Video Tag
Every video tagged “curiosities” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
5 videos
This tutorial walks through three beginner-friendly methods for crafting creepy specimen jars suitable for haunted houses, film sets, or home cabinet-of-curiosities displays. Materials are sourced from easily accessible, budget-friendly retailers, keeping the build accessible to virtually anyone. The creator also provides free downloadable labels to lend the finished jars an authentic apothecary or mad-scientist feel.
This tutorial walks viewers through building a realistic shrunken head prop using minimal, inexpensive household materials. The technique relies on paper mache principles with toilet paper and glue to achieve convincing texture and form. The finished piece is versatile enough for Halloween displays, home haunts, curiosity shelf arrangements, or film and video production use.
Part one of a two-part series from Monster Tutorials walks viewers through the complete early-stage process of creating a realistic latex shrunken head prop. The tutorial covers clay sculpting, plaster mold making, latex pouring and pulling, foam filling for structure, and applying a base coat of paint. Inspired by real-world tsantsas, the project is aimed at producing a convincingly authentic-looking oddity or haunted attraction piece. Part two continues with finishing details including hair and final painting.
Part two of a two-part series, this tutorial picks up where the sculpting left off and walks through all the finishing steps needed to bring a realistic shrunken head prop to life. The creator demonstrates how to apply hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes, then shows how to sew the mouth and nose shut for an authentic tsantsa look. The segment wraps up with guidance on mounting the finished head for display. Together with Part 1, this forms a complete beginner-to-intermediate prop-making workflow.
A parent-and-child visit to Ripley's Believe It or Not in downtown San Antonio, Texas, revisiting the attraction after a significant gap to see what has changed. The video offers a casual walkthrough perspective of the museum's quirky exhibits and oddities. It serves as a lighthearted tourism and entertainment piece rather than a Halloween-specific production.
