You never know when you might need to turn your plain old pad into a haunted house of horrors. Simply add the following ingredients and you’ll have people jumping out of their bones in no time!
Ghosts
This may be a bit obvious, but no haunted house would be complete without an actual haunting.
Strange Sounds
What was that!? Before ghosts can touch people and really get crazy, they must first make their presence known through subtle, easily confused noises.
Flying Furniture
Once chairs start flying across the room, it gets a lot more difficult to ignore a house’s ghost problem, and things start getting serious.
Video Recordings
Want to see your ghost in action? Simply set up a video camera to record you sleeping. Ghosts can’t resist. It’s like catnip to them!
Possessions
Ghosts can always make noises and throw things, but when the time comes to really get down to business, a possession is necessary. Don’t worry! It’s not permanent -- usually.
A Creepy Caretaker
Maybe this cankerous old guy or lady is on the side of the ghosts. Maybe they’ve been keeping the ghosts at bay. Either way, you need one elderly person to lay down backstory and add some extra creepiness.
Cute Children
When it comes to hauntings, you can only get maximum scares if you put a cute kid directly into danger. Sorry. We didn’t write the rules, we’re just telling you what they are.
Some Bad History
Ghosts don’t just come from nowhere. They’re usually linked to the house they’re haunting in some bad, awful way. Some sort of horrific history will be necessary.
A Dumb Dad
Dads think they know everything, so you’ll need one to push ridiculous logical explanations before things get too real to ignore. Hopefully, it’s not too late by that point.
An Exorcist
When things get bad, your house is going to need a pro to get rid of those pesky ghosts. Look for “eccentric, supernaturally powerful weirdo” in the Yellow Pages.
Creepy Stairs
For whatever reason, nothing says haunted house like a big staircase that takes five minutes to walk up and a whole 30 seconds to fall down. Make it either super dusty or so clean it gleams.
