I am not that big of a packrat, but I have kept myself from throwing away certain things that I probably should throw away just because I said, “Wow, I know exactly how to use this for Halloween!” While that sometimes upsets my wife, well, let’s just say that she is a REAL packrat and knows that she cannot say anything about it (continue reading…)

What’s that? Did you hear me correctly? Start thinking about how to decorate your own house haunt for Halloween next year right now? Yes, you indeed did hear me right! If you do a house haunt for Halloween to scare the Trick or Treaters then now is the time to get a leg up on next year.

But didn’t Halloween just come by a couple days ago? Yes, it did. So why on Earth would I suggest starting to plan your next year’s haunt now?

Simple. If you don’t start planning now how you are going to lay out your own haunted house for next year you probably won’t do it at all. You might even get in a rut and do the exact same thing and the kiddies will know exactly what to expect. Haunts are not as spooky when people know what to expect. And what is worse is you will probably put off starting to think about it until next October and be rushing around to get your plans done. Planning now however means that you are going to get ahead of the curve. (continue reading…)