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Behind the Curtain | Night Gallery – Halloween 2013

Wow! Where does the time go? I can’t believe we’re starting on our annual Halloween set up this week! I mean, I can believe it because we’ve been working on certain display elements for the past couple of months, but still to be emptying out the space in the Garden Rooms and watching the black [...]

2013-08-20T17:05:01-07:00By |Halloween, Holiday|3 Comments

Behind the Curtain – There’s no turning back!

It’s here! Blackstone Manor officially opened last Friday to many enthusiastic customers! If you are planning on coming out to see it, there is still plenty of time. And as everyone is enjoying this years Halloween Room, I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from some previous years set ups. There’s no [...]

Behind the Curtain | The Walls Are Alive With the Sound of…

Just a quick update due to a request that we frequently get. It’s about the music that we play for the Halloween Room. (This has  nothing to do with the picture above, I just like it which I’ll get to later on in this post.) Earlier in the comments I had yet one more request [...]

Behind the Curtain – Do You Feel Like You’re Being Watched?

Now that we’re getting further along with the set up, it’s getting creepy in here! There are literally hundreds of pairs of eyes watching us (and that’s not including those of you who peek at us through the curtain!) Things are starting to come together and some of the best effects are getting installed this [...]

Behind the Curtain – A Skeleton Crew

Whew! After a day like today this is how we all feel, dead tired! The palettes of merchandise I showed earlier was about a third of the boxes of Halloween goodies we need to unpack and place in just the right spot! Not only that but many “haunting” projects are still going on. The way [...]

Behind the Curtain – (Abnormal) Paranormal Activities

Hmmm… seems somebody was busy after hours. Could this be the result of prankster spirits joining in on the fun? Maybe they’re trying to help us with set up? If so, they’d better step up their game. Only 2 more weeks left before opening! As we’re oh-so-subtly reminded: […]

2012-08-21T02:24:00-07:00By |Halloween, Holiday|6 Comments

Behind the Curtain – A behind the scenes look at one of our most popular seasonal sets. Halloween!

I know it may not feel like it, but summer is slowly winding down. The tide has definitely turned now that vacation mode is coming to an end.  Time to think about getting the kids (or you) ready for the new school semester and making plans for the last half of the year and all that [...]

2012-08-15T00:12:43-07:00By |Halloween, Holiday|4 Comments