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is up, and I couldn't be happier. This year I had to changed the look because we out grew the driveway, so I moved the walk through Haunted House into the back yard. We now have more room, the Haunted House is right next to the cemetery, and we have great access both in and out of the haunt. Unfortunately I had to take the fence down, but that's the life of a Home Haunter. We do what ever it

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My son Matthew, who's now five. Announced to me that he wanted to be a Zombie this year for Halloween. The wife's not impressed...I can't figure out what would have influenced him!

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While I was in Windsor, Ontario on business I crossed the boarder in Detroit, Michigan to picked up some Halloween Cereal and Candy Corn at Target. You can't get this cereal in Canada any more.Now comes the hard decision, which one should I open first?

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I purchased this creepy couple from Scarefactory. I've secured them to two skull panels which will be part of my front entrance to my Mausoleum this Halloween.

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A much needed update this weekend. I replaced my two front entrance Gargoyle pillars with two new ones from Distortions Unlimited.I didn't like the original color on the Gargoyles because they didn't match my pillars, so I re-painted them.Here they are with a black base coat.After painting them black, I sponged on two different shades of grey paint. I also wanted to add a little more detail to

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Rented a 26' truck to go pick up my walk through Mausoleum being stored in a warehouse.Starting to realize this hobby of mine is getting expensive, but I'm Halloween obsessed!!!Purchase something new for the Mausoleum this year, a 17' x 32' x 9' canopy tent. Now the kiddies won't get wet if it rains outside, also allows me to set everything up with out getting wet. This will be the first year

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I finished my fall garden, now back to working on my haunt.

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My Niece just started a new job at Bath & Body Works and she surprized me today with this Light-Up Skeleton Coffin Hand Soap.When you press the pump to dispense the green apple scented hand soap, it lights up flashing with and an eerie sound coming from the bottom of the bottle.I was really impressed with their selection of Halloween proucts on their web site too.

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One of my actors Steven is so excited about this year's Halloween that he went out this weekend and purchased some new make-up and contact lenses.I think he looks amazing!!!

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Thanks to the generosity of one of our new sponsors "Lowes", I was able to purchase some much needed supplies this weekend to update my Mausoleum.Started painting the new 4'x8' ceiling panels for the Mausoleum.Purchased a new 60 gallon air compressor to handle all my pneumatics. I wired it directly to my fuse panel and drilled a hole through the cement wall to run a air line outside.I'm creating

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Has officially launched their new web site.The CHA (Canadian Haunters Association) website was created to pass along information and ideas on all things related to Halloween for FREE.What started out as a regional club of home haunters back in 2004, has grown over the years to a National Canadian Club with home haunters from coast to coast.We dug up this website to allow everyone to see how

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the other day when I came home from work and found this box sitting on my door step.Back in December 2010 I submitted my home haunt video into the Annual Haunters Video Awards contest, I was just honored to be in it with so many other amazing home haunters from Canada and USA.This was my first year submitting a video and I was so excited to find out I had one an award for "Best Video Production".

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My friends at the "Powerhouse of Terror" are scaring people up before Halloween for a good cause.The Rotary Club of Etobicoke has spiced up their largest annual fundraiser, Toronto Ribfest, with some scare tactics.This year's festival will feature 'Carn-evil,' an 800 square-foot haunted house full of evil clowns and freaky circus acts to raise money for charity. The new project is a collaboration

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Image SourceI'm really looking forward to this event this weekend, it's become such an enjoyable annual haunt indusrty event in Ontario. Scarefest is a gathering of people who share an interest in all things related to Halloween. In attendance will be people who own and operate professional haunts, home haunters and Halloween product vendors.It's a great place to sell, buy, or swap your old

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to all the Dad's out there.

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This newer version of the Exorcist really sucks!

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Image Source“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is about a young girl living with her father and new girlfriend in a very old mansion. Unbeknownst to them, the mansion is also a home of demon-like terrifying creatures in the basement.It is the remake of the 1973 film that starred Kim Darby, Jim Hutton and Barbara Anderson.The film will be released into theaters on August 26 later this summer.

