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Welcome Foolish Mortals

My name is Carrie Vines and I'm a little obsessed with Disney's Haunted Mansion. I'm blessed with a husband who supports my obsession and even encourages it. My kids, well...they barely tolerate it. But they're young and resilient. They'll recover. 

My husband, Sam, and I have always celebrated Halloween with a little more enthusiasm than anyone else on the block. When we decided to start an annual haunt, we both looked to the Haunted Mansion for inspiration. It was then we discovered the collector's circuit and our calling. While searching the web for Haunted Mansion decorating ideas, I stumbled across Doombuggies.com and found my refuge on the internet.  I've met some of my closest friends on doombuggies, and spend my time there hearing other collector's stories, seeing their collections and the creative ways in which they displayed their pieces, sharing our defeats and celebrating our victories on ebay when we finally procured that one 'must-have' piece. If you haven't checked out doombuggies, go check it out. NOW. And then come back here and share your favorite Haunted Mansion collectible or tattoo or shrine to Master Gracey. You're among friends here. 

Thanks for stopping by and just as in the ride, I will conclude here with Little Leota's haunting words:

"Hurry back… Hurry back! Be sure to bring your death certificate, if you decide to join us. Make final arrangements now. We've been  'dying’ to have you…”

Haunted Mansion Photos

Haunted Mansion 1/2005

Over the years, I’ve taken a number of photos of the Mansion.  At one point in time, I had them all categorized, organized, scrutinized, and whatever ‘ized’ you can do to a photo.  Then the Great Hard Drive Crash of 2007 happened.  Thankfully my dear husband, Sam, recovered 90% of the media that was lost, including all my beloved Haunted Mansion pictures.  Unfortunately, in the recovery process, all my pictures were renamed recovery_00001, recovery_00002, recovery_21387, and so on.  While working on this new blog, I decided to also take on the daunting and overwhelming task of reorganizing all my Mansion pics and sharing them here.  So be sure to check back.  And if I don’t have something you’re looking for check out the links tab at the top of the page for other fabulous Haunted Mansion related websites.