How do you know, before you put a lot of effort into it, that your Halloween prop idea is going to be a hit or a flop? It has to do with how to know when to add just a bit more and when to stop. For a post-apocalyptic graveyard-themed Halloween party I did in 2009, I put these dolls up around a shed. It looked pretty creepy and unsettling, like Doll Island (my inspiration) but then I took it a bit further - I projected a creepy doll film atop of it (Brothers Quay "Street of Crocodiles"). Now the creepy dolls add a dimension to a creepy doll film and unsettle those who hate dolls even more. Had I tried to animate the dolls, I might have taken it too far with their jerky movements. I let the moving film give motion to it. This is a great prop from Spirit Halloween, just gorgeous, but having a voice for it - big NO-NO! It ruins it. It's like a horror movie - full frontal ghost is not as scary as wondering what's behind the door you are about to open. Seeing this mov...