ideas needed for "haunted" school house attraction

[CrawlingChaos]

8. hmmmm...... some thoughts

First and foremost with a haunted house, you get the most bang for your buck with light and sound. Get those working for you and you're 90% of the way there. Spooky lighting as simple as red or green light bulbs and perhaps add some great Halloween music from Midnight Syndicate or Nox Arcana. Their stuff is Halloween gold! If budget permits, I would add a fog machine too. If you do all this, whatever prop you use is almost sure to get the job done.

With those mirrors, I would be tempted to write a scary message in blood. It's cheap and it can be very effective. Then I think I would get one of those floor mats that let loose a thunderclap and flash of lightning when stepped on. I think most Halloween stores sell them, if I'm not mistaken. This could reveal some spooky vignette otherwise shrouded in darkness. As one example, maybe an actor in rocking chair in the corner, like a granny figure rocking very slowly and have them wait till their presence has been detected to hit their scarily made-up face with a flashlight. Oh heck, there's a million ways to go with that, but if you can have them emerge from darkness, I think you will get a big reaction.

Good luck with it -- have fun and I hope the event is a big success!