Thursday, October 31, 2024

Halloween 2024: HAXAN

The Oldest Witch.

The First Witch.

Happy Halloween, everyone!
Wishing you all a wonderful and magical holiday.
Supposed to be 82 degrees here today, but it's better than rain!

Some photos below from our photo shoot last night.
Will be adding more pics to this gallery over the days to come.











































20 comments:

Sara said...

Happy Halloween!!!! The Witch in the daytime especially looks like a real person and it’s so unnerving. Like she’s going to get up and walk towards us. I want to hear the backstory on this character and how , if at all, she relates to the Corn Witch. Cheers to you both and the hard work you put in and to a successful Halloween night!

Mach said...

Happy Halloween!

Ragged Grin said...

Damn, put a security camera out there tonight to get some reactions. This would have even me second guessing walking up there. I just knew this would be special, but it is gorgeous and terrifying all at once! Some of the neighbor kids will be increasing their therapy sessions after this. Amazing haunt!

Scarecrow Atelier said...

Wow, that is wonderfully creepy.
A few kids are going to shit their pants tonight if they have to walk the path to the WITCH.

Look at her eyes...Unbelievable.
This wealth of detail, I love it.
The wait for your haunt was absolutely worth it.
My greatest admiration for you both.

Rot said...

Thanks, Sara! Happy Halloween! Beings she's the First. The orginal Witch..she is technically the Mother of All Witches...so, you see, the Corn Witch is in the bloodline (making this up as I go along).

Rot said...

Thanks! Happy Halloween!

Rot said...

Haha Thanks, Jeff! It's pretty dark! Happy Halloween!

Rot said...

Thanks a ton! Those small specs in her eyes are tiny pieces of reflective silver tape. It creates the feeling her eyes are watching you as you approach! Happy Halloween!

Tworivers said...

Looks incredible as always but I can’t see all the detail on my phone can’t wait till I get home and look at it on our brand new laptop. It’s going to be epic. I’ve been looking forward to this from what I can tell you shot it on the perfect day. Nice and overcast. Awesome!

Justin D said...

Holy crap man. Amazing as always! I think this might be my new favorite haunt of yours. :) I love how much she looks like an actual (emaciated) figure! A lot of your best creatures have a skeletal, almost animated corpse feel, but she looks like she juuuuuuuuuust might be an actual person sitting there. So fun.
The silver tape trick is just outstanding. Her eyes are fantastic. I'm dying to get a closer look at that merged corpse creature too! So creepy and disturbing, I feel like I can't quite make it out. Just glimpses of body parts... where they shouldn't be.
Oh and the beautiful way your trick-or-treaters will have to cross a hex circle to get their goodies, is just "chef's kiss"! Thanks for sharing a great one! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Lady M said...

It is the season of the witch at your place. She is delightfully creepy. Love all the rustic, rotting crosses. If I was a treater, I'd be scared shitless.

Mike V. said...

Truly amazing and awesome. I saw Haxan back in college for my film class it was great. These shots are some of your best. The lighting, smoke, all the small details are just fantastic. Happy Halloween Rot. Enjoy the day your place will be mobbed with onlookers wish I could experience it all in person.

Goneferalinidaho said...

Happy Halloween! Your setup looks amazing! I'd be a bit creeped out approaching your witch if I were a TOTer. Wonderful.

Rot said...

Thanks! Was a great night for a photo shoot and despite being 82 degrees at the moment, it'll at least start to drop at sunset! So it should be a great night!

Rot said...

Thanks SOOO much, Justin! I love that you said that about the children crossing the seal..as we were joking a lot about that here..so I love that you got that litle joke on the children. haha SO glad you dug it so much!

Rot said...

haha..Thanks, Lady M!!! We really appreciate that! Should be a terrific night!

Rot said...

Thanks SOOOOO much, man! Really appreciate it!

Rot said...

Aw, thanks so much! I have a feeling it'll be a little too creepy for this neighborhood! haha

MR. Macabre said...

Amazing as usual, your eye for detail never fails to impress me, and everything looks like it's been there for years, which isn't an easy thing to do. How do you "age" the material you used to make the grave markers? Again, not easy to fake aging like this. Awesome.

Caffeinated Joe said...

Great photos! , shot so creepily! Happy Halloween!🎃