NBC’s New 5 Hour Horror Lineup Since Leno Fiasco…

by RFR Casket Crew Storm

Greetings Deadites,
Not since Doctor Frankenstein started grave robbing has there been a more ill conceived mad scientist experiment then the Jay Leno Show at 10pm. Well the angry mob of local affiliates grabbed their pitchforks and torches and chased the big chinned monster back to late night. Now NBC is faced with a big problem, what the hell can they get together to fill 5 hours of programming each week? Here are some of my Suggestions.

Cooking with Krueger:
Not only does Freddy bring his own cutlery, he is ready to deliver killer comments while hosting the entire show from inside an industrial oven.

So You Think You Can Haunt?:
Aspiring Halloween enthusiasts try to impress the judges by trying to scare the audience using costumes, FX, props, and pneumatics.

Dracula’s Creeptacular Variety Show:
The kids like the vampires that sparkle? Well wait until they get a load of the king of the vampires opening each show with a musical number while wearing a sequined jumpsuit.

The Creepy Evil Klown Show:
Sorta like the Jay Leno show, but with better jokes and hosted by a creepy clown. Who would not tune in to see Lady Gaga try to sit through an interview by Pennywise?

Whose Nightmare is it Anyway?:
Drew Carey and friends match up with Steven King and Clive Barker to act out improvised horror.

ZSI : Zombie Scene Investigation:
Each week the team uses forensic science to discover which celebrity zombie ate the victim’s brains.

Sweet Talking with Bruce Campbell:
A hidden camera show where Bruce Campbell uses one liners to talk himself out of madcap real life situations.

Leatherface: The Musical:
They let CopRock air for a few weeks, why not choreographed chainsaw dance numbers?

So until next time Deadites, Sit Back, Relax, and Rot Away…

Treeman, Severed Toes, Bargins Oh My: the CFX Bargin Bin

Now that is is down to the wire, many haunt vendors have closed their stores, or are back ordered for many things. But you still want that movie quality items for your haunt right? Then head over to the CFX Bargain Bin. Composite Effects is a high end prop, mask and FX company for both the Haunt Industry and Hollywood. And from a variety of their silicone masks, to prop items they have what your haunt needs. And now you can save!

If you go to their website, you can check out their Bargain Bin that has slightly used, brand new and more items for a fraction of the original sale price! What a steal to get some swank items for your haunt. You have to act fast for the best pickings, but also check back often for new items added.

For more on Composite Effects and their products and deals: www.CompositeEffects.com

Reindeer Manor Abusement Park: 13th St. Morgue, Dungeon of Doom, & Reindeer Manor

Reindeer Manor Abusement Park, Located at 410 Houston School Rd. Red Oak, TX features 3 Haunted Attractions in 1 Terrifying Location. 13th Street Morgue, Dungeon Of Doom and Reindeer Manor. The events are now open for scaring!

Their Mission:
Reindeer Manor, in its 36th season, is a non-profit event dedicated to the enrichment of local area youth groups. Reindeer Manor Haunted House not only benefits Boy Scout Troop 1, Venture Crew 3 and Cub Pack 1, but also is actually planned, built, and run by the troop as well. Many of the kids who have worked at the Manor have gone on to do great things from rocket engineers to military commanders to entrepreneurs. Many other non-profits such as the Red Oak Hawkettes, Maypearl High School, Rotary Clubs and Explorer Posts have used Reindeer Manor as a fundraiser as well. In 2005, the addition of a separately owned attraction, 13th Street Morgue and the addition of a 3rd attraction in 2008, Dungeon Of Doom, previously located in Arlington, TX have caused the ever growing show at Reindeer Manor to become more popular, thus creating what is now known as Reindeer Manor Abusement Park. The park has received high ranks such as 13th Street Morgue’s readers choice award, Dungeon Of Doom twice being named Dallas Observer’s “Best Haunted House in the DFW Metroplex” and Reindeer Manor being featured in several newspaper publications, e-zines, magazines and DVD’s including “The Happy Haunting Of America”.

Our Mission is to continue this tradition of excellence as well as to foster new relationships while endeavoring to benefit the local community for years to come.

