Early September Yard Haunters

We were driving home from a date last night when I caught a glimpse of purple and orange lights down a side street.  I gave the ghoulfriend a bit of a start when I exclaimed "WOAH! Turn the car around!"

Pulling into the side street we were treated with a wonderful sight! A full-fledged yard haunt, and we aren't even a week into September yet!

(notice Sam from Trick R Treat in the window!)

Here's a quick video of the lights in action:

It was such a wonderful treat to stumble upon such a sincere display of Halloween spirit.  It absolutely made our night!  Come October, I think I'll leave a Great Pumpkin Project pumpkin for them. They clearly have the spirit of the season, and those headstones are seriously asking for a jack-o'-lantern

Pumpkinrot 2024 teaser: HAXAN

Rot and Jenna just released a teaser for their Halloween 2024 display, entitled "HAXAN"

I'm stoked.  There are few creators that can garner such excitement from me just by showing a single prop.  It looks wicked!

Click below for the teaser trailer on Instagram:

The Art of Rob Bowyer

These are just a few favorites of mine.  There are many more awesome pieces on Instagram: @massiveface , and make sure to check out his Linktree

Morbid Arrangements

Beautifully composed photos by Anastasia Jamal (@familiar_flower)

My personal favorite:

Click here for so many more great photos

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:

Foam Skulls by Steven Molodecki

I'm pretty sure these are the best molded foam skulls I have ever seen...

Check out his Instagram for his other work as well: @raut_der_haut

The Three Sisters of Chickies Rock

Some great props and photos by Pumpkinrot! Part of his ongoing "hexeglaawe" series

Click here for more photos and the full story behind The Curse of Chickies Rock

Really inspiring me to cram some of my props into my little sedan and drive to the nearest wooded area for a photoshoot.

Merry Christmas from The Crop

I've traveled to my hometown for Christmas to visit family.  Back in 2021, I gave them some of my Halloween props from that year's yard haunt. 

I had forgotten, until I walked into the basement den...

My corpsecrows have been Christmas-ified by my mother! Such a fun surprise! Look how excited they are for the holidays. 

I always figured that I'd be the only one in my family with a basement full of dead bodies... Turns out my mother beat me to it. 

At least I know where I get it from. 

Halloween 2022: The Carver

Beware of The Carver
On Hallowe'en Night.
A sharp knife he carries...
He's really a fright!

Don't let him catch you
With a shadow'd embrace...
He'll scoop out your seeds,
and carve you a face!

Turns out I was so excited to shoot video for this year's display that I photos kind of fell to the wayside... But I do have plenty of footage with even better angles.

Until I get that edited, here are the best of the photos I did take.  

I'm quite satisfied with this year's theme, and I think it really came together. As with every year, I learned a lot (#1: When taking photos, make a shot list!). There's things I'll do again and things I'll do differently, but at the end of the day, I'm happy with this one.

My neighbor has already greenlit me for next Halloween!  I better get started...

Thanks to everyone who's been following the blog and my Instagram, your continued interest and support mean everything to me!  

Click here for the 2022 Yard Haunt video!