I actually learned a lot doing my first haunt this year. Mind you , I had never even been to a professional haunted house until earlier in October, but I have wanted to make a hsunted house attraction for most of my adult life. Thanks, Hauntspace, for giving me the courage to go for it!
I spent what I considered a horrendous amount, but probably amounted to about $250 dollars. Many of the items I bought were motion activated props, as I didn't have any actors in my Haunted Tent. I learned that the lighting needs to be pretty good for motion activation to trip on: my string of Christmas lights and glowsticks were fine to see by, but the motion sensors were spotty.
I manually operated a fog machine, and found that a little fog goes a LONG way in enclosed area like a 15' x 18' tent.
However, the whole thing was a real success, considering I am starting pretty small. The neighbors were thrilled. More comments on what I did and how I did them , and how I plan to improve for next Halloween to follow. As my kids ssay, peace out!
