How to Chop Someone in Half
Seeing a person cut in half can be a life altering event. The kind of event that makes you want to try to recreate yourself, which is ok, provided you see the person cut in half at a haunt and not in some back alley in the wee hours of the night. And that’s pretty much how I’ve felt ever since I was 10 years old and got to see this done at the March of Dimes Haunted House. It was a terrifying and exhilarating thing for a kid to see, and while it may seem a bit campy by today’s standards, it’s still one of my fondest haunt memories.
I’ve seen several tutorials that tackle this prop, but I really like the video tutorial that HauntingHooligan has created. The tutorial is fairly general, but will give you everything you need to get started creating this effect.
http://youtu.be/Baqe4MBphUg
Items needed to complete this include:
- 16′ – 1 x 3″ lumber (approximate)
- 2′ x 6′ sheet of 1/4″ plywood (approximate)
- Wire
- Styrofoam
- Cloth to cover platform
- Great stuff
- Newspaper
- Old pants
- Old shirt