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I'm sitting inside my house tonight and I hear moaning and scratching at my front door. I looked outside to see where all the noise was coming from and I found these two creepy zombie kids at my door step. They were dress up like characters from the Trick "R" Treat movie; they demanded I give them some Halloween Candy.They told me they just finished eating one of my neighbors and now wanted

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Like a good son, I went to visit my Mother on Mothers Day. After spending the entire morning there with my siblings and all our kids, I decided to go for a walk since it was such a nice day outside.My parents live just North of me in the older part of Stouffville, Ontario. Like any other small town the developers are slowly creepy up North and building new communities.There are still some old

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Image sourceGone but certainly not forgotten.Transcend the traditional funeral with a fitting send off that celebrates individualism and living life to the fullest.Shake the ground one more time in this Harley Hearse from Boot Hill Hearse.

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after receiving news that the Thornhill Woods Haunted House had won an award for "Best Video Production" with the 2010 Home Haunter Video Awards. My home haunt is such a pleasurable hobby for me and it's nice to see all the hard work is recognized. I know myself after reviewing all the other home haunts on the 2010 DVD collection that there were a lot of great submissions to choose from.I would

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This little baby girl showed up on my porch today all dressed up for Easter.I thought she looked so adorable, so I gave her a little stuffed bunny to play with while I ran inside to get my camera to take her picture.When I came out this is what I saw...Don't you just love how cute kids are.

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I was excited to open my mail box on Friday and see I receive my Home Haunters DVD Collection. Image SourceChris & Jeff Davis from the Davis Graveyard have put together this killer collection of 67 home haunt videos on a five disk DVD set. They've really out done themselfs with the graphics on the DVD's and the video production.If your interested in purchasing the DVD set for yourself (click here

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What does "beauty is only skin deep" mean?The saying simply means that just because someone (or something) appears attractive on the surface doesn't mean they aren't rotten beneath that outer layer. Or in other words, a person may be beautiful on the outside, but still have an 'ugly' heart or soul.Never the less, check out these creepy manipulations photo's. Image Source

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Website...I'm excited to finally have finish the new Canadian Haunters Association logo with the help of my new Graphic Designer M80.While I was visiting the Transworld Halloween Trade Show in St Louis, I was also on the hunt to find a new website designer to help me build the new Canadian Haunters Association Website. I've spent the last two months looking for a website designer in the haunt

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I had a great time in St Louis attending the 16th Annual Halloween & Attraction Show.March 10-13, 2011 at America's Center. Image Source My Flickr AccountTransworld has always been one of my favorite Halloween shows to attend every year. It is by far the biggest of all the haunt trade shows, you get to see what is the latest and greatest in the haunt industry from all the leading suppliers, you

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If you haven't experienced the thrills and chills of a haunted house lately, try visiting a home haunt this Halloween. If you dare...My friend Val Tobin a Contributing Writer / Freelance Writer for Suite 101 wrote this great article about my home haunt "Thornhill Woods Haunted House". Read more at Suite101: http://www.suite101.com/content/home-haunts-are-major-attractions-at-halloween-a340639#

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Greetings my fellow haunters,I would like to inform you of the new Canadian Haunters Association (CHA), formally The Ontario Haunters Club (OHC).Before I begin telling you about my goals and thoughts, I want to thank Victoria Wolf the founder of (OHC) for the outstanding work and dedication that she has shown over the years. Victoria started out as a home haunter herself and found the need to

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The Davis Graveyard is by far one of my favorite Home Haunts, Chris & Jeff Davis always seem to out do themselves every year. They have the most realistic themed graveyard haunt I've ever seen, all the props your about to see in this video were made from scratch by them. Both Chris & Jeff regularly have Take N' Make classes building Tombstones, Mud Monsters, Foam texturing techniques, and other

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Image SourceChris and Jeff Davis from the Davis Graveyard have graciously taken over creating the Annual Home Haunters DVD collection of home haunt videos and pictures from across U.S.A., Canada, and Internationally.They will also be looking after the judging and distribution of the Annual Home Haunters Video Awards. These awards are given out to home haunters who submit their videos to the DVD

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Image SourceWhat's the best way to unwind after a long, stressful week? A night on the town? A trip to the theater?Next week, skip the movie theater and let AMC usher in your weekend with six-and-a-half solid hours of post-apocalyptic zombie goodness. On Fri., Mar 4, 2011 beginning at 8/7c, AMC will re-air all six episodes of The Walking Dead Season 1 back-to-back.