The Rumors Are All True:
Reindeer Manor’s true story starts as far back as the 1900’s when a wooden house stood on the site of the current house. Swedish immigrants occupied the house while James Sharp was away. In 1915, lightning sparked a fire, which consumed the house killing a family of sharecroppers and several small children. The house was to be rebuilt this time engineered of concrete, brick and steel so the house would not succumb to fire. Before the house could be completed James Sharp died. Reports are sketchy as to what happened. His son inherited the house in 1917. In 1929, the once wealthy family was thrust into abject poverty due to the depression. It is in this time that whispers of a Sharp family curse began circulating. Obsessed with finding a solution, many strange folk were seen entering the great house. No one is sure if they were instructed by a “spirit” or simply came upon a solution on their own, but soon the couple found a way to bring the Sharp Family out of the shadows. The history of the manor ended with Matt Sharp’s wife dead by poisoning in the main dining room and his lifeless body swinging from a noose strung from the rafters of the barn. It is not clear as to who killed whom or if it was a suicide pact, but the curse was lifted from the Sharp family to say the least. There was no heir. The house stood vacant and abandoned until 1974 when it became the Haunted House at Reindeer Manor. Over the years, folks that work and visit Reindeer Manor have experienced many strange occurrences. Will You?

For more on all of the events be sure to visit:
www.13thStreetMorgue.com
www.DungeonOfDoomTexas.com
www.ReindeerManor.com

Fright Squad Professional Decorating from Spirit Halloween

The Fright Squad is a team of Halloween experts who are on call and ready to transform your space into a top notch haunted horrorland. Let us help you frighten your friends and guests with:

Your choice of six exclusive Halloween décor packages.

Premium packages including light, sound, props, fog, and animatronics.

Decorator services at your location. The Fright Squad will travel to your location, install, and activate your display.

A price to fit your budget. Packages start as low as $225 and range to $3,500.

Wicked Woods Packages:
Fear the dark depths of these bewitching woods – alive with ominous noises, fog, lights and animated creatures of the night. A thick canopy of trees hovers over a scary assortment of life-like motion activated witches, zombie and grim reaper. Skulls, tombstones, crows, witches cauldron and more await in the forest of horror to frighten your most daring guest!

Haunted Shack Packages:
The ominous shack of horrors presents three chambers of fear. Haunt the halls of this shack with your props or pick up a horrifying rotten corpse, animatronic props, grim reaper, or ghastly ghosts all available at SpiritHalloween.com or in Spirit Stores.

Terror Tot Nursery Packages: The deadly daycare has an array of zombie tots that give new meaning to the “terrible twos” – teething, crawling and head spinning infants terrify – look out for the two-headed zombie baby! This is what happens when a bad seed is allowed to sprout – these life-like zombie babies are realistic in every detail, right down to their dirty diapers and demonic deeds that will have you think twice about babysitting ever again.

There are many packages to choose from in addition to these so check them out. It is a great addition to any Home Haunt, Halloween Party and more.

Visit the Fright Squad at: www.SpiritFrightSquad.com and Visit Spirit Halloween at: www.SpiritHalloween.com

RFR Spirit Halloween Coupon Codes

Just in time for the Haunt Season, it’s time to save some money on your Halloween Decor. Thinking of your upcoming Party, Home Haunt or some additions for your Pro Event, we have some Coupons for you!

Now you can save at Spirit Halloween by using these wonderful Coupon Codes we got from them. Just plug it in and start saving right away on your orders. Can’t beat Halloween Fever and really cannot beat Halloween Discounts. Enjoy and be sure to tell them Rotting Flesh Radio sent you.

www.SpiritHalloween.com

CODES TO USE:
SPHF25 Buy 1 item, get the second item at 25% off (expires 9/15)
SPHF10 10% Off Entire Purchase (expires 9/15)
SPHF20 20% Off One Item (expires 9/30)

Grimm Brothers Ready to Help You Haunt Like a Pro

As all of you Halloween Junkies prepare for the upcoming season you are thinking of purchasing products, items, music, fog and more from many of the morbidly awesome vendors on the market. One that has become a nice one stop shop is GRIMM BROTHERS HALLOWEEN. At the Grimm store you can find everything from Fog Juice, Haunt Music, Props, and even items from Home Haunters level, Halloween Party Animal or Pro Haunt looking for additions for their event this season. Rotting Flesh Radio spent some time surfing the store and seeing all they had to offer. And we have to say, they have all the bases covered to get you as they put it “haunting like a pro”.

