Uncle Timmy Zombie's How-Tos

Breathing Walls (with faces)

This involves an effect of a spirit coming through the wall over the bed or in a haunted room. It is achieved by having the actor stand behind an open wall frame covered with white spandex and press his face and hands forward to where the emerge eerily form the wall. The face could also emerge from a picture painted onto sapndex.

In case you're not familiar with spandex, it is the material used for making those stretchy tight pants, usually worn by poeple who shouldn't wear stretchy tight pants at all. It can be purchased in rolls. Build a light open wooden frame or ''flat'' and cover it with the spandex. It can then be stenciled with wall paper patterns or painted to simulate the actual matching room walls. A great attention getter.

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