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A fellow haunter told me last week about a great deal on gaming speakers at a local auto store Princess Auto. I'll be honest, I would never think of looking for any kind of speaker at an auto store and why would I be interested in a gaming speaker.I was told these particular speakers are a dream come true for a home haunter...Altec Lansing designed these speakers to work with just about any

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For the last 16 years, TransWorld’s Annual Halloween & Attractions Show has gathered the largest collection of industry leading vendors and a huge selection of products to give haunters the greatest opportunity to see all of the best products and creations, all under one roof.The Annual Halloween & Attractions Show continues its tradition of creating a unique business environment designed to

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My 7 year old son Ryan drew this spooky haunted house with blue bolts of lighting, blood dripping from the windows, ghosts floating around the house, corpses hands rising from their graves, a green zombie eating brains, a werewolf howling, and two creepy pumpkins.BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

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One of the most frightening things about approaching an outdoor haunt or walking through a haunted house is the background ambient music or creepy sounds effects being used. These sounds effects set the stage for themed rooms and outdoor haunts. The right music can send shivers up and down your spine even before you've set foot inside.Try watching John Carpenter's Halloween movie without the

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My neighbor who lives a few doors down from me isn't home that often and she leaves her cat outside most of the time. I'm personally allergic to cats, but I've really become fond of this little guy.He knows my routine and is always at my front door when I leave in the morning for work and always seems to be waiting for me when I get home. If I'm downstairs on my computer in the office or my

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I had the privilege this year to participate in the Home Haunters Association "Best Home Haunt of the Year Contest for 2010".There were 64 participants from all over United States, Canada and even Germany. Everyone had to submit a video and pictures of their 2010 haunt, which was judged by a panel of 10 judges from the haunt industry.Once all the video's were submitted, I was like a little kid

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Image SourceMay the year 2011 bring you...Good Health, Happiness, Success, Peace, Hope & togetherness with your family & friends.Wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Here's my friend Chris Arnott's 2010 Home Haunt Video.I think he did a killer job this year considering it snowed, rained and hailed during his setup. He had about 350 Trick 'R' Treater's and probable would have had more in it wasn't so cold and the fact that Halloween fell on a Sunday this year.

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Just found this video on Youtube that one of my neighbors shot of my Mausoleum this Halloween.

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Steven Amidjinov was without a doubt my star kid scare actor for the 2010 Halloween Season, I think I've created a monster!!!Steven was amazing, he took to scaring the hell out of adults and kids, like a Trick 'R' Treater takes to candy. He actually had people running away from him every time he got into his Psycho Killer Character. Steven was really good at analyzing people and working off of

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Kim Portnik was one of my scare actors this Halloween and more...Kim supported our haunt throughout the week leading up to Halloween almost every night by scaring people and helped with the construction of the entire haunt.He's an amazing kid, he stayed to the bitter end to tear down the haunt in the dark and never complained once. I wish all the other kids in the neighborhood were like

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My good friend Jeff Chatten from Horrors Unlimited shot and edited my 2010 Home Haunt Video. This guy just keeps getting better and better!

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Here are some photo's from my 2010 Halloween night display.Image Source

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My friend Carl Chalupa from Room 57 shot this video of my 2010 Home Haunt.

