Video Tag
Every video tagged “DIY” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
310 videos
Wicked Makers hosts Jaimie and Jay walk through building a Halloween spellbook prop featuring a creepy animated eyeball embedded in the cover. The short-form clip offers a quick overview of the build, with the full detailed eyeball tutorial available to Patreon supporters. It's a visually striking prop ideal for witch, occult, or haunted library displays.
StiltbeastStudios walks viewers through building a werewolf mask using spray foam sourced from a home improvement store. The video demonstrates how accessible, off-the-shelf materials can be transformed into a convincing creature prop without professional-grade supplies. This is part of the channel's broader focus on haunt-quality monster fabrication techniques made approachable for home builders.
VanOaksProps walks through the full process of building realistic foam tombstones from scratch using materials available at hardware and craft stores. The build covers shaping and carving expanded insulation foam with a Dremel and rasp, adding surface texture with a blow torch, and finishing with a multi-layer paint technique anchored by masonry sealant. The result is a graveyard-worthy prop that far surpasses typical store-bought options. A companion video on finger detail work is also referenced for those wanting to push the realism further.
StiltbeastStudios kicks off a multi-part series exploring Great Stuff expanding foam, a go-to material in haunted attraction building. This installment focuses on the properties and characteristics of the foam before moving into hands-on project applications in future episodes. It serves as an accessible introduction for builders who want to understand the material before committing it to a prop or set piece.
This tutorial from Monster Tutorials walks viewers through building convincing fake glowing coals and burning embers for Halloween displays, along with a witch's cauldron that produces smoke and glows purple at night. Spray foam appears to be a key material in achieving a realistic ember texture. The finished effects combine practical construction with lighting and fog to create an atmospheric, witchcraft-themed prop. It's a relatively accessible project aimed at haunters who want a striking visual centerpiece.
This tutorial from Monster Tutorials shows how to transform inexpensive dollar store foam tombstones into convincingly spooky graveyard props using a handful of additional materials and craft techniques. The focus is on budget-friendly methods that deliver a dramatic visual upgrade without requiring specialized skills or tools. It's a great approach for haunters looking to build out a graveyard scene on a tight budget.
This quick tutorial walks viewers through building a classic 'follow me eyes' Halloween prop using inexpensive, easy-to-source materials — all in under ten minutes. The effect relies on a well-known optical illusion that makes printed or cut-out eyes appear to track anyone moving past them. A downloadable eye and iris template from the creator's website is provided to help viewers get started immediately. The result is a simple but genuinely unsettling decoration suitable for any haunted space.
Stiltbeast Studios walks through the process of building plastic horns from scratch and breathing new life into an existing latex Krampus mask. The video covers a range of prop-making and finishing skills applicable to haunted attraction and home haunt builds alike. It's a multi-technique session that blends fabrication and refurbishment into a single cohesive project.
This build tutorial walks through creating a motion-triggered Halloween projection display that fires a jump-scare video when someone walks past. The creator covers the core hardware — a mini projector, a compatible media player, and a motion sensor — and explains how to configure looping ambient footage alongside a separate trigger clip for the scare. Sound and lighting enhancements are also covered, and the video closes with live demo scares showing the finished effect in action.
StiltbeastStudios walks viewers through building a Halloween pumpkin prop using Loctite spray foam as the primary material. The roughly 22-minute tutorial covers the fabrication process from shaping through finishing, resulting in a display-worthy jack-o'-lantern suitable for haunted attractions or home haunts. Allen Hopps brings his professional haunt-building sensibility to a relatively accessible material, making the technique approachable for intermediate makers.
This tutorial walks through creating a Daenerys-inspired costume look from Game of Thrones, combining body paint makeup with handmade dragon eggs and a decorated prop chest. The creator transforms craft store styrofoam eggs with paint and sealant, and upholsters a plain chest with vinyl and thumbtacks to evoke the iconic Targaryen aesthetic. The video blends wearable costume makeup with accessible DIY prop-making using materials sourced from common craft and hardware stores.
StiltbeastStudios walks through building a full-size toy soldier prop from inexpensive, readily available materials for under $100 and in roughly four to five hours. The design is accessible to home decorators and haunt builders alike, leaning on simple construction methods rather than power tools or advanced fabrication skills. The finished figure works equally well as a seasonal home display piece or a repeatable attraction prop.
