I’ve Been Thinking

by Sharon | Apr 5, 2016

While writing a post on my website, ChristmasGoRound.com, I started thinking about things . . . things that mysteriously move around the house . . .

The website mentioned is my Christmas website, obviously. I was discussing how older children can get in on the fun of moving the Elf on the Shelf for younger siblings . . . but if you’re not aware others are moving the Elf around . . . it could be a bit freaky.

Of course, I got thinking about Chucky . . . that sweet scary doll . . . or a clown . . . many people get creeped out by them . . .

But, it could be anything out of place that may startle us.

I’ve heard people say they like to be scared . . . but deep down I don’t believe there are many who do . . . but, of course, I could be wrong . . .

Yes, I live in a haunted house . . . yes, I get creeped out from time to time . . . all right, I’ve been scared . . .

I’ve also gone “ghost hunting” and ran out of a place screaming . . . Laughing at myself later is the fun part.

We’ve all played pranks on others from time to time.

I remember cleaning up candle wax, rolling it into a ball . . . I don’t know what possessed me to do it, but I tossed it into the air so it would stick to the ceiling.

I left it there wondering how long it would take for someone to notice it.

I couldn’t stand it any longer, so I pointed it out.

“Hey look up there!” I began innocently. “I noticed just a small bit a few days ago . . . now look at it.”

This got the ball rolling. No one could take their eyes off of it.

So, little by little I added to it. Sometimes tossing another piece up and other times getting a ladder and molding another piece of wax to it.

It was fun to watch my friends walk in and immediately look up to the ceiling.

Eventually, that glob of wax fell down from the ceiling . . .

I threw it out . . . the prank was over . . . or was it?

The absence of that glob brought on quite a stir among my friends. They knew it was somewhere in the house. Not seeing it was creepier than seeing it.

Thinking about it . . . it is so true . . . in movies the music in the background is heightening your anticipation of seeing something . . . or having something jump out . . . hearing footsteps . . . the rattling of doors . . . that cold draft . . . all those things are much scarier . . . ah, maybe not . . . ghosts can be scary . . .

It’s that anticipation . . .

I remember my friends moving the furniture. Looking under the coffee table . . . they even walked around carefully . . . they didn’t want to step on that glob or even bits of the glob . . .

I never told anyone, until now about my prank . . . it eventually died out . . . but brought up from time to time . . . I do wonder if they think about it . . .

Thanks for stopping by.

What is it that you could do that would bring on that creepy feeling . . . I had thought about adding these ghouls to flat surfaces . . . first one over here . . . then one over there . . . just in odd areas around the house . . . then having another join one of the others . . .

I wasn’t thinking of doing anything uniform or predictable . . . maybe have a group together . . . It would be great to have one and make it in different poses . . . that would be creepy . . .

You could do that with plastic skeletons . . . that would be fun . . .

Or add a hat . . . a jacket or scarf . . . give him something to hold, perhaps an acorn or a button . . . even a paper clip . . .

This is just a way of adding something fun to your living space . . . maybe, if your house is haunted . . . you’ll find the ghosts want to get in on the fun, too. Or other family members . . . you never know . . .

I like keeping the Halloween spirit alive throughout the year . . . That’s the season when most people think about ghosts, ghouls, goblins . . . but throughout the year we do tell ghost stories . . . maybe these guys from Ravensblight.com could be added to your spring and summer decor.

Ray O’Bannon has a large display of these . . . creepy . . . monsters

I like to add them to his various haunted houses.

These guys could be added to cupcakes . . . cards . . . inside the coffins . . . you could even use them as bookmarks. They would be fun in mini-albums and scrapbook pages . . . You could even add them to your hostess gifts . . . you always want to share with your friends and family . . .

Let me leave you with another image . . . This one is fun . . .

It does bring some character to the old homestead doesn’t it? They’re all gathered to greet you. How lovely.

Now, wouldn’t it be nice to have them peeking out the windows . . . you’ll have to decide this as you’re constructing this old house . . .

Just click the image if you’d like the make this ‘ghost house.” I’m especially fond of it because of the hidden secret chamber . . .

This is a great house to begin your paper craft collection of haunted places . . . It is absolutely perfect as a centerpiece for your next ghost story telling gathering . . .

Maybe you and your friends could make these one evening while telling stories . . . you could combine a craft and ghost telling night . . . Someone may prefer to build a ghost ship . . . that would be fun, too. A lot of people are into the pirate theme . . .

I think you have some things to do . . . Thank you for stopping by . . .

Sharon