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"Well it's official" my home haunt is now costing me money.I've complete run out of storage space in my house, I've raised the bar to high this year by building a walk through Mausoleum that has totally consumed my two car driveway and garage. I now have to rent storage space to keep all my wall panels, canopy tent, tomb stones, and all my pillars.I owe a big thank you to my friend Lorne Andrews

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Sorry everyone for not getting some photo's up sooner or answering any of your emails, but I've been busy tearing down my haunt and looking after my boys while my wife is away.Attendance was down this year vs. last year, we only had 2,784 Trick 'R' Treater's. How do we know, we count the donated candy we hand out. Halloween night was only 2 degrees, so it was a cold night for the kiddies; plus

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Well, things are going along well. Most stuff is in now just the front render to be finished and then a few fix ups around the place! PCI was going to be next week but Hubby will be away for work so PCI will be in 2 weeks and then handover a week or two later so it looks as though we will be moving at the beginning of December! Exciting times. Will add some photos, some are through the window so

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I was contacted by Webkinz last week and asked if they could film a Halloween episode for their weekly video update on their website.Webkinz are toy stuffed animals similar to many other small plush toys, however, each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique "Secret Code" printed on it that allows access to the "Webkinz World" website.Cute video for the kiddies, but I'm sure Ned the main

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Well it has been a while since the last post. We have reached lock up and fix now and we are on the home run. I (Lauren) have started training for a new part time job so things have been rather hectic in the Brodie house! But the house is coming along. Facade has been rendered ready for painting, bricks cleaned, kitchen in, tiling done. There are quite a few things we are not that happy with

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Finished another project for the haunt today.I had to build a wooden structure made out of 2" x 4" and half inch plywood to wrapped around the front porch area (21' x 10') for the custom banner I purchased last year from Illusionator at Transworld Show in St. Louis. Because we are a corner house and we get a lot of wind howling through our porch area, the banner became a sail last year and

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Pulled out all my Zombie Characters tonight, I'm starting my Cemetery set up this weekend.

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I stopped in at local Pier One to see what Halloween supplies they had to offer this year and found this great looking Pumpkin Hand Soap, when your finished washing your hands, they smell like pumpkins.

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While I was in Detroit, Michigan last weekend I stopped in at Target to see what Halloween supplies they had this year. I decided to relive my childhood and picked up some Count Chocula & Boo Berry cereal, I also picked up some Choc-O-Lantern Pop Tarts. Their mine...all mine...Don't even look at them!!!

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Along with a couple of new characters to this years haunt, I've also added some additional Tomb Stones. I can't take the credit for making these beauties, but I will give credit were it's deserved.My friend Brian Lashchuck from Beyond The Grave Productions made all these Tomb Stones from scratch. The "Usher" obelisk is cast in durable, rigid urethane foam. This tall piece stands 7 feet and 1inch

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Meet the two newest characters to my 2010 Halloween display.This is the new Thornhill Woods Haunted House Cemetery Grounds Keeper "Carl", I name him after a friend of my Carl Chalupa from Room 57 because they look alike.This good looking fellow standing next to Carl is "Decayed", he's not in a good mood because Carl just freshly dug him up.Both characters were made by my friend Brian Lashchuk

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Stop it, please stop it, the song is still running, please for God's sake stop it, there's no more time, for the love of God please stop it, stop it! Stop it now! Stop it! STOP IT NOW!! STOP ITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great history of how Halloween started.

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Well the last week has been a little stressful - there was a big stuff up with our facade. But it has now been fixed, bricks knocked down and back on track - and we are happy with how it looks so that is great!The bench tops have gone on and we love it - so happy as we had to change from our original selection which is no longer in production and we were not 100% sure we had made the right choice

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In celebration of the first day of Fall on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 11:09 PM (EST).I decided to dress up the gardens in front of the house with Mum Flowers and Pumpkins.My Pumpkin urns inspired me to go back to Michaels and pick up material to build an Autumn Wreath for my front door. All their flowers are still 50% off, so I picked up what I needed, and creative my Wreath with twist ties

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It's that time of year again! Pumpkin season. When the leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and Halloween is right around the corner.We enjoyed an outing today at a local Pumpkin patch "FORSYTHE FARM". The kid's were able to pick their own Pumpkins, go on a wagon ride, run through the corn maze, pet farm animals, and eat ginger bread cookies.These guys also make the best home made pies, I

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It's no longer a rumor, Starbucks has returned their fall traditional pumpkin favorites.Pumpkin Spice LatteIced Pumpkin Spice LattePumpkin Spice Frappuccino, Light Blended BeveragePumpkin Spice FrappuccinoPumpkin Cream Cheese MuffinPumpkin LoafPumpkin SconePumpkin Bread

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I've started construction on my Mausoleum for Halloween 2010, here's some teaser photosof the 4' x 8' vacuum form wall panels I purchased from Night Scream Studios.

