Hellizondo's Tiki Island

Haunted Tiki Island

As you well know, dear reader, I try to bring a mix of science and art to these pages. Yet as you no doubt have noticed, recently there's been a lot of Halloween content thrown into the mix as well. In my never ending quest to bring you the most current coverage of the issues that matter most, what better to discuss than a (still unofficial) holiday that has already gone by?

And yet I just can't help myself, especially when I look at the work of Craig Schriber and the folks at Hellizondo Haunt. Craig is the scare-master I featured in last week's post; where I highlighted his wonderful homemade prop collection. Since then his work has become a major source of inspiration to me.

Not only does Craig create these wonderfully demented sculptures himself, but he sometimes writes about how they're done. Since discovering his blog I've been gobbling up his tutorials, and I actually started sculpting again for the first time since college! (Scroll to very bottom of this post for a sneak peak at the sculpture I've been working on)

Moving along however, I'm quite sure there's no need for today's post. Why's that? Well, after reading last week's entry about the Hellizondo 2011 'Rasputin’s Carnival of Risk' themed haunt, I'm sure you clicked on the provided link to see their previous work, right?

You didn't?! Wow. What poor judgement.

Well, while I won't ask you to defend your oversight, I do request that you correct the error post-haste. I present you with the Haunted Tiki Island theme at Hellizondo, which ran from 2007-2009. Like Rasputin's Carnival, it's a refreshingly original take on the haunted yard. Have a look at the impressive group of images below, while keeping in mind again that this stuff is all home made! 

You can also check out Craig Schriber's fantastic Flickr page, which shows all his props in greater detail. Once again there will be a video at the bottom of this post to show how it all came together.

In short, I love Craig's creations, so no matter what time of year it is, they have a place on this blog. While I'm not sure how much science goes in to his haunted yard, there's certainly art to be found around each spooky corner.

And as promised, here's the piece I've started, all thanks to the inspiration and tutelage I've drawn from Craig's work. This is obviously just the armature upon which paper-mâché and clay will be laid. Those teeth are baked polymer clay, and they glow in the dark, once again thanks to Craig's tutorials.

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