Haunted Design House

Halloween is only 6 weeks away and the minions are preparing for the spookiest time of the year, days get shorter, the dungeon get colder and the dark is winning time to play and scare you.......the nights are drawing in..... as always interpret anyway you like as long as it is scary, no cute allowed here is some more inspiration for you from Creepy Glowbug Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos  made an awesome shadow box with lots of tiny treasures and Mo Maniacal Mother of Mayhem  altered  a thimble and made a matching giftbox for it Hope we see your entries soon here , as you know the winners get invited to play in the Dungeon... The Gruesome Twosome of last month are: Marilyn Girling and Ngaere Bennets Please contact Mo here if you'd like some scary playtime in the Dungeon , and take your winner badge to put on your bloggie

It's September, and that means Halloween is fast approaching! Are you ready? We Minions can't wait. But before we get there. we have September's challenge to share with you, and this month's theme is "The Nights Are Drawing In" As always, feel free to interpret that in any way your gruesome minds desire. We've been joined in the dungeon by Teresa, who was one of the Gruesome Twosome for July. We'll be announcing last month's winners on the 21st September, along with extra inspiration, so check back then. Teresa Contagion of Corrosion Croms Devilishly Deviant Donna Fang-tasmagorical Fiona Spreader of Sickness Susan You know how it works - share your creations on this month's theme, but keep it macabre and creepy, not light and sweet. Thanks for playing - you guys ROCK! An InLinkz Link-up

We're so sorry this post is a day late - the Minions all get cranky in August - it's been so long since last year's Halloween that we get a bit crotchety and fractious, and deadlines fly out the window. This month, we'd like to see your take on our "Fur and Feathers, Tooth and Claw" challenge. As always, it's open to your own interpretation, just keep it dark and creepy.  This month, we've been joined by An English Lady , who created this wondrous piece.  Devilishly Deviant Donna Seriously Sick Susan Creepy Glowbugg We also rounded up the votes for last month's Rock and Roll winners. Thanks so much to everyone that entered the challenge, your pieces really made us happy. The Gruesome Twosome for the Rock and Roll challenge are  Gina and Teresa Take your badge and wear it with pride, and if you'd like to play along with us for the next challenge, please email Mo for details. She's away from the Dungeon ...

How in hell did we get to August already? Thank you all VERY much for your entries in our last musically-inspired challenge. As always, you did an amazing job, and we'll be choosing our favourites and drooling over all the awesome creations. The winners will be announced in the next post in two weeks' time. For this month, the theme is " Fur and Feathers, Tooth and Claw " and you are free to interpret that in any way your twisted mind desires. We have a few inspiration pieces for you just now, but check back later in the month and we'll have even more for you. Devilishly Deviant Donna Fang-tasmagorical Fiona Spreader of Sickness Susan Remember to keep it dark and creepy, not cute and girly, and link up your pieces below. The rules are on the sidebar, but keeping it macabre is the important one. Have fun! An InLinkz Link-up

This month's challenge is all about music and songs.  Pick a tune and get inspired. Use the lyrics, or the music, or even the video if you're so inclined. Remember to keep it dark and creepy.  Laila , who was a Gruesome Twosome again was inspired by the Iron Maiden song, " Holy Smoke". Thanks Laila, for another awesome piece of inspiration!     Ike - Imp of Insanity inspired by "Hey You" by Pink Floyd Teri -Temptress of Terror inspired by "Is God Dead?" by Black Sabbath Mo - Maniacal Mother of Mayhem inspired by "Can I Play with Madness?" by Iron Maiden (image used with permission from silverwingsltd ) The Gruesome Twosome for the June Bug challenge are  An English Lady  and Ellapu .  please grab your winners badge and show it of to the rest of the world, and you are both invited to play in the Dungeon, you can contact Mofor details  here You can find the lin...

Can you believe we're already in July? Time flies when you spend it being creepy and macabre! This month's challenge is all about music and songs. Pick a tune and get inspired. Use the lyrics, or the music, or even the video if you're so inclined. Remember to keep it dark and creepy - if the only tune you know is "Sunshine & Lollipops", you better create something from the viewpoint of a diabetic vampire :P Please let us know which tune you've chosen and how it inspired your creation. Here are some inspiration pieces, created by the Minions and last month's winners.  Teresa Inspired by Misfits' Dig Up Her Bones Fangtasmagorical Fiona Inspired by Rob Zombie's Living Dead Girl Contagion of Corrosion Croms Inspired by Pantera's Cemetery Gates Spreader of Sickness Susan Inspired by REM's Losing My Religion Creepy Glowbugg Inspired by Blood Pig by Otep   Devilishly Deviant Donna Ispired by ...

We're back with our secon post for the June challenge, and this month's theme is "June-bugs, gems and gewgaws"    so we'd like you to feature insects/bugs (moths, spiders and creep-crawlies are also ok), OR gems and jewels, OR gewgaws in your creations this month. (A gewgaw is something showy and flamboyant that has little or no intrinsic value but serves a decorative purpose.) And remember to keep it creepy, dark or macabre - we don't want cute and sparkly butterflies here! Thank you all very much for the wonderful entries to our May challenge, you all have given the Minions a hard time deciding, but after a long fight  debate we are proud to announce our Gruesome  Twosomes for the May challenge #5 Teresa Morgan and # 18 Laila aka Koneko Ladies if you wanna have a play again in the Dungeon, contact me here and grab your winnersbadge to wear on your blogs For this months inspiration we had two guests coming over to play with us, and they...