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Meet the newest members to my family, Vincent & Boris. Both are named after two of my favorite Horror Actors, Vincent Price & Boris Karloff.I had to replace my older Styrofoam Gargoyles on top of my front entrance pillars, so I picked up these two bad boys at HomeSence on the weekend. I first painted them black and then two different shades of grey.I built both pillars out of 3/4" plywood, added

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Before the weather starts getting colder, I thought it would be a good idea to cleaned out my gardens this weekend. I purchased these two fake pumpkins with decorated dry flowers at Michaels Craft Store. I wanted to give my two front entrance urns that autumn festive look.I purchased some additional items to dress up the urns, Spanish moss and fall leaves. To protech the flowers from fading

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Well it has been a little while since I updated on here - but things are progressing! Brickie is slowly working away on the bricks but he is doing a great job so we are happy with that. The cabinets are in the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry. All doors are in - looks great very happy with colour choices so far!

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I purchased my favorite scented candle on the weekend at Michaels "Pumpkin Spice".It reminds me of the fall and triggers my brain into thinking how close Halloween really is.

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It was just over a year ago on August 23rd, 2009 that my friend Bruce Evely passed away suddenly. (Bruce Evely and his wife Sherry)Bruce was the creater of the Stittsville Haunt" in Ottawa, Ontario. (Halloween 2008) (Bruce & Sherry - Halloween 2008)Source Bruce was addicted to Halloween as Trick 'R' Treaters are to candy, he started his cemetery theme home haunt back in October 1998. What started

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The bricking began yesterday and I forgot to take my camera, I stopped by this afternoon to take a few and my battery went dead - oh dear! But never fear (as I am sure you all are - ha ha) I managed to take a few snaps before it died. We are really looking forward to seeing the bricking progress!

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A friend of mine came over for dinner on the weekend and brought me a new wine I've never tasted before - 7 Deadly Zins. When choosing a wine for dinner, most people will have red wine with meat dishes and white wine with chicken or fish. My friend Sherry bought this California Zinfadel for me because she knows how Halloween obsessed I am and said the name of the wine fit me to a tee. Image

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The plaster has been completed Friday/Saturday - it is amazing how it now really feels like a 'real house'. We are pretty sure the bricking will begin today so stay tuned for an update on that!

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Image SourceFor the past three years I've been consistently asked, where do you buy your carved pumpkins from? I always tell everyone, I do them myself. "Oh" are you a graphic designer? No I reply, I'm just creative when it comes to sourcing out the best stencil carved pumpkins for Halloween.I personally get really annoyed with myself when I purchase a great looking pumpkin and screw it up

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Went past the block today and Millie called out "Look at our green house" from the back seat - we have been wrapped! (I think that is what it is called??) Lots had happened today - front door on - and I love it looks great. Bath frame is in - door frames for sliding doors are in - it is really coming together now!

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I was excited to find out when I got home from work today that I had received a package in the mail. I knew by the size and shape it was the Halloween children's book I had pre-ordered back in July 2010 "The Halloween Kid" written by Rhode Montijo.Image SourceThe Halloween Kid is about a mysterious masked boy who wrangles Halloween hoodlums to keep the night safe for trick-or-treaters. All is

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Dave went for an inspection yesterday with our new SS. He seemed to be very friendly and helpful so that was good. There was a big team to do the roof tiles and we were told it would be almost finished in one day! When I went to have a look later in the day I was very excited to see that the roof tiles were nearly completed! Our SS thinks we will be at lock up in two weeks - very exciting that it

