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Cauldron Creep 3.0 - Frame and Neck Motor Diagrams

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One of the biggest improvements over the Cauldron Creep 1.0 was the new neck mechanism I created in Cauldron Creep 2.0. The new design is easy to build, fast to assemble and doesn't requires a giant hump to hide. I know, I KNOW...the hump is part of the charm, but I like medium sized humps. The Frame The frame is based of measurements from a Bucky 4th quality skeleton. Why is it important to mention it is 4th quality? 4th quality means you will have warped bones, poorly installed hardware, and who knows what else and this make them all kinda of unique in a way the would infuriate an engineer. So use the measurements for the legs and arm as guidelines, maybe add and inch or two for good measure then cut down as you fit the bones to the frame. (fitting bones to the frames will be in another post). It's hard to see the details here so make sure to download the Cauldron Creep 3.0 How-To PDF. The How-to is being updated as new sections are added, such as how to wire the led eyes, ma...
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Cauldron Creep 3.0 - Cauldron Diagrams

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It's been hectic for the last few months and it's only going to get worse so I am trying to squeeze this into one afternoon. I took pictures and measurements the last few times I made a cauldron creep. My creeps have been based off of the dimensions of the " Bucky " anatomical skeleton. If you have a costco/walgreens posable skeleton you have to make adjustments for the length to arms legs and torso height. What I have managed to assemble here is the diagrams I had made for the neck mechanism and cauldron motor. I tried to make them clear but you know how sometime you either over think it or because you know the subject so well you skip over important things. If you have question I'll try to answer them. Here is the parts list for the cauldron motor assembly: 10” to 12” section of 3/8 in. W x 1/2 in. H Aluminum C-Channel with 1/16 in. Thick Home Depot Model # 96390 2” to 3” PCV end cap 2 1” x 1.5” x 3” length of oak, walnut, or other hardwood 2 1” x 1.5” x 2.5” l...
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Cauldron Creep 3.0 How To - Parts List

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If I have sit down and do a cauldron creep how to all at once I am never going to get it done. Too Many other things I have committed to already so I keep putting it off. I know people want to get started on their Cauldron Creep projects so I am going to post this how to in installments. Update: Download the latest Cauldron Creep 3.0 How-To here . This is as complete as I can make. You may need a few extras of some bolts, nuts, screws, but this is 99% complete. The PVC lengths here are based on my cauldron creep revison in 2013 which roughly match the dimensions of a "Bucky" skeleton. From The SoCal Valley Haunters Group presentation in March 2014: Parts list: Stirring Assembly 10” to 12” section of 3/8 in. W x 1/2 in. H Aluminum C-Channel with 1/16 in. Thick Home Depot Model # 96390 2” to 3” PCV end cap 2 1” x 1.5” x 3” length of oak, walnut, or other hardwood 2 1” x 1.5” x 2.5” length of oak, walnut, or other hardwood 12” to 18” diameter circle of wood, mdf, or particle b...
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Creative Influences - The Haunters Part 2 - Krough

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  Krough from hauntforum.com or Kevin Rough of grimvisions.com in the real world was one of the haunters who inspired me most when I was starting out. His approach to prop making was haunt as fine art (in my observation). He wasn't just trying to fill the yard. He took paper clay and paint and monster mud and made carefully crafted monsters. Above is Lo Pan a brilliant monster mud creation that won the Monster Mud Mayhem contest on Haunt Forum in 2007. What makes this prop great is that is is a prop and a small set. This starts to create a small world around the prop with it's own mood and sense of location (is he down on the docks by the waters edge or sitting on a pile of coffins playing a farewell tune for the dead?). I have tried to incorporate this into my haunt by building sets around my props like the Carver Creep form 2009: And now for the prop porn. Enjoy!    
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Creative Influences - The Haunters Part 1 - DeadSpider

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I started looking at DIY Halloween props back in 2004. I was living in a tiny apartment by myself and so I never built anything, but I kept looking every year in the fall. I eventually found hauntforum.com and that's when I started to get the worm. This is where I found the haunters that inspired me to start creating. I was going to list them all in this blog but after the first haunter I realized I will have to do one at a time. Dead Spider was one of the first home haunters who really inspired me. I loved her work. It was made from simple materials like paper clay and mache but had such a sophisticated and finished look. Angie's props are so well detailed, from hair and costume to paint and accessories. However, this one is my favorite. Hemlock Dench was made for the Hauntforum $20 dollar prop contest in 2007 (also won 1st place). I loved this prop so much that I can't help but think my entry in the 2008 $20 prop contest was influenced a bit. Wow, that picture might be t...
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Creative Influences - Tracking a Hero

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I built this guy in the summer of 2013. Named " The Watcher" he was the first part of the facless dead motif I had going in our new haunt theme The Witches of ScabTree Hollow. I got a lot of comments from people saying they liked him and that he reminded them of something from a Guillermo Del Toro movie. I don't at all disagree with that. In fact I bet you are thinking of this guy from Hellboy 2: Which some of you will know looks like this guy: Now there is a reason for this. This guy is a Wayne Barlowe creation. Wayne Barlowe works with Guillermo Del Toro. A lot of artists with Guillermo Del Toro. What might start as a sketch by Barlowe will get sculpted by someone else, that will get revised by Del Toro and maybe the digital art team, and then changed for executives and so on. So what you see in the final movie is the collaboration, sometimes as a team effort, sometimes it's a game of telephone. You can see the influence of Barlowe's Inferno and Brushfire images...
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Old time coffin shapes template

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I found some tombstone shapes that someone had laid out to fit as many shapes and sizes on a single 4x8 sheet of foamboard. The originals were drawings on graph paper and photographed with a a cellphone. I corrected the distortion in photoshop then re-drew them as vectors. I thought I'd put up here for anyone that wants them. If the original author wants credit just contact me I'll add your name to the files. Thanks to Jeff from hauntedyards.com for creating this. You can find his tombstone how-to here . Download the PDF - Click here.  
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