I was curious about how good of a “Grim Grinning Ghosts” Halloween prop I could make, so I tested it tonight. I don’t have any video, but here is a still image. I only have two foam heads, so the third character isn’t there, but it was pretty good. If I actually do this in our haunt I will carve the foam to be more masculine OR add papier mache to it to build up the masculine features of each character. I downloaded the video from YouTube.
Grim Grinning Ghosts Test
160 years after his mysterious death, Edgar Allan Poe returns from the grave to haunt you with his most terrifying tales and poems. In a 10,000 square foot warehouse in South Philadelphia, Brat Productions presents a unique and utterly theatrical take on a Halloween tradition—the Haunted House. You move from room to room. Down twisting hallways. Through the heart of darkness. Into the unknown.
Haunted Poe
I’ve been a big fan of Halloween since I was a kid and I’ve always enjoyed setting up haunted houses and having really cool costumes. I joined the Rocky Mountain Haunters group last year shortly after Halloween. I didn’t attend any of the gatherings this year because of other commitments and, to be honest, I was a little intimidated by some of the projects. In one of the threads in our group, someone mentioned the pumpkins at Stolloween.com and I immediately knew that I could do the same kinds of projects that Scott Stoll makes. These are my first attempt at using papier mache techniques to create inexpensive, simple Halloween props.
Fill a bag with newspaper.
Wrap string around the bag to create the bumps in the pumpkin.
Put masking tape over the string and tape down any lose parts of the bag.
My boys had fun helping me. It's really not a hard process.
Mix up the papier mache glue in a bowl or bucket. Check out Stolloween.com's Basics page for the recipe.
Apply the papier mache layers and let it dry between layers.
When finished with all the layers cut a hole in the bottom and remove the newspaper and bag.
We made a bunch of different sizes and shapes.
Be creative and add arms or whatever you want.
So, this is part 1 for the pumpkins. I will follow with cutting out the faces and building up the features. Then we will paint them.
“The Never Moor” is the Halloween haunt display of the Dimmick family in Spanish Fork, Utah. We’ll be posting pictures, video and prop building posts to share with all Halloween enthusiasts everywhere. We are members of the Rocky Mountain Haunters and love Halloween.
Halloween 2008
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