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Every diy animatronics video worth your time, gathered in one place. Browse builds, tutorials, and showcases — each embedded from its original creator with a quick summary so you can find exactly what you need.

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FrightProps Motor Power Supply Tutorial

DIY AnimatronicsBeginner

FrightProps Motor Power Supply Tutorial

This short tutorial from FrightProps demonstrates how different power supplies can be used to control the speed of their Dual-Speed High-Torque Prop Motor. By varying the power source, builders can achieve different motor speeds to suit their animatronic prop needs. It's a concise, practical guide aimed at getting props up and running quickly.

FrightProps· 40,097 views

Poison Props: Clown Triple Stack

Poison Props: Clown Triple Stack

Poison Props showcases their Clown Triple Stack animatronic, a large clown figure that opens its coat to expose three clowns hidden inside. The piece features multiple simultaneous actions: one clown head bobs up and down, another launches outward, and a pair of feet kick at guests. The layered reveal gag makes it a high-impact scare piece ideal for professional haunted attractions or ambitious home haunts.

POISON PROPS· 39,974 views

Monster Make A Wish at Distortions Unlimited

DIY Animatronics

Monster Make A Wish at Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited hosts a Make-A-Wish recipient named Jackson, whose wish was to design a Halloween prop at their shop. The team brought his concept to life by sculpting, molding, and pouring it in latex, then let him pick the paint color and activate the finished animatronic, which moves, shakes, and spits. Jackson named his creation "Crimson" and will feature it in his own yard haunt. The video blends a heartfelt charity story with a behind-the-scenes look at professional prop production.

DistortionsUnlimited· 39,918 views

WBM1051 Wheelchair Bound Male 2 PoisonProps.com

WBM1051 Wheelchair Bound Male 2 PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the WBM1051, a professionally built pneumatic animatronic featuring a male figure chained to a wheelchair. The prop delivers a startle scare through torso lurching and multi-directional head movement triggered by a motion sensor. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the wheelchair, character, pneumatics, and a pre-programmed controller. An optional audio bundle adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 39,179 views

GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher PoisonProps.com

GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases their GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher, a nearly 8-foot-tall pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. When triggered, the figure lunges forward, raises its arms with bending elbows, and turns its head side to side for a convincing startle scare. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 39,140 views

DIY Animated Skull Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video Tutorial

DIY AnimatronicsIntermediate

DIY Animated Skull Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video Tutorial

This tutorial walks viewers through building a DIY animated skull prop whose jaw slowly opens and closes through a clever mechanical animation system — notably without requiring an additional motor. The skull is designed as a companion piece to the creator's Levitating Table prop, sitting atop the floating table to enhance the overall ghostly display. The step-by-step format makes it accessible for home haunters looking to add a professional-looking animatronic effect to a porch, yard haunt, or haunted house scene.

HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO Props & Special Effects· 39,090 views

Swamp Barfer Zombie

Swamp Barfer Zombie

Poison Props showcases their Swamp Barfer Zombie, a commercial animatronic prop featuring a large zombie figure that launches outward and upward before unleashing a flood of liquid in a vomit gag effect. The prop appears designed for high-impact scares in professional or serious home haunt environments. Its oversized character design and liquid-spewing action make it a standout crowd-reaction piece.

POISON PROPS· 38,994 views

Kid Pencil Stabber PoisonProps.com

Kid Pencil Stabber PoisonProps.com

PoisonProps showcases a short-form product demo of their 'Kid Pencil Stabber' animatronic — a disturbing classroom-themed horror prop featuring a child figure that drives a pencil into its own eye. The piece is designed for haunted houses and dark rides where an evil or possessed schoolchild concept is needed. Despite its brief runtime, the clip delivers a punchy, viscerally unsettling reveal of the prop in action.

