Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Let Fear Be Your Guide

Spent a day of work feeling watched...

Phobias reach new heights during the Season of Fear which you should absolutely use to your advantage when developing your haunt.   From the familiar to the obscure, the list is long and frighteningly fruitful.   Add touches to tap into your visitors trepidation and stir unease.

Check out these examples and share you own in the comments below.

16 days till Halloween...


Arachnophobia - taunt those who fear spider with an infestation

This bad boy popped out as I was futzing with the fake webbing

Astraphobia - Fear of thunder & lightning

Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors.  Strategically place mirrors so visitors get startled by their own reflection

Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns.  Who exactly likes clowns?

Oh hi, you still there?

Entomophobia - Fear of insects

Hemophobia - Fear of blood

Herptophobia - Fear of reptiles

Musophobia - Fear of mice and rats

Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things.  Taxidermy animals and their following eyes.  Shudder.  Even real animal bones can be unnerving.

Wrong on so many levels


Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes.  You can incorporate snakes in lots of different haunt themes.  I wrap about a dozen wherever I can get them to hang.



Ornithophobia - Fear of birds

Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.  Probably why we're all so entranced by it...

So cool...until my dad nearly burnt up
the front yard

Trypophobia - Fear of holes

I know I said I wouldn't post a pic of a
lotus pod but come on, they're just too
disturbing and incredible




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