How to Turn an Apartment into a Haunted House
When most people think of a haunted house, they imagine a large, creepy space. Unfortunately, not everybody can use an actual house during Halloween. But just because you live in an apartment, this doesn't have to stop you from being creative. You can still create a very scary place to visit during Halloween. Here is how to turn an apartment into a haunted house. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Cover the windows and walls with black curtains or black fabric. This is to block out any light in the apartment. The darkness will create that spooky feeling that every haunted house needs.
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Create a maze in the apartment using cardboard boxes, shelves and other standing furniture. Make the maze no wider than a standard doorway. This is a way to use the smaller space found in an apartment rather than a house. Cover the maze with black fabric and pass out very dim flashlights to those entering the haunted house. You want them to be able to see, just not very well. In your maze, cover up secret “doorways” with black fabric. This way, people dressed up as monsters, ghouls and other scary creatures can give the visitors quite a jolt.
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Spray mists of red liquid throughout the maze to give the illusion of blood. This adds an excellent “horror film” feel to your haunted house. Make sure to do this both on the walls and the floor so it is visible to guests.
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Place small mirrors and other smaller props throughout the maze. One way to have fun with the mirror is to write an “RIP” message in lipstick on the mirror. Place fake cobwebs, spiders and other props in the maze.
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Create one sign in the maze which leads guests to a fake exit. When they go that way, you can have somebody jump out at them or another frightening surprise waiting for the guests.
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Play scary music and/or sounds throughout your haunted house apartment. You can find CDs for the occasion at many stores during the Halloween season.
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Tips & Warnings
Draw up your plans for the maze before you begin setting it up in the apartment.
Only let a small group of people in the haunted house apartment at a time. Because of the smaller size of an apartment, having too many people at one time will lessen the scare tactics you use for your maze. Too many people in the small space could make some feel claustrophobic .
Use doorways to areas like your closets and bathroom as the hiding spots for your "monsters." This allows you to use the open spaces of your apartment for the actual maze.
Avoid using large props for an apartment haunted house. You are working with a smaller space and you don't want it to look cluttered. Utilize the natural scariness that the dark creates instead of large tombstones or skeletons.
Don't use a smoke machine in an apartment. There's less room for the smoke to go in an apartment, especially with the maze.
