Halloween Haunted Village Event - PART 1

The 2015 Haunted Village Event is here!!!  Plan to spend your day shopping at The Thrifty Witch.  Then it is off to the Grizelda's for a new quaff and on to the Retching Toad Eatery for dinner.  Ring in at midnight at the Happy Bat Tavern.  In the morning (if you survive), on your way out of town, stop at Ghoul & Sons Chemist for whatever ails you.

HAPPY BAT TAVERN

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The Happy Bat Tavern has been under the management of the house of Dracula for centuries.  Herman, Dracula's younger brother, decided not to go into the family business but instead opened this tavern.  You'll find Blood Beer, Hair of the Dog, and Black Cat Brew on tap.  If your tastes run to wine, there is Dracula's Reserve and Witch Wine which has an unusual and indescribable aroma of rotten fruit.

Here are two regulars leaning on the bar getting an early start.  Rottie, the bartender, is ready to serve your favorite libation.

GRIZELDA'S HOUSE OF BEAUTY

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Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this house of beauty is more of a house of pain.  Grizelda insists on payment before service just in case….just in case you don't survive the treatment.

At this salon, you'll find state-of-the-art electroshock therapy, the invigorating chair of nails, and the nail press.  Grizelda carries the ever-popular Zombie line of cosmetics, which I think she secretly brews herself out of who knows what.

And the lovely Grizelda is showing another happy customer the results of their makeover.

THE RETCHING TOAD EATERY

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Well, the name says it all at a restaurant where roadkill is served daily, and specials include; Shrunken Head Soup, Brainloaf, Eyeball Casserole, Rat Fondue, Ghost Souffle, and Earwax Pie.

Ah, two young lovers out on a date.  I can tell the woman spent some time in Grizelda's House of Beauty.  I can just hear in her best southern accent say, "I'm overwhelmed by your attention."

I've got a feeling that the cook's missing hand ended up in the pot.

GHOUL & SONS CHEMISTS

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A trusted name for 500 years and all of its best customers are underground.  You can see the boys are hard at work in the lab.

I see the local constable is out for a stroll.

Inside, Mr. Ghoul is busy creating who knows what, and I think he's got a skeleton in his cabinet, maybe a secret ingredient of one of his potions.

THE THRIFTY WITCH

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The go-to place for all your magic needs.  I see a happy moon man dancing with the broom he bought on sale.

I see Belladonna, the owner of the Thrifty Witch, in the front window.

They have lovely crystal balls, pumpkins, magic books, and an Ouija board.  

The Thrifty Witch carries all kinds of potions.  The black cat hissing in front of the cabinet is Belladonna's pet, Sheba.

It's an interesting town, particularly for zombies, ghouls, skeletons, and ghosts.  I hope you will be inspired to create your own version of a haunted town, business in the town or a haunted house to add to your Halloween display.  For those who made Halloween Carnival pieces from the past event, these village pieces are a perfect complement, and I will be tying in the carnival in Part 2.

If you missed the Halloween Carnival Event and want more information click here.

NEW COLLAGE SHEETS

There is a collage sheet for each of the 5 village pieces covered in PART 1, plus collage sheets with architectural elements like doors and windows and a couple of collage sheets with spooky pumpkins and people.  I'll be using the architecture-related collage sheets throughout the event (Parts 1-3), and for the remaining parts, there will be additional new collage sheets for each of the village pieces.

For those who purchase PDF collage sheets, you might find this older video tutorial of mine that covers how to how resize PDF formatted collage sheets and how to cut and paste individual images from the collage sheets (which is great for only printing the images you want and printing multiple version of the image) and how to resize images.

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO TUTORIAL - WORKING WITH COLLAGE SHEETS THAT ARE IN A PDF FORMAT

HAPPY BAT TAVERN

GRIZELDA'S HOUSE OF BEAUTY

THE RETCHING TOAD EATERY

GHOUL & SONS CHEMISTS

THE THRIFTY WITCH

SPOOKY WINDOWS & OLD DOORS

OLD WINDOWS & MORE OLD WINDOWS

STRANGE PEOPLE & SCARY PUMPKINS

NEW DIGITAL IMAGE SETS

ARCHITECTURE –FACADES & INTERIORS

• 3 Panels that measure various sizes but are sized for the houses.

 

ARCHITECTURE – ROOFS & CHIMNEYS

This set includes a total of 20 images :

• 14 Roofs that measure 7.5" wide by 4" high– they are sized to fit the largest roof
• 6 Chimneys

OLD WINDOWS & DOORS

This set includes 29 images.  All of the images from the Old Doors, Old Windows, and More Old Windows collage sheets are included in this set.

HAPPY BAT TAVERN

This set includes 38 Images which are the same images as on the collage sheet, plus three extra images; a stack of barrels and two different beer mugs.

GRIZELDA'S HOUSE OF BEAUTY

This set includes 42 images, the same ones you will find on the collage sheet.

 

RETCHING TOAD EATERY

This set includes 29 images, the same images as on the collage sheet, and 3 additional images; a second table, a blank sandwich board sign, and a log fire.

GHOUL & SONS CHEMIST

This set includes 36 images that are the same as on the collage sheet, 2 additional images, a clock, and the "We Carry" sign.

THE THRIFTY WITCH

This set includes 33 images that are the same on the collage sheet and 9 additional images; 5 pumpkins, 2 finials, a witch, and an "Open" sign.

HAUNTED VILLAGE COLLAGE SHEET SET

The Haunted Village Collage Sheet Set contains all 11 new Haunted Village collage sheets.  Click on the image below for more details.

  

VIDEO TUTORIALS

There are two videos; be sure to watch them both.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COMPANION PDF DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS DETAILED IMAGES OF THE VILLAGE PIECES AND THE SUPPLY LISTS.  ALSO INCLUDED A PICTORIAL TUTORIAL OF THE GHOUL AND SONS CHEMIST'S SKULL LIGHTS.

FREE IMAGES

Feel free to download the images and use them in your projects.

Below is a free collage sheet of wood trims in a PNG format.  The sheet contains 8 different wood patterns in 2 sizes.  You can use them to trim doors and windows as baseboards or paneling.

UMBRELLA TEMPLATE

Below is a sheet of the umbrella template I used for the Retching Toad Eatery.  Feel free to download the template.  Click on the link below to see the tutorial on how to make paper umbrellas.

MAKING PAPER UMBRELLAS - TUTORIAL

Halloween Haunted Village - PART 2

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The first stop is the Black Cat Emporium, where you'll find unique, strange, and sometimes ghoulish items.  If you want to stay the night, you can always get a room at the Buzzard Bed & Breakfast, and should something unfortunate occur, Cadaver & Digger Undertakers will take care of everything.

If you are interested in the other Grimsley Village pieces, you can find the video tutorials and supply list by clicking the links below.

Grimsley Village Part 2 (which includes)

Black Cat Emporium

Buzzard Bed & Breakfast

Cadaver & Digger Undertakers

Village Square

Ghostmore Manor

Dracula's Hearse With Blood Cocktail Mini Bar in Coffin

Forsaken Cemetery

Mad Scientist Laboratory

Witch in the Woods

Moldy Morty's Market