WOW! long overdue update....

Its been a few months and ive been extremly busy..
-ive built some columns
-and currently a hanger prop
-3 more tombstones

and a few other modified props that ive done.. heres a few update pictures...

As we get closer to the end of i mean the begginging of the season the anticipation and excitment starts to rumble! hope everyones in the workshop building! check out my youtube channel for complete update on props but heres a few pictures!

-Chris
lost souls cemetery and asylum!

Air cannons are for sale!!!

Hey everyone ive finished my air cannon and now to help others i am going to start making and selling them for a reasonable pirce. if you are interested in getting one like mine you can email christarpey95@gmail.com
and i will give you a price quote. check my video on youtube and see how the air cannon works. some peple charge over 300 dollars for an air cannon and thats just ridiculous. I believe home haunters should have great props at a greta price. there is no one price on my air cannon. you can get one exactly like mine with remote trigger and all or you can wire your own trigger and just get the tank and solenoid. Let me know what youd like and ill get you a prop yull love. To this day mine still startles me when i start it up!
once again email me at christarpey95@gmail.com for more info on these air cannons. Heres some pics of mine. I can paint yours black if youd like, but they will come yellow usually.

Air cannon and Grave digger project

Hey folks! Starting a grave digger project. this prop will be using a disco ball mtoor to pa the head 180 degrees. will keep you updated as the prop prgresses with videos but basically will take a pvc manequin on a piece of wof in the frame and a small 1/2 in. pvc will run up to a 1 in. cross at the shoulders up throguh the head and will turn it. the motor will be stopped by 2 screws on each side of the motor and one sticking out of the pvc piping. this will make a creepy turning movement. aslo i completed my first stage of my air cannon and boy is that thing sick. will post video tommorow. this cannon will be placed in a crate with a clown on top. dont know if ill animate the clown but it will be a distraction and a burst of air at 80 psi will startle the TOTS. i even have it wired to a wireless trigger starter which will control who i want it to burst on!
Stay scary,
Chris

Nerve center as well as first tombstones!

Hey everyone i got my nervecneter earlier this week. Turns out there was some cross wiring but i handled it and now it seems to work fine. If youd like to see the video of the unboxing its up on my youtube channel. i have a few pics of my first tombstones. THeres one completed another on the way so i hope you enjot the pics. There will be plenty of updates on the channel as well im waiting for another controller as well as parts for my air cannon project!
FEAR the Reaper,
Chris

MITB completion!

Hey everyone,

Ive been busy completing some of my props and i will be posting them in the next few weeks or so. This is for my completed monster in the box. I used a wiper motor and a basic pvc linkage to make it as if a monster was opening and closing the lid. Its powered by a computer power supply and controlled by a picoboo -105. The actual box is a foot rest i scrapped. If you go to the top links on the side bar under youtube channel you can see a video of its completion. On the other hand my btcher table corpse thrasher is almost done just waiting for a pico boo jr to be ordered and a few final touchups. Also that handless joe prop i changed to have a zombie mask and i ordered a monster guts nerve center for it. I will make a posting when that arrives. By the way monster guts is doing a recession slash on the nerve center and i got mine for $56.00 including shipping.
anyways gotta keep building,
FEAR the reaper,
Chris

Trip to Goodwill

hey guys,
Went to the Goodwill store today and got some goodies. You can check out the new video on my youtube channel. I got a pair of speakers that can power audio for 2 seperate props. They have an audio jack on the end and then they plug right into the pico boo! I also got a autum mirror piece that i will spice up to look alittle more gothic by painting it black and cleaning up the mirror. I plan to put this on the madam leota table as a table ornament.
FEAR the reaper,
Chris

2011 National Haunters Convention photos

Hey everyone,
I know its alitle late but i have photos on my flikr in the side bar of all the photos from the 2011 national haunters convention. I have also uploaded some videos on my youtube acount you can find that in the side bar as well. Anyway im back to normal will be posting props regularly. IM actually finishing up 2 props and cant wait to shoe them off.
till then,
FEAR the reaper,
Chris

Rotting Ralpgh zombie groundbreaker prop

Hey everyone,
The convention was awesome got back today. I will show pics and what i got in the next blog but i forgot to mention a static prop i built before i left and it seems to be getting alot of activity on how i made it on halloween forum. This is the Rotting Ralph zombie groundbreaker i built out of 2 by 4 and plywood. If youd like to get a tutorial go to halloween forum and under props yull see the posting!
any questions about measurements and what not please email at christarpey95@gmail.com
you can also go to sop links and there is a video on my youtube channel.
Thanks,
Chris

Ready, Set GO!!! to the convention!

Hey all,
Its friday night and ill be leaving early tommorow around 730 8 o clock to go to the convention. I live on the island in NY so i got a 2 and a half hour ride. I will be sure to get great footage for the blog and for those that want to see whats up and couldnt make it. I will also share the goodies i got!
See everyone soon,
Chris
yardhaunter95

Update on whats going on around the block!

