Video Tag
Every video tagged “haunted house” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1077 videos
FrightProps showcases their Heavy Duty Pop-Up Mech, a steel-constructed pneumatic mechanism designed for haunted house and Halloween prop applications. The unit uses an air cylinder to drive a pop-up action, making it suitable for animatronic and scare-trigger setups. The video appears to serve primarily as a product demonstration tied to the item's product page.
The Nasty Blaster is a handheld actor prop from FrightProps designed for haunted house performers. It combines a battery-powered compressor and air storage tank to deliver an exceptionally loud blast, paired with a bright built-in light to disorient guests. The short video showcases the prop in action, highlighting its impact as a close-quarters scare tool.
FrightProps walks through their Simple Air Blast Kit, a ready-to-use pneumatic solution designed to deliver a sudden burst of air as a scare effect. The kit is aimed at haunters who want to add a quick, startling element to an existing prop or haunt scene without complex pneumatic setups. The video likely covers setup, installation, and basic operation of the kit.
The PHP1140 Pirate Horde Panel from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring three pirate prisoner figures that lunge forward through a boarded-wall drop panel. The prop delivers eight independent movements including head turns and arm lifts, paired with snarling audio effects, and arrives as a fully programmed plug-and-play unit complete with pneumatics, controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Character figures can be swapped out to fit alternative haunt themes.
The Poison Props CL736 Clown Leaper is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that begins in a slumped position before dramatically launching upward and outward, extending roughly five feet to reach over eight feet in height while wielding a knife and swinging its head side to side. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully integrated scare experience. The character is also interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms, allowing theme customization.
StiltbeastStudios walks through the process of scenic painting a swamp shack set piece intended for a haunted attraction environment. The tutorial focuses on achieving a convincing bayou aesthetic, likely connected to a waterpark or lazy-river-themed haunt concept. The host guides viewers through painting techniques that bring a weathered, atmospheric look to the structure. It's a practical, hands-on look at professional-level scenic art applied to Halloween haunt set design.
FrightProps showcases an animated attacking octopus prop that lunges outward to startle haunted house guests. The build relies on a pneumatic attack mechanism to deliver a fast, repeatable jump-scare motion. It demonstrates how a themed creature prop can be paired with a steel mounting device for reliable, season-long performance.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Yeti animatronic prop, a thrashing, shaking monster character built for haunted houses and dark Halloween attractions. The piece is manufactured in the USA by the long-established prop-making company. The video serves as a product showcase, highlighting the animatronic's aggressive motion and menacing appearance.
The CSC527 Chair Screamer Clown from Poison Props is a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a seated clown character that springs to life with head movements, arm lifts, and a dramatic lunge forward. The complete package includes the character, chair, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor for a true plug-and-play experience. An audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also included. Poison Props notes that characters are interchangeable across their mechanisms, offering flexibility for different haunt themes.
The FC825 Freakshow Clown is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props standing roughly six feet tall. Its signature movement has the clown facing away from guests before bending backwards to a dramatic 90-degree angle, with arms raising and the head moving while emitting laughter. The package ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system. Swappable heads allow buyers to repurpose the mechanism across different character themes.
The BW707 Burning Witch is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a witch suspended above a fake fire display. In its idle state the figure's head twitches randomly; upon activation, it breaks free from binding ropes and launches outward approximately seven feet toward patrons. The complete package ships as a plug-and-play unit, bundling the character, stake, base, fake fire, fog machine, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect.
This FrightProps tutorial walks through using their Director Software alongside the PicoDMX controller to program and trigger flame units in a haunted attraction setting. The video demonstrates how these two products work together to sequence and automate flame effects via DMX control. It offers a practical look at the software interface and how DMX channels map to physical flame outputs.
The PoisonProps SCZ1217 Split Coffin Zombie is a fully integrated pneumatic animatronic featuring a decaying coffin that bursts open as a zombie lunges forward with multi-axis head movement. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, coffin, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. It requires only an AC power connection and a compressed air supply to operate.
