Haunt Master's 2007 and 2008 Photos

[Haunt Master]

Thanks a lot, Melaine! You explained better than I do!! You did do the good explanation about the crosses and everything!

[HalloweenMelanie]

Any time, my Halloween buddy!

[Haunt Master]

Great, Mistress!

[Rising Dead Man]

I live in a Mormon family but I do not like going to church much. Just wanted to let you know.

[Rising Dead Man]

Yes I knew vampires were afraid of crosses and holy water and stuff like that. I made up my own monster who is afraid of holy stuff because he is very very evil . But why are vampires afraid of garlic?

[mkz]

Nice pictures grim!

I dont know why vampires are afraid of garlic.. just like why werewolves are afraid of silver Maybe its just legend but Im sure there is an origin for it... I wanna know too

[Andybev01]

Love the reaper, dude.

[Haunt Master]

Love the reaper, dude.

Thanks a lot, man! I am going to post more pics here, maybe in June or July. And also, I will post more pics of Halloween 2008 in November.

[Andybev01]

Rising Dead Man, it's not just a cross sitting there that's scary. It's the association with either cemeteries or vampires that's scary.

For example, Grim has a cross in bold black on a white coffin. It adds realism to have the cross there and it also stands out and looks very dramatic...and if there's anything Halloween is, it's dramatic.

Many mythical monsters throughout Christian history have "hated" crosses and that's why the cross association...many Europeans have believed that "monsters" are anti-Christian, from the devil, etc., etc. And a crumbling-down cross in a cemetery brings to mind the grave marker being very, very old and perhaps a spirit just waiting through the centuries to come back to life, etc....There is also the psychology in the predominantly Christian mind (the U.S. currently is above 75% Christian; Europe I believe is 79% Christian) that a decaying, decrepit or scared-Jesus-looking cross or crucifix symbolizes that "evil" is winning and "good" (Christianity) is losing, obviously a very scary thing in the Christian mindset.

Do you really not find the association creepy? I'm not Christian and even I find it creepy.

HA!

I was raised by a pack of rabid Catholics (following the teachings of Cathol...) and am still in recovery.

Even with my parents having wed on Halloween, the house was filled with crosses bearing a dying savior and statues dripping fake blood!!

How could I NOT love Halloween?!?

[Andybev01]

Yes I knew vampires were afraid of crosses and holy water and stuff like that. I made up my own monster who is afraid of holy stuff because he is very very evil . But why are vampires afraid of garlic?

The embarassment of garlic breath...?

[Rising Dead Man]

lol a vampires breath would smell like blood eeewww

[Haunt Master]

One time, in 1993, some people warned me about a bunch of vampires in the restaurant. So, one night, I ordered to eat spaghetti and meatballs with garlic oil in the sauce, and also, garlic bread! Delicious! Very addictive!

When I am done eating it, all gone! When I am around them, see what's going on there... Guess what??? All vampires walked out the restaurant quickly! Not so sure if they can smell garlic on me!!! I dunno.

[Rising Dead Man]

Just wanted to remind you you were gonna post more pics.

[Haunt Master]

Yes, I will do that... But not at this moment because too many stuffs in the barn, but will clean up and take things out of barn around August, even I am going to make more coffins and crosses. But I need some woods to make them again.I believe I will take some pics in September and October too.

[OctoberChill]

The coffin is my fave. Nice