How to Make a Haunted House

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Set a date.. Plan details that are age-appropriate for your expected guests.. Plan your haunted path.

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1

Set a date.

Step 1

Set a date.

2

Plan details that are age-appropriate for your expected guests.

Step 2

Plan details that are age-appropriate for your expected guests.

3

Plan your haunted path.

Step 3

Plan your haunted path.

4

Plan the tone of your haunted house.

Step 4

Plan the tone of your haunted house.

5

Come up with a theme.

Step 5

Come up with a theme.

6

Enlist the help of your spooky friends.

Step 6

Enlist the help of your spooky friends.

7

Create an eerie effect through lighting.

Step 7

Create an eerie effect through lighting.

8

Use special effects like strobe lights and a fog machine.

Step 8

Use special effects like strobe lights and a fog machine.

9

Create spooky noises.

Step 9

Create spooky noises.

10

Create a maze for your guests.

Step 10

Create a maze for your guests.

11

Decorate based on your chosen tone and theme.

Step 11

Decorate based on your chosen tone and theme.

12

Scare your guests with your volunteers.

Step 12

Scare your guests with your volunteers.

13

Add some gore.

Step 13

Add some gore.

14

Have spooky activities for your guests.

Step 14

Have spooky activities for your guests.

15

Try the mirror trick.

Step 15

Try the mirror trick.

16

Play up the jump scares.

Step 16

Play up the jump scares.

17

Set up a few fake dummies throughout the haunted house.

Step 17

Set up a few fake dummies throughout the haunted house.

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