Rain Rain Go Away

Well our clown head is EXTREMELY close to being done. We have the whole frame attached to it, and all we are waiting on is to put it up. Yesterday Brandon and I worked all day on getting different stuff done around the haunt, the clown being one. We also worked on getting our new cemetery columns done. At the end of the day we flipped the clown head up to see what it would look like... it's HUGE!!! We put it in place in the back yard and man-o-man! This thing is huge! I was hoping the get the clown head set up in place yetserday, but with the weather being so unpredictable, we were forced to have an early night due to a large thunderstorm the just popped up.

Anyways, we were planning on adding another thing to the back yard with a pirate theme... However with the overwhelming size of the clown head, I'm afraid it was be a bit much to do both themes back there... But who knows... Things might change.

Here are some pictures of our completed clown head... Just have to do some more painting/airbrushing and it should be done!

The first picture is of the clown head laying down after the frame was built... You can see we are going to add teeth to the mouth as well. The second is of Brandon working on framing out a box for the head. We are going to make sure that this thing isn't going anywhere when the wind picks up! The final picture is of Brandon in the mouth of our clown... As you can see... It's HUGE!!! All that's left is to finish painting it and getting it staked down and anchored down as much as we can! It should be done by next week!

In other news, our 2008 construction kick off party is this weekend! We are going to be setting up our outdoor haunt on Friday and will continue to work all weekend long. People have been asking "Why are you setting up so early!?" our answer is "We are behind schedule!" We have so much planned for this year... that we need to get everything done as soon as we can! People don't realize that we don't just set up the haunted house, we have do advertise, we have to promote, and we have to do so much more than what others think. We are constantly working on the haunt year round to assure that we get everything done before our opening night!

Speaking of, I'd like to post our 2008 dates of operation. They are as follows:

• Friday October 10th - Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Saturday October 11th - Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Friday October 17th - Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Saturday October 18th - KIDS DAY 3:00PM to 6:00PM, Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Friday October 24th - Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Saturday October 25th - KIDS DAY 3:00PM to 6:00PM, Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Friday October 31st- Haunt open at 7:00PM
• Saturday November 1st - Haunt open at 7:00PM

We have no set closing time. We will remain open so long as people continue to show up so, if you want to come, come early to assure you get in! We normally close around 11 or so, but there were some instances where we closed early. If you'd like to call to assure that we are open, call Zach at (319) 269 9635.

This year is going to be our best year ever! DON'T MISS OUT!!!