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It's hard to believe that Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho premiered 50 years ago today.Image SourceArguably the best psychological thriller ever made, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is a masterwork of suspense and horror. The acting, cinematography, editing and music in this low-budget, studio-bound film are superb. The movie shows two grisly murders and paints a disturbing portrait of a psychopathic

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Here's the floor plans for the new Mausoleum I'm building for Halloween. I'll be building this on top of the entire driveway, it will be 16' wide, 28' long, 8' tall, and every hallway will be 4' wide.Every room will have it's own theme, there will be a surround sound systems playing creepy music, spooky lighting, live actors, moving props, and other things that go bump in the night.I'll be

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Friday the 13th is considered to be one of the unluckiest days on the calendar.Like many human beliefs, the fear of Friday the 13th (known asparaskevidekatriaphobia) isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical. As with most superstitions, people fear Friday the

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Image SourceThe annual Witches Coven meeting was in progress and Griselda, the Head Witch addressed the crowd."Flights to the Northwest sector will be cut by 150 miles.""Flyovers will be cut by 15 minutes". Any questions?Brooms ready?""OK, now dust off the potion bottles, put on your hats and give em HELL sisters!"

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Well we had a call from Carlisle today and we have a NEW site supervisor - third one! Lets hope this one remains until the end. He said the frame is finished (and we got ANOTHER invoice in the mail today), Fascia has been delivered and will go on tomorrow and next week the roof tiles will go on. All the windows are in now, including the double stacker sliding door - looks great!

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If you were a kid growing up in the 1970's, I'm sure at some point Count Chocula cereal landed on your breakfast table. In late 1971 General Mills began production of the Count, along with his pal Franken Berry, combining a very tasty cereal with in-box prizes and a dominating character presence on both TV and in the grocery aisle. The following year Boo Berry was introduced, followed by Fruit

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Disney was such a magical and fun part of my life growing up as a kid, I couldn't wait to watch it on TV on Sunday evenings. As I got older, I was always intrigued by the Haunted Mansion; I imagined it as one of the most Spookiest Haunted Houses in the world and wondered what it would be like to visit it. Well in 2004 I finally got to live out a childhood fantasy, I visited the Haunted Mansion

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We are amazed at how much work is being done in this shocking weather. Feel sorry for the tradies working in the rain - but this week we have seen the frame go up, windows starting to go in - and roof truss' delivered ready to go on - maybe they will start the roof tomorrow! Exciting times!

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We were surprised to see that the frame has started and they are doing it from scratch - we assumed they would buy the pre-fab stuff - anyway it looks good so far! Hopefully it will be done by the end of the week! I only took a couple pics as they were still working away!

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My friends Paul & Kim from The Boneyard recently had their Annual 2010 ScareFest at their home.It's always a great time because your surrounded by other home haunters, people from the Haunt Industry, Professional Haunted Houses, you can buy & sell Halloween props, see whats new in the haunt industry, fill your belly with great BBQ, and just have a fun filled day in the sun with good people.One of

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Thornhill Woods Haunted House is pleased to announce that we've created a donation page in support of the SickKids Foundation on our web site.Image SourceWe've had many requests from people who haven't been able to make it out to our Home Haunt, but would still like to make a donation to our worthy cause. Well now everyone can have the pleasure of going onto our SickKids donation page and

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Well our Princess Millie got a fantastic birthday present today - we have a slab! Very exciting! :)

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Wont be long now - maybe tomorrow!!!!

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Image SourceI'm so excited to have Old Dutch Foods Potato Chips as our Official Sponsor for a third year in a row.Old Dutch first started in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as a little chip company with a lot of heart back in 1954. Soon, their tradition of making and delivering great-tasting snacks spread throughout all of Canada. For over 50 years, their windmill has stood for quality and trust, old

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We are excited to see that every day something new has appeared or happened. Cant wait for the slab and frame but so far we have pipes!

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We were very happy to drive past our block today and see that the building has begun as scheduled! The site cut has started - there are retaining walls and so on still to be done. But we think it looks great and now we can see the outline of our house!We also have been in contact with Carlisle a fair bit over the last few days and found out yesterday that our Ceasarstone bench top is no longer in

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