Cemeteries



-Make some gravestones to put around your lawn
      Some people make these out of styrofoam, I prefer more
      durable plywood scraps.  Styrofoam can be used for more
      intricate designs if you wish.
      Cement forms work nice to.
-Add a few fresh graves
     -Pile some dirt on plastic (to keep it off the grass)and
      cover the edges with leaves.  You can add to these by 
      making hands come out of the dirt or even whole bodies.
-Create a fence to separate the graveyard like a real one
     -I use old rotten boards I can find from peoples scrap
      personally.  Others create fences that look more like
      the iron fences you'd see around a modern cemetery.
-Make a cemetery gate and entrance
     -I made some simply using some fence pole tubes, painted 
      with an arch running between them.  For the amount of time 
      the kids actually look at them, this does it for me.  More 
      intricate wooden ones are in the works for the near future.
-Crypts, if you're getting really serious
     -Large crypts, either full ones, or half forms placed 
      against a wall add tremendously to the spookiness of a
      larger yard cemetery.





Death & Torture Props


-Guillotines, Stocks, Stretch Racks, Cages
     -All the above props can be built quite simply, and out
      of scrap materials.  Just use your imagination!
-Coffins
     -Don't forget a few plywood (2x4 reinforced) coffins to
      house your zombies, vampires, mummies, and other fun
      living dead.  I like to rotate live people, and the
      imaginary to spice these up a little.




More to come!