When I was a kid in the 1980's my Dad would set up some speakers hidden in the bushes and trees on both side of our front door. He's a musician so he also brought up a synthesizer, microphone and some guitar effects pedals. By running the mic through the 'Flanger' guitar effect pedal it was easy to make a very ominous sounding voice, somewhat like Darth Vader but easily adjustable. The synth could conjure up some wind noises among its settings. The mic was set up in a side room with the window open but the lights out so that the announcer could see & hear who the audience was but they couldn't. Sometimes Dad or one of the rest of us would speak as the house itself, or whatever improv came to mind. It was pretty cool for the 80's, and very unique at the time.
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