I also want to report I have been to see all 999 Happy Haunts at The Haunted Mansion and the good news is that its still amazing after all these years.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Back in the Grim Game
Greetings all you zombies out there, it is your old pal Dr. Funkengroovin. I am slowly emerging from my laboratory and am inspired to bring more unrest to the living snd certainly more life to the dead this Fall. I am making some major changes to the website and am starting to really ooooz (I mean drool) over this Halloween. What's in store can only be imagined in your nightmares, but unrest assured it will be horrible.
I also want to report I have been to see all 999 Happy Haunts at The Haunted Mansion and the good news is that its still amazing after all these years.
I also want to report I have been to see all 999 Happy Haunts at The Haunted Mansion and the good news is that its still amazing after all these years.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The Fright Stuff of Screams
I have an omnipresent need to create things for my haunt. creatures, gizmos, sets, and all the tweaks my chaotic mind can conjure. Most of the props I use for DarKWolF ManoR are hand made. When I originally started making props (nearly ten years ago), I believed that if I made my own props I would save a lot of money. In retrospect I guess this could be true. . .sometimes. Most often the desire for "perfection" means that more money should be spent in order to acquire the materials that are needed to make a CREATION come to LIFE. The gratifying aspect is that these things are hand made. I can step back and realize that like Dr. Frankenstein before me, I have created something that will have a life of it's own.
To facilitate my constant need to create, God has invented the Home Improvement Store. 95% of what makes my haunt work and keeps it working comes from Home Depot or Lowe's. I do get many specialty items from Ebay vendors and various other merchants.
There are however, a few indispensable items that I could never haunt without. Liquid Nails, bailing wire, drywall screws (in various lengths), zip ties, spray paint, and extension cords, lots and lots of extension cords. Without the prior items I would not have a haunt. It is a great thing to visualize something in the human mind, commit it to paper, obtain the supplies that are needed, begin the building process, and see the project come to fruition.
It is said that the world is held together by duct tape. Not my world buddy!
ALIVE. . . . IT'S ALIVE. . . .IT'S ALIVE!
To facilitate my constant need to create, God has invented the Home Improvement Store. 95% of what makes my haunt work and keeps it working comes from Home Depot or Lowe's. I do get many specialty items from Ebay vendors and various other merchants.
There are however, a few indispensable items that I could never haunt without. Liquid Nails, bailing wire, drywall screws (in various lengths), zip ties, spray paint, and extension cords, lots and lots of extension cords. Without the prior items I would not have a haunt. It is a great thing to visualize something in the human mind, commit it to paper, obtain the supplies that are needed, begin the building process, and see the project come to fruition.
It is said that the world is held together by duct tape. Not my world buddy!
ALIVE. . . . IT'S ALIVE. . . .IT'S ALIVE!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Fossilized Remains of First Politician
National Geographic Magazine
An archeological team, digging in Washington DC has uncovered 10,000 year old bones and fossil remains of what is believed to be the first politician.
An archeological team, digging in Washington DC has uncovered 10,000 year old bones and fossil remains of what is believed to be the first politician.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A Place For My Stuff
I really do have skeletons in my closet!George Carlin once had a very successful comedy routine based on the premise of where to put all the stuff we acquire in our lives.
"Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That's all, a little place for my stuff. That's all I want, that's all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know? I can see it on your table, every body's got a little place for their stuff. This is my stuff, that's your stuff, that'll be his stuff over there. That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. You could just walk around all the time. A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it."
While this is a humorous way of looking at the obviousness of it all there in lies the problem. As we acquire more props, and sets we quickly lose our "normal" homes to our haunt. In the span of several months prior to Halloween, I annually take all my patio furniture, my living room furnishings, and dining room furnishings to storage. My garage and all its contents go to storage as well. conversely, 90% of my haunt accoutrement's come out of storage and come to live with me for 5-6 months. Finding a place for my stuff and my haunt stuff is, at this point solved by renting a 10x20 storage garage, utilizing rafter space in the garage, using back side yard space, and a closet under my staircase. I won't see my leather couches again until Thanksgiving.
"Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That's all, a little place for my stuff. That's all I want, that's all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know? I can see it on your table, every body's got a little place for their stuff. This is my stuff, that's your stuff, that'll be his stuff over there. That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. You could just walk around all the time. A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it."
While this is a humorous way of looking at the obviousness of it all there in lies the problem. As we acquire more props, and sets we quickly lose our "normal" homes to our haunt. In the span of several months prior to Halloween, I annually take all my patio furniture, my living room furnishings, and dining room furnishings to storage. My garage and all its contents go to storage as well. conversely, 90% of my haunt accoutrement's come out of storage and come to live with me for 5-6 months. Finding a place for my stuff and my haunt stuff is, at this point solved by renting a 10x20 storage garage, utilizing rafter space in the garage, using back side yard space, and a closet under my staircase. I won't see my leather couches again until Thanksgiving.
Hey, at least I admit that I have skeletons in my closet!Are you sure you want to be a home haunter?
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Integrity, Dedication, and Commitment
In my world, when I say I'm going to do something, I do it. I am a man of my word. I may show up late, but I show. I believe that "a man is only as good as his word." That saying also applies to the opposite gender. OK, that being said. Why are there so many FLAKY PEOPLE in Southern California? What more needs to be said?
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