POISON PROPS· 38,501 views

Master Disaster Shocktronic Animated Scare by Distortions Unlimited 2020

Master Disaster Shocktronic Animated Scare by Distortions Unlimited 2020

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2020 Master Disaster Shocktronic, a hybrid scare prop that blends animatronic presentation with a live costumed actor reveal. The concept features a character appearing to wrestle with a monstrous counterpart, complete with integrated sound, lighting, and controls. What sets Shocktronics apart is the deceptive two-stage scare: guests believe they are watching an animatronic until a hidden actor bursts out. Distortions Unlimited, a long-established American Halloween manufacturer, positions this piece for haunted attractions, theme park events, and ambitious home haunts.

DistortionsUnlimited· 38,026 views

NL1114 NUN LUNGER PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

NL1114 NUN LUNGER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props NL1114 Nun Lunger is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a demonic nun character that stands at six feet tall at rest, then explosively extends to eight feet while delivering multiple arm and head movements paired with a scream effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, bundling the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact rig footprint makes it feasible for tight haunt corridors, dark rides, or walk-through attractions. Character shells can be swapped out to fit different themes, adding versatility to the investment.

POISON PROPS· 37,402 views

Spooky DIY: Floating Candelabra Halloween Prop Tutorial

DIY PropsIntermediate$30–$80

Spooky DIY: Floating Candelabra Halloween Prop Tutorial

VanOaksProps walks through the complete build of a motorized floating candelabra Halloween prop using a wiper motor, PVC, aluminum tubing, and a thrifted candelabra. The motor drive creates a convincing hovering illusion, while a PWM speed controller lets builders fine-tune the motion. LED flicker bulbs finish the effect with realistic candlelight. The project is well-suited for cemetery scenes, home haunts, or professional displays.

VanOaksProps· 37,363 views

Making moving bugs

DIY PropsBeginnerUnder $10

Making moving bugs

StiltbeastStudios demonstrates a clever, low-cost technique for making bug props appear to move using rare earth magnets. The method requires minimal materials and no complex mechanics, making it accessible to builders of all skill levels. The effect works across a wide range of scene types — haunted labs, creepy kitchens, or even a spooky kids' room. Because the movement is driven purely by magnetism, there are no motors or wiring involved.

StiltbeastStudios· 37,128 views

CHM1325 CLOWN HANGING MEAT PoisonProps.com

CHM1325 CLOWN HANGING MEAT PoisonProps.com

The CHM1325 Clown Hanging Meat is a pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring an evil clown half-torso suspended by chains. On trigger, the figure flexes at the elbows, lifts its head, turns side to side, and screams — delivering a classic startle scare. It ships as a plug-and-play package including the character, chains, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor, with an optional add-on audio kit. The prop requires only an AC power source and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.

POISON PROPS· 36,962 views

What Is The WORST Halloween Animatronic Of EVERY YEAR? | 2005-2026

What Is The WORST Halloween Animatronic Of EVERY YEAR? | 2005-2026

This video takes a critical look at Halloween animatronics released each year from 2005 through 2026, identifying what the creator considers the worst offering of each year. It spans major retail and specialty Halloween brands, providing an opinionated year-by-year retrospective on low points in animatronic design and quality. The format is editorial and ranking-based rather than instructional, making it a fun watch for Halloween prop enthusiasts and collectors. At roughly 30 minutes, it offers broad coverage of two decades of Halloween retail animatronics.

Spooky Guy444· 36,718 views

Face Off Clown

Face Off Clown

This short showcase video from Poison Props features their Face Off Clown animatronic prop in action. The clown begins in a deceptively static pose before dramatically tearing its own face off and breaking into wild, erratic movement accompanied by maniacal laughter. It appears designed as a high-impact jumpscare prop suitable for haunted house or home haunt environments.

POISON PROPS· 36,557 views

A1221 Abomination PoisonProps.com

Prop Reviews$2448 plus $325 shipping (audio package extra)

A1221 Abomination PoisonProps.com

The Abomination (A1221) from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic featuring a possessed woman who floats in a wall corner before lurching forward, convulsing, reaching out, and turning her head. Designed as a corner-mount space-saver, the prop's full extension footprint is 80 inches from the corner. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also available.

