Sculpting a special fx make-up prosthetic

Ever wonder how we create those wonderful monsters you see inside the Powerhouse of Terror? In this episode of Hauntventures, we show you how we sculpted a special fx make-up appliance that will be used to turn one of our actors into a disgusting creature in the 2012 haunted house. Prosthetics are a great way to add some authentic detail and gore to a character, and although there  are some really amazing pieces on the market, making your own can allow you to create exactly what you are looking for.

Powerhouse of Terror scare team does it again!

There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing people scream. At least not for the Powerhouse of Terror scare team. We like to seize every opportunity we can to scare up some Halloween fun, so why not the Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade? What a perfect setting for our creepy elves to spook things up! Have a look at this episode of Hauntventures, and see the scare team having some fun, wishing everyone a Scary Christmas from the Powerhouse of Terror.

Creepy graveyard

Graveyards can be a great place to look for some inspiration in your haunted house. Just look at the detail in those old tombstones with the corners crumbling away, the epitaph worn away from time and barely visible, the design and detail in the cast iron fences,and the unsettling feeling that those looming trees create. Come with us as we take a walk through an old graveyard we stumbled upon and couldn’t resist checking out.

How-to add detail

One of the things that will help make a haunted house stand out, is the attention detail. At the Powerhouse of Terror, we feel that adding those extra touches can help to blur the lines between actual reality and the reality we are creating for our customer. We want them to question whether or not what they just experienced was real and having that extra layer of detail only enhances that. Have a look at Noah, our youngest volunteer, adding some finishing touches in the storage room of CarnEvil Manor.

Complete foam masonry tutorial

Here is the newest episode of Hauntventures, where we show you a complete step by step walk-through of how to create stone panels using foam for a haunted house. Here we are making archways for the 2012 Powerhouse of Terror haunt season.

Powerhouse scare team paintball trip

At the Powerhouse of Terror, we like to keep our haunted house scare team involved year round with fun team building days like this. The team headed out to Infinite Paintball for a little pain but a lot of fun. Some of the volunteers were first time paintballers, so it was a learning experience as well. We would like to give a special thanks to one of our oldest team leaders, Paul Jessome for organizing this awesome event. Thanks Paul!!!! It was such a blast and we hope to see you all at the next event…. “Zombie Skate”!!!!!

Haunt team pranks the grocery store

Have you ever noticed how people react (or don’t react at all) when something out of the ordinary is happening in a usually ordinary setting? Watch as we venture into a local grocery store looking like we had just been involved in some terrible accident. Blood, scrapes and open wounds were created using special fx make-up in hopes that we could creep out some shoppers and employees. Watch and see what happens.

Hauntityourself will be producing a special fx make up series. We will have detailed tutorials filled with step-by-step information so you can re-create the scary looks we produce in the videos. We will show you proper care for your makeup and brushes, as well as brush stroke techniques to achieve different creepy effects.

Haunted house media kits

Take a look at the scare team getting crafty! We are designing our 2012 media kits for the haunted house. These will be handed out to the media inviting them to visit the Powerhouse of Terror. We will fill these mini coffins with all sorts of spooky goodies and literature explaining what the Powerhouse is and what we do…. SCARE!!

How-to create smashed wall panels

In this episode of Haunt Ventures Jason Dasti explains the madness behind how to create perfect smashed walls during the construction of CarnEvil Manor, one of the attractions at the Powerhouse of Terror.

 

Demonic Bunny Scares Gamers

We had so much fun at the 2011 Midwest Haunters Convention and can’t wait to bring our scare team with us next year. It’s such a blast! Here is a video of a little prank we pulled on some gamers while wearing our demonic bunny costume. The bunny is one of the creepy characters inside CarnEvil Manor, one of 3 terrifying haunted houses at the Powerhouse of Terror.

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