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We are giving 2 seminars during the West Coast Haunters Convention, May 21-23. There is no charge to attend these seminars. Convention admission is $10 per day or $25 for all 3 days. WCHC is being held at the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem who hosts the successful Nightmare Factory haunted house. Davis Graveyard

Saturday May 22nd 12:30-2pm CSF building

How to Design and Build a Better Cemetery

This seminar will cover the entire process of creating an award winning graveyard. It will cover lessons learned along with some tips and tricks that will help anyone build a creepier graveyard. From large scale facades to detailed tombstones you will see some of the ways to use Styrofoam. It will explain how to do video ghost effects and talking busts. Find out what monster mud is and how to use it to build props that look great. Learn about casting with expanding foam. Hear about how animatronics are used to add to the overall feel. It will also touch on details like lighting, organic treatments and other small but important touches.

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Snohomish, Washington – Stocker Farms Field of Screams, known for its fun and safe horror themed event in October, is the official sponsor for the 3rd annual Crypticon Horror Convention Party on June 19th, 2010 at 7pm at the downtown Everett, Washington Holiday Inn. Stocker Farms Field of Screams

“Field of Screams looks forward to supplying the music and atmosphere for this years horror party,” says Dan Orme, Field of Screams marketing director. “Crypticon allows regional horror fans to meet artists, writers and celebrities from all over the world in a fun convention atmosphere.”

Margot Kidder, Ernie Hudson, Doug Jones and Thomas Jane are just a few of the celebrities fans can mingle with at Crypticon this year. Vendor booths and discussion panels ranging from local artists, comic and horror authors, filmmakers, and prop designers will be present all weekend.

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Announcing the winners of the 2009 Haunters Video Awards sponsored by Haunted Attraction Magazine. Haunted Attraction Magazine

Best Yard Haunt - Spencer & Debra in Broomfield, CO – Casa Fear
Best Yard Haunt (Vanguard) - Guy in Tualatin, OR – House Bloodthorn The Resurrection of Rose
Best Indoor/walkthrough Haunt – Russ & Carol in San Diego, CA – McKamey Manor Asylum
Best Indoor/walkthrough Haunt (Vanguard) – Baron & Baroness Reuwsaat in Medford, OR - Darkwing Manor Morgueorium Museum
Best Static Prop – Craig in Simi Valley, CA – Haunted Tiki Island
Best Static Prop (Vanguard) – Robert B. in Ann Arbor, MI - Brandywine Cemetery
Best Animated Prop – Paul Jameson in Dearborn Heights, MI – Monster Mouth Haunted House
Best Animated Prop (Vanguard) - Brent Ross in San Jose, CA – DC Cemetery
Best Party Haunt – Kellie Ann in Fond Du Lac, WI – Wirtz Party Haunt
Best Video Production – Lynne & Shawn in Pensacola, FL – The Mitchell Cemetery
Best How to - Noah Fentz in Maywood, NJ – Katzper’s Haunt
Propmaster Award - Lynne & Shawn Mitchell

Congratulations to all the winners!

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