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Haunts: 2003 Planning and Set-up: Halloween Night The Event As Halloween night progressed, we continued to revise and fine-tune our effects. Once it got dark enough, it became apparent that our black lights were not sufficient to illuminate the billowing ghost, and we added a blue bulb under the shirt, which really brought that effect to life. Mike eventually decided to go inside and start banging on the window when trick-or-treators approached. Behind the curtain with the strobe light, that actually created a pretty interesting effect. 
Between guests, we passed the time chatting with our new grim reaper friend, dubbed "Dr. No," for
his predictable head movements, and hanging out with the hangman. We had a few drinks with the
fortune teller, too, but she really wasn't too into the party, I don't think.
Then it was only a matter of time before we relieved Dr. No of his weaponry. 
 
We went up to the window to get a picture of us with the billowing ghost, too. All three of us crowded in around the apparition as close to the window as possible to pose for the camera. As we stood there, looking down on my dad with the camera, we all began to wonder, "Do you think he's taken the picture yet?" We waited for a minute or so until we were pretty sure he had gotten a shot, and we turned to head back downstairs. In the process, we managed to knock over the ghost and send the blue lightbulb soaring into the bookshelves. In the total darkness, I was on the floor feeling around for a broken lightbulb, while Mike and Victor tried to get the ghost back on the table. It was at that moment, of course, that a camera flash illuminated the window. Guest Reactions Dr. No, our fanimatronic received the most guest reactions. I overheard several of the older guests talking to each other as they tried to determine if it was a real person or not. Some of the younger trick-or-treators were afraid of it. One small toddler didn't notice it when he first came into the patio. As he started to walk out, though, he saw the ghoul for the first time, with it's head moving slowly back and forth, and he froze in his tracks, refusing to go any closer. It wasn't until after a good deal of coaxing from his dad and brother that the kid finally worked up the courage to run out of the patio and past the ghoul. Back
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