POISON PROPS· 36,548 views

Bolt Frankenstein Animatronic Halloween Haunt Prop | Distortions Unlimited

Bolt Frankenstein Animatronic Halloween Haunt Prop | Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases Bolt, a commercial-grade Frankenstein's Monster animatronic designed to jolt to life with aggressive, thrashing movement that simulates an electric shock scene. The prop is built for high-impact startle scares and is suited for a range of venues including professional haunted houses, dark rides, theme park attractions, and ambitious home haunts. Distortions Unlimited is a long-established name in the haunt industry, lending credibility to the prop's build quality and performance. The one-minute showcase highlights the prop's dramatic motion and horror scene potential.

DistortionsUnlimited· 36,353 views

A Day Making Monsters at Distortions Unlimited

Professional Haunted Attractions

A Day Making Monsters at Distortions Unlimited

This behind-the-scenes tour of Distortions Unlimited's production facility showcases the full lifecycle of professional Halloween props and animatronics — from pouring and pulling foam to painting and programming finished pieces. The video highlights a seasoned crew with over four decades of monster-making experience, all based in the USA. Featured creations include the Electric Zombie, Xenovore, Cyclops Head, Ancient Wizard, and Zombie Breakout animated props. It offers a rare, authentic look at what it takes to manufacture commercial-grade Halloween products at scale.

DistortionsUnlimited· 36,090 views

New Spew

New Spew

This short clip from Distortions Unlimited showcases a new vomiting, or 'spewing,' Halloween prop in action. The brief reveal highlights the gross-out effect of a figure appearing violently sick, aimed at haunt operators looking for shock-value scenes. Given the one-minute runtime, it functions as a quick prop teaser rather than a detailed build or review.

DistortionsUnlimited· 35,904 views

Poison Props: Bouncy Clown

Poison Props: Bouncy Clown

Poison Props showcases their Bouncy Clown animatronic, a figure designed to bounce up and down while wildly flailing its arms. The erratic, exaggerated movement is highlighted as a standout feature. This appears to be a product demonstration video for a commercially available prop sold through the Poison Props website.

POISON PROPS· 35,764 views

TOT1317 Trick or Treaters PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

TOT1317 Trick or Treaters PoisonProps.com

This product showcase video from Poison Props features the TOT1317, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic depicting a mob of trick-or-treater children that surges forward while a ghost rises, arms stab, and multiple heads animate simultaneously. The prop operates as a fully plug-and-play unit, bundling pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and an audio package. Multiple throw distances are available to accommodate different haunt layouts, and characters can be swapped to fit various themes. It is designed as a high-impact startle scare centerpiece for professional haunted attractions or ambitious home haunts.

POISON PROPS· 35,365 views

CTH1117 Clown Thrasher Hooks PoisonProps.com

CTH1117 Clown Thrasher Hooks PoisonProps.com

The CTH1117 Clown Thrasher from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic featuring a limp clown suspended from meat hooks that suddenly springs to life — lifting its head, reaching with its arms, and kicking its legs toward patrons. The prop ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, making it ready for immediate installation in a haunted attraction or dark ride. An optional audio package and metal stand base are available as add-ons. The demo clip showcases the fluid, organic quality of the movements designed to maximize the scare factor.

POISON PROPS· 35,264 views

EC706 Electric Chair New PoisonProps.com

EC706 Electric Chair New PoisonProps.com

The EC706 Electric Chair from Poison Props is a fully integrated, plug-and-play animatronic prop depicting a victim strapped in an electric chair awaiting execution. Upon activation via motion sensor, overhead lighting shifts to strobe, the victim figure convulses back and forth with stomping legs, and smoke pours from the character. The complete package includes the animatronic figure, chair, pneumatics, programmed controller, fog machine, strobe, and signage — with an optional audio upgrade available.

POISON PROPS· 35,235 views

Making Giant Animatronics at Distortions Unlimited

DIY Animatronics

Making Giant Animatronics at Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited offers a behind-the-scenes look at how its oversized animatronics, the Sleeping Giant and Colossus, come together. The short clip highlights early production stages including foaming, building, and spraying the latex skin. It's positioned as the first in a series, with painting and finishing promised in future installments.

DistortionsUnlimited· 34,988 views

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