HALLOWEEN GRAVEYARD LIGHTING TIPS

Remember, no matter how great your Halloween props and decorations are, they must be illuminated at night for people to see them! Colored outdoor  flood lights are great for illuminating your Halloween graveyard. We place our flood light bulbs in a aluminum clamp-on housing that we have spray painted with flat black stove paint to better conceal it.

Colored Flood Lights
Outdoor colored flood lights are great for illuminating an area or prop with just the right light. Blue or green light is our color of choice for anything ghostly such as graveyards and haunted houses.

We always try to use the lights in a way that the light is not focused directly on any area, but is indirectly lighting a section. The flood light fixture should always be hidden from view when ever possible. Place them behind things such as tombstones or other props. Make sure you don't overload your circuit breakers!

Black Lights
Black lights are a great addition to your Halloween haunt and displays. There are many things that you can use black lights to enhance your Halloween decorations and special effects. Painting your props with this invisible fluorescent paint will make them glow eerily under black lights enhancing there overall effect.

You can black light on Halloween signs, Costumes, Masks, skeletons, bats and other decorations. Paint plaster or plastic skulls with fluorescent paint and display in your graveyard, on fence posts, etc. For more information on using black lights for Halloween visit HalloweenBlackLight.com.

Glowing Tombstones
The Black Light Hair Spray made by Fun World sprayed over the front and side surfaces of a Halloween tombstone shows up very eerily under a black light. We found that spraying the tombstone in the dark with a black light turned on works best to get an even coating all over the tombstone. One can of the Black Light Hair Spray can usually paint between three and five tombstones depending on their size. You can also use glow-in-the-dark paint to make the epitaph's on a Halloween tombstone glow by painting over them or within them if they are embossed in the tombstone its self with transparent fluorescent paint.

Strobe Lights
If done correctly strobe lights can add a great effect to your Halloween haunt, display or party, but if done poorly it will annoy your visitors and take away from the overall atmosphere. Strobe Light units come in a variety of shapes, sizes and power ratings. Choosing one that fits your particular need depends on what effect you will be using it to create.

If you have tall trees near your house you can place a strobe light on the roof pointed up towards the trees. This gives the leaves and branches the look of movement even though they are still. Strobe Lights can be purchased online at Halloween Effects.

Safety
Don't overload extension cords or allow them to run through water or snow on the ground. Before using any light strings, animated displays or other electrical products outdoors, make sure the product is approved by a nationally recognized certification organization and marked "for outdoor use", it should be UL Rated.