Canton Chills

The front porch serves as a hollusion conduit using its two arches (there are actually two arches left) to host mosquito netting and projections. In the first year I projected hollusions into the arch, I found that the five foot depth of the porch was insufficient to fill the arch space. In that year, I positioned the projector inside my office, which is the room inside the house from the porch, and projected out the window. I needed to open the glass and remove the window screen, but it worked and people were genuinely amazed by how I did it. I blocked off access to that part of the porch visually and physically to prevent anyone from disturbing the effect, but I did notice a number of dads looking intently from different angles trying to figure out what I had done. When I noticed that, I told them. The next year, I came up with the idea to use a mirror to reflect the projection back, allowing me to take advantage of using double the porch depth and keeping my office out of the decor....

It's that time of year again. The days are long and hot. The county fair is in full swing. There are more BBQs than we have time to enjoy. And thoughts of frightening you children and neighbors fill my head. Over the last couple of years, health problems have held me back from firing up the Canton Chills experience. By the grace of God, that is all behind me and I'm motivated, energized, and abuzz with plans for amazing visitors of all ages. A fantastic phenomena has also transpired in my absence. Our street, our neighborhood has long been a Halloween destination for the East County area and our neighbors have not disappointed. Each of the past few years, we've seen a significant increase in decorations and immersive displays. My wife likes to note that I spent so many years raising the bar that the neighbors are only now getting to catch up. I've felt that I've let them down and very bad about it, but the situation was beyond my control. This year: that all changes...