Haunt news etc…
June 16th, 2009
Hello,
This is a brief update on both the haunt and my trip to the Midwest Haunter’s Convention.
I shall start with the haunt:
I have been busy working on my haunt every chance I get. After finishing the new jail cell, I built 4 new pumpkin columns, and have been hard at work on improving the opening/closing coffin. The list of new props for 2009 will eventually be posted to the site, but I just wanted to let you know that I have begun working earlier then ever and have some AMAZING new things planned! I can’t mention everything because that would ruin the surprise, but if all goes according to plan, my newest prop will be somewhat interactive! Keep checking back for more updates on the haunt.
MHC:
MHC was quite possibly the weirdest experience of my life. I’m still not sure who was scarier, the freaks in scary clown costumes, or the freaky teenagers staying at the same hotel for a National Gaming League competition. Oh the horror! Oh the amount of acne! Anyhow, despite being a strange trip, I had fun and met a lot of cool people, including several Canadians.
I also managed to pick up a few new items for the haunt, but as you know, I like to build mostly everything myself, so the majoity of what I purchased were just tools. I picked up a Hot Wire Foam Factory knife, which cuts through foam like butter. I also picked up a jug of Froggy’s Fog, the best fog fluid on the market. Lastly, I bought a copy of my friend, Jerry Vayne’s, AKA The Haunt Rocker’s, latest album.
I did however get one actual prop and didn’t have to pay anything for it, as I won it in a raffle! Here is Horatio:
He has a motor inside that makes his whole head shake and his mouth open and close.
MHC was definitely something and I’m glad I went. Thanks to Kathy and Barry and the rest of the MHC people for putting on a great show!
Rachel
Ohio in June is like Paris in the fall?
June 4th, 2009
Yes, that is what I keep telling my boyfriend when he questions our romantic getaway to the Midwest Haunter’s Convention this weekend in grand old Columbus, Ohio! The drive is 7.5 hours long, but it will all be worth it when I am hobnobbing with some of the Haunt world’s finest! There will be drinking, dancing, shopping, oh and naked body painting, but your’s truly has her dignity and saves that for at home! I jest, but I will be sure to let you know what I buy at the vendor trade show!
Rachel
Yay for updates!
May 27th, 2009
Hello my fine friends,
Today I come to you with news of what I have been up to. My job, as cool as it is, also provides me with lots of downtime at the moment. This will not be the case in September and October when I will basically have no time to breath, let alone work on my own haunt. That being said, I have been using all this current free time to get a jump start on a long list of things that I have planned for Haunt on the Hill. I will post the official list of props, like I always do, later in the summer. This is just to wet your whistle and tease you:
The jail cell I mentioned in a previous post is done minus painting!
I have built four pumpkin stands to give my jack-o-lanterns the attention they deserve.
I am in the midst of fixing up the opening/closing coffin, so that for once it will work without fail!
Once that is done, I will be moving on to some top secret new projects, but what I can tell you is that there will be MANY new additions to the haunt.
If you have been coming to the haunt year after year, you may have noticed that not much changes in the mad lab each year and this will be the first big OVERHAUL of the mad lab. It will be great and slightly INTERACTIVE!
I will also be attending my first ever convention in just a matter of days, the Midwest Haunters Convention, in Columbus, Ohio! I’m sure I will come back with many goodies and will try to snap some pics of them to share with you.
That is all for now! Happy haunting,
Rachel
Ah the smell of lumber and BIG NEWS!
April 27th, 2009
As you may recall, with the recent set up of my new compound mitre saw, I am heading into new territory, by which I mean I am leaning more into carpentry work. Now I haven’t abandoned my favourite pink insulation foam, which is a tombstone maker’s best friend, but wood is just more durable. With that being said, I have begun work extra early this year on a new jail cell. To the naked eye you might wonder what was wrong with last years’ model. Well, truth be told, it was ready to topple over at any moment, but that will be no more! My new jail cell will be super duper sturdy and not only that, but it will be on a hinge system that will allow me to fold it shut in the off-season for easier storage. How cool is that!!! Anyway, just wanted to let you all know that I have been hard at work.
And now for the big news:
BIG NEWS:
So big that I used capital letters! Yours truly was once just a mere home haunter spiking tombstones to my front lawn and while I love Haunt on the Hill and have every intention of keeping it going till death do us part, or something like that, I must announce that I am now officially a PRO HAUNTER! I recently got a job at a big theme park haunt. I won’t mention the name, but if you live in Ontario, you can probably figure it out. My official title bestowed upon me by the haunt is “Haunt Technician”, but to dumb it down I basically will be doing scenic painting and prop design! How cool is that!!!!!!!!! And yes it is so cool that it is worthy of that many exclamation marks. I mean I get paid to do what I love! The only downside is the uniform. The pants look like I was playing dress-up in daddy’s closet, that is if my dad was half mechanic, half MC Hammer. Thanks for the support through all the years, you kept me going and that is what got me this awesome opportunity!Rachel ”Pro Haunter” Brown
