Due to life changes, the props and facades of that yard haunt were sold and were the seed for another haunter to grow from and go pro. Currently, many of the props are still seen at that pro haunt, like the funeral carriage and some of the coffins. Prior to Blanck Mortuary, yard haunting for me started in 1990 at my parents' house. I built a small cemetery and a cardboard coffin. My father had bee
n dressing up and scaring kids since before I can remember. I suppose that is where I got my desire for haunting. In 1991 I built more props, a farmhouse facade, and wooden coffins. The Yard of Death was what I named the yard haunt was born. I spent the next three years creating and adding to the Yard of Death. We were featured in the local newspaper a few times and even had a front-page photo. 1993 was the last year for Yard of Death, and the props were thrown out. Over the next few years, I was unable to do a yard haunt due to apartment living. One year I was allowed to do a small walk-through haunt at a restaurant I was working at. I built most everything from cardboard boxes and hot glue. I was given a section at the back of the restaurant and created a mausoleum, an area with a skeleton playing the pipe organ, and a room with a witch. I met my future wife at the restaurant, and after we were married, I would do a yard haunt at her parents' house. I used donated lumber, old fencing, and cardboard to build props and structures. I did a yard haunt there for four years until we purchased the home in Sachse. We were even featured by a local news station. We have moved around quite a bit over the last few years, and I would do a small yard haunt, nothing to the size of Blanck Mortuary from 2000 to 2003. We have settled in the town of Hutto, and Blanck Mortuary has a home that I can build and add to without fear of having to move or where to store items. Blanck Mortuary is now a tribute to the Imagineers who designed and created the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland.