SPOOKY FRANKLIN 2016!

2016 was a greatly disadvantaged year for me on a personal level but I still managed to pull off a somewhat subdued yard haunt on my own. This year was the year of "Spooky Franklin Theater" featuring a triple feature of The Bride of Frankenstein, The Tingler and Spider Baby. It was great to hang out with wonderful friends under the quite hot Halloween stars for all three of these films and splashes of trick or treaters..

Aside from the images below - here is the full photo set on my Flickr page..

Enjoy!

Halloween Approaches

Started early this year.. Some minor bits to give those pumpkins a little company.

Season of The Vine II

You can almost see them move

Extending and connecting. Constricting, suffocating

Loosen here just tightens there

Disappear into the flora

2015's first Spooky Franklin prop takes on a life of its own

SPOOKY FRANKLIN 2014

Spooky Franklin 2014 is in the books. The weather gods tried their best to deliver a knockout punch but we braved the afternoon squalls, which at moments showed dashes of snow and 30+mph gusts to make it to a cold, clear and very windy Halloween eve.

The winds were as such that the fog machines were pretty much rendered useless. The driveway bonfire was a slight reprieve from the cold but winds sent smoke in every direction so burning eyes were the price for warmth. Attendance was down from last year- but the weather probably had some parents pulling the plug on Trick or Treating.

All that aside, we made use of cool new colored 2w telfon bulbs in pan fixtures - which essentially replaced all of the old-school ground lighting. Much more vivid colors and far easier to work with.

The new lighting, a couple of new scarecrows to go with four of last year's sentinels, Ned the blue spook, Frankenstein in the garage, Nancy upstairs and a record 33 carved Jack o Lanterns all added up to a fun Hallow's Eve. At around midnight when everyone was packed up and inside there was a few of those dead silent late night Halloween moments between epic wind blasts. No complaints here kids…

Enjoy the photos - no filters used!

Ned's Dead, Baby

During preparations for the big yard haunt I set up a new "temp" named Ned (naming courtesy of the wife). He's collecting tips against a spooky blue hue...
I've caught a few neighbors driving by pretty slowly.

Davis Graveyard 2014 - Drone-shot

Mind boggling. These guys are the professionals.
Click the image for a drone-shot video of their 2014 haunt!