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Haunted House 2010!


All over ET we have wonderful contests for the Halloween (Samhain) spirit! There are costume making, poems, stories, drawings and so on...but I don't see any haunted house wikis...

So here we are! This contest is open to all, just follow the rules and we will vote via poll.

I want to have haunted house photos! No manipulations, drawings or paintings please. I want to see what you've done to your house for the holiday!

Rules:
<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>I shouldn't have to say not to steal houses. But just to be sure, take at least one picture of your house as is and one with a blanket in it. You can enter a picture of your house (or a collage) as a whole, one room or however you wish.

I'll divvy the polls into the categories of:

*most creative
*best creepy
*best gore
*the cutest
*trick-or-treat friendliest

So no need to go spend thousands of dollars on your house's decor ~ or to kill somebody so you have real props. Remember that some trick-or-treaters are experiencing Halloween for the first time, so don't scare them to the point that they become agoraphobic (somebody who lives near me made two little girls cry until they wetted themselves despite everybody telling him to stop and we all wanted to kill him. The girls were no older than 5 or 6...)!

But, a little gore, a few skeletons, a motion sensor prop, a fog machine, you in costume and a creepy sounds CD would do nicely.

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>No soliciting votes. That's just sad.

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>Folow the theme or be removed and disqualified.

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>You can take multiple pictures of your house/apartment/shack/cardboard box etc and enter them under the same entry or you can opt to link a wiki page with the pictures on them. You can be in the picture(s) but it is not required (but I think it's more fun to dress up when you pass out candy), you don't have to be the photographer (ie your husband/daughter/neighbor/lawyer/real estate agent/dog can take the pictures since you can't really prove photographer anyhow).

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>Deadline is November 2nd!

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>The photos should be uploaded to ET so we don't get any broken links.

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif> I see no problem with collaborations.

<img10*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/eogbullet6.gif>Follow this format:
# [your_username]
"title"--something more than "haunted house" please
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A description of what you did if you wish



1. [wicked fae mage]
"wicked fae mage's trick-or-treat setting"
wicked fae trickortreat house
This was just a bunch of fun decorations put up and a glimpse of my conspirators in costume.




2. [moira hawthorne]
Spooky Samhain
Halloween/Samhain 2010
WIP.. hopefully Ill have enough done by Nov2 to be voted on
Enter My Haunt House
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my Munch The Scream JoL
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my small hommage to Munch's The Scream as a Jack o Lattern
looks all glowy in reallife... better than the photos shows
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream
Carved Hubbard gourd & photo © moira hawthorne 2010
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2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Any suggestions for clarifying rules?

2010-09-19 [Gypsy Mystik]: I like it

2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Woo! Does that mean you're going to enter if you decorate your house?

2010-09-19 [Gypsy Mystik]: Yep... We decorate the house... I love halloween... you should check out some pictures from a halloween a few years back... in 2008.... its off of my profile... I'll invite you... ^_^

2010-09-19 [Gypsy Mystik]: never mind... the computer isn't liking me inviting people..... just got to: Gypsy's Halloween 2008

2010-09-19 [Skydancer]: Hmmmm haunted houses.. well, I suppose I could use this as an excuse to do a major set up for some dark wizard photos, then keep it as a set for my birthday.... :D

2010-09-19 [Ravendust]: fun idea :-?

2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Oh, and awesome decorations and costume, Gypsy!

2010-09-19 [Gypsy Mystik]: Thanks ^_^ The one all in black is Silver Moon ^_^

2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Well, invite friends who decorate their houses, have fun and remember that gore isn't everything =^O^=

2010-09-19 [moira hawthorne]: I do a haunted house every year! and I always post them on ET

2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Awesome! Well, did I leave anything out rules wise?

2010-09-19 [moira hawthorne]: sounds/reads like you got it all covered

2010-09-19 [wicked fae mage]: Okays...phew. I don't want any discrepancies after we start.

2010-09-20 [Chi]: oooh sounds cool

2010-09-22 [~Crimson Angel~]: I'm afraid you won't get one from me, we don't decorate our house for Halloween, there aren't any children in our neighborhood.

2010-09-22 [wicked fae mage]: Oh, that's sad. I love spreading the joy of costumes and trick-or-treating and a few fun pranks...

2010-09-24 [~Crimson Angel~]: I used to go trick-or-treating when I was a kid, and in my teen years I've only been to one party where my aunt was an idiot and almost got herself run over, now I dress up and watch scary movies, or run around the house in my black cap. :D

2010-09-24 [wicked fae mage]: Lol I give out candy dressed up. Since I hit 12 most people know I'm too old to trick-or-treat...damn puberty... ><

But a few people do hand out the extras to us veteran trick-or-treaters

2010-09-24 [Ravendust]: haha I trick-or-treated until I was almost 18 xP ><;;

2010-09-24 [moira hawthorne]: want to get in the mood...


STUFFED PUMPKIN

ahhhhhh I dont use recipes...
I just go with an inspiration...
I might make the same dish a thousand time somewhat different each time...

