Full Moon Industries

I'm late on this, but things have been nuts lately. Go check out Full Moon Industries for some sweet Halloween pics and general creepiness.
I particularly like the Psycrow, but what you should pay attention to is the lighting and the photography. Lighting is so important and so difficult to nail. I love good creeepy atmospheric lighting. I would like to see someone do an entire haunt with no props at all. just lighting and shadow.
Also, the pics, and there are far too few at the moment, are very grainy and slightly washed out. I really hope it was by design because it's brilliant. At a time when everything visual reaches for the hyper-detailed and overly saturated (still trying to figure why I "need" HD), a grainy, slightly out of focus image can be deliciously unnerving. Much like Bean's polaroids.
Some very cool oddities there as well. Check them out.



NOW!

Snug Harbor Halloween 2008

To use his own words..."Finally!"
Well, "word" I guess.
Some pictures are up at SpookyBlue with more promised on the way.
I love the Grumble and the jack-o-lanterns. But it's this fellow "crow" that has really caught my attention. Grotesquely distorted and vaguely human I am fascinated by this thing. Part of a new group called "Brigands" that will be one of his new project sections. I can't wait! Pay particular attention to the "skin" of Spookyblues' corpses. It's beautifully decrepit.
If Pumpkinrot is the one who inspired most of us. Spookyblue is the one who first taught most of us to follow that inspiration. I can't wait to see more.

See The Gallery here.

They're Heeeere.

No need to really discuss it. Just get over there and check out the brilliance that is Pumpkinrot.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Three of my favorite haunters are working on showcase pages for their haunts this year.
The anticipation is making me fidgety.
Fortunately they have posted a few shots to tide us over until the full glory of their work is revealed to us.

Spookyblue

Spooky's tutorials helped me get started in the haunting life. The Grumble and son were big influences I have yet to rip-off...I mean emulate. His blog is also so well written with hysterical and often poignant stories that it is required reading for me.

Season of Shadows

Another beautiful and inspirational site that also dives into the paranormal. This year, he launched a video series - Halloween Haunter's Reality. It's fantastic. Gives you a first person look at creating props. The prop he created this year is one of the best groundbreakers I've ever seen. I love these videos. Hope they keep coming.
SoS's John also has a very interesting site call 'Wind of the Soul' which explores spirituality and inner topics. He even has a podcast. Busy guy!

Pumpkinrot


Well what can I say about Pumpkinrot that hasn't already been said - by me or by anyone.
He is the patron saint of Haunters, raising it to an art form . The reason I began building props in the first place was a result of stumbling across his site. Every year's haunt is a theme with backstory for the scarecrows and this year he outdid himself with the Hollowmen. He always does wonderful photos and video of each years haunts.

These are the sites I am constantly refreshing my Google Reader for. Cannot wait to see your final pages guys.

Aranamuerta Haunt

I love this haunter's props. She does some truly wonderful and realistic looking full size figures. Check them out.

Halloween Has Come and Gone

Goodnight.