This file is one of the Wolfstone archives of the Halloween mailing lists. You can
find out more, and reach the entire collection here:
  http://www.pobox.com/~wolfstone/_r/HalloweenArchive.html

This particular archive deals with "going to extremes" topics. This includes:
  o giant/fantastic setups
  o changing your lifestyle to fit Halloween
  o (re)building your house to suit Halloween all year long

It does NOT include related topics:
  o "my family thinks I'm nuts" - see psychology of "us"

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Subject: Re: Hall: Detailing
From: "WebMistress" <webmistress at halloween-l.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:34:44 -0700 (PDT)

Yep .. I built a shed ... but of course it has to look like a mausoleum.  =
I actually opted to not have a hot tub because it would interfere with the =
location of my lab :)

Webby


--- "brandon champlin" <bchampli at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>Has anyone ever gotten into so much detail that they have altered their 
>house? Or maybe you now have a creepy playhouse in your yard that the 
>neighbors are wondering what the Heck are they up to?

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Subject: Re: Detailing
From: "Iron Kingdom" <rwmvs2 at psci.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 21:21:51 -0400

Well..we do have permanent Halloween items in the bathroom..a few GID =
faces
which stare at you no matter where in the room you are..does that count? =
And
the mirror isn't quite stock..but really, you don't see it until we plug =
in
the led eyes which glow eerily from behind the normal looking mirror. And
there is the slight matter of the doorbell which isn't real. It is =
actually
hooked up to the large horn in the ceiling of the porch -- right above the
person who dares to ring the bell. We always know when solicitors come
by...lol
We have designed the front balcony with a Phantom Flyer in mind. Besides
these ..uh... and ...well a few other 'little' things our house is okay.
Really, I swear, it is perfectly safe...lol
Lady Iron
PS.   Our neighbors don't wonder anymore... they just lock their cars up =
and
hope for the best. ;) Ironically enough one neighbor is selling their =
home.
We were told that they would not even try to show the place once our
decorations go up next month.

Check out our new Halloween Domain....
http://www.TheIronKingdom.com
Custom Ironwork.....
http://www.villagesmithy.itgo.com/
And come see us in the crypt....
http://www.oneillpcs.com/haunt/chat
----- Original Message -----
From: "brandon champlin" <bchampli at hotmail.com>
To: <Halloween-L at WildRice.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 9:14 PM
Subject: Hall: Detailing


> Has anyone ever gotten into so much detail that they have altered their
> house? Or maybe you now have a creepy playhouse in your yard that the
> neighbors are wondering what the Heck are they up to?

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Subject: Re: Hall: Re: Detailing
From: "Hollyberry : )" <hollyberry9 at hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 22:52:54 -0400


Well next weekend I plan on redoing my dining room..... I'm making a =
monster 
mud tree that will have a table like surface in the middle like a hollowed =

out old tree with the branches coming out of the ceiling . I think it will =

be very cool.... We will never be able to sell this house...lol.... but I 
really don't mind.

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Subject: Re: Hall: Detailing
From: "Terror" <terror@darkdragon.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 22:34:47 -0600

Man, you should have put the hot tub IN your masoleum.  Maybe sink it into
the ground so you can put a floor over it.
-- 
FX - Terror@DarkDragon.com

> From: WebMistress <webmistress at halloween-l.com>
> Reply-To: "Halloween List" <Halloween-L at WildRice.com>
> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:34:44 -0700 (PDT)
> To: "Halloween List" <Halloween-L at WildRice.com>
> Subject: Re: Hall: Detailing
> 
> Yep .. I built a shed ... but of course it has to look like a mausoleum. =
 I
> actually opted to not have a hot tub because it would interfere with the
> location of my lab :)

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Subject: Re: Hall: Re: Detailing-monster mud tree
From: "Nez" <Nezabeth at hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:52:10 -0400

I don't have the best pictures of this, but we made an excellent MM tree =
in
my living room 2 years ago.  It was 16 feet tall and the longest branches
ran for 25 foot or more...everyone thought it was really cool.  It was =
huge
though...and interesting to dismantle...
http://www.horrorseek.com/home/halloween/morgannaland/hallpres/halloweenpre=
s
entindex.html
It's the picture at the bottom....there wasn't really one picture of that
thing that ever did it justice...but it was VERY cool.  and it took about
one week from start to finish to make as well.

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Subject: House remodel to Halloween
From: "Sue McDonald" <sue at halloweenfear.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 07:22:30 -0700

Just incorporate the hot tub into the theme of the Lab.  When you are
not using it?  Let the guys and ghouls show off.

Sue

WebMistress wrote:
> 
> Yep .. I built a shed ... but of course it has to look like a mausoleum. =
 I actually opted to not have a hot tub because it would interfere with =
the location of my lab :)

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Subject: Re: Hall: House remodel to Halloween
From: "Jeff Preston" <jeff.preston at home.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 09:09:26 +0000

Hot tub?
The last year of my home haunt I used mine as a setting for the "Creature =
from the Black Lagoon".
Fake rocks, camo netting, dry ice, actor in tub (he was mush by the end of =
that Halloween night!) and it was done. You can catch a small glimpse by =
viewing...
>http//:www.terroronthesquare.com/history.htm<
just scroll down to the bottom of the page, the scene is a quick glimpse =
so you have to watch closely
but it is the only time the girls weren't screaming ,the creature missed =
the scare.

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Subject: Re: Hall: Re: Detailing-monster mud tree
From: "Hollyberry : )" <hollyberry9 at hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 13:08:12 -0400


I plan on trying this this weekend.. tho I may start it today.. I a very 
excited and I think it will turn out great. It will look like a tree is 
coming out of the wall like it is growing and you can see only half of a 
very large tree. with the branches coming through the ceiling. The tree =
will 
be hollow looking in th middle and that is where I will build a surface to =

use as a table. I am so excited.

here are some pics of what I did this Saturday ... not Halloween related =
but 
wanted to share anyways. Thanks!

http://sites.netscape.net/magikaljourney/new

http://sites.netscape.net/magikaljourney/new2

Hollyberry
Do the Haunt or be Haunted!



>From: "dawn rice" <glensjewel at home.com>
>Reply-To: "Halloween List" <Halloween-L at WildRice.com>
>To: "Halloween List" <Halloween-L at WildRice.com>
>Subject: Re: Hall: Re: Detailing-monster mud tree
>Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:05:43 -0500
>
>Holly,
>
>Let me know how your monter mud tree turns out--I am thinking of building =
a
>tree this way.

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Subject: Re: Hall: Excited!
From: "E Ratliff" <eratliff@141.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:35:28 -0400

>My family thinks I'm crazy and my husband  wants to know where I'm going
>to store everything after the BIG  event but who cares? It'll all get =
taken
care >of and I'm having a  great time!! ;-)
>
 >Whitefang

This is the great part about using a barn that's not used for anything =
else,
I just leave everything set up and touch up for next year,saves lots of
time!!

Edd the VampireBear
ICQ 16533099
www.barnparty.ratliff.com

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Subject: perks of a pet store
From: "Lisa Duncan" <halloweengirl537 at juno.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:01:14 -0400

They're letting me borrow the Tarantulas, Scorpions, and Millipedes for
Halloween.  I have the big plastic containers that I can keep them in for
the evening and don't worry PETA people it's only for one night and
they'll have screen tops, but isn't that cool?!

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