Haunted Katydid

Haunted Katydid Inspired entirely by Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.

Friendly reminder to please keep your hands to yourself and also supervise your children! Once again visitors damage our...
10/30/2023

Friendly reminder to please keep your hands to yourself and also supervise your children! Once again visitors damage our props by touching and banging on them. They are not from a big box store, they are very fragile!! As you can see this column have 2 large dents on the side from an adult banging on them. This is def not the first prop that’s been dented by visitors. Also our driveway is sloped and lots of children were running around last night. This is very dangerous. If these decent human being requests are too much to handle, please look elsewhere for your free Halloween entertainment.

There’s been many cars driving by seeing if we’re open- fret no more we’re still setting up but hope to see you tomorrow...
10/29/2023

There’s been many cars driving by seeing if we’re open- fret no more we’re still setting up but hope to see you tomorrow/Mon/Tues from 6:30-8:30! Reminder that we won’t have the dining room, organ, or Madam Leota out this year.

Getting out some of my new HM tombstones for this year! The first pic are handbuilt by a fellow woman Halloween prop mak...
10/23/2023

Getting out some of my new HM tombstones for this year! The first pic are handbuilt by a fellow woman Halloween prop maker while the second pic are the storebought ones from Lowes. This is why I handbuild everything and support artists - the end results will always be 100% better than what you can find at a store

Hello mortals! Due to regular life curveballs(we’re all fine!) we won’t have the full immersive Haunted Katydid experien...
10/10/2023

Hello mortals! Due to regular life curveballs(we’re all fine!) we won’t have the full immersive Haunted Katydid experience this year. However we will have some of the new decorations up closer to halloween. I will post some updates soon. However 2024 is gonna be insane!!!!!!!!!! (Not enough exclamation marks.)

One of my successful builds from last year- the hallway of doors! Built of styrofoam, a lions head mold, a doorknob mold...
09/30/2023

One of my successful builds from last year- the hallway of doors! Built of styrofoam, a lions head mold, a doorknob mold, caulk, and lots of cursing. The wallpaper is a stencil. The door directly in front actually sits on our normal front door and has to hide some peep windows. We store them in our bedroom, it’s nice to wake up to them actually!!

I just finished some custom plaques for our columns. I had a custom plaque made from Etsy, and unfortunately it was too ...
09/27/2023

I just finished some custom plaques for our columns. I had a custom plaque made from Etsy, and unfortunately it was too heavy to put on the fake brick so I made a mold, casted some resin, and custom blend hand painted. I always have to take colors into account for Haunted Katydid because we’re outside in the dark. so I read this article that was solely on all the evolving colors of the plaque throughout the years. https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2013/06/stroll-around-grounds-until-you-feel-at.html?m=1 Did you know the plague was a shiny brass in its first years?!!!

Haunted Katydid visited the actual Matterhorn! We spent 3 hours waiting for the clouds to lift so we could get a photo f...
07/13/2023

Haunted Katydid visited the actual Matterhorn! We spent 3 hours waiting for the clouds to lift so we could get a photo for the kids summer raffle. Unfortunately we did not spot a Yeti. Of course once we got back to the village the clouds lifted for about a minute. The train ride back down the mountain was much easier on the spine!
We were debating which side of the mountain was better - Fantasyland or Tommorowland?

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that Haunted Katydid is a certified wildlife habitat? As a pesticide/herbicide free habita...
04/22/2023

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that Haunted Katydid is a certified wildlife habitat? As a pesticide/herbicide free habitat we keep it wild, which can really sell the graveyard component of Haunted Katydid. If you are considering changing up your landscaping Native plants are drought tolerant, fire resistant, and water wise. Insects and wildlife love it! As a side note, I’m starting a newsletter with monthly horror book recs, spooky podcast recs, and some general what’s going on/creepy news. Sign up and you are invited to our preview night - an invite only night with spooktastic extras and giveaways! Go to our website to sign up! We respect your privacy.

I just came back with my thrift store finds for Haunted Katydid! Many of my props are actually from thrift stores so I e...
03/11/2023

I just came back with my thrift store finds for Haunted Katydid! Many of my props are actually from thrift stores so I enjoy a good classy bargain. The lectern is perfect for hiding a projector, the candelabras were super cheap, and my gosh that hand carved wooden chest is amazing. I found them all at my favorite thrift store - Reruns Resale in Poway . This weekend most items are 50% off. The urn was a overpriced find at Salvation Army.

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12511 Poway Rd
Poway, CA
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