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Watch Dave Gugel Transform His Florida Home Into a Haunted House
building cemetary haunted house yard haunt

A ladder and stepstool indicate that this graveyard is under construction in Dave Gugel's front yard.

Photo courtesy of Dave Gugel
How do you build a spooky cemetary? For starters, try tombstones, pillars, pedestals, gargoyles, ghosts, ghouls, a sign and eerie lighting. A front yard graveyard scene like Dave Gugel's takes lots of preparation, especially if you build most of your own props, like Gugel.

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