WHAT A YEAR.
With COVID-19 contagion concerns and the need to social distance, many were calling for a cancellation of Halloween in 2020. I am firm in my support for the need for safety, I also believe that some seasonal spirit is just what we need. If we can bring a smile to a child’s face when they drive by the house during the month of October, or send a chill down a spine of those in the area, helping them remember the spirit of the season… Then we have done something scary good this difficult year.
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THIS YEAR’S HAUNT
This year, I moved away from the “TOXIC SPILL” theme and into a more traditional cemetery approach. Hey, I can always go back to it if I feel like it. The continued addition of some new higher quality props and additional touches throughout made for a powerful overall impression in the daytime and at night.
David Johnson, Lead Ghoul at Starlight Cemetery
NIGHTTIME WALKTHROUGH
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HALLOWEEN NIGHT IMAGE GALLERY
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OCTOBER NIGHTTIME IMAGE GALLERY
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DAYTIME WALKTHROUGH
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DAYTIME IMAGE GALLERY
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OTHER HALLOWEEN PROJECTS
With COVID-19 looming large, I thought it would be cool to extend the haunt to the virtual space this year with some special digital projects for the season.
David Johnson, Lead Ghoul at Starlight Cemetery
DAILY SOCIAL HORRORS
I did an October Halloween takeover on my social media accounts, with daily horrific-artistic creations made by yours truly. The discipline of creating a new horror tribute image each day is an absolute joy and a great way for me to make sure that every day of October receives its own little celebration. I’m starting from a blank, black screen with each of these, so that daily discipline of creating something from scratch, piece-by-piece, is awesome as well!
SACRIFICE2020.COM
Halloween night is on a Saturday in 2020. ANNNND, it’s a full moon. Jeez. How can we let THAT go unnoticed. Thinking of that made my mind jump to black-robed horror film full moon rites of sacrifice. I thought it would be really funny to lampoon our influencer “life hack” culture while paying homage to those 60s satanic fright films I grew up shuddering to. I give you “SACRIFICE2020.COM.”
It’s a really cool multimedia experience, so you have to see it live!
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STARLIGHT CEMETERY :: HALLOWEEN YARD HAUNT 