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Its the little things

Posted on October 3, 2023 by screaminscott

I recently got a 3D printer and I’ve been looking for things to make for Halloween. One thing I’ve always wanted to do was create custom finials for my fence posts and pickets. I finally got a start this year.

This custom endcap was designed to fit over a 2 inch PVC pipe. The top is flat because I intend add a gargoyle on top.

This was designed on Tinkercad, which is a free online tool I highly recommend for anyone starting out with designing 3D models. Its not as powerful as some other tools, but the learning curve is not nearly as steep either.

If you are interested in this design, check it out on Thingiverse.

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Halloween lives!

Posted on September 7, 2020 by screaminscott

OK, so 2020 has been a wild ride. The pandemic has thrown us all for a loop. But that doesn’t mean the Halloween season needs to be abandoned. Maybe we can’t have parties or the kids can’t congregate at front doors this fall. But we can still celebrate! And Stonehaven Manor will be open to delight and scare the little kiddies this October 31st.
So break out the skeletons, jack-o-lanterns, witches and ghosts! Fill up the fog machines! Crank up the spooky music! We need Halloween more than ever!

Halloween lives!

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Halloween 2017

Posted on November 14, 2017 by screaminscott

The weatherman warned us! An almost certain chance of rain!

But we fooled him!

Through a combination of weather wizardry from the resident mad scientist, some necromancy, a few minor sacrifices (we never liked those squirrels), and just pure dumb luck, the storm clouds were banished!

Your Host, the (slightly) mad scientist of Stonehaven Manor

Halloween 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by screaminscott

A fun night was had by all at Stonehaven Manor this year! We had 397 Trick Or Treaters this year. Everyone made it out of the yard alive!

With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, we thought we might have a smaller number of visitors. But our neighborhood never disappoints on October 31st! Continue reading →

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Halloween is here!

Posted on October 31, 2016 by screaminscott

Its been a crazy month, but all my old friends finally dug their way out of their shallow graves to celebrate October 31’st with us!

We are looking forward to seeing all our fellow ghouls and goblins on this magical night!

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Halloween in August

Posted on August 29, 2016 by screaminscott

I attended the Halloween & Hauntfest show in Arlington TX on Saturday 8/27 and had a great time.

In fact, I was having too much of a great time to take very many pictures. So instead, let me direct you to the Haunted Attractions Network, which has some video of the classes at the event

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Hacking Easter

Posted on March 28, 2016 by screaminscott

Haunters tend to look at every holiday as an opportunity for finding new ideas for Halloween. Easter, with it’s cute bunnies and colorful eggs, offers little that can be turned dark and gothic. But if you look closely, and use your imagination, you can find some ideas for those plastic eggs so prevalent this time of year.

Spider Egg Sacs

Martha Stewart has surprisingly good Halloween ideas. Here at Stonehaven Manor, we’ve used the spider egg sac idea. This picture uses a plastic egg instead of the styrofoam ball in Martha’s instructions.

Dragon Egg

A little hot glue and other materials give you a neat Dragon’s Egg for your medieval theme haunt or party.

Foam Egg Scarab Beetles

If you are trying out an Egyptian Mummy costume, add some of these scarab beetles. These use foam eggs instead of plastic ones.

Skull Party Favors

Every Halloween party needs party favors. Whether these Skull Party Favors contain candy or something more disgusting… well, that’s up to you!

Edible Gelatin Eyes

Finally, you can use the plastic eggs as molds for these edible Gelatin Eyes.

ScreamingScott says “Check it out!”

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Home is where the (bloody) heart is

Posted on January 21, 2016 by screaminscott

It’s almost Valentine’s Day! That time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love.

Who am I kidding – I’m not so young anymore and I think of Halloween 365 days a year! But if you are interested in some different gifts for your sweetie, check these out:

We all know that chocolates have become a traditional gift for Valentines Day. I’m sure the chocolate industry has something to do with that. Instead of the standard caramel filled chocolates in a heart-shaped box, why not try an actual chocolate heart from PushinDaisies.com?

Hacking Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2015 by screaminscott

If you have been bitten by the haunting bug, you’ll notice that everything you see brings this question to mind : “How can I use this for Halloween?”. And Christmas stuff is no different.

Here are a few ideas for you to think about, as the tradition of Christmas markdowns gets underway. Think about picking up some of these products to use or alter next October 31st.