the evening. After a few more pieces are in place I hope to put together more complex scenarios that will start music, setup lights, blast the appropriate amount of fog, trigger a few other effects, etc. So much to do, so little time.... Good luck, -Scott Lund writes: > > I have a lot of effects that I have to turn on/off (5 right now) and I > decided I had to do them remotely. I pickup up a Stanley remote control > system from home depot. It consists of a wireless hand held remote with 8 > on/off buttons and a base unit that plugs into any wall outlet ($39.95). > The base unit has an antenna that receives signals from the remote and > transmits them through your house wiring to any lamp or appliance module > you have plugged in (Lamp module $9.95 appliance module $12.95). The > modules are addressable. Anything plugged into the modules can be > controlled by the remote. Here is the hooker. My house has two 110 volt > lines coming into the circuit breaker box. If a module is not on the same > phase (110 side) as the base unit it doesn't work! A call to Stanley was > made, and they told me I had to purchase a Leviton signal bridge to bridge > the 110 volt lines. > They don't sell them. Found one at my local electrical supply house > ($42.50). I take it home and read the directions and find out I must > install 2 15 amp dedicated circuit breakers in my box to install the > signal bridge ($7.50). I wired it in myself and it really works fine. The > problem I have is that Stanley had nothing in their directions to indicate > that you might have this problem. > I have over $100 invested into this already. > > Larry > _ ___c Lawrence H. Lund > \ _| \_ 179 Studley Street > __\_| oooo \_____ Brentwood, NY 11717 > ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > E-mail: llund@suffolk.lib.ny.us > llund179@aol.com > Phone: (516)-231-8790 > Fax: (516)-434-9315 > -- Scott Axworthy Phone: 206-649-7668 Cascade Design Automation Fax: 206-649-7600 scott@cdac.com http://www.cdac.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 09:30:15 1996 From: etowski@clark.net Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 12:20:29 -0400 (EDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: unabomber Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Yes Keepa bucket of water handy and you should a fire exstingisher in the house anyway.DO NOT DO LIKE MY FRIEND WHO WAS THE ANGLE OF DEATH AND SET HER CARD BOARD WINGS ON FIRE BY PASSING TO CLOSE TO A CANDLE!!! On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Lisa Marie wrote: > At 12:01 PM 10/10/96 -0500, you wrote: > >I will be working around some props that use fire, and do not wish > >to take chances with accidental combustion. > > Of course that would be a cool effect... ;) > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 09:34:36 1996 From: htraver@dreamsys.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 09:18:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Books to Read To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com The ultimate horror story for me is Shadownland, by Peter Straub. It's not a conventional horror book by any means. Anyone who enjoys magic will esepcially love this book. Methinks this is his best work ever. Harry [ Sent From: Dreamscape Systems - dreamsys.com ] [ Location: Van Nuys, CA - (818) 781-7529 ] From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 09:58:16 1996 From: etowski@clark.net Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 12:48:27 -0400 (EDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Halloween Party Hijinx?? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Boy I am glad you live in anapartment and I am out of work so everythink is low cost. I you saw larens post a few weeks ago.She used a blow up skeleton for a gypsy tabrow. you can use black light bulb in standard lamps;halloween decorations on thhe walls;candles or glow sticks; you can down load lots of wousound effects or get stuff frohe libray or even by sound effects. Fresh air 4 has different eary sounding music..so music food decorations can make a good evening. If they are the older crowd you could play halloween bingo or sharades On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Arnold & Sheri wrote: > Well, I'm new to this group and figured my first post might as well > make me look like an idiot:) > > This year I'm hosting my first every Halloween party......and I'm not > quite sure what the usual agenda of such a party is. > > I mean, what does one usually do at an adult Halloween Party? Keep > in mind that we live in a relatively small apartment so the general > haunted house thing is out:( Should one play games, and if so what > games? Or does one just have the music and dancing type of > thing.....I'm so confused:) > > Any help that you all can give me will be greatly appreciated. > Halloween has long been my favorite season.....so please help me make > my first party not a lamer:) > > Sheri > Aka PoisnIvy > > +============================================+ > |Visit us at: | > | http://www.geocities.com/heartland/4269 | > +============================================+ > From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 10:02:24 1996 From: etowski@clark.net Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 12:51:44 -0400 (EDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: web pages concerning sound effects (fwd) Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 15:03:56 -0400 (EDT) From: David Poehlman To: etowski@clark.net, Lauren Jones Subject: web pages concerning sound effects here are some lovely bookmarks. you two can fight over who will post them to halloween-l http://www.gefen.com/ http://indigo.ie/~infinite/home.htm http://radio-mall.com/ http://www.sonicscience.com/ http://www.hollywoodedge.com/ http://www.roundabout.com/ http://www.sound-ideas.com/ http://www.humongous.com/ http://www.mclink.it/cybertracks/ http://www.shopperusa.com/Novelties/Fundamental/ http://www.wcmusic.magic.ca/ http://www.wavcentral.com/ http://www.wavenet.com/~axgrindr/quimby.html http://www.soundelux.com/sdx/sounds/sounds.htm http://www.ica.net/pages/digital/ http://www.xmission.com/~eheintz/multi/treks.html Hands-On-Technolog(eye)s touching the internet voice: 1-(301) 949-7599 E-mail: poehlman@clark.net ftp: ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman url: http://www.clark.net/pub/poehlman From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 10:17:58 1996 From: etowski@clark.net Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 13:08:12 -0400 (EDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Movies That Scare Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com use haunt or halloween ;ghost or costume on a yahoo serch you will find a lot costume rentals;homepages;activities;movies;propcompaniess and books. