GHOST HUNTERS

Phoenix is going to launch Halloween with a great event, Keen Halloween ! I love to see Arizona embracing the spooky season.  This event will be teaching how to do costumes and makeup, workshops and wicked vendors! If you love Halloween and cannot wait another month - GO! They're opening up their castle for us to celebrate Halloween twice this year. Each year of Keen Halloween will have it's own theme and characters, as designed by Daniel Davis. Drawing on Halloween lore, folktales, and myths Keen Halloween strives to create a Halloween .. that never-quite was. Come meet Vlad the Impaler and his kids Betrix and Vlad Jr. Renfield who is floating above Chatterbox, while Gradpater Feratu looks on. The Bride looks stunning in her dress and her rosy cheeks and cannot wait to sink her teeth into delicious Halloween conversation with you. There will be masters at DIY and tons of learning to be had, exciting displays, horrifying attendees and vendors.  Halloween in September!  Le...

With the release of my new book, Adult Halloween: Taking Back the Season! I find myself in the mood for all things spooky, so I started setting up my home early so I can watch horror movies in the right atmosphere.  I just had to do an homage to a classic, "The Birds."  Of course, I had to have a little cemetery set -  the black-eyed children tri-mirror wall hanging set is for sale in my Etsy shop MADAM CURIO I love this nook - it's all about baby dolls and candles -  A little fishing wire tied around battery-operated candlesticks and some push pins in the ceiling and I have floating candles. The baby doll ghost mirror is for sale in my Etsy Shop MADAM CURIO Dale the Doll and a shelf of autumn leaves and pumpkins. A giant skull and Clive the zombie coming ou of the floor. Scarecrow head "Crow Eater" for sale in my Etsy Shop MADAM CURIO I had to include my ghost ship painting "Thor's Revenge" available in my Etsy Shop  MADAM CURIO One of the fun th...

My newest book is up for sale now on Amazon and Kindle. Adult Halloween: Taking Back the Season ! is so full of content it's bursting at the seams! Here's just some of the things you'll find -  How to express your love of Halloween year-round How to make Halloween more horrifying including insane party ideas How to enjoy a Gothic Halloween, talking to the dead, decorating, mood and atmosphere How to enjoy a nostalgic/traditional Halloween including the decades of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, scarecrows, pumpkin patches, all the traditional trimmings How to enjoy a sexy Halloween - an adult Halloween that is decadent, sensual, and downright naughty Yard Haunts - how to design props for the maximum effect including lighting and arrangement, placement, and focus. Phobia Theater - watch movies to challenge your fears - alone or with friends. Movie and drink pairings - pick a theme from the list and find out what snacks and drinks to pair for a 3-movie marathon night Pushing your...

Michael's Craft Store Anyone who thinks it's too early to talk Halloween can leave the room now! I've been checking out where the themes are going this year so we can prepare for our season. I began by publishing my new book, Adult Halloween: Taking Back the Season!  Now, I'm focusing on the favorite places to shop for the season and the innovators who set the trends. AtmosFEARfx AtmosFEARfx a few years ago came out of nowhere it seemed like, but boy did they take Halloween by storm by using our projection technology to create settings that mean no yard props that can be stolen or ruined in the rain, but chilling homes and atmosphere for parties, yard haunts, and entertainment!  This year, AtmosFEARfx took on projection themes for what we most wanted - more phantoms and ghostly specters. "Phantasms" and "Witching Hour" are two new ones this season. Add that to the fantastic zombie horde, Jack O'Lantern projection faces, ghosts, 80s slasher (Nigh...