Includes index. "The Mitchell family"--Title page.
Contents:
Basic tools and materials -- Making your own faux moss -- How to make monster mud -- Gothic skeleton entrance -- Styrofoam techniques --Making your own tombstone -- Quick cemetery gates -- Pulling spider's web -- Pepper's ghost using a TV -- Making your own scarecrow -- The mummy -- Forbidden books -- Book of vampire history -- Book of werewolves -- Book of the kraken -- Book of snake charms -- Book of spider conjuring -- Book of unicorn magic -- Spooky chandelier -- Potion bottle collection -- Apothecary jars -- Tomb turner animated prop -- The brain bubbler -- Coffin dolls -- Around the cauldron fire -- Designing the mad-lab set -- Ultimate vampire-hunting kit -- Inside the haunted house -- It's all about the costumes -- The cemetery: through the years.
Summary:
"Ready for a haunting good time? Want to learn to make your own tombstones and cemetery, turn your child into a mummy, create Monster Mud, and more? You've come to the right place! When the living set out to haunt houses, they scream for a unique look and feel. They want to create a spooky memory for visitors coming to party or trick or treat. With a bit of theatrics and light--and layers and layers of homemade cobwebs--today's home haunters hunger to go beyond just setting out a jack-o'-lantern on Halloween. Now you can create an extreme cinematic experience with touch, sound, smells, and spooktacular sights that bring on the chills and screams at every turn. This frightening decorating guide provides inspiration and instruction on how to lift your coffin lid a little higher and transform your house and yard into the best haunted attraction in the neighborhood this Halloween season!" -- Provided by publisher.
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