Any ideas for haunted house?

Question

I'm one of four directors for a room in a haunted house and I need ideas. But, please no cheesy ideas: they have probably been used before. Thank you in advance!

Each room is a different theme: a scene or mind-boggling or thriller etc...

Answer 1

Ok, try getting your hands, if you can, on the DVD "How to... Haunt Your House." I suggested it earlier on a another question and included instructions on some of the items they have, the "axe in log" and "bleeding skull" decorations, which I'm reposting down below for you.

" "Axe in log." Real easy, all you do is take a take a log like you'd split for regular firewood and take one nice swing at one end with the axe (make sure the axe only has the blade on one end, as you'll see why in a moment). You want the swing to be good enough for the axe to actually get stuck so that if you let go it's not likely to fall out in a minute or so. Then to make sure kids can't pull it out, you take a hammer and hammer the blade in a few times to really getit good and stuck. Now to make it scary you take a can of red paint and pour a littlearound the axe and on one side.

The idea is for the paint to look like blood that has run after chopping off somone's head or a body part. Put a head basket (just a general wicker basket) on the side where the most paint is, maybe even with some of the paint on the basket. For a final touch, you can put a fake limb on the log beside the axe and maybe a fake head in the basket (a plastic skull in a mask could work for the head.

"Bleeding skull." Ok, for this one you really wanna gather your supplies. A wicker basket (make certain the basket you use, if not wicker, can't hold water), a plaster skull, a rubber tube, a saw, a bucket (at least the bottom half of a five gallon bucket, and spray it black), fake blood, a five gallon can (or any large can) with one end gone, and a fish tank or garden pond pump.

Take and drill a hole large enough for the tube to pass through (but only just barely) through the top of the skull skull, bottom of the basket, and top (actually bottom of the can. Take the saw and saw a little ways in to the skull, making sure you saw down from the top of the skull and across hole. The saw has to go far enough to stick in place later. Remove the saw and insert the tube so that one end is even with the top of the skull while the rest trails below it. Glue the tube in place.

Cut at least a couple of notches in the bottom of the can (be careful as they'll be sharp and could cut you), one is for the pump's cord and at least one will allow water to pass through. The notches should not be on the end that still is unopened.

Glue the water pump down down so the bottom of the pump is on the bucket but can still draw water. Now pass the tube first through the basket, then the can (making sure the end with the notches is on the bottom), and attach it to the pump. Place the can over the pump (with any excess tubing in the can), the basket on the can, and the skull in the basket. Place the saw back through where you placed it earlier, cutting a slit in the tube to do so. Make certain the tube doesn't crimp as you want the water to flow.

Now your all set the decoration and the last step can be done just before the haunted house opens. All you do is pour water into the bucket (say maybe half the bucket worth) and pour in half a bottle or so of fake blood. Plug the pump in so the water-fake blood mixture circulates throught the pump and tube. If done right, the skull's gonna look like it's bleeding from the saw wound. "

The DVD itself is, as the title says, a how to guide for doing a haunted house. Besides the two above items, it includes instructions for a chain saw (pretty cool as it naturally has the sound of a chain saw and sparks when it touches metal, though they've removed the chain), a body in a tub, a coffin (complete with blueprints), gallows, an electric chair (with blueprints), etc. It also has suggestions on how to use a fog machine, lighting, and sound to help set up the atmosphere.

Off the DVD, try getting your hands on a bubbling/steaming cauldron. You could could accomplish the same effect with dry ice, but the misting element causes water to turn to mist without boiling and without sticking in dry ice. You still don't want folks touching the element while it's running, but you don't have to worry about having gloves on to handle dry ice. Plus the misting element should have a set of LEDs to really make things look spooky. You can also get misting tombstones like this.

Finally, try the links below for some ideas.

Answer 2

Here are some ideas: Take the lightbuld out in the bathroom, anyone using it will have a dreadful time. Bedroom: get something that resembles a gravestone and lay it on the bed (like from that scene from Halloween?) and keep the windows wide open, hopefully a cold night will fill the room. Kitchen. You need a flickering light (avoid candles, don't want to really create a horror scene now do we!!) and smear the floor with ketchup or something similar but in the style as if something has been dragged along.........open the windows to allow the chill flow through. The livingroom: splatter some of that red sauce up the wall, but remember blood really does splatter so don't over do it. Windows...wide open. dimmed lights. Maybe you can get a CD or create one with faint but unusal noises.

Answer 3

Do you have a theme for the haunted house or is each room a different theme?

Answer 4

use chicken wire fence and put that somewhere. get someone to stand behind it in the dark wearing protective (rubber) gloves. that gloves part is important. next, put conductive metal rods onto the gloves and attach them somehow. hook those up to a battery (i think it's supposed to be a car battery, but try a 6V to be safe, first) and then that person scratches the metal rods against the chicken wire and sparks should fly everywhere. this should work. i have never tried it, but i saw it on a gigantic list of ideas, the link for which doesn't work anymore. if you need more suggestions, feel free to email me from my profile. i have some more.

Answer 5

you should get copies of the haunted masion pictures from the elevators