......you might be a haunter.

[darkXmoon]

You know your addicted when your actually thinking of relocating to a new state (that you don't even like) just so you can work shop in a haunt all year long.

When you go out shopping with your friends and while there wondering if they look good in some thing your wondering what that same outfit would look like covered in blood.

When the kids have old broken toys you don't throw them away. You recycle them as props in your haunted house.

At one point in your life you actually considered the proposal of living in your bosses haunted house rent free an make him props in your free time.

While watching monster movies you keep getting mad because your haunt offers better make up.

You know that the best way to get rid of the red blood stains on your skin is shaving cream. You don't care how it works, it just does.

[Fear Unfathomed]

You might be a haunter when...

...when your truck is broken into on Halloween night and a couple bags of yours are stolen that include your utility knife, head lamp, haunt hoodie, haunt t-shirts, and your GPS, but you realize that if the thieves really wanted to piss you off, they should have stolen your costumes and make-up sitting in plain sight. That stuff is irreplaceable!

....when people ask you "how's the house coming along?" and you think they are referring to the haunt because you forgot you purchased a house in the month of October.

...whenever you are reassigned to another location for your "day time" job during the month of October and before doing anything else, you look up which haunts are nearby your new location that will let you guest act on the weekends.

[darkXmoon]

...when your truck is broken into on Halloween night and a couple bags of yours are stolen that include your utility knife, head lamp, haunt hoodie, haunt t-shirts, and your GPS, but you realize that if the thieves really wanted to piss you off, they should have stolen your costumes and make-up sitting in plain sight. That stuff is irreplaceable!

I feel you on that one! You can't replace bloodstains that you put all your time and effort into.

[darkXmoon]

When you post all your bumps and bruises you get on your facebook as if they were badges of honer you earned from the haunt. I stopped doing this because my family was freaking out a little.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this ...

[Jim Warfield]

That "Luxury" of Bumps & Bruises

I really can't afford, since I'm open every night of the year.
I would look like raw hamburger!
Haunting without getting punched, kicked, slapped or running yourself into a doorway has always been what it is all about for me.
This is all good practise since when I'm not leading people through the house I am at a workbench with power tools and a welder, also not good things to hurt yourself on.....
Keep unruly drunks out of the haunt, keep at least an arm's reach away from the customer and scare them from their right side if possible, since most people are right-handed , swinging right-handed.
Make life more pleasant for yourself.....unless you need the abuse?
Some do, I guess.

[Fear Unfathomed]

When you post all your bumps and bruises you get on your facebook as if they were badges of honer you earned from the haunt.

Clearly you haven't seen my Facebook... lol. I am proud of my battle wounds!

The fun part is when your family and friends try to guess which blood is real and which is fake.

[darkXmoon]

You might be a little to into it id you paint the walls of your room pumpkin orange with creepy purple swirly trim. That I did by hand I might add.


My room/office

[jack]

....when your Halloween spills over into your Christmas(we have a string of Grim Reaper lights that wear little red santa suits at Chrismas....with skulls aglow)

....when you can costume any point in your haunt from things you just have lying around the house

.....when visitors to your home recoil in horror at your interior design choices

....when your meter reader requires an escort or he won't go into your basement

....when you start working on things for NEXT Halloween before THIS Halloween.

[BruiseMuse]

When you schedule your wedding around haunt season (but unfortunately it ended up being on the KC tour).

When you have an entire room devoted to your costuming collection & creation.

When you have Barry from MHC as your officiant.

When you scope out the neighbors' garbage year round in case there is anything that could make a cool prop.

[jakprintsHAUNT]

When you get married in a proven "haunted" prison.

When you shop the post Halloween sales for items you can decorate the house with year round.

When one of your dream cars is a owning a hearse.

When you talk about names for children, horror cinema icons seem like the best choices.



Mike "Pogo" Hach

[shawnc]

I love this thread.

For me, it's...when all the shelves and tables in your house are filled with costumes and props under repair or under construction instead of photographs and knick-knacks.

[darkXmoon]

-When your family does there Christmas shopping for you around this time because the Halloween stuff is 75% off. I don't know what my mother got me but apparently I'm going to love it a lot. She just sent me an e-mail telling me so.....

[The Forsaken Crypt]

... if you have an unhealthy amount of Horror gear in your office

[darkXmoon]

... if you have an unhealthy amount of Horror gear in your office

Please post a picture!! I beg you!!