Stiltbeast Studios walks through the process of building a life-size Frankenstein prop using spray foam as the primary material. The video demonstrates how foam can be shaped and worked into a convincing monster figure suitable for haunted attractions or home haunts. Allen Hopps guides viewers through the fabrication steps with a hands-on, practical approach characteristic of the channel.
This tutorial walks viewers through building a DIY special effects scrim designed to produce spooky lighting and sound atmospherics for Halloween displays. The technique is applicable to a range of settings including front porches, yard haunts, and indoor haunted house scenes. A sound-activated device from FrightProps (the 'Perfect Storm') is referenced as a compatible controller for driving thunder and lightning effects alongside the scrim.
This appears to be a short-form Halloween-themed video from the Horror 365 channel, likely combining humor with a spooky or seasonal concept based on its title and hashtags. With no source description or duration data available, the specific content and format remain unclear. The comedic framing and trending hashtags suggest it is aimed at casual social media audiences during the fall season.
Stiltbeast Studios demonstrates how to achieve convincing corpsing results using latex acrylic caulk as a cost-effective alternative to traditional latex. The video walks through the application technique step by step, showing how caulk can mimic the wrinkled, dried-skin texture associated with professional prop corpsing. Finished results are shown so viewers can judge the quality for themselves.
This tutorial walks through refreshing and upgrading a scarecrow prop by giving its jack-o-lantern head a makeover and swapping in a flame LED bulb for a convincing flickering fire effect. The upgrade is straightforward and accessible, requiring minimal materials. The result is a more dramatic, atmospheric Halloween display piece suitable for home haunts or yard decorations.
Stiltbeast Studios hosts an extended paint-a-thon session focused on painting a Halloween mask, streamed in a marathon-length format. The session appears to walk viewers through the process of bringing a mask to life with paint and detail work. Given the channel's professional haunt background, techniques are likely geared toward achieving high-quality, haunt-ready results.
This feature-length compilation from VanOaksProps collects multiple tombstone tutorials into a single marathon session, covering everything from basic foam carving to ultra-realistic aged gravestones. Projects range in complexity, including a replica Haunted Mansion tombstone, a projector-housing tombstone, broken and distressed styles, and techniques for adding memorial portraits and lichen. It's designed both as a complete learning resource and as companionable background viewing while you work on your own props. The chapter-based structure makes it easy to jump to the specific technique you need.
Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios walks through the process of strapping and painting half masks for use in haunted attractions, in a lengthy session originally broadcast live on Facebook. The video was migrated to YouTube by popular request, so viewers should expect some reduction in visual quality inherent to the original live-stream format. At over three and a half hours, it offers an in-depth, real-time look at the techniques Allen uses to make wearable masks performance-ready. It is a valuable resource for haunt actors and costume builders looking to finish professional-quality character masks.
StiltbeastStudios walks through the full process of crafting a Baby Yoda-inspired prop or wearable character piece suitable for haunted attraction use. Running over three hours, this is an in-depth, professional-level build video from experienced creature maker Allen Hopps. The project bridges pop-culture character design with Halloween haunt applications, resulting in a detailed creature prop or costume element. Given the channel's signature style, viewers can expect sculpting, molding, and finishing techniques demonstrated from start to finish.
This short introductory video outlines the mission of Stiltbeast Studios: to create a growing reference library of DIY techniques for haunted house builders and haunted attraction operators. It gives prospective viewers a quick overview of the kind of content they can expect from the channel. No specific builds or tutorials are featured in this video itself.
StiltbeastStudios creator Allen Hopps demonstrates how to build witch props using pool noodles as the primary construction material. The video shows how affordable, lightweight foam noodles can be transformed into striking Halloween display pieces suitable for haunted attractions or home haunts. It's a budget-friendly build that leans on creative foam fabrication rather than complex tools or electronics.
This short-form Halloween video from Horror 365 appears to focus on spooky makeup or DIY Halloween content based on its hashtags. The clip is tagged with references to Transworld, suggesting a possible connection to professional haunt industry trends or products. With no description or runtime available, specific details about techniques or materials cannot be confirmed.
