| If you have a huge supply of Halloween Props | | | | Now that you have your props and lighting taken |
| and Accessories stored away, now what? What | | | | care of, you can now add a few fog machines to |
| are you going to do with them, where are you | | | | your home haunt. Fog machines come in a variety |
| going to place them? What kind of dramatic | | | | of sizes and wattage, and the higher the wattage |
| special effects do you want to use? How many | | | | of the machine will produce a much heavier fog. |
| props are too many? Are you going to | | | | (don't forget to stock up on fog juice too) If you |
| incorporate any music in your home haunt? All of | | | | are going to purchase a fog machine, try to find |
| these are good questions, but it all depends on | | | | one that has a wireless remote control so you |
| you and what you want accomplished. | | | | can turn on your fog when you want it, perhaps |
| The first thing to do is take inventory of all your | | | | when those unsuspecting trick-or-treaters are |
| Halloween Props. Figure out what you want to use | | | | coming up your drive! With all the lights that you |
| and start carrying all of these props out to your | | | | have added, including the fog that is now hovering |
| yard. Don't worry on where everything goes right | | | | over your tombstones and around your props, |
| now, because you will probably move your props | | | | you have successfully taken your scare factor to |
| around quite a bit before finally finding a good | | | | the next level. |
| place to put them in your yard. | | | | One of the last things that you can add to your |
| The next thing to consider is lighting. If you don't | | | | home haunt is sound. A Gemmy Halloween Light |
| already have colored flood lights, you will need to | | | | Show with Timer is a great way to add music to |
| purchase some. You can find these at most any | | | | your scene. Just plug in a few of your lighted |
| hardware or DIY store. The best flood light colors | | | | props or fog lights to the light show, upload your |
| to use are blue, red, and perhaps orange as these | | | | own music to your MP3 Player or iPod or use the |
| will make great lighting effects on your props. If | | | | included songs on the unit, then step back and |
| you have any prop that is mostly white, perhaps | | | | watch the show begin! Your lights will now dance |
| a ghost or two or a few skeletons (not the ones | | | | to the beat of the music with the two included |
| in your closet), using a black light on them will | | | | speakers and you will definitely impress your |
| make them glow. Don't forget that you will need | | | | neighbors and anyone driving by. |
| a lot of extension cords to hook up your lights to, | | | | Halloween is just not for kids any longer, as more |
| but try to use the darker colored extension cords | | | | and more adults crave this once a year witching |
| instead of the orange extension cords, as using a | | | | time! |
| darker colored cord will help hide it in your lawn. | | | | |