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1. Where do you store all this Halloween stuff? |
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| Our props are stored everywhere. Wherever there is extra storage space around the house, | ||||||
| you'll find a Halloween prop. It takes weeks to organize and find the props. We don't have | ||||||
| one designated place to store them. They are randomly stored around the house. | ||||||
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2. How long does it take to set up your display? |
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| Preplanning begins in early summer around June. The props are located and pulled | ||||||
| from storage in September. Setup takes around 2 weeks to complete. | ||||||
| We may begin setting up in early October, but the display is not ready for viewing | ||||||
| until the last week in October. | ||||||
| Several friends and neighbors have helped us over the years. | ||||||
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3. Where did you get all this stuff? How much did it all cost? |
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| 80% of our props are homemade from materials such as wood, plastic, PVC pipe and old | ||||||
| clothing. We prefer to make our props rather than purchase them premade. | ||||||
| According to us, there is no total cost of supplies. Every item is priceless because each | ||||||
| holds a special value, memory or historic moment in our haunting past. | ||||||
| We began collecting masks and Halloween props as far back as 1984. | ||||||
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4. Is your Halloween display weatherproof? What happens if it rains? |
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| Look closely at this "behind the scenes" photo. It was taken from behind the display. | ||||||
| All of our gravestones are made out of wood and staked in the ground. | ||||||
| The wood is painted with an all-weather outdoor paint and the stakes protect | ||||||
| the gravestones from the high winds we experience on top of Summitview Drive. | ||||||
| We try to build and protect our props from the weather as best as we can. | ||||||
| Rain and wind are the display's biggest enemies because almost everything is | ||||||
| electrical. | ||||||
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5. What is the ghost in the window? How does the ghost in the window fly? |
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| Lois, the flying ghost, is made out of cheese cloth and illuminated using blacklights. | ||||||
| Her head and hands are attached to cables that pull her up and down as an | ||||||
| electric motor spins a large crank shaft in a circular motion above her | ||||||
| and each of her cables is attached to a separate pulley. | ||||||
| Inside, the front window section of the house is closed off using hanging black plastic | ||||||
| to keep Lois in the dark so that she is only illuminated by the black lights. | ||||||
| The cheese cloth is a gauze mesh-like material that we treated with | ||||||
| washing detergent which causes it to glow under flourescent black lights. | ||||||
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6. What are those little black boxes scattered all over the display? |
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| The black boxes around the display are simple, homemade wooden boxes | ||||||
| painted black to protect the spotlights from the weather and to hide them from sight. | ||||||
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7. How does P.K. Boo & Ivan Watchinu move up and down? |
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| Both P.K. Boo and Ivan Watchinu are electric animatronic props that seem to move up and | ||||||
| up and down behind a gravestone. They are powered by slow RPM electric motors. | ||||||
| Since motors spin in a circular fashion, crank shafts were added to change the | ||||||
| motors circular motion into a more up and down motion. | ||||||
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8. Why do you put up a Halloween display? |
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| The display is for the enjoyment of kids and adults young at heart who are | ||||||
| fascinated with Halloween. | ||||||
| If it weren't for you and them, the display could not go on year after year. | ||||||
| We attempt to show you that Halloween can be spooky fun, | ||||||
| not always just terror and horror. | ||||||
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