Get The TechniqueShooting Martha Stewart's Haunted House Halloween Special was an incredible treat and so much fun! If you missed it last night, be sure to tune in to the Hallmark Channel on October 31st at 10am, where the special will re-air in the regular Martha Stewart Show slot. Here are a few pictures to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing work the Art Department (headed up by Aaron Caramanis, Tamara Dilworth and Anduin Havens) did on this special!
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2 A very organized tent!
3 And a staging area for all the prep.
4 Paul Moreno works on the beginning touches of the Voodoo Shanty and the Mad Scientist Lab.
5 James Morse hangs festive lights.
6 All Haunted Houses need an accompanying graveyard.
7 I liked this headstone the best.
8 Scary Fun-kin ghouls waiting for placement.
9 Placed and lit up - Scary!
10 A gorgeous skull made from wire and gauze.
11 The Skeleton King.
12 The Skeleton King at night!
13 Tiki torches all wrapped, filled and ready to go.
14 Javier Avila details one cardboard wall of the Voodoo Shanty using pages of old books and sheet music.
15 Shredded cheesecloth and plastic bones make for a scary entrance to the Haunted House.
16 Kristin St. Clair's favorite - preserved bugs!
17 More of Kristin's collection.
18 Beautifully crafted and terrifying touch boxes (full of gross and scary things)!
19 Aaron Caramanis and Kristin wait for their cue to enter the scene.
20 Professor Figgy's staging area in the very organized tent.
21 Javier creates one of the Mad Scientist Lab walls using just household aluminum foil.
22 X-rays add an extra creepy effect in the Lab.
23 Glow water and crystallized bones are a must too!
24 Candy wall before...
25 Anduin Havens and Tamara Dilworth open and place all of the candy.
26 Gorgeous candy wall after!
27 More candy!
28 Kristin makes slime while Javier fills latex gloves with Jell-O. Ew!
29 The tent stays organized!
30 Anduin preps for her shoot about making and distressing the spandex wall.
31 POV of the gorgeous gauze and wire skull.
32 The Lab through a crystallized spider web. Gorgeous!
33 Mr. Bones - getting a glow water sinus treatment!
34 Glow gak in the creepy Lab.
35 Aftermath of 8 runs through the Haunted House - that's a lot of elephant toothpaste!
36 More aftermath. What a mess!
37 And even more! Thankfully that's just soap foam that will clean itself!
38 Martha Stewart labware by Grandin Road. Brilliant!
39 I can't believe that the tent is STILL organized!
40 Javier has his moment on camera, decorating the eves of the Maple Avenue house.
41 A splendid set-up with beautifully carved pumpkins and window clings.
42 Window cling detail.
43 Sharkie and Francesca stop by for a photo shoot!
44 What a FABULOUS haunt!
From: Tamara | 10/25/11 at 4:45 pm
I love all your photos! Such great documentation of behind the scenes, and I also love how you pointed out how well we stayed organized
From: Kristina | 10/25/11 at 8:26 pm
I would so have loved to helped put this together! It looks like y'all had so much fun!
From: Jan Erickson | 10/26/11 at 11:29 am
Hi Jim, Thank you so much for this wonderful posting of these stunning photos about all the great work all of you did preparing for Martha Stewart's Haunted House for that fantastic TV Show on Hallmark! I love it all and the show was terrific! Jan
From: Michelle | 10/26/11 at 9:44 pm
I would like more "how-to" information on doing the outdoor decorations like the skeleton king and the wire and gauze figures.
Thank you!
Michelle Lewis
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From: Blake Ramsey | 10/27/11 at 1:34 pm
Hi Michelle,
You should be able to find any how-tos from the special through this link-
http://www.marthastewart.com/863343/martha-stewarts-haunted-house
Happy Halloween!