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 12:11:49 1996 From: Maryanne Torgerson To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 12:03:33 PST Subject: Re: Books to Read Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com My all-time favorite horror novel is Stephen King's "The Stand" - the book, not the mini-series. (I can just hear everybody groaning now....Stephen King???) I liked most of his early (supernatural-based) stuff, can't stand his more recent ones. Couldn't stand to finish "Misery" and haven't touched anything newer, based on excerpts and reviews I've seen. Because I like horror with sarcastic humor, I also have enjoyed Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series (The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned, etc.) Anita's kind of like the Kinsey Millhone of the supernatural, only tougher. Maryanne "I have come too far in life to take orders from a cookie." -- Dr. Gullo From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 13:35:55 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:25:21 -0600 From: Brandt To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: movies Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Jimmy wrote: Heres my 2cents... scariest movie would definatley be 'Phantasim'...something about emballming equipment gives me the eeby-geebys My favorite 'scary' movie is definatly 'Abbott and Costello meet Frankinstien'...of course I looooovvvveee A&C. Well thats my 2cents -- "Morty's Mortuary, you stab 'em, we slab 'em" ____________________________ _|_ _ / ___/~~~ /------|------\ | ___|___ _|_/_______________|______|____\__\__|________,_ / R.I.P.\ \ _________________|____-_|-______|_____________) | The | <____// \|______|______|_______|_// \)_____> | Brandts | \___/ \___/ |_________| http://www.tecinfo.com/~ofm From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 13:53:53 1996 From: JeanniSkip@aol.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 16:41:50 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Halloween party dates?? -Reply Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com My original post seemed like months ago with all the stuff that gone through my mailbox daily from this list -- but I just wanted to thank all of you for your responses regarding the party date. FYI, my party will be on Saturday, October 26th! Happy Haunting... Jeanni From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 14:05:38 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:59:10 -0500 (CDT) From: "OX O.A.S.I.S." Subject: Re: Expensive Crypt.... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ******************************************************************************* O.O.A.S.I.S., Inc. (http://www.gnofn.org/~oxoasis) Cruelty-free Sustainable Agriculture and Food Relief If possible, please add this link to your website. ******************************************************************************* GREETINGS! ******************************************************************************* This message is to inform you of a new discussion group that you are all invited to join. This group will discuss issues regarding these community service projects: (FOOD RELIEF, COMMUNITY GARDENING, ARTS&CRAFTS, and SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE). This group will be for the purpose of an information exchange. 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We are keeping better track of our records now, but we do not mind if you let us know that you would like to have your name taken off of our mailing list. From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 14:33:49 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 16:23:16 -0500 (CDT) To: halloween-l@netcom.com From: DJ Subject: Indiana haunt and Halloween source Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hello, Fellow Ghouls! Sometimes it seems to me that most of you folks live in California or at least some big city like Philadelphia, but in case there are others on the list who are remotely in driving distance of Evansville, Indiana, I thought I'd tell you about a great halloween source and new haunt there. The Nick Nackery (200 E. Virginia St. at Heidelbach) has an incredible assortment of great halloween items. They literally stock thousands of masks and just about any prop or costume that you can imagine. Their prices are really good, and -- best of all -- the owner is real halloween lover himself! He's a nice guy and can offer excellent advice. This year the store is having their first commercial haunted house, located right across the street. I drove 80+ miles to see it, and it was well worth the trip! The haunt, called "The Little House of Horrors" isn't really little; it has over 20 scenes, and they are all creative and frightening. No, I'm not connected with these fine folks in any way. But I can recommend them highly from personal experience. If you're anywhere in the area, pay them a visit! DJ, who thinks driving 80+ miles for a great cow mask is no big deal From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 15:09:34 1996 From: Maryanne Torgerson To: halloween-l@netcom.com Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:01:06 PST Subject: Re: Movies That Really Scare Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com ** Reply to note from MJeCo@aol.com 10/10/96 02:10am -0400 > FIVE MILLION MILES TO EARTH (The scariest blend of science fiction and horror > until ALIEN. Classic British product from Hammer Films, with a cheerily > bleak view of mankind's origins.) I remember this one - isn't it the one where the aliens