The Monster Monastery

Barrel tipping prop

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:14:00 +0000

Barrel tipper

I am making a sewer scene and this is my pneumatic tipping barrel.

Below are the guides to keep upper barrel in the center.

Foam added for blood and guts effect, with bio-hazard symbol.

Garage Sale Find

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:02:00 +0000

It's still amazes me that I can find things that have no correlation to Halloween and can still make it a Halloween prop:)

Steam Punk top Hat

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:36:00 +0000

This is a top hat i made for my steampunk charter, its made from a exercise foam mat, an craft foam. The exercise mat proved to be to thick at 10mm, the second hat was made with anti-fatigue mat at 6mm. Painted with black acrylic paint and dry brushed with gold metallic acrylic paint.

Horse Drawn Hearse Parade Project

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:51:00 +0000

I bought this pedal driven horse drawn wagon in an auction for dirt cheap. I have started remodeling it to be a hearse drawn carriage. Here are some before shots, and the horses are almost done and the carriage is coming along nicely.

Steam Punk Mechanical Arm

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:35:00 +0000

Here is the start of my mechanical arn form my steampunk attire for Lord Emils. It is made with EVA Foam(anti-fatigue mat) and half a styrofoam ball(from Michaels), and some cheap craft foam total cost of build approximately 10.00.

Lord Emil's Steampunk Gauntlets.

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:18:00 +0000

Here are the gauntlets I made for my steampunk costume for. The gloves cost 1.49 at Goodwill, craft foam 2.99 for 10 sheets (it to 1 1/2 sheets to cover gloves). Some professional grade super glue and acrylic paints and inexpensive bobbles for decoration. Not to bad for a couple hours of work, most of that was waiting for the coats of paint to dry.

New addition to the family.

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:18:00 +0000

12' Vacuum formed Grim Reaper

Well I traded Randy Goddard for his 12' Vacuum formed Grim Reaper for a couple of my props, little did he or I know it was going to take a lot of work to get together. I have spent the better part of two weeks getting it together but I love a challenge, and still have a lot to do.
This was a prize at GLFF, and these are seconds so none of the pieces go together like they should. But with that being said I am not complaining, I love a challenge and am certainly going to enjoy the creation when I am finished. Here are some of the photos so far, I will keep you updated with the progress.
I have had to use a Pencil torch to soften the plastic and form it to fit, and used rivets and sheet metal screws to hold it together. I have also built a sub frame from 2X4"s and 1X2". Lots more to do, let me know what ya think.

Great Lakes Fright Fest

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:20:00 +0000

Next weekend is my 6th Great Lakes Fright Fest, woohoooo. I will be posting lots of video and pictures soon.

Auction pay dirt

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Picked up my auction winnings, update you on the haul ASAP

Lots of pneumatics

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:37:00 +0000

I have purchased a lot of pneumatic cylinders this winter. You know what that means... Lots of pneumatic props for 2011. I will be using my new welder and lots of great ideas to build some great props. I have been able to buy some new mannequins that are automated, as well as static, so lots of great ideas for static props.
Keep checking in for updates and photos.

My Anubis Panel for my Egyptian Room

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:41:00 +0000

I created this panel for my Egyptian themed room. It is all free hand with

acrylic paints and air brush. Turned out pretty sweet huh?

My Try At Paper Mache Pumpkins

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Stolloween.com who has come to the Great Lakes Fright Fest for several years and has wowed

us with his paper mache art work inspired me to try my hand at it.

Below are based on his instructional at the above web site.

These start out as plastic bags stuffed with news paper. Then stripped mached with paper mache paste.

The 3-D appearances are paper mache clay.

Several layers are put on with ample time for them to dry in between layers. When over all appearance is

acchived it is hit with a latex flat black coat of paint.

The stem is from a paper towel roll hot glued to the top. The vines are paper towel dipped

in paper mache paste and twisted and placed in desired appearance

When ready hit the whole pumpkin with orange latex using the dry bushing technique. use green latex paint

for vines using dry brushing. When all that is done hit with a heavy layer of Spar Urethane

water seal. HAPPY HAUNTING.

Finished Trees

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Here are the painted trees, They were hit with a flat latex black. Then dry brushed with light brown, and light green. Theholes were cut so I can screw the top to the bottom. Then they were decorated and built up with Paper Mache paste. The vines were created with twisted paper towel dipped in paper mache paste.

New Curved Walls for 2010 Haunt

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:45:00 +0000

This is an Idea I got after I attended a Haunted Attraction Auction this last spring,

The room had a curved arch to it. Using an arched cut of OSB, and 4X8' laminate bowed to fit it using

clamps and Gorilla Glue, and screws. It think it turned out pretty sweet.

I started by cutting out an arch for the size needed for the length of the

arched hallway. This is done by staking a center point attaching
a rope/wire/string and extending it out the width of the hallway
then mark on your wood to be cut the arch pattern and then cut out.

After cutting 4 arches out, one for the top and bottom of each wall I started attaching 2X4 to the arch.

Measure along the arch and place a mark at the 2' mark

Attach the 1st 2X4 at this mark, use 1 1/2" drywall screws,and Gorilla Glue or similar wood glue.

Continue to 4' and attach 2X4, and at start of arch this is what you should have left over.

I forgot to mention cut each 2X4 down 1" to make up for the two 1/2"OSB boards to keep
your wall at 8'.

My first wall I attached all the 2x4s length wise, then with the need of 2 sections of Laminate I laid the 4' mark 2X4 on its side to allow the panels to but up against each other

Here is the wall without paint.

This is a mural I painted on the curved walls here it is with some airbrushing Started.
You can paint anything on them, or leave them black use your imagination.

Here is the completed wall, in the background you can see the second curved wall being started.

New Haunted Trees for 2010 Haunt

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:39:00 +0000

I am designing 3 dilapidated trees to go into a room that is going to appear to be over grown. Here are the step by step photos and how-to commentary.

To design the circles that create the circumfrance of the tree I used an

old trick my dad tought me. You put a nail or screw in the middle of your design

attach a string/wire and stretch it out and attach a pencil/pen/crayon/marker

and then trace a line in a circular pattern. Then cut it out with jig saw or abn saw.

THis is the smaller disk to form the middle and top of tree

This is the larger of the disks to form the base of the tree

Here I have place the smaller disk on the larger and traced an out line

Here i have taken my 1X4 set it up on the outter ring drawn in by the smaller of the

disks drawn in there out line and drilled holes for my scews to

go into.

When you have traced and drilled all of your holes put some wood glue or

Gorilla glue on tops and bottoms of 1X4 and attach to base first. The place your smaller disk on

top and line up to the outside edge of disk and attack with screws.

Now come the part where you need gloves, attach the chicken wire to top and bottom

disks with staple gun, dont be afraid to use some staples.

Now using ban saw or jig saw cut out some curly design(dosent

matter what the look like)

Then cover with more chicken wire. I found making a tube

out of the chicken wire then attaching it made it easier.

The bend to match the shape you made

and attach using a staple gun.

2009 Agonal Castle Home Haunt

noreply@blogger.com (Agonal Haunts) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:58:00 +0000

Here is Agonal Haunts 2009 home haunt. We had over 900 visitors, and raised over 300.00 dollars for charity. Next year we wil be totally be revamping our theme.