BUT basically...

1 PIE pumpkin (not the huge things you make jackaletterns out of)

1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 cup rice
sortta half cook it
(sometimes it doesnt fully cook in pumpkin and you get semi crunchy rice)

cut the top off your pumpkin
clean out goop and seeds.. keep seeds to roast later

in pumpkin...
and here is the inspired part... b/c it depends on how big your pumpkin is add:
equal amount of rice and bread... cut into cubes
add any leftover ground beef/pork/lamb or other cooked meats.. cut up in cubes
chop celery (2 or 3 sticks)
add raisins or cranberrys or apples or whatever
a cup or so of brown sugar or half and honey or maple surup
spice to taste... I like curry ginger cumin cinnamon alspice nutmeg
mix it really well
even dump into another bowl once you know how much will fit in your pumpkin
add mix to get it soggen! pack in really well
add milk and press... pack it in!

put lid back on
I like putting this pumpkin in an oven dish with a little water.. keep bottom from burning...
you can cover the top with tin foil to keep it from burning aswell

roast at 400... for a long time... your whole house is going to be smelling great long before it is ready
and your family is gonna be chanting... 'is it done yet?'s

- [moira hawthorne]

2010-09-24 [Ravendust]: sounds interesting :3

2010-09-24 [~Crimson Angel~]: Sounds yummy!!!!

2010-09-25 [wicked fae mage]: Very yummy! I love pumpkin so much...so the loves go

1. Mattmatt and chocolate
2. Eric Northman
3. Anything pumpkin.

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: lol Funny.

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: nice Nik :P I can't wait for the new season of True Blood! And Supernatural, Smallville, Medium... *squee*

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: lol Coolness! I've missed a lot in True Blood.

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: catch up, they're working on the next season soon...

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: Is it online?

2010-09-25 [wicked fae mage]: Don't know...you can download it though. Season 3 was an okay season, though in the middle it seemed to drag a bit...

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: you can catch it online, downloading gives you better quality episodes and you're not limited on time like with megavideo where most of the online links are...

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: Ah, I'll find it! The only thing I "decorate" my house with for Halloween is a Jack-O-lantern.

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: haha, we commented at like... The same time Nik! xD about 30 seconds apart...

Good luck!~

2010-09-25 [wicked fae mage]: Lol great minds think alike!

And

<<< wishes raven came to school with her

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: yes, yes I know... *makes a face* I reaaaaally want to go back to school, I hate that I haven't done it yet... *frowns*

2010-09-25 [wicked fae mage]: Do eeet! I have more cool friends that you would love!!!

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: You mean College?

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: yep, college

2010-09-25 [~Crimson Angel~]: I want to go, but I can't afford it.

2010-09-25 [Ravendust]: apply for grants, I know loans are an iffy thing, don't want to wind up in debt... But there are grants and scholarships out there... I'm sure you could find something :)

2010-09-26 [wicked fae mage]: Well, going for roughly 4 years, you will be about 20k in debt in the USA, allowing grants and scholarships to pay for the rest of it, but if you do well, an entry level job will be more than enough to save up money during the 6 month grace period.

Plus, you'll feel better about yourself, I'm sure, once you do something besides sit around all day (not saying anybody else does this, it's what I did, thus it is my example).

2010-09-26 [~Crimson Angel~]: Yeah, it's what I do. -_-

2010-09-26 [wicked fae mage]: Well, you can go. 6 month grace period after you graduate means you don't have to start paying back debts immediately, so now a days it is possible to go to college

2010-09-27 [~Crimson Angel~]: That's cool.

2010-09-27 [wicked fae mage]: Yup *continues encouraging*

2010-09-27 [~Crimson Angel~]: Heehee.

2010-10-05 [wicked fae mage]: Just commenting to make sure nobody forgets about the wiki/contest! It's a bit of a spoiler, but I think I'll post a few pics of myself and my crew in costume throughout the month just to keep spirits high for Halloween!

2010-10-30 [Nioniel]: looks like a neat contest, but sadly, I don't decorate my house for any holiday. :(

2010-10-30 [wicked fae mage]: I usually don't either. But I figured the occasion of my favorite holiday might be reason to change that.

2010-11-01 [wicked fae mage]: Awesome, Moira!

2010-11-01 [moira hawthorne]: 5 pumpkins... and about a months worth of decorating for one night... its my pirates skulleys ghosts spiders themed haunted house

2010-11-01 [moira hawthorne]: looks better in real life b/c my camera isnt up to the task of night photograghy

2010-11-01 [wicked fae mage]: mine doesn't do well at night either

2010-11-06 [wicked fae mage]: Go to college or post pics. :D

In this case, or means and. I love logical propositions.

2010-11-08 [wicked fae mage]: Hmm...I suppose extending it wouldn't make a difference... :(

2010-11-09 [~Crimson Angel~]: I have a camera that takes night vision pics!

2010-11-09 [wicked fae mage]: Awesome :)

2010-11-09 [~Crimson Angel~]: Yeah, it's cool.

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