Spooky Portrait As the guests look at a framed portrait on the wall, the eyes in the portrait begin to glow red. This is a very creepy and easy effect to accomplish. I must also tell you that I built this thing over a fake fireplace. The wall was hollow behind the picture and gave me room to work with. First, you will need a portrait. I suggest "save as" any favorite spooky photo from the Internet. After I saved/copied these pictures, I enlarged them on my computer into four pieces then printed them in color. Once you print and tape them together, you should frame it. You could use a store bought frame, or make one yourself like I did by using painted scrap wood. I also used a piece of Plexi-Glass to cover the picture in the frame. (This way, no one would damage the picture by touching it.) Next, I drilled two holes on the wall over my fake fireplace. Behind the wall, I attached a spotlight (cheap clamp-on-light) with a red bulb in it. When the light was on, I held the photo over the wall until the eyes matched up the red lights. Since the red light will shine through the eyes, NEVER cut the original eyes out of the picture. Once aligned, I screwed the frame to the wall. I also wired in a dimmer switch to the red light so that it could be controlled from the other side of the room |