Now who are these Grimm Brothers you ask? Grimm Brothers is a family owned and operated company. Like their adopted namesakes, who collected the folk and fairy tales of the Old World, their trade is in the collection of the unique, fantastical, and grotesque, all for the purpose of helping you “Haunt Like a Pro”. Jason and Brant Summerlin, Grimm Brothers co-founders and real-life brothers. As kids in the late seventies and early eighties, grew up with home “spook houses”, community haunted houses and a real love for Halloween and the macabre. For nearly fifteen years they lived and worked in historic Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest permanent European settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory and a beautiful (and sometimes creepy) old Southern town.

Keeping the fairy tale fiends and storybook nightmares alive has taken up a lot of their time over the years.

They both are avid home haunters and work as staff within the professional haunt industry among other things. The year round obsession with things Halloween and professional lives as artists and designers with in house development capabilities seemed a natural combination and so Grimm Brothers was born with the goal of helping you haunt better!

To find out more (tell them RFR Sent you): GrimmBrothersHalloween.com

Corpse Head Workshop from Monster Closet

Many of you Rotting Flesh Radio Deadites recall many of our past guests and one of those was Monster Closet with their How-To DVD to make a Corpse easy, fast and affordable. If you are one of those people who like to learn hands on, then this is for you.

Special FX Artist Christian Hanson teaches you the tricks he’s developed for making an amazingly realistic, film-quality corpse head prop in this hands-on workshop at the upcoming Crypticon Horror Convention. Now you can learn from Christian himself in these classes for an affordable price and make your own Rotting Skull. To top that the first 5 people to signup receive a $10 discount! That’s only $40 for the entire workshop, including all materials. Don’t miss out!

SESSION 1 – Saturday, Nov 7: CORPSE SKIN, TEETH
Each workshop attendee with receive a foam skull form (sculpted by Mr. Hanson) with the back of the head pre-coated in “corpse skin.” Students will be shown various ways to create a dynamic, eye-catching corpsed face. Making and applying teeth will also be covered. Heads left overnight to dry. Est. Class time 1 1/2 hrs

SESSION 2 – Sunday, Nov 8: PAINTING and HAIR
In this session, students with be shown how to add color to their prop. Next, hair and other details will be added. Est. class time 1 hr

For more on Monster Closet Visit: MonsterCloset.com and for more on Crypticon visit: Crypticon Horror Convention

East Coast Haunters Gathering Gallery at Haunted Illinois

A few weeks ago on Rotting Flesh Radio we had RFR Casket Crew Jason Storm on location with a recap of the East Coast Haunt Club’s “New England Haunter’s Gathering”. He recapped the event, the fun, sales, and more.

So continuing with some great coverage you can now see a full photo gallery of photos over at Haunted Illinois. Adam attended the event and took hundred of photos capturing the fun and excitement of this gathering. Over at Haunted Illinois, he covers such events with photos galore, so enjoy seeing the event and if you look closely you will see some RFR Swag in the pix.

See the full gallery at: HauntedIllinois.com and find out more about the event at: HauntClub.net

Sinister Controls has your Control and Air Cannon Needs

Many of us working hard to build props, make an event or scare trick or treaters need those little devices that make it all happen from time to time. One place we found that does it is Sinister Controls.

Sinister Controls specializes in pneumatic controllers. They also develop and program custom controllers for your pneumatic prop and items. Ad let’s talk about education. This Haunt Industry Company knows their stuff. Sinister Controls’ senior designer holds a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Automation & Robotics. With more than 10 years experience working for a Fortune 500 Company designing automation components and systems. Not only do they seem to know their stuff, but to top it they are also an authorized Gilderfluke dealer.

Check out their controllers, Air Cannons and custom items and maybe you are not in the mood for the Dark Attraction business, they can also work on your next Christmas Light Show, Easter Village, or even parade float.

SinisterControls.com

The Horror Dome Props

Looking for some sweet props, for your pro haunt or home haunt? There are a variety of places to get premium items, lower cost items and so on. We discuss them often on RFR during the show. But for 2009 you can get some sweet items over at The Horror Dome. When checking out their items for the upcoming season, they have everything from Halloween Masks, Costumes, Decor, Props, Animatronics and more. For those Home Haunters all the way through Pro-Haunters.

2009 also brings new Masks to their catalog and props like Acid Spill. When it comes to costumes theiy have you covered with original items like Evil Twins, Bigfoot, and Night Terrors. Just check out the stuff they have. You will find something you are looking for.

Visit them at: TheHorrorDome.com

Costume Shop you will find over sized costumes from Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti to Evil Twins and Night Terrors that will make any Halloween Party a hit.