Furnishing a Haunted House

Each year, thousands throughout the country love to visit haunted houses at this time of year. It is a $300 million dollar industry with between 3,000 and 5,000 different groups running haunted houses. Now personally, I have never been to a haunted house. Well, I worked at one once as a volunteer guide and even though it was a bit cheesy and I knew where everyone was, it still scared me about the first 15 times I lead a tour through. However, if you love haunted houses, you may be wondering just where the people who run the haunted houses … Continue reading

Visiting An Inflatable House of Horrors

You’ve heard of homes built of wood and brick. You may have even heard of structures made of clay and aluminum. But, how about a house made of a highly malleable but far less durable material: balloons. Leave it to New York’s Larry Moss to find a way to out do his wacky air-filled masterpieces. Moss’ website is filled with pictures of his balloon creations from humans to monsters, animals to food items. But even he admits his latest creation is one for the record books: a 10-room, 10,000-square-foot, walk-through haunted house made out of 130,000 latex balloons covering everything … Continue reading