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How to Haunt Your House, Book Two
The coffin lid was raised a little higher in, How to Haunt Your House, Book one. Now it's time to dig a little deeper and conjure up some new projects and decorating ideas to impress this year's ghouls and goblins! Inside, How to Haunt Your House, Book Two, you will find a broad range of home haunt prop step-by-step instructions. From animated props to full sized grave ghosts there is something for the haunt enthusiast in everyone. See how to hack store bought props into something truly ghoul-a-rific. Turn Styrofoam into tombstones, crypts and tombs using just a few basic ingredients and tools. Make a severed hand endlessly stir over a glowing cauldron, amid a collection of Apothecary jars and witches' bottles filled with strange potions and sinister looking ingredients. Turn this year's Halloween party into the hair raising experience even the undead will be talking about. Find more great tips and videos visit us at: www.howtohauntyourhouse.com.
- GenresNonfictionHalloween
98 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2010
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June 24, 2021
Like the first book in this series, I found this second entry quite inspirational. Also like the first book, I recommend it, despite its rather high price, with a couple of caveats. In particular, if you're new to prop making, you'll find here a beautifully-photographed catalog of ideas to get your creative juices flowing, but won't necessarily find all of the nuts and bolts details you need to really get started. In fact, if you haven't yet read the first book, you ought to do so before diving in to this one, as it builds upon some of the projects in the prior volume.
Unlike the first book, this entry has arguably even less step-by-step information for completing the projects, but replaces that instead with overviews of two new sets of techniques in particular: improving (or "hacking") store-bought props to elevate them or make them match your own haunt's aesthetic, and working with animated props. For the latter in particular, though this book will give you enough information to set you on the right path, you'll want to do a lot more further reading to make sure you're using motors and electronics correctly.
Overall, I didn't like this one quite as much as the first book, though it's on roughly the same caliber. If you can only afford one of these books at a time, start with the first volume, but this one is a worthy entry into the series nonetheless and is recommended for the serious home haunter (whether a beginner or experienced).
Unlike the first book, this entry has arguably even less step-by-step information for completing the projects, but replaces that instead with overviews of two new sets of techniques in particular: improving (or "hacking") store-bought props to elevate them or make them match your own haunt's aesthetic, and working with animated props. For the latter in particular, though this book will give you enough information to set you on the right path, you'll want to do a lot more further reading to make sure you're using motors and electronics correctly.
Overall, I didn't like this one quite as much as the first book, though it's on roughly the same caliber. If you can only afford one of these books at a time, start with the first volume, but this one is a worthy entry into the series nonetheless and is recommended for the serious home haunter (whether a beginner or experienced).
October 23, 2012
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September 8, 2015
Not as good as the first. The vampire kit is very cool and inspiring for either vampire or a witch kit. Other than that I wasn't inspired.
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