Jim has finished putting up the Room of Doom. He put up two more tents this year. The Room of Doom went from 280 sq ft to 624 sq ft. Jim, brother Bill and son in law Jimmy put up the Deliverance cabin and hauled all the heavy stuff out front. Halloween is starting to take shape at the Massies.

Went to the thrift stores today and found two more used costumes that were perfect for CarnEvil, Circus of the Dead! I am dressing six skeletons for a circus side show and needed small and cheap costumes. So far I have a snake charmer, ring master, Gypsy fortune teller and trapeze artist dressed.

The Bearded Fat Lady is finished. Found the PERFECT dress ($3.00) at the Salvation Army Thrift Store. The mask was only $15 online so she was really cheap to make!

Today I made two panels for the Anachrophobia Room. I used ceiling tiles and wired on skeleton parts, then I used spray foam to make guts. Then spray painted the panels in black, yellow and red. Should look excellent with spiders and cobwebs! Here's before and after photos.

Two years ago we bought a used chandelier at a yard sale. It was missing two lamp shades so it was CHEAP. Loved how big it was and thought I might do something with it for Halloween. Completely reworked the chandelier, should look great in the glow in the dark Room of Doom.

Also finished putting up the sideshow tent. Sits over the fountain in the middle of the courtyard. Really tics me off that Spirit Halloween is doing circus theme this year. We've been buying/planning for CarnEvil since spring of 2009. Oh well. Next is the Scary Clowns. Have been gathering "stuffing" from friends and neighbors to fill out all the new clown costumes. Also have to make the Human Pincushion and the World's Strongest Man.

My house looks like a nuclear device went off inside. Halloween crap everywhere! But thanks to my new Roomba my floors are vacuumed!

Maggie is also getting ready for Halloween. We bought her this costume at Target in San Diego. Sophie and Grace thought it was so funny I just had to get it for Maggie Waggie. Doesn't she look spooky? She's glad it will hide her surgery scars!