Video Tag
Every video tagged “FrightProps” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1040 videos
Wicked Makers built a full-sized animatronic version of Bon the Rabbit from the analog horror series The Walten Files as a Make-A-Wish gift for a 12-year-old fan. The build features a welded steel frame standing over six feet tall, animated via a wiper motor for waist rotation and servos controlling the head and jaw. A FrightProps talking skull, Purgatory Props controller, and Bottango software round out the electronics package. The creators also coordinated a special surprise involving The Walten Files' creator, Martin Walls.
Wicked Makers' Jay and Jaimie build a full-sized animatronic version of Bon the Rabbit from the analog horror series The Walten Files as a Make-A-Wish gift for a 12-year-old fan. Standing over six feet tall, the animatronic features a welded steel frame, a wiper motor for waist rotation, and servos controlling head and jaw movement. The team collaborated with Walten Files creator Martin Walls to make the reveal extra special for the recipient. The build draws on the duo's extensive experience crafting character animatronics from franchises like FNAF and Poppy Playtime.
This FrightProps video showcases the AtmosFEARfx Unliving Portraits digital effects disc, which brings painted-style characters — including a debutante, a stern gentleman, and a creepy girl — to eerie life on any screen. The content is designed to transform ordinary rooms or haunt spaces into atmospheric, haunted gallery environments with minimal setup. Playback is compatible with projectors, monitors, or standard televisions, making it accessible for almost any setting.
This FrightProps tutorial walks beginners through a straightforward method for controlling a pneumatic cylinder, likely using a dedicated kit available through their store. The video focuses on making pneumatic motion accessible to haunters who may have little or no prior experience with air-powered systems. At under ten minutes, it delivers a compact, practical introduction to one of the most common mechanisms used in animated Halloween props.
FrightProps showcases their premium Haunted Moving Painting prop, a fully assembled unit that displays animated portrait videos on an HD panel housed in a handmade frame. The prop pairs an HD triggerable video player with a PicoBoo JR controller and a choice of trigger, making it ready to deploy out of the box. Sample footage is drawn from the Unliving Portraits DVD series, which is sold separately due to licensing restrictions. The video gives haunters a clear look at the illusion effect and the hardware that drives it.
Scott from FrightProps walks through the core methods for tuning the speed of a pneumatic cylinder used in Halloween props and animatronics. The video covers flow control fittings and speed control mufflers as tools for slowing cylinder movement, and quick exhaust valves as a way to dramatically increase stroke speed. All featured components are available through the FrightProps store and are demonstrated in a practical, hands-on format. This is a concise, beginner-friendly reference for anyone fine-tuning air-powered haunt effects.
This FrightProps tutorial walks through wiring a keypad trigger to a magnetic lock so that entering the correct code releases the lock — a classic escape room mechanic. The setup is presented as beginner-friendly and budget-conscious, requiring only a few off-the-shelf components. A companion wiring diagram is provided on the FrightProps website to guide the build. It's a clean, practical demonstration suitable for haunted attractions and escape rooms alike.
FrightProps showcases their Hopping Octopus, a pneumatically animated prop that repeatedly jumps up and down to grab guests' attention. The prop is foam-constructed and powered by an air cylinder, giving it a lively, eye-catching bouncing motion. It appears to be a ready-to-use commercial product suited for haunted house environments.
FrightProps demonstrates their electric lid opener mechanism, showing how an electric motor can be used to automate the opening of a hinged lid for haunted house props. The video walks viewers through how the unit operates in practice, making it useful for evaluating the mechanism before purchasing. This type of device is a foundational component for coffin lids, treasure chests, crates, and similar prop builds.
FrightProps walks through their lineup of linear actuators, explaining how these electric pistons can drive motion in Halloween animatronics and props. The video serves as an overview of the product category rather than a step-by-step build tutorial. Viewers get a look at how linear actuators function as a reliable alternative to pneumatic cylinders for creating push-pull movement in haunt builds.
FrightProps demonstrates how to build a haunted moving painting prop using a triggered HD video player paired with pre-made portrait video content. The build centers on a BrightSign-based video player and an optional PicoBoo JR controller, which adds the ability to also fire lights or pneumatic effects in sync. The PicoBoo JR is presented as an optional enhancement rather than a strict requirement, making the project accessible at different complexity levels.
