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The Haunting Grounds

December 31st, 2009 by John Wolfe

Torn ligaments, encapsulated by shredded muscle tissue and sinew — just a few of my favorite visuals when it comes to groundbreaker corpses. Oh, the beauty of portraying distorted human anatomy all for Halloween fun. Speaking of which, S.K. Austin, of The Haunting Grounds, is a Halloween enthusiast after my own heart.

You’ll quickly see why when you check out his family’s 2009 Home Haunt vid:

I highly recommend swinging by The Haunting Grounds. Though the site is still new, there’s already ample amounts of photos and interesting posts to inspire the Halloween spirit. And, S.K.’s passion for the holiday is evident throughout. When you combine that with some very strong artistic talent, it’s only a matter of time before The Haunting Grounds becomes a popular online Halloween destination.

On another note, I’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year’s Eve. I’d also like to thank you all for making 2009 a spectacular year here at Season of Shadows! You guys have been so kind, supportive and awesome. I’m extremely jazzed about 2010 and hope you will continue to join me for the experience.

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Mache Skeleton

September 28th, 2009 by John Wolfe

I found a fantastic tutorial for creating a paper mache skeleton on Halloween Forum this morning. The photo definitely doesn’t do the prop justice, but it’s the only finished image I could find. The skeleton, built by forum member Unorthodox, is comprised primarily of cardboard (for the bones), conduit or a stick (for the spine), foam (for vertebrae), clay (for fingers and toes) and paper mache.

All joints are fully articulated in this skeleton through a combination of wire and swivels — pretty awesome to have a pose-able corpse made from mache. Usually, when I think of mache corpses, I think of static, stationary props.

Though we’re getting down to the wire and this is a pretty sizeable project, anyone looking for a do-it-yourself skeleton by Halloween could pull it off during the month of October. Naturally, you could just buy a plastic, blow mold “blucky” at the store, but where’s the fun in that. Not to mention, this prop looks a lot sweeter than those plastic skeletons.

To see more of Unorthodox’s cool creations, checkout his site: An Unorthodox Halloween.


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