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Hey guys,
I am expecting some guest and I really wanna freak them out with some stuff they cannot explain. Do you guys know of any effects that can make my house look haunted.

I wanna stay away from seances and just stick with subtle clues like remote voices etc

any suggestions are greatly appreciated

My two suggestions are playing with certain sounds (other people will know the specifics) and something with the peppers ghost illusion

Maybe Black Harts books would be suitable

http://www.blackhart.co.uk/books.html

How long do you have till you have guests over?

Jean Eugene Roberts wrote:How long do you have till you have guests over?

Thanks for all good advice, I have time. anywhere from a week to a year.

Right and what kind of house do you live in? {How big, how many floors how many people living with you? etc)

Because I'm thinking the best way to do this especially if your friends know your a magician is to play it small. Apparitions and things moving will probably be considered a magic trick. Best thing to do is have your mobile in your pocket and have a friend on the phone hidden somewhere in your house knocking on the walls or pipes when you ask a question.

However I have very little practical experience with this stuff, anyone who does seances and spook shows should be able to help you.

What I do know is that for this to work the trick is not that important, atmosphere is everything.
If you can do this all you have to do is wait till its dark, steer your guests on to the subjects of seances and play it lighthearted but genuine then let it get spooky.

I agree that less is more with these things.

A couple of products you might want to look at are Voices by G. Patrick Redford and Polter by Phanthomas.

The latter in particular might suit you. One of the downsides for using it in a séance situation is that you cannot control the timing exactly. For you, this will not be an issue at all, and it only requires relatively simple props to perform.

This review is very negative, but I think that's probably because the idea is pretty much useless for most situations where you would want to achieve this effect. However, in your case, it might actually work well.

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic3825-0-0-asc-.php

Take heed from the sad tale of a certain Mr.W.E.Robinson who created a fully gaffed Haunted/Psychic House many moons ago but it all ended in tears and a swift escape from the county! If you can acquire a copy of The Glorious Deception, The Double Life of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, the Marvelous Chinese Conjurer by Jim Steinmeyer, all is revealed!

If its for a personal party there are alot of things you can do depending on what you want to spend. you can have tings like books fall of shelves doors open and close, witch board that does things on its own moving objects you name it.