Originally Posted By chickapin When I was a teen (LONG time ago!) we had a sleepover with scary movies etc. and my friends mom snuck out and put a life size cut out figure (not even a scary person--might have been a movie star or something--you know the type I mean?) on the front porch where it could be seen through the window. She came back in and said nothing--just waited for someone to notice. Finally someone did and we all just freaked out. Dark and shadowy out--we couldn't tell who it was--just someone looking in the window from a small distance. Very scary but fun memory!
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Mrs Nurmi, As you now know, my DD is very innocent. Um, yeah.... I think I would be more scared asking them about their "activity" than they probably would about answering me. These are a bunch of Magnet students...which means they have been trained to have open minds and think openly and on their feet...they are VERY open and don't hide anything! LOL
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 The house sounds perfect for a few scares After a couple of years of Halloween parties and my DH doing about the same thing each time you'd think the girls would have been ready for him but never were. In fact they'd walk into the house saying they hoped Dave did his Jason thing again this year but were caught off guard each time it actually happened The great thing about the Jason or Scream mask is that they are cheap and don't take a lot of effort. If it doesn't work you haven't put yourself out too much. The saw sound would be a great addition. The party was never complete without watching the video of Thriller. It's actually pretty creepy in more than one way The last year DH had to find it on ebay as none of the rental places carried it anymore
Originally Posted By LuLu I love the party idea, 999! I would be traumatized by some of the "scare" ideas tho - eek - I already have bad dreams abut suddenly seeing a face looking in the window!! But chickapin's sounds good MrsN's is a riot tho! :-D
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Just an update!! The party went really well last night. You will never believe this, but we had really loud thunder and really bright lightning throughout the night which totally added to the effect of the scary movies. We had a little buffet of food and junk food so the kids helped themselves throughout the night to snacks. It was really funny because only one of these kids have been to my house before, so to find their way to the buffet table or the bathroom in the dark made for a lot of banged up knees. They started with the most current Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A few of the girls were a little grossed out, so the boys teased them. All in fun. Then we watched Scream. During the first murder scene when ghostface is taunting Drew Barrymore on the phone, I walked out of the room very quietly to go to my closet to get my knife, ghostface mask and a strobe light flash light. Since it was icky outside, I opted to wait in the hallway until ghostface attacked Drew Barrymore, and at the same time I turned on the strobe and ran out of the hallway into the living room wearing the mask and waving the knife like a crazy person. A few of the kids flew off the couch towards the front door, and the girls just started screaming. Man, it was great!! We ended the night with Final Destination 3 - this movie kinda bored some of us and by this time it was after midnight. All but one of the kids went home, and my DD's friend Casey spent the night. They continued with Rocky Horror Picture Show before we called it a night. Thanks for all of your suggestions. The thunder and lightning really helped me put a scare into the group!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 YAY! I'm really glad that everything went as planned and it was made even better with the thunder and lightening. The kids will remember this party for years to come. You are a great mom
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ Ohhh I regret being slow with this one <Lol, I am the mother of three teens. NOTHING is scarier than that!> Yes there is - raising you!
Originally Posted By Mrs Nurmi <<Yes there is - raising you!>> LOL! But you did such a great job! Now I can make kraft dinner & chocolate pudding all by myself. (and where do you think the kids get it from )
