Chimi-Chonga Meets the Donkeys ....

Chimi was having fun today outside with the donkeys. Ellie the donkey just LOVED Chimi-Chonga!! She wouldn't leave him alone!! :o)

Santy Claws .....

Nick worked on his Santy Claws outfit a little today trying to get it looking 'SCARIER' .... the white trim is just a little too white ....... and we need some guts and blood and scary writing on the outfit .......

Meet.....CHIMI - CHONGA!!

This year the kids wanted me to buy a Gorilla costume. We've never had a Gorilla in the haunt before. SO --- I listened. Again -- this has nothing to do with any Holiday but what the heck. We're doing this for the kids and if they want a Gorilla ... I'll give them a Gorilla. The kids finished up the Gorilla lair today so I broke out the new Gorilla costume and asked one of them to put it on. He has been aptly named ..... CHIMI - CHONGA. You will probably see many more pictures of good 'ol CHIMI in future posts. This costume really rocks! He looks REAL!!

Lothar, the two headed Dragon is BACK!

The dreaded two headed bone dragon, LOTHAR, is back again this year. He's out in the open this year. We had him behind bars last year so he wouldn't scare people that much. This year he'll be sitting at the back of the line up area for everyone to see -- up close and personal.
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(**Just an FYI for those prop builders out there .... this one of a kind monster was hand wired and made out of llama, ostrich, emu, and calf bones. Kevin Stalder and his friend Mic from Jewell worked on this all summer back in 2006. It's really amazing to see up close. This is a one of a kind peice that we are very proud of. We can't thank Kevin and Mic enough for all the work they did on this giant!!)

The Tooth Fairy Gets a Home!

Dani, Brianna, and her friend Sam worked together on the Tooth Fairy room putting the bed together and the walls up. This one's gonna be a scary one, folks!! You might think the Tooth Fairy isn't that scary ....... but you haven't seen OUR Tooth Fairy!!!

The kids worked on the Dot Room today and got it completely set up. This room doesn't have a lot to do with the Holidays but it's so darn popular that we have to bring it back year after year after year. Our guests really love this dumb 'ol room so what the heck --- here it is again !

Merry Christmas Boys and Ghouls....

We've started decorating one of our many Christmas Trees for everyone to enjoy this Halloween "HOLIDAY" Season. This one is just started with black garland and spider lights. We're not done yet ..... you'll need to come and see what other horrible things will be hanging from these limbs!!

Thanksgiving Terror Continues ....

Steve sure went to town today on his room!! He's going all out back there. He's got 'Hitchhiker Stew' boiling away to go along with his Baby Back Ribs. Unfortunately not all of his Thanksgiving dinner guests liked his meal so they have met an untimely demise. Lucky for Steve, he now has a LOT of 'different meat' to work with now for everyone who comes to the haunted barn!!

BIG Decorating Day -- Sept 20th

LOTS of stuff done today. It looked like a Halloween MESS in the barn today!! Props EVERYWHERE. A big thank you goes out to Nick B and his friend Nick ....and Steve and Dani ... and Brianna and her friend Sam. ...and also a big thank you to Kerry (Mrs. G's Kitchen) along with Megan and Kayla who brought in cheeseburgers and brownies and lemonade for lunch today. It was SO GOOD!!