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Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:31 pm
by Haunt Master
Thanks a lot, Melaine! You explained better than I do!!
You did do the good explanation about the crosses and everything!
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:21 pm
by HalloweenMelanie
Any time, my Halloween buddy!
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:26 am
by Haunt Master
Great, Mistress!
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:07 pm
by Rising Dead Man
I live in a Mormon family but I do not like going to church much. Just wanted to let you know.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:13 pm
by Rising Dead Man
Yes I knew vampires were afraid of crosses and holy water and stuff like that. I made up my own monster who is afraid of holy stuff because he is very very evil
. But why are vampires afraid of garlic?
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:22 pm
by mkz
Nice pictures grim!
I dont know why vampires are afraid of garlic.. just like why werewolves are afraid of silver
Maybe its just legend but Im sure there is an origin for it... I wanna know too
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:29 pm
by Andybev01
Love the reaper, dude.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:58 pm
by Haunt Master
Andybev01 wrote:Love the reaper, dude.
Thanks a lot, man! I am going to post more pics here, maybe in June or July. And also, I will post more pics of Halloween 2008 in November.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:06 pm
by Andybev01
HalloweenMelanie wrote:Rising Dead Man, it's not just a cross sitting there that's scary. It's the association with either cemeteries or vampires that's scary.
For example, Grim has a cross in bold black on a white coffin. It adds realism to have the cross there and it also stands out and looks very dramatic...and if there's anything Halloween is, it's dramatic.
Many mythical monsters throughout Christian history have "hated" crosses and that's why the cross association...many Europeans have believed that "monsters" are anti-Christian, from the devil, etc., etc. And a crumbling-down cross in a cemetery brings to mind the grave marker being very, very old and perhaps a spirit just waiting through the centuries to come back to life, etc....There is also the psychology in the predominantly Christian mind (the U.S. currently is above 75% Christian; Europe I believe is 79% Christian) that a decaying, decrepit or scared-Jesus-looking cross or crucifix symbolizes that "evil" is winning and "good" (Christianity) is losing, obviously a very scary thing in the Christian mindset.
Do you really not find the association creepy? I'm not Christian and even I find it creepy.
HA!
I was raised by a pack of rabid Catholics (following the teachings of Cathol...) and am still in recovery.
Even with my parents having wed on Halloween, the house was filled with crosses bearing a dying savior and statues dripping fake blood!!
How could I
NOT love Halloween?!?
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:09 pm
by Andybev01
Rising Dead Man wrote:Yes I knew vampires were afraid of crosses and holy water and stuff like that. I made up my own monster who is afraid of holy stuff because he is very very evil
. But why are vampires afraid of garlic?
The embarassment of garlic breath...?
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:30 pm
by Rising Dead Man
lol a vampires breath would smell like blood eeewww
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:27 pm
by Haunt Master
One time, in 1993, some people warned me about a bunch of vampires in the restaurant. So, one night, I ordered to eat spaghetti and meatballs with garlic oil in the sauce, and also, garlic bread! Delicious! Very addictive!
When I am done eating it, all gone! When I am around them, see what's going on there... Guess what??? All vampires walked out the restaurant quickly! Not so sure if they can smell garlic on me!!! I dunno.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:43 pm
by Rising Dead Man
Just wanted to remind you you were gonna post more pics.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:14 pm
by Haunt Master
Yes, I will do that... But not at this moment because too many stuffs in the barn, but will clean up and take things out of barn around August, even I am going to make more coffins and crosses. But I need some woods to make them again.I believe I will take some pics in September and October too.
Re: Grim's Haunted House and Props
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:10 pm
by OctoberChill
The coffin is my fave. Nice