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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…”

Category Archives: Collector's Display

Collector Get Together

One of the main reasons I started this blog was to meet other collectors.  I wanted to create a place for people to share their stories, pictures and their love for the Haunted Mansion.  So when I got an email about this mixer, I was all over it!  Disney fan and collector Ernie Alonzo, of...

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Collector Display | Awarding Winning Pin Collection

I’m so behind on some of my post, including my Haunted Mansion 40th recap, in part due to bad luck, illness, school starting, and just not having enough hours in the day.  And while I’ve got several posts lined up, like some sort of blogging assembly line, I saw something today at the LA County...

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Haunted Decorating 101

I’ve been trying to clean out the hard drives lately.  They are much more fun than cleaning closets or bathrooms.  There was once a time when I had all my hard drives beautifully organized and then the great crash of oh.. I don’t remember when.. happened.  All my pictures, documents, videos were saved thanks to...

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