It has been some time since I have posted anything in regards to projects, DIY Halloween Props or costumes. I just wanted to give an update on some projects that I have started and that I will be updating as they move forward.

1. First off, having seen it everywhere, I needed to make a Flying Crank Ghost (FCG). I am done with the marionette, now I just need to start working on the crank mechanism for the motion. I will post pictures and a tutorial on how I created mine (like the internet needs another Flying Crank Ghost tutorial anyway). I will also post some links to resources that I used.
2. Next is my costume this year. After much thought I decided to make an IronMan from pepakura. I found massive amounts of useful information at 405th.com. They specialize in making Halo armor from a variety of methods. I highly recommend checking them out.

Once I’m done with any project, I’ll be sure to post some tutorials on how they were created so others can duplicate these items for their own haunts.

-Halloween Handy Man

My wife has always been a die hard fan of Halloween. I have always enjoyed Halloween, but not to the extent that she does.  For some reason, this last year…I caught the bug- and I got it bad!   After doing much studying online for DIY Halloween projects and props, I made a list of items I was going to create.   Even though I didn’t have enough time to finish the projects that I had planned, I still enjoyed working on them and watching it all come together.  Here is a list the projects I worked on -to the best of my memory:

• Tombstones
• Cemetery fence
• Fog chiller
• Simple spook alley (with a lot of small projects from mad scientist lab to floating head)
• Pumpkin carvings that people could be jealous over
• The all famous crank ghost

A week or so past and I was wasn’t done with any of the projects. I had to figure out what was most important.  I created styrofoam tombstones, a cemetery fence, fog chiller (for the cemetery of course).  I setup our cemetery in our yard with a nice faux brick background using our fence and some blue flood lights for effect.  Here is a picture of the end results.

After having the cemetery up for just a few days and lighting up our neighborhood at night, the compliments and admiring lookers started. I was even more hooked than before.

At this time, we only had a short time before Halloween night and we started working on our small spook alley. I’ll leave that story for another night.

In conclusion, I tremendously enjoyed creating, building and implementing home made Halloween props.  This website will become a font of knowledge for all things Halloween.

-Halloween Handy Man (HH)

This blog section will include updates, suggestions, tips and ideas on past, current, and future projects that I will be working on.  This blog will also include other Halloween related items from site recomendations, costume ideas, and other non project related interests.  Check back often and comment on related posts.  Thank you.

-Halloween Handy Man (HH)