Bumpy Pumpkins

Some of the pumpkins at the pumpkin patch had interesting textures.

Evolution of the Anubis

Here are some masks that I made for our Egyptian Haunted House.

The one on the left is paper mache over a clay form that I had made. For paper mache, I used torn pieces of coffee filters that I dipped in Mod Podge, an all-in-one sealer, glue and finish. Multiple layers made it very hard.

The mask on the right is made from a "Blank Male Mask" that I built up with a foil muzzle and ears. Then I coated those with Celluclay, then Paper Clay. Also, probably some coffee filter layering as well. It was a little heavy, but the mask did not quite fit, the starting blank mask was a little small.

The final mask was made from a $12.99 wolf mask that I got from Kmart. I shaved down the fur, which I thought was too long. This revealled darker fur underneath, much too my liking. I painted the reddish-brown face and ears black, then outlined the eyes and mouth in gold.

The Spooky Lake Hills Chronicle

Folks in the Myrtle Lake Hills area (Longwood, FL) know how to get into the Halloween Spirit.
Their online newspaper talks about their annual Haunted House and Block Party.
http://www.spookylakehills.com/SpookyLakeHills.com/Welcome.html

This guy can carve pumpkins

http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

Monsters do exist

Montauk Monster and Moscow Monster
http://www.montauk-monster.com/