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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
NEW DIGITAL IMAGE SETS
- 3 Panels that measure various sizes but are sized for the houses.
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
This set includes 42 images, the same ones you will find on the collage sheet.
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.
FREE IMAGES
Feel free to download the images and use them in your projects.
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
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
