Props

For filming, we spent most of our budget on props and had to manipulate or make many of them in order to make the movie complete. These props will be discussed in order of appearance.
The first scene includes bloody weapons, an ashtray with cigarettes, a book, and the shower curtain.
Ricardo and I made the fake blood from scratch following this recipe. We did this so that it wouldn't stain on clothes or Ricardo's bathroom. Nonetheless, we gave our actor an old pair of jeans to wear just in case it didn't wash out. The knives, scissor, and hammer were coated in this blood as well, to make it seem like they have been used. The sink also had some fake blood which was important for a later shot as well.
Ricardo had an old book which he was reading in the scene.
I believed that the cigarettes were an integral part of the character and fought really hard to have them in the movie. We even sacrificed time and money to fit them in. Ricardo found an ashtray with actual cigarettes that was placed in the bathroom in order to make it look realistic and also as if Ricardo's character had been there a while. As for the cigarette Ricardo himself was smoking, that was trickier.
I absolutely refused to have Ricardo smoke an actual cigarette as it can bring serious health risks and we are also underage. Therefore, we researched what movies use instead of real cigarettes. We came across the brand Honeyrose. It is a UK-based company that uses marshmallow extract and rose petals in cigarettes and does not make them with nicotine or tobacco. Many movies use this brand for their cigarettes on screen. We bought one pack of vanilla-flavored cigarettes and we were able to make a realistic scene.
The shower curtain we got from the dollar store  and worked really well for the scene. Although it doesn't scream 70s, it works awfully well.
Next, we had to get nails, teeth, and hair.
Ricardo had a haircut scheduled for the day after shooting anyways, so for the hair we ended up cutting an actual chunk of Ricardo's hair.
For the nails, I found a $5 package of basic acrylic nails from Walmart. We got plain white nails that were thicker towards the end of the nail. This was most similar to actual human nails. We had to buy a nail buffer as well, because the nails were too shiny to be real human nails- they looked plastic-like and fake. What I ended up doing was taking one nail that corresponded to each finger and filed down the square design to a more natural, round one. I then took the buffer and sanded down the nail to make it matte. We mixed it with blood in the last shot to make it even more realistic.
We bought the teeth from amazon. They were extremely realistic and the company even sent 2 sets! We also mixed it with the blood in order to make it seem realistic.
Lastly, we had to find boxes.
Originally, we planned to buy bulk boxes from Home Depot. However, they were not in store and had to be delivered. I accidentally forgot to order the boxes, and completely forgot about it until the day of shooting. Therefore, Ricardo and I checked several stores and ended up in Office Depot. Originally, we were going to buy boxes which would have added up to approximately $20. Then, we noticed several empty boxes near the binders. We asked an employee if we could take them off their hands, and they said yes. We got about 20 boxes for free! We still bought 3 boxes, however, because we needed one box with a lid in order to use during filming, which we could not find from the free boxes.