Video Tag
Every video tagged “DIY Halloween” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
172 videos
StiltbeastStudios presents a short showcase of a powered jack o lantern prop suitable for haunted attractions or home haunts. The clip highlights the creator's prop-building craft with a focus on a spooky, eye-catching pumpkin design. As a one-minute teaser, it offers a quick look at the finished piece rather than a step-by-step tutorial.
This Stiltbeast Studios session hosted by Allen Hopps covers three distinct Halloween character and prop builds: a Grave Digger, a custom Michael Myers, and a Gibbering Mouther creature. The video appears to be a long-form workshop or demonstration spanning over three hours, likely walking through design and fabrication techniques for haunted attraction use. Each segment showcases a different horror archetype, from classic graveyard characters to iconic slasher reimaginings to fantasy-horror monsters.
This short video from Hauntcast demonstrates how to use Loctite spray foam as an additive sculpting material for building DIY Halloween props. The clip focuses on molding and shaping the foam to add texture and form to yard haunt and home haunt creations. It serves as a quick, practical tip for haunters looking to expand their prop-building toolkit.
SKS Props walks through a detailed step-by-step build of a spider-themed foam pumpkin prop suitable for home decor or community haunts. The tutorial covers constructing wire legs, adding sculpted detail with EVA HD foam and foam clay, creating a fur texture from twine, and finishing with acrylic weathering. A standout technique is crafting realistic reflective eyes using glass half domes. The video is part of a broader series of Halloween pumpkin prop tutorials from the channel.
This tutorial walks viewers through building a DIY flaming pumpkin prop inspired by the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. The effect combines a pumpkin with a fog or fire-and-ice technique to create a dramatic, realistic-looking flame illusion. The creator describes the build as straightforward and beginner-friendly, making it accessible for home haunters of any skill level. A full materials list and written instructions are available on the creator's website.
This tutorial from VanOaksProps demonstrates how 3D modeling and printing can transform plain PVC haunt fences and gates into convincing, detailed props. The creator walks through the design process using 3D modeling software to craft custom decorative elements inspired by classic haunted mansion aesthetics. A ready-made 3D model is also available for purchase on Etsy for those who want to skip straight to printing. The approach is presented as accessible enough for haunters who haven't previously considered 3D modeling as part of their prop-building toolkit.
This short-form teaser showcases a DIY creepy burlap clown mask as a Halloween costume project. It serves as a preview clip directing viewers to the creator's YouTube channel for the complete step-by-step tutorial. The finished mask has an unsettling, rustic aesthetic achieved through burlap as the primary material.
This short-form video appears to evaluate a Halloween lighting product, helping viewers decide whether it's worth purchasing. The content likely showcases the item in action with a quick pros-and-cons style assessment. Given the DIY and HowTo hashtags, there may be a brief nod to creative application ideas as well.
This casual vlog from Monster Tutorials packs several updates into one short video: a Dollar Tree Halloween haul, a fan mail segment, a giveaway status update, and a preview of upcoming tutorials. It serves as a community-focused check-in rather than a step-by-step instructional video. Viewers get a glimpse of budget-friendly Halloween finds alongside behind-the-scenes channel news.
Stiltbeast Studios returns for the third installment of their Baby Yoda build series, this time focusing on the painting phase of their haunted-attraction-ready prop or mask. The episode walks through the process of bringing the character to life with color and detail work. Given the series context and channel's professional background in haunt props and masks, this is likely a detailed, technique-driven painting session aimed at a high-quality finish.
StiltbeastStudios demonstrates the craft of building realistic skin props designed for haunted attractions and Halloween displays. The video focuses on achieving gruesome, movie-quality results that elevate the visual impact of haunted environments. It reflects the studio's professional-level approach to creature and prop fabrication.
This Part 2 tutorial demonstrates an alternate animation method for DIY caged creature props, using battery-operated motion- and sound-activated devices that trigger shaking, lighting, and eerie audio in 10-second bursts. The props are built from repurposed odds and ends, encouraging creative freedom in size, style, and character. The approach is accessible enough for all skill levels and is well suited to family-friendly haunts or spooky themed displays.
