We have friends that throw a huge Halloween party every year. They go all out with decorations, games and food. This year I made them a greeter for the front door. As you walk up this guy plays his routine for the guests. I hope people enjoy it. Excuse the messy background. I don’t have much room to build in the house.
Thought I’d share my newest piece. Calling him “Ryder.” Sculpted out of water based clay, final castings are latex skin backed with flexible polyurethane foam. Finished with a combination of brush, sponge, and airbrush painting. Hope you like him!
I spent the last two months designing an automated ghost pulley so you don’t have to. Build one this year, just download the models here for free:
Here's my Welcome to Derry setup so far. Most everything built or modified by me.
Some new addictions to the yard haunt. Found a lighting projection system at Michael’s for half off and put in a new fog machine
We're building a haunted cult theme this year for our annual charity haunted house. We might have been a little ambiiwith the build this year, lol. The tower facade will be on the exterior and then the guests will walk inside the building where the interior sections are built.
Virtually everything used here is dumpster dived, curb picked, thrifted, or otherwise secondhand. It’s mostly pallet boards and scrap 2x4s from construction dumpsters. The railings and sail cross members are made from a ridiculous number of trashed bed frames. The sails were table cloths pulled from a dumpster at a Macy’s that was shutting down. The tentacles were 6’ strips of spray foam that I pulled from a dumpster nearly two years ago with this project in mind. The chandelier, table, and decorative bits on the stern all came from dumpsters. The dishes, cannon, statue, and most of the screws came from free piles. The costumes are a mix of items scavenged from attic clean outs and Goodwill. The flag and one flintlock were purchased from an auction for $3 total. The lanterns and some of the paneling were purchased from a liquidation auction from an axe throwing place back in 2024. I accidentally purchased a 70’ long wall and had to remove it or be charged disposal. Glad I held onto those panels!
This is only my 4th year decorating for Halloween. My dumpster displays have gotten more intense each year!
All 4 totems have their base coats. Included some photos of the texture I get from misting water and blowtorch. As well as pressing the foli ball. Then just keep throwing sand in the drylock as you apply. The Jaguar took God damn forever to get full coverage. Since this is the waterproofing I really want to get it right. Gonna work on the mounting / bases now. Then I'll do the black paint.