Dark Candles tag line is “light for those who prefer the dark”. I don’t think they could have said it better. I was introduced to their products through my friend Dead Spider. Since then every August I purchase a few pillars and a seasonal collection pack or 2.

They make the most intensely scented candles I have ever used before. There are a few of the scents I don’t really like and every year I make a list in my shop as I burn each one, but then I lose it. All of them remind me of Autumn and Halloween. A few of my favorites are Graveyard, Bonfire, and Dark Carnival.

Each of the candles come in a default color but you can order in a different color if you choose.

From their site

Each Dark Candle is poured and prepared by hand. This individual attention to each one means only the highest quality candles. Dark Candles uses extremely high quality and specially formulated fragrances, specially blended wax, and the newest technology in candle wicks. Dark Candles uses only lead-free, cotton wicks. Dark Candles also uses a special additive which helps to prevent the colors from fading due to lights and environment. Each product Dark Candles sells has been tested for scent potency and proper burning. Compare my pleasant and strong scents to other store-bought and commercial candles – you won’t be disappointed!

Head on over and check out what they have.

Many years ago I got it in my head that I needed to add copious amounts of spider webbing to my Halloween display.

So I started looking around for a way to accomplish just that. I ended up buying a web shooter. This lovely device basically takes a large hot glue stick, compressed air, and spits our some quite fantastic looking fake spider webs. Now there are a few things to consider. If you live in a climate that is cooler in October, you want to get a web shooter that has a decent wattage heater in it,  you need a air compressor with at least a 4 gallon tank on it (bigger is better).

I headed over to Minions Web and sent them an email. I ended up buying the Minions Webber CCL. Its an impressive device and quite durable, worth every penny. Using a web shooter is one of the best ways to make fake spider webs.

Several years ago I decided to add lightning to my Halloween display. So like many home haunters I decided to build my own and bought a kit. It just couldn’t deal with the amount of wattage I wanted to drive with it. The next year I-Zombie.com came out with the SC-1201. Now this thing can drive some serious lightning for your yard display.

It features:

  • The ability to drive 1200 watts of lighting.
  • Flip a switch and it becomes a dimmer unit. Basically the light inside your house flash/dim when the thunder rolls.
  • It will work with Halogen lights.

So if you are looking to up your lighting game come this Halloween head on over and pick one up. They last for years, Mine has been working flawlessly for 5 years and has been a great investment in my display. They do have units that can drive even more wattage and in stereo as well.

I did pickup a stereo unit from them eventually. The ST-2401 its can drive 2400 watts of lighting. It has the cool feature of running lightning on one channel and dimming on the other.
From their FAQ

Another unique feature of the ST-2401 is that by using our mono ThunderTracks and flipping the reverse switch inside the unit, one channel will flash lightning on the outside of a building, while the other channel is synchronously dimming (normally on) lighting on the inside. Asynchronous dimming is also possible using stereo tracks.


Intercloud lightnings over Toulouse (France). ...

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Catacombs Skulls

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I have known the proprietor of the Skull Shoppe for a few years now and he is a master of molding and casting, he takes his craft very seriously. He offers a full line of skulls from museum quality to novelty items such as candy bowls made from skulls. He hand paints each item with great attention to detail. If you are looking for something to display this Halloween in your display or just leave out year round head on over and check out what he has to offer, you won’t be disappointed.

Every year there as a myriad of new Halloween products on the market Grandin Road does a great job of showcasing and offering for purchase what seems to be the best out there. It seems as though they always have products that no one else carries. I always look forward to getting their catalog in the mail and looking through it, the images and description are great. Martha Stewart now has a line of Halloween products available from Grandin Road as well. For 2010 Grandin Road is calling their Halloween collection “Halloween Haven”.   Their outdoor Halloween decorations are by far my favorites, the ghosts, and spooky trees just look great.