Tomb
This was one of those last minute things that I get myself into that almost push me over the edge every year. Two hours before we were to open the yard the first night I get a phone call from a local theatre group that has this thing. They say I can have it but I need to come get it now. Oh sure! I jump in the hearse and break a couple of dozen traffic laws on the way there. At this point I don't know what it is. I haven't seen it. Just heard about it from folks who had seen it a local production of Dracula. Sounded cool, what the heck, how bad could it be. Ha!!! The stupid thing weighs 400 pounds and has to be transported in two parts. The lid had to be removed and then it barely fit in my hearse. The bottom had to have the casters removed to fit in on the second trip. There's room in the bottom for a full sized adult to lay and run controls to make the legs move. There was no body from the waist up. Good thing I had an unused Satan top just laying around.
We popped his head loose, jammed a floor fan up the chest cavity and through a fogger in the bottom of the thing. Instant hit. It was finished with 10 minutes to spare before opening and remained stuck in the back yard up until mid May. Let's just say my fiance is realllyy patient with me.
Another red spotlight. With the red light, the moving head and the fog machine he was pretty cool looking for a last minute addition. It's in my garage finally and due for a major overhaul before this October.
Bloodbath
Our speed prop from last year. We beefed up the flowing blood action out of the top skull this year and found where I could buy red food coloring by the quart. Nice and gruesome this year. One of my maniac helpers placed the small skeleton so it looked like we had a baby skeleton playing in a bloody fountain. Quite a nice touch. Wish I'd thought of it. Nice to be surrounded by geniuses.
Look at the blood squirting out of that eyesocket. A regular thing of beauty. The baby skeleton under the spray seems to be enjoying itself as well. See the look of glee on its face.