Uncle Timmy Zombie's How-Tos

Moving Eyes

Have you ever had the feeling that you're being watched? This is one of those feelings that you would like to give your audience while in your house. Now, you can do the old trick of hiding a person behind a painting with the eyes cut out of it. The only problem is that it requires the person to stand behind the painting all night, and if you are short on workers, this is where you will need them the least.

This method uses a picture and a little bit of depth deception. The eyes need to be cut out of the picture, and the pupils, or a reasonable facsimile, glued to a piece of cardboard behind the picture. The trick is to put a spacer between the picture and the board with the eyes on it. This can be a quarter inch thick piece of foam core board. This depth of the eyes cause them to seem to follow you around the room. Prove it to yourself, and try it with just a drawing on a piece of paper with the spacer in place. The effect is startling!

The above "How-To" is an excerpt from Tim Harkleroad's "The Complete Haunted House Book" for more information about this and other great haunted house reference books go to MoonLighting Publication's website "Haunted House Books On-Line" at www.hauntedhousebooks.com. You can e-mail Tim at moonpub@aol.com