October 26, 2008

Sunday night was very slow --- 40+ mph winds really tore up the cemetary outside. All the tombstones blew off their stands and out into the field. We finally coraled them all but they got ripped up quite a bit. The big blow ups we had out in the cemetary pullled up stakes and went sailing down the road. We chased them down and managed to get them all into the barn.    THEN -- at 6:00pm the snow started flying! I can't believe it SNOWED!!     There were some pretty good flurries flying!!   I didn't think anyone would come out in a storm like that. Between the wind and the snow, I told the kids that we probably wouldn't have anyone show up.   I was wrong!!   It was slow but there were a few people believe it or not.   We had about 50 people come out. We let them walk through as many times as they wanted.      Today the barn is pretty torn up.    Between the wind and the three day run and all the guests running into walls and tearing up the rooms --- the haunt is looking pretty sad right now.     It'll take a lot of work this week to put her back together again for our remaining two days.    I hope she holds up!!     We still have our biggest night of the season --- HALLOWEEN!!

October 26th, 2008 -- SUNDAY NIGHT Actors From Right -- Taylor (Tooth Fairy), Kyle (Leprechaun), Brianna (Tooth Fairy Victim), Israel (Vampire Room), Justin (Evil C), Taryn (Evil C 2), Mike (Weird Butcher), Ray (Golden Demon), Sam (Santa Claws), Chris (Peenut Butter), Taylor (Clown Terrrorizer), Rachel (Zombie Clown), Shane (Bloody Cowboy), Tyler (Chimi Chonga), Zach (The Terminator), George (Rottentail), Beth (Dot Demon), Sam K (Jason), Matthew (Jason 2), Kelly (Blue Genie Host for the evening), Dani (Photographer/Videographer)
Not Pictured:   Russ (Tickets/Maintenance), Maggie (Taffy's Mom), Luis (Scary Pirate), Colin (The Puppet Master), Nick (Psycho Bob), Trevor (Dark Creeper); Levi (Castle Creeper)

Apollo finds a comfy chair to lay in out in the ticket office ...... Begosh and Begora Beth! You look SCARY!! ..... Rottentail - Don't eat the Dot Demon!!   Bad Rabbit -- BAD!!

Kelly poses with Beetlejuice from D & D Ranch .......Rottentail is trying to get Matthew but Sam is protecting him!! .... Hey Colin are you a clown or a leprechaun? I think you're confused!

Justin and Taylor --Evil C's for the evening .....Taryn is a little 'two faced' tonight! .......who is in the dot outfit??   Is it Beth?

Ok Colin -- This is better ...... now you're a leprechaun ...... Brianna finds the huge devil mask that's almost bigger than she is!   Rottentail and Dot -- Friends forever!

A group of devilish haunters from north central Iowa -- Kelly poses with the guys from D & D Ranch - Haunted Hike in Clear Lake and Zach from Front Yard Fright joins in the fun!     Four evil minds all in one spot -- that can't be good!!

Rottentail STOP EATING PEOPLE!! Rottentail had a really bad habit of putting people's heads in his mouth on Sunday night!! If you weren't paying attention he would sneak up on you and chomp your head!!    BAD RABBIT!!!   ....Santa and Evil C horsing around

The monsters from Waverly's Front Yard Fright all carpool over on Sunday night to join in the fun.    The kids went through the haunt several times.     Thanks for coming guys and we hope you all had a good time!!

George having a blast being Rottentail ....... a happy family braves the cold and snow to come out to the haunted barn tonight! ..... Israel is back and he's scarier than ever!!

Kasi brings some of her scary friends to walk through the haunted barn ...... Hey Luis!!    Yo Ho - Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me!! ....... Matthew poses with Davy Jones Guy in the corner ..... Rachel looking a little 'green' tonight!

This is what Mike does when he gets tired of sister Sam ........ Rachel nails the zombie clown role ...... Sam don't cut off Taryn's head!!

The guys from Garner come over to visit on Sunday night.    Thanks for coming guys!!   We hope you had a fun time!!

Taylor, Levi, and Mikey K -- What a motley looking crue ........ Sam, Luis, and Levi -- these are some scary dudes

Zach shoots Santa -- Santa Don't Die!! You have to bring the children their presents!! ...... I think we scared this kid ...... Colin and Taffy make the rounds

The Knipfel kids terrorize the neighborhood ....... Santa being goofy ..... Santa tries to cut Kelly's head off -- OH NO!!!

Rachel and Taryn --- two creepy looking girls!!!........... Zach "The Terminator" ....... Taylor gives Brianna a dental checkup

A scary looking guest ....... a 'witchy' family comes to visit us on Sunday .... what a pretty little tooth fairy



Tooth Fairy -- NOOOOO!!! Don't take all the children's teeth!!!! They need them!!