are supposed to be found in some excavation under London, and they were originally from Mars or something like that? I recall they looked sort of like giant grasshoppers...? The movie that gave me the most nightmares as a kid was THE BLOB. The one that's given me the most nightmares as an adult was named NIGHTFALL, I think - it was supposed to be SF, not horror, about people who find out their planet is about to be plunged into darkness (they don't know what an eclipse is, I guess), and a blind poet becomes a cult hero. A woman wanting to follow him is strapped down to a table to have two nasty-looking birds peck her eyes out, so she too can be blind. YUCK!!!!! Maryanne "I have come too far in life to take orders from a cookie." -- Dr. Gullo From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 15:31:29 1996 From: sao@mit.edu Date: Sat, 12 Oct 96 18:21:49 -0400 To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Can we edit the included text, please? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Hi, folks. It's That Pesky Andy. I've been seeing many replies sent to the list recently which include the full contents of the original message, plus only a few lines of new text. Since we're so close to Halloween, volume on the list has skyrocketted, and it's more important than usual to try and edit our postings. It's easier to read replies if you include only the specific part of a message that you're replying to. It's almost never necessary to include the entire original message. Thanks, :Andy Oakland sao@mit.edu From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 15:43:17 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:36:49 -0700 From: Bob Andrews To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Can we edit the included text, please? Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com sao@mit.edu wrote: > > Hi, folks. It's That Pesky Andy. > > I've been seeing many replies sent to the list recently which include > the full contents of the original message, plus only a few lines of new text. > Since we're so close to Halloween, volume on the list has skyrocketted, > and it's more important than usual to try and edit our postings. > > It's easier to read replies if you include only the specific part of a > message that you're replying to. It's almost never necessary to include > the entire original message. > > Thanks, > > :Andy Oakland > sao@mit.edu -- Okay. Bob Andrews bandrews@inreach.com http://www.anaserve.com/~BoBandrews From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 16:33:11 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 19:15:05 -0400 From: Rob Freeman To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: unabomber Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com I'm going to borrow the Unabomber idea for my own costume this year. My original ideas were Jack Kevorkian (appropriate since I'm from Michigan) or one of the Freemen from Montana (because of the similarity in names). I decided to start out the night as the Unabomber, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and moustache. My wife will be an FBI agent, passing around the FBI's sketch. I downloaded the sketch from http://www.Stardot.com/~hhui/unabomb.html. I'll also carry a couple of pages of the Unabombers manifesto, 'Industrial Society and Its Future', available from the same page. I'll fake a letter bomb using 'Letter and Package Bomb Indicators' from the FBI files and available at Time Magazine's http://www.pathfinder.com/pathfinder/features/unabomber/ (a link from the above page). Later in the evening, I will become Ted Kaczynski, the suspect. I found an orange jumpsuit at a thrift store that appears to be homemade (I don't think a manufacturer would make something this shade of orange except for a prison uniform!). With a few alterations and some numbers painted on the back, it should work well. Add a fake beard and some handcuffs and I'll be all set. Thanks for the original idea. I hope my spin on it might make your costume more effective. -- Happy Haunting Rob Freeman freemanr@oeonline.com From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 16:59:46 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 19:46:22 -0400 From: Jules Egyud To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Great Music... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Craig Lewis wrote: > > This might be an older CD, but has anybody ever seen the CD "Chiller"? > > It is put out by Telarc. Lots of creepy classical music. Even has > warnings about some tracks may be hazardous to your stereos health if > played too loud. > > I have it about 3 years and almost wore it out playing it so much. > > Craig > --Yes, I have also had it about 3 years and always put it to good use during halloween. Telarc is famous for recordings with incredible dynamic range. It even has the shower scene from "Psycho", which is just as scary hearing as it is seeing. I highly recommend it. Jules From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 17:16:48 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 20:02:35 -0400 (EDT) From: estesa@NKU.EDU Subject: movies that scare (yes, more) To: halloween-l@netcom.com Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Has anyone said "Cujo"? That one scared me. It also made the movie Beethoven seem weird because you were waiting for that dog to eat a car for lunch, but it never happened. Beethoven was too sweet, Cujo was cool! Ame From owner-halloween-l@majordomo.netcom.com Sat Oct 12 18:03:06 1996 Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 20:53:07 -0400 From: Craig Lewis To: halloween-l@netcom.com Subject: Re: Great Music... Reply-To: halloween-l@netcom.com Jules Egyud wrote: > > Craig Lewis wrote: > > > > This might be an older CD, but has anybody ever seen the CD "Chiller"? > > > > --Yes, I have also had it about 3 years and always put it to good use during > halloween. Telarc is famous for recordings with incredible dynamic range. > It even has the shower scene from "Psycho", which is just as scary hearing > as it is seeing. I highly recommend it. > > Jules My favorite is the first track....put it in the CD player and crank it up! Watch people jump a foot high! Craig --