The Unliving Room The guests enter what likes an old living room. They see a fireplace with a mirror over it, a window that looks outside, an overhead chandelier, and several old framed pictures on the walls. As the guests make their way through the spider web infested room, the various candles begin to flicker. At this point they begin to notice why this room is called the Unliving Room. As they move into the dead center of the room, the overhead chandelier starts to swing. When they look into the fireplace mirror, they can see the rotten reflection of a young girl's face. As the guests squeeze together in fear, the outside window is filled with the bodies of a few lost souls trying to get in. Can the crowd escape in time? (One year, we had a stuffed dummy appear then disappear in the window. We simply slid the dummy into place while the lights were out. It was attached to an overhead PVC pipe and thick rope.) The mirror: This is a piece of glass (1/2" thick) that was donated to us from a local glass company. The glass was tinted with a piece of mirror-tint used for car windows. This gives the glass a mirror look. A figure was placed behind the glass, with a light mounted to shine on it. When the lights in the room were dimmed opposite of the glass lights, the illusion was created. Another option is to have the mirror spell out, "look behind you." When the guests turn around, an effect will take place. The lights and chandelier: We used flicker bulbs in electric candle-like fixtures. These were operated via extension cords and switches. The overhead chandelier was mounted on a eye-bolt, high in the middle of the room. A piece of PVC pipe (painted to match the ceiling) surrounded a rope that was connected to the light. This way the rope is hidden. When the rope was pulled, the light moved. Real magic, huh?