"Dork Pig"

Wanted a wild boar prop for the Florida swamp look of our planned walk thru haunt. This was my first time sculpting and using WED clay. Belinda got his eyes looking good for me and you can always count on your spouse to be your sharpest critic.

Due to some strange and goofy looking variations while trying to sculpt and mold the lower teeth, he got dubbed "Dork Pig". Named after the hilarious Bill Engvall comedy set "Dorkfish". Check it out on Youtube if you haven't seen it before, funny stuff!

Next step is making a mold. Not looking forward to this part...

First Halloween Retail Sighting 2015

Generally the At Home Store is the first to get it's "Halloween"retail" goodies out in our area.  Others, such as Michael's and Hobby Lobby get some "Fall" stuff out in July, but I'm not sure I've seen any Halloween stuff out this early except from the At Home Store.

This year "Cracker Barrel" wins the first Halloween retail sighting for 2015!

Fun Mail Day

Not much haunt or Halloween prop making been going on. Florida has been exceptionally hot so far this Summer. That kind of hot that just saps the energy, and inclination to do anything constructive, right out of you. Well, that's my excuse anyways, " it's too hot". "
It's like Africa hot, Tarzan couldn't take this kind of heat" ( Biloxi Blues-1988).

Aside from the heat, ( did I mention it's been hot?) it was however a fun mail day! The Mail Person brought us some Halloween stuff! We got our final Distortions Unlimted, "Monster of the Month", and the last of the parts we needed for our " corpsed skull with glowing eyes" project for the Florida Haunter's Social at the end of the month!

Admittedly, this was the least favorite of the " monsters" we got from Distortions over the last 9 months, but for people into the retro 1950's alien monsters, it's a fun piece. Besides, a least favorite mask in the mail is better than a bill any day.

The skull with electronic eyes is one of the "make and take" classes taught by William "Dr. Terror Eyes" Ramsay. The parts needed, vendors, and instructions are available on the Florida Haunters Facebook page for those inclined to build one that don't live in Florida or are not attending the annual Florida haunter's Social in Ocala, FL.

Corpsed skull with glowing eyes from William Ramsay

We have a couple of fun comitments the end of this month that I hope to post about but other that, just trying to stay out of the heat. Who would have expected a Summer in Florida to be hot?!

2014 Haunter's Video Awards

Another exciting year for Shingle Creek Manor! Two awards from the 2014 Haunters Video Awards was a bit unexpected and overwhelming but we're grateful none the less. Thank you to Chris and Jeff Davis of Davis Graveyard, and of course all the judges, for their work putting this together again this year.