Offers advice and instructions on how to create a haunted house, covering topics that include budgeting and scheduling, acquiring a location and permits, layout, construction, props and costumes, special effects, and advertising.

Stairs that wobble, secret passages and plenty of ghosts wait hidden within the pages of this spooky tale. Open its door! Guided Reading Level: N, Lexile Level: 860L

A group of children enjoy the frights and fun of a Halloween party and trick-or-treating in this rhyming alphabet book.

"Based on the characters created by Susan Meddaugh."

Beware the Haunted House is a glowing light and spooky sound book that captures the best of a favorite American tradition: Halloween. From glowing jack-o-lanterns and silly ghosts to goofy monsters and spidery stews, children will be captivated by the ghoulishly funny sounds, glowing lights, and the engaging story. Little ones will find this book irresistible and hard to put down.

Every October, schools, civic clubs, scout troops, little leagues and charity groups of all kinds sponsor Halloween "haunted houses" as fundraisers. But where do they go for good information on how to do it? How to make the rotting corpse that scares the bejeebers out of everyone or the demonic knife-wielding doll or the living, beating heart that visitors swear is real? And what about the mundane details (e.g., permits and insurance) that make the haunted house a profitable and safe venture? Where does one find out about that? All aspects of the successful haunted house are covered here. There is good information on site selection, logistics, design, security, budgeting, sponsorship and volunteer management. This is followed by detailed, descriptions of many inexpensive illusions for your haunted house; each is accompanied by illustrations that further explain how to make the effect successful. Floor plans, advertising flyers and design worksheets are some of the sample materials included.

You'll get dozens of ideas for costumes, decorations, tasty treats, and more. And there's no trick to making them, since each comes with simple, step-by-step instructions.