Some wonderful resources for Halloween: (Vote for us as Best of Halloween!)

Decorating Projects and How-tos:

• Chris Hillman's Animatronics, Robotics, and Special Effects Links Page

• Monster List of Halloween Projects

• Compressed Air Made Simple (By Phantasmechanics)

  • Interested in trying out pneumatics - here's a great starter kit from Fright Props

• How to build a haunt (By FrightFX)

• Minions Web Project List

• DeathLord's site full of how-tos

• 5 Foot tall Jacob's Ladder

Halloween Events

• National Haunters Convention (Valley Forge PA)

• Halloween Wiki Current Events

• Google Map of Halloween Haunts

• Haunters Choice Awards

• HauntCon (moves each year; in Orlando FL in 2010)

• TransWorld (moves around; St Louis MO in 2010)

• Midwest Haunters Convention (Columbus Ohio)

Halloween Groups and Lists

• 
  Creep Crafters (Yahoo group) [Halloween and prop related discussion]

• Halloween-L email list [General Halloween/Haunt discussions]

• Halloween-L Forums

• Halloween.com forums

• Halloween Masters Forum (requires registration)

• Haunted Bay Forum

• Haunters Hangout [website with how tos, forum, and links to haunt sites]

• Hauntspace [myspace for haunters]

• Technical Insanity (Yahoo Group) [technical/electronic/pneumatic/etc Halloween prop building discussions]

• International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA)

Halloween Sound Effects

• Hedstorm.net Sound Effects

• I Love WAVs Halloween Sounds

• Minions Web WAVs and MP3s

• Road Kills Cafe Foley Tracks (will do custom tracks)

• Sound Dogs Sound Effects

• Vanessa Reed Design Sound Effects and vocals (will do custom tracks)

Haunt Magazines

• Haunted Attraction Magazine

• Hauntworld Magazine

• Fright Times

Haunt Podcasts

• Rotting Flesh Radio

• Hauntcast

Video Resources

• How to order DVD sets of Halloween Haunt videos from 1999-Present (from Halloween Propmaster)

Halloween Specialty Vendors we've purchased from

• Anatomical Chart Company (bucky skeletons)

• Cowlacious Designs (Scary Terry servo drivers, animated skulls, cave eyes (lights), etc.

• EFX-TEK (Prop1 electronic controllers)

• Evilusions LLC (pneumatic experts)

• Haunted Attraction Magazine

• Light-o-Rama (sound and light show controllers)

• Minions Web (cob webbers, air cannons, other effects)

• Rogue Robotics (uMP3 SD card audio cards)

• Screamers Costumes (misc costumes and accessories)

• Surplus Center (misc. pneumatics)

• Wildfire FX (UV/glow-in-the-dark paints)

Local Charities we support

• E.C.H.O. (Ecumenical Community Helping Others; our local food bank)

Other Useful Links

• Halloween Pet Safety Tips