This clip from Distortions Unlimited spotlights the Squish-O-Matic, an animatronic prop aimed at haunted house and professional attraction use. The available metadata only identifies the prop by name and brand without detailing its mechanics, dimensions, or features. It appears to be a promotional showcase rather than a build or step-by-step tutorial.
Stiltbeast Studios walks through the process of molding an original sculpture to produce a wearable half mask, emphasizing how approachable the workflow is for newcomers to mask making. The video covers the key steps involved in taking a sculpt and converting it into a functional half-mask mold. It appears to be part of the studio's broader series on special effects prop and costume fabrication.
The ABD1045 Asylum Body Drop from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic animatronic designed to perch atop maze walls and lunge forward at guests. The figure performs a dramatic sequence — torso bending forward, arms reaching out, and head turning side to side — triggered by a built-in motion sensor. The package ships as a complete plug-and-play system, including the character, rig, pneumatics, programmed controller, and a full audio package with scream effects. Installation requires a minimum 14-foot ceiling clearance, 100 PSI air supply, and standard AC power.
This video features a holiday-themed haunted attraction at High Desert Haunted House in Apple Valley, California, offering a dark and twisted take on Christmas. The event appears to be a seasonal variation of the venue's standard haunt experience, blending festive imagery with horror elements. With no source description or runtime data available, details about specific scenes or scares are limited.
The OAA1112 One Arm Attack from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic designed to mount above a haunted attraction's maze walls. A character hidden above a rotted ceiling panel lunges downward through the hole, flailing its arm for a high-impact startle scare. The complete package includes the character, ceiling panel unit, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. It is engineered for professional haunt and dark-ride environments requiring AC power and compressed air.
In this follow-up tutorial from Stiltbeast Studios, Allen Hopps walks through the painting phase of constructing a sock mask. The primary technique featured is drybrushing, used to pull out surface details and add depth to the finished piece. This concise ten-minute video focuses entirely on the paint application stage rather than the initial construction covered in Part 1.
This short teaser clip previews a new haunted house attraction — Bunny Bradley's Ice Scream Shoppe — coming to SeaWorld San Antonio's Howl-O-Scream 2023. The video hints at a horror-themed ice cream parlor concept with enthusiastic character performance on display. The creator expresses excitement for the full reveal of what the attraction has in store for guests.
This short follow-up clip from StiltbeastStudios focuses on the latch mechanism used in a previously shown drop window prop. The video breaks down how the latch functions as a key component of the drop window's release system. At just one minute, it serves as a focused companion piece for builders already familiar with the base build.
The ZBJ1209 Zombie Barrel Jumper from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. The zombie figure lurks behind barrels before launching upward to roughly seven and a half feet, with arms raising and its head scanning side to side while emitting a scream. The package ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a full audio kit including speaker and scream effect. Interchangeable head compatibility allows operators to swap characters across different mechanisms.
This video captures opening night of Fright Fest 2024 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, following the dramatic 'Arrival' of the event's monsters and scare characters. SpookYouLaterz documents the atmosphere, themed scares, and live performer interactions that kick off the season. It appears to be the second part of an opening-night coverage series, with more Saturday night content promised. Fans of theme park Halloween events and scare acting will find plenty to enjoy.
Poison Props showcases their F1007A Frankenstein Half Tilt animatronic scene, a complete plug-and-play attraction piece in which Frankenstein rests on a tilting table before a thrown knife switch triggers sparks, the table lurches forward, and the monster lunges toward guests with reaching arms and head turns. The full package includes the Frankenstein and Doctor figures, the tilt table, an overhead light bar with stands, knife switch, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, sound effects, and powered speakers. Individual components can be purchased separately upon request. The large rig footprint and freight shipping requirements position this as a serious investment for professional or semi-professional haunted attractions.