FrightProps introduces their High Torque Prop Motor, a 12V DC motor designed specifically for Halloween prop and animatronic applications. The video walks viewers through basic wiring to a power supply, demonstrating low and high speed operation in both forward and reverse. It also showcases the PicoVolt Motor Controller, which adds the ability to fine-tune speed, reverse direction, and record custom sequences of motor motion for repeatable prop effects.
FrightProps showcases a morgue body storage Halloween prop featuring animated or lifelike corpse figures designed for haunted house use. The prop appears to bring dead bodies to life in a morgue or funeral home setting, creating an unsettling undead effect. Given the minimal metadata available, specific mechanical or technical details cannot be confirmed.
This short educational video from FrightProps breaks down the most common types of pneumatic cylinders used in Halloween prop making and animatronics. Key terminology — stroke, bore, mounting styles, and actuator types — is clearly defined to help builders make informed purchasing decisions. The video covers double-acting, single-acting, and reverse-acting cylinders, explaining how each uses air pressure and internal springs differently. It serves as a practical primer for anyone new to air-powered props.
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.
FrightProps showcases their electric chair animatronic prop, which uses air power to drive a convicted figure thrashing back and forth while strobe lights flash dramatically around the scene. Sound and visual effects combine to sell the brutal electrocution moment, including sizzling, crackling, and smoke. The prop is triggered via a compatible prop controller and is available for purchase directly from FrightProps.
This FrightProps tutorial walks beginners through connecting a pneumatic cylinder to a solenoid valve using their Cylinder Hook-Up Starter Kit. It explains how a solenoid acts as an electronically controlled air valve, and how pairing it with a controller like the PicoBoo enables programmable prop movements. Both single-acting and double-acting cylinder kit options are covered, with a helpful clarification on NPT fitting sizing that often trips up newcomers to pneumatics.
This FrightProps tutorial demonstrates how to power a pneumatic cylinder using a CO2 tank instead of a traditional air compressor, making it ideal for locations where running a compressor is impractical. CO2 is stored at significantly higher pressure than standard compressed air, allowing a small tank to deliver a large number of actuations before needing a refill. The video highlights real-world efficiency, showing hundreds of activations achieved on just a fraction of a tank. This opens up pneumatic effects for mobile and remote applications such as costumes, hayrides, and film sets.
FrightProps showcases their Scary Mary Haunted Mirror prop, a ready-made piece that disguises itself as an ordinary mirror before revealing a terrifying face to unsuspecting guests. The effect is triggered by motion, making it an automatic, hands-free jump scare. It draws on the classic Bloody Mary legend to deliver a supernatural fright with minimal setup required.
FrightProps showcases a Halloween skeleton prop seated in a rocking chair that both rocks and talks. The short demo highlights the prop's dual motion-and-audio functionality, giving viewers a quick look at how it performs in action. It appears aimed at haunters or decorators seeking an attention-grabbing, character-driven display piece.
This short tutorial from FrightProps introduces the classic Pepper's Ghost illusion — a technique long used in professional attractions and stage productions to create convincing ghostly apparitions. The video demonstrates how two of FrightProps' lighting controllers, the PicoFX and the Digital Crossfade, can be used to achieve this effect in a haunt or home setting. By controlling lighting transitions precisely, the illusion makes a hidden figure appear to materialize as a transparent, ghost-like projection on a reflective surface. It's a concise, practical overview for anyone looking to add a high-impact visual effect to their setup.
This FrightProps tutorial demonstrates how to drive two linear actuators simultaneously using a single PicoBoo Plus controller, covering both extension and retraction movements. The setup requires no computer programming, making it accessible to haunters who want reliable multi-point mechanical action without coding knowledge. It offers a practical solution for adding coordinated, repeatable prop movement to haunted house scenes.
FrightProps introduces an updated version of their PicoVolt controller, designed to simplify the process of driving linear actuators for haunted house props and animatronics. The video walks viewers through how the device works and what improvements have been made over the previous iteration. It serves as both a product showcase and a practical getting-started guide for integrating linear actuators into Halloween prop builds.
FrightProps showcases a scary animated witch prop designed for haunted houses and Halloween displays. The short clip highlights the prop's animatronic lunging action, giving viewers a quick look at its scare potential. It appears to be a product feature video directing viewers to the FrightProps website for purchase details.
