The Reaper's Rejects

The Reaper's Rejects Everyone knows even death is little more than a temporary setback for an iconic villain of horror. The Reaper has no hold on these monstrous souls.

Come see the graves of all your favorite slashers, monsters, and ghouls ... while they are still at rest.

Had a few nice days last week. So of course I designed and started carving a new tombstone for my display. Any guess w...
03/15/2026

Had a few nice days last week. So of course I designed and started carving a new tombstone for my display. Any guess who it's for?

At the Chicago Haunt Builders annual shindig. Here are a few of the doorprizes I wouldn't mind winning.
01/25/2026

At the Chicago Haunt Builders annual shindig. Here are a few of the doorprizes I wouldn't mind winning.

10/05/2025

So, it's been a frantic week of cutting, carving, painting, and glueing but all the tombstones are in place! Still have a few design features I want to add and I hope to get a fence up in front of all of it before the season is over, but the main display is up and complete!

10/04/2025

So, this all started last year when my brother made a prop Michael Myers tombstone for my daughter's birthday (Michael is her favorite horror villain).

Once we had that, I said to myself I can't just put up one lonely tombstone. So, I made one for Pinhead and Frank Cotton from Hellraiser.

This year, I've gone full throttle and I'm adding Frankenstein's Monster, Dr. Frankenstein, Ygor, Jason Voorhees, Dracula, and his mad servant, Renfield, to the collection. Got some lights to go with it and we will be mostly up and running by tomorrow (might have a few extra flourishes that will get added later in the season).

Each tombstone is custom made, usually with an epitaph that is a quote from the character in question (sometimes it's a quote about that character). We're still small compared to many displays, but I have plans already for next year's additions.

Lastly, I want to give a shout out to my daughter, who designed the Reaper's Rejects logo for me.

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