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I garnered from a Freecycler the other day an antique Headboard, Footboard and Wooden Frame. When I saw the pics of it, I knew I had to have it. I hadn't planned on having a bedroom scene this year, but have quickly changed one room that wasn't really working in my mind into something MUCH more workable. However, I'm still in a quandry as to how I will make this bed be the "throw away" scare. Here are my thoughts. Picture this...
Patrons walk in and see a bedroom that has obviously suffered trauma. The walls all show claw marks and the furniture, as well. The sheer curtains have been ripped and the venecian blinds are bent and twisted. They see the lamp on the nightstand has been knocked over and right next to the nightstand is a bed with two little blond haired boys sitting on it. Each one is sitting on either end with one arm tied to either bedpost and their other free hand grasped together as if praying. They are bloody. Their clothes have been ripped and they are terrified. They plead with the patrons to leave. They continue that something evil...and hungry...is in the house. Just then, a figure begins to rise up from the bed pushing the sheets up as it moves. The boys begin to scream. This will of course startle some, but it's not the real scare. The real scare is when the lights suddenly go out and a strobe comes on. The opening that is marked "Emergency Exit" in this room is also the place where a 7' Werewolf enters the room. The little boys will continue to scream, and I'd venture to say that so will the patrons. Remember that this takes seconds to happen. The scene ends when the werewolf goes into the next room which is the direction the patrons have to go, as well. There is a curtain seperating these two rooms. The werewolf will continue to walk through the emergency exit in this next room so when the patrons are brave enough to enter and pass this second emergency exit, he will be able to get them again.
Now after all of that, my question is....
how should I create this bed? Here are the pictures of the head and foot boards:
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Like I said, it has a wooden bed frame that has slats that go across the bottom to hold the very thick foam mattress that came with it. Should I remove the slats at the lower portion of the bed, cut a huge hole in the foam so that the creature can come up that way? Do you see any complications with that? Do you have a better idea on how to make it work?
Patrons walk in and see a bedroom that has obviously suffered trauma. The walls all show claw marks and the furniture, as well. The sheer curtains have been ripped and the venecian blinds are bent and twisted. They see the lamp on the nightstand has been knocked over and right next to the nightstand is a bed with two little blond haired boys sitting on it. Each one is sitting on either end with one arm tied to either bedpost and their other free hand grasped together as if praying. They are bloody. Their clothes have been ripped and they are terrified. They plead with the patrons to leave. They continue that something evil...and hungry...is in the house. Just then, a figure begins to rise up from the bed pushing the sheets up as it moves. The boys begin to scream. This will of course startle some, but it's not the real scare. The real scare is when the lights suddenly go out and a strobe comes on. The opening that is marked "Emergency Exit" in this room is also the place where a 7' Werewolf enters the room. The little boys will continue to scream, and I'd venture to say that so will the patrons. Remember that this takes seconds to happen. The scene ends when the werewolf goes into the next room which is the direction the patrons have to go, as well. There is a curtain seperating these two rooms. The werewolf will continue to walk through the emergency exit in this next room so when the patrons are brave enough to enter and pass this second emergency exit, he will be able to get them again.
Now after all of that, my question is....
how should I create this bed? Here are the pictures of the head and foot boards:
Like I said, it has a wooden bed frame that has slats that go across the bottom to hold the very thick foam mattress that came with it. Should I remove the slats at the lower portion of the bed, cut a huge hole in the foam so that the creature can come up that way? Do you see any complications with that? Do you have a better idea on how to make it work?
