The Never Moor
The Dimmick Family's Halloween Haunt
ABC Crime Drama Series Based On Edgar Allen Poe
Jan 27th
Edgar Allen Poe
“LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) – ABC has ordered a crime drama which centers around Edger Allen Poe solving mysteries.
“According to the official synopsis for the show: ‘Crime procedural following Edgar Allan Poe as the world’s very first detective, using unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston.’
“Sounds interesting and educational.”
Source: http://x17online.com/news/2011/01/abc_orders_crime_drama_series.php
Halloween 2010
Nov 2nd
This year’s Halloween was very trying and frustrating. After last week’s storm that damaged the fence and tombstones and having to repair them, then a hail and wind storm hit shortly before the ToTs were to start that broke one more tombstone and removed paint from the fence columns again, I was ready to throw in the towel and call it quits for the year. Luckily, the wind settled down enough to allow me to set the tombstones back up and put out most of the props. Gourdon Rotsworth made his debut appearance and the two ghosts were set up inside the house to greet the trick-or-treaters. It ended up being fun and I was relieved that it was finally done at the end of the night. 
I have big plans for next year already. Enjoy this years haunt pictures.
Creepy, Dancing, Paper Mache Ghosts
Nov 2nd
I wanted to add two new characters to our haunt this year. A male and female ghost dancing in the graveyard. Kind of a tribute to the dancing ghosts in the Disney Haunted Mansion, but that look more like the Hitch-hiking Ghosts. I sculpted the faces with paper mache clay over the course of several nights. The girl’s face went through several different versions until I felt like she “went” with the guy.
Making Tombstones Glow Under Black Lights
Nov 2nd
I wanted to make some of the details of my tombstones “pop” more under the black lights that I use in my haunt. I opened a yellow highlighter and soaked the fluid-filled cotton stick with water to make a kind of paint to brush onto the tombstones. Once the highlighter fluid/ink was dry I hit those spots with a flat clear spray paint to seal it.
Halloween Jack-o’-lanterns 2010
Nov 2nd
Here are Ben, Tyler and Annie’s Jack-o’-lanterns from this year. We carved these for Family Home Evening on Monday, October 25th.
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- Annie’s Pumpkin
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- Ben’s Pumpkin
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- Tyler’s Pumpkin
I also carved 10 more jack-o’-lanterns for the haunt.
