Step 3 Attach the cut end of the long extension cord to the base, and strip 3/4 of an inch of insulation. Mount the receptacles to the base by drilling through holes and securing with cable ties use hot glue for a snugger fit. Step 2 Cut the extension cords approximately 12 inches from their receptacles and strip 3/4 of an inch of insulation at the cut. Lay the components out, mark places for holes, and drill holes appropriately sized for the screws. Step 1 Attach the solid-state relays, terminal block, and breadboard to the base using the wood screws. Here's the real reason to get the Make article: I built this thing so long ago, that I didn't take pictures at each step. In this project, I will show you how to build the tool I use most frequently in my haunted creations and give you some ideas for your own Haunted House. So, for roughly the last ten years I’ve been perfecting my technique of scaring kids and handing out candy. “I could do better than that”, I often thought. I was ever-hopeful that around the next corner would be that one weird guy who turned his garage into a haunted maze built from cardboard and bedsheets. As I grew older, trick-or-treating became more of a search for Haunted Houses than a search for candy and mischief.

No horror movie or ghost story has been able to top that low-budget, real-life fright.

The experience was incredibly disorienting, and the feeling of terror and delight has stuck with me. It was the first time I had seen a strobe-light and the saw was so loud I could feel it in my stomach. Maybe there was no chain on the saw, or maybe it was a weed-whacker? All I really remember is that I was terribly scared and I loved it. About mid-way through, there was a room lit by a single strobe-light, flashing at low frequency, and a guy in a hockey mask with a chainsaw. In each room, you witnessed some gruesome scene if you survived to the end, you got a grab-bag of awesome junk and candy. During elementary school, my parents took me to a local Haunted House.

Haunted House instaling