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Screaming Demons
07-25-2009, 03:59 AM
While looking for a large tent on ebay I came across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320393051716

It wasn't what I was looking for but I kept coming back to it for some reason. Then it hit me - this frilly white tent with the pretty windows would make an awesome haunted house. Paint it black or dark grey for a more sinister appearance and those windows will take on a whole new look. Or paint it to look like brick for a castle or dungeon theme. And you can't beat that price, with free shipping. Cheap is always good, which may be one of the reasons I kept looking at it.

If none of those ideas create a spark in your mind for your particular theme, I then recalled seeing this a while back: http://www.hysteriacity.com/id63.html
They took a trailer haunt that had been made to look like a traditional haunted house and turned it into a pirate ship.

Looking at some of the other products that company sells, I came across their fake facades and that gave me even more ideas. You could paint and accessorize your tent to look like a factory/industrial building, an old west building, a jail or an asylum.

Haunters are well-known for their creativity in coming up with new uses for ordinary things and making stuff on-the-cheap, so I hope this might provide some inspiration for those who could use some. Keep an open mind anytime you look at anything - you might see something that isn't there - yet.

kprimm
07-25-2009, 09:50 AM
I couldnt agree with you more. That tent has alot of possibilities. And i love the very last line of your post, that says it all. That should be a haunters tag line.

Screaming Demons
07-25-2009, 01:30 PM
I thought I would throw this out there because I see a lot of haunters mentioning that they are using large pop-ups as additions to their yard/home/garage haunts. The 10x30 seems about the smallest that would be worthwhile, and it's a great price. Stick two or more of those together and you've got a decent size.

They also make them with black and other color fabrics someone on another board pointed out, and they make them much bigger as well.

Dark Angel 27
07-25-2009, 01:54 PM
i think the tent has a lot of possibilities! i could see it as a dungeon or a castle! awesome find!