Wrong Turn

By OleSamhain

OleSamhain

I am very excited to welcome fellow Halloween creator @OleSamhain to the Blogosphere!  She makes some really amazing props, and I'm looking forward to seeing more content from her. 

Click below to see their blog, OleSamhain.blogspot.com:

“Signs of life in mummy exhibit in Mexico have experts worried”

(A news site sensationalizing headlines for more clicks? Never!)

"Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History expressed concerns about this exhibition, according to a March 31 statement. The institute said it was not alerted about the display and did not authorize or advise on the transportation, handling or presentation conditions of the mummies.

"Experts saw photos of the display and spotted signs of possible fungal growths on one mummy, the institute said in its statement. The signs of life worried experts because of the possible biohazard concerns — yet lack of safeguards — and the danger of damage to the fragile mummies."

So while these mummies look very cool, they will, unfortunately, not be reanimating. Still, better keep Brendan Fraser on speed-dial just in case.

Click here for the original article, and click here for a much better article providing some background on the mummies.

The Mummy Ghost

New prop by Pumpkinrot

Click the image below for the story...

Part of the ongoing Hexeglaawe series

Bog Man

Sweet groundbreaker by G. Payne.  Looks like a bog body brought back to life. Nice and goopy!

Grayhouse Studios

Handcrafted props and display collectibles by Michael Perry

Many more product photos and videos on his Instagram @grayhouse_studios.  Also make sure to visit his website TheGrayhouseStudio.com to view available products and purchase one of these insane pieces.

Coffin Corpse

Currently obsessed with this prop from the Grim Hollow 2008 haunt.

Photos by Grim Graham.  Click here for the album.  

Now Watching: HallowJean on Twitch

HallowJean, creator of some of the most realistic prop corpses I've ever seen, occasionally livestreams while working on her latest creation. I was lucky enough to catch the tail-end of her stream yesterday.  Very informative, entertaining, and engaging.  

Click below to see HallowJean's Twitch channel, and subscribe to get notified about her future livestreams.

Corpse Conglomerate

From Pumpkinrot's 2008 display, The Hollowmen

Amazing corpses by HallowJean

Check out these incredibly lifelike props.  Really awesome work.  

"Beatrice has the brown hair, AJ is the bald one and Charlie is the one with black hair. Beatrice is our newest member being made 2 years ago, Charlie is our eldest being made 6-8 years ago (I forget!)"

Put on some Al Bowlly and snuggle up

Check out @hallow_jean on Instagram for more great prop work.

Wendigo

Badass wendigo prop by Jesse Buchholz (@reverie09). The fact that it's casually dragging a human corpse makes it so much more intimidating (and so much cooler!)

See more pics (and a daytime video) on his original post

Halloween 2017: Crowscares

In 1971, a group of hikers made a horrific discovery. Surrounding an old cabin in the middle of the woods, were dozens of bodies, strung up like scarecrows. 

They called the local authorities, who came and raided the cabin. 

As it was later revealed, a secret cult, gathering in the cabin, had been kidnapping and sacrificing lonely hikers, then displaying them in a grotesque fashion: Bolted to a t-stand, with old cloth draped from the arms, and a ritualized, cone-shaped mask fused to the face of each individual. 

In psychological interviews with members of the cult, they explained that the bodies were set up as what they called "Guardians", meant to ward off spirits that would otherwise hinder their agenda. 

However, due to the dry, black, rotten coloration of each corpse, the feathery cloth, and the particularly beak-like ritual masks, the townsfolk had a different name for the gruesome display... 

"Crowscares"

While I consider Halloween 2021 to be my first official yard haunt as Tjalgahorn, 2017 was technically the year I began experimenting with decorations like these. I only made two: A couple of creepy crowscares to guard the gate to my old house. 

Needless to say, the House of Marrow and Pumpkinrot inspirations are pretty apparent here. Specifically, I think Scarecrow Country and His Last Halloween were subconsciously emulated in my design (obviously not as masterfully as Rot or Theo).  I think it's natural to imitate your biggest inspirations as a jumping-off point when beginning (as long as credit is given!), but now I get to take that and develop my own style off of it.

Speaking of which: Halloween 2022 fabrication has begun!

Only 180 days to go... and already I feel so behind

"I think we're on the wrong trail"

 

Photo/Prop by Dustin Drerup @beastcraftprops