"Where Do You Get Your IDEAS?"

[brad]

Going to haunts... going to conventions... watching movies... going to museums... watching TV... dreaming... reading... etc. It's all there, just have to have something to "bring it out". -Tyler

I'm with Tyler on this one. All of my inspiration comes from everyday stuff. And I'm constantly thinking and brain storming. I'd say more than half of the props and effects that I have, have popped in my mind from just constantly thinking. I do get some ideas from TV, movies, and other haunts, but more than half of my stuff is all original.

[Jim Warfield]

Brad, If "Half of your stuff is original", is the original half the part that you came up with or the half someone else came up with?

Does anybody reading this ever get inspiration from going into an antique mall?
Driving around on large item pick-up day?
Auctions?