This short-form tutorial shows how to upgrade a standard Halloween projection into a reactive jump-scare experience. By pairing a mini projector and media player with a motion sensor, the effect triggers automatically when a guest walks into range. The result is an interactive, hands-free scare that elevates a typical yard or home haunt display.
StiltbeastStudios showcases an extreme approach to jack o lantern creation using laser cutting technology, pushing classic pumpkin carving well beyond traditional hand-carving methods. The short-form video offers a glimpse into the prop-making mindset behind a professional haunt studio. It serves as both an inspiration piece and a channel promotion for their Patreon community.
This live-stream tutorial from Monster Tutorials walks viewers through crafting highly realistic resin eyeballs for Halloween props and creatures — no Hollywood experience required. The session covers making reusable rubber molds so creators can produce large quantities of eyes efficiently, and even explore selling them. The instructor also addresses when investing in fine eye detail pays off and when simpler approaches are the smarter choice, helping builders avoid wasted effort.
Creative Geekery transformed their garage into a fully immersive Back to the Future Halloween experience, complete with a working flux capacitor light build, a DIY motorized moving floor, synced LED lighting, fog, projection effects, and a real DeLorean parked outside. The video walks through the creative and technical process behind pulling off this cinematic, crowd-facing haunt. Hundreds of guests attended opening night, and the creator rounds out the video with honest reflection on what worked and what they'd improve next year.
StiltbeastStudios demonstrates how to build a pop-up prop using a plastic head as the scare element. The build focuses on the mechanism that launches or raises the head to startle guests. At roughly five minutes, the video delivers a focused, practical overview of the construction process.
This one-minute showcase clip reveals a DIY animated floating candles prop built using a deer motor and crafting sleight-of-hand techniques to sell the levitation illusion. The video serves as a teaser pointing viewers toward a full step-by-step tutorial for building the prop. It is designed for home haunters and DIY crafters looking to add an eerie, magical centerpiece to their Halloween displays indoors or outdoors.
This short showcase video reveals a finished animated levitating teapot prop in motion, giving viewers a tantalizing preview before directing them to a dedicated full how-to build video. The prop appears designed for home haunts, haunted houses, or outdoor graveyard displays and fits a ghostly or enchanted aesthetic. It is part of a broader series of DIY Halloween prop tutorials from the same channel, covering a range of animated and decorative effects.
This short teaser showcases a dramatic transformation of a budget Walmart skeleton into a charred, BBQ-style burnt prop. The clip promotes a full step-by-step tutorial available on the Monster Tutorials YouTube channel. It offers a compelling before-and-after glimpse of the finished effect to entice viewers to seek out the complete build video.
This tutorial walks through upgrading an existing zombie prop by swapping out its original makeshift ping-pong ball eyes for custom-cast realistic resin eyes made in a companion video. The focus is on the installation process and the visual improvement realistic eyes bring to a finished prop. It serves as a practical follow-up project for haunters looking to push their prop details to the next level.
Monster Tutorials reveals the winners of its 2018 Halloween community challenges, covering both a Halloween Mask Challenge and a Halloween Wreath Challenge. The video serves as a celebratory announcement showcasing viewer-submitted Halloween creations rather than a step-by-step tutorial. It highlights the creative talent within the Monster Tutorials haunter community and recognizes standout entries in each category.
Monster Tutorials wraps up its 2022 Fall Prop Challenge by showcasing all community-submitted prop entries and announcing the winners. The video also highlights the sponsors and prizes that supported the event. It serves as both a celebration of the haunter community's creativity and a reveal of the top-placing builds.
Monster Tutorials unboxes and reviews the Elegoo Mars LCD resin 3D printer as a first-time user, focusing on its potential for printing Halloween props like skulls. The video covers initial impressions of the machine, setup experience, and results from early test prints. It serves as both a product review and an introduction to resin 3D printing for haunters interested in fabricating their own detailed props.