Hey all hows everyone doing. So its may 2nd now and im still working on projects getting further into the season. Only 6 months till Halloween. I am heading to the halloween convention this weekend so i will be sure to give you footage on the goodies i get as well as whats there for the fellow haunters that could not make it this year. I also got my Monster in the box mechanics down just waiting to order a controller. I will have a running video on my youtube channel. You can find the channel in the top links on the sidebar on the right hand side. I also am starting the corpsing for my bargain barney for the butcher shop scene. I am not going to finish the full corpse until i get the whole mech down but i thought id share. So this was just an update as to whats going on and maybe ill make another post either before or during the convention one night!
Thanks,
Chris
yardhaunter95

2011 New Halloween Asylum masks buy

During the mist of this season of prop building i am trying to build more then make. I ordered these 2 new masks from halloween asylum to get there current deal of spend $60 ship for $5. Its a great site and very cool props! I got The rotting Ralph mask i believe its called and the nailed mask. I will leave it to you guys to figure out which is which. The rotting ralph mask i will use for a zombie in the graveyard im thinking 2 small cylinders under each arm causing them to flail as he stands in a staggered position. As for the other mask it was cool andi bought it to make the bundle deal! I reccomend everyone goes and checks out halloweenasylum.com. Nancy Cote runs the site and she is also a member of Halloween forum.You can see the on my flickt page under yard haunters photos as well as my youtube channel.
Thanks,
Chris

Youtube update videos

Hey all just wanted to make sure everyone knows they can always check my videos of vlogs and prop updates! im not really going into Bloodshed brothers vlogging even though i love there vlogs i will just be updating projects and what not that will be taking place this season.
Here is the link to my youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Chrishouseofhorrors?feature=mhum

Thanks,
Chris

Update on props and whats to come!

Hey all,
Im multi tasking on a few props right now! im filling up my chuckie prop then hell go to storage im also doing final touches to my pnuematic clown prop and then ill get a video display up for you. I ordered some cool masks today from Halloween Asylum a very favorite site of mine that i use! I plan to make one a static zombie in the graveyard and not sure about the other! when the arrive i will take pics and show you them! I also ordered some blood form Fright props i wanted to try there "new" secret formula blood. On top of all that i am mounting the wiper motor for my MITB project. I will then hold off until i buy a controller! thinking of getting a monsterguts nervecenter but im not sure yet! so many projects on my mind i hope to get them all done! I am saving alot of bigger builds for the summer such as the 30 foot facade and cementary gates and pillars as well as the electric chair! Just wanted to give you an update and whats in store for this season! of course i cant tell you everything because that would steal the suprise effect!

Frightprops 2011 catalog

I just wanted to make an announcement that Frightprops has these great 2011 catalogs that you recive with your order from them. Im not sure if theres a specific amount that you must pay online to recive it but i payed around 30 to 40 bucks and i got a full catalog with everything thats on their site and prices! So stop on by to Frightprops and order your goodies!
Thanks,
Chris

www.frightprops.com

Chuckie prop completion

I finished the static chuckie prop. I decided to make him static because of the way i designed the pvc frame i couldnt make my sinpmle arm animation work without the arms being so off! Hes 4 feet tall and creepier then ever!
Thanks,
Chris

Handless joe the clown update!

I have been working on this prop for awile and it is beasically done. All i really have left to do is add sound to the pico boo controller i have mounted and then add some pants and stuff him up! I will make a complete posting and runnign video but for now i have some update pics on how handless joe looks now! feel free to comment!
Thanks,
Chris

Skull column toppers!

I made these very cool skull column toppers today thatd id quickly like to share with you. It took me about 10 minutes and only cost around 10 bucks!
I bought 2 skulls from a halloween aftersale at Target! Then i bought LED eyes (AC) online for about 7 bucks. I drilled eyelets in the skull and made a cut out in the bottom of the skull under the jaw until i made a connection from the eyelets to the hole i dug in the bottom. I snaked the wire up and out the eyes then glued them in place! Should make a great prop for my columns i plan to build this summer! your surely to see that too later on this season!
-Chris

Chucky progress!!

I recently tore all the mechanics out of my chucky prop because it was just too loud with the wiper motor and i couldnt take it. I am going to have linkage from the arm to the motor at th waist and it will be a simple arm animation. I bought an air vent motor and when it arrives i will give you all a running video of what it looks like! Heres a snippet at what it looks like as it sits. Its pretty bare:(

National haunters convention!!!

Hello all,
Just want to quickly let you know about my excitment to go to the National Haunters Convention in Philadelphia,PA. Its from Thursaday May 5th to Sunday may 8th. I booked my hotel and purchased my showroom tickets last week.! Alot of great vendors are going such as Fright Props and Fright factory as well as The Creepy Collection. There are over 100 vendors going this year. If you are interested and want to know more information you can check out their websites www.nationalhauntersconvention.com or www.nationalhalloweenconvention.com. You can also leave a comment or email me at christarpey95@gmail.com for more information. I will surely post pictures of what i got as well as the great props that will be showcased there. I will announce the convention on the blog again as we get closer to the dates but just wanting to let you guys in early enough to join in on the fun!
Thanks,
Chris

supplies, supplies, supplies!!!

Im in the mist of working on the work shop but that still hasnt put me off in my season of prop building and prop buying. I havent been able to make as many props so far besides what ive been working on the basement (ill show later). Heres a few pics of things i gathered for future projects.
I have pictures to go along with it.

Welcome to my blog!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I set this up for halloween enthusiasts such as me. Throughout the year i will display prop pictures and videos, tutorials as well as different events i go to. I hope i can get your attention as followers to my blog as it is set up for your enjoyment. If you have any questions you can email me at christarpey95@gmail.com
Thanks,
Chris