Here is the Bates House from Psycho in its Halloween Village display location. To the left is another haunted house. Several of the Ghosts you see are simply paper cutouts from clip art. The fence along the front is a store bought Halloween Decoration, same for the two Trick or Treaters to the right of the fence. Running up the walkway is a line of lighted Skulls, also store bought. There are a few nice items in the craft stores every year for Halloween, and we have been buying one or two items each year, giving us a nice collection of additional decorations to spice up our village. We mostly look for accessory items, like fences and bridges. The main structures and decorations are always hand made.
Here is the same view with the special effects lighting. The purple color is from the black light, you can now easily see the Phantom Manor in the background lit by street lights. Notice how the paper in the Bates House glows under the black light. Basically, the lighter the area (less ink) the more the glowing affect. Blank Paper glows nicely, so anything made out of paper glows well under black light. Real easy to see the lighted skulls along the walkway in this image as well.
