October 7th 2007

A lot has happened in the past few days.  The haunt is really starting to look more like a haunted house.  The front hall turned out better than I had originally expected.  Nice and creepy with shredded window dressings and all.

I have been meaning to take pictures, but I usually don't get finished working until late in the afternoon and I am too tired after cleaning up tools and supplies to think about anything other than getting home, taking a hot shower and having a few beers before bed.  The past 2 days I have had a cold with sore throat and headache, so that has also sapped my energy.  Today I am still sore, but not fighting a headache or sore throat, so I put in some extra time at the haunt this evening.

Casting introductions happen on Thursday.  Opening night for the haunt is this coming Friday, so I am concentrating on getting the pneumatic props up and running.  The construction on the haunt is basically finished so now it's lighting, sound and decorations.  There are 3 grave jumpers and 3 new pneumatic props that are going into the haunt by Thursday.  Next week I plan to add a bit more before the 2nd weekend.  By the 3rd weekend the haunt should be at peak performance. Halloween falls on a weekday this year, so it's hard to say how many will show up on Halloween night, but we'll have a serious cast & crew party after we shut down...

Sorry no pictures today - I will do my best to have Becky remind me at lunch tomorrow to take a walk through the haunt and snap off a few photos with the emergency lighting on.