Video Tag
Every video tagged “haunted house” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1077 videos
A Disney Imagineer and art director shares professional-grade creative principles for building an engaging home haunt or yard haunt. The core insight is that a great haunt is a story, not just a collection of jump scares — it should follow a three-act narrative structure with a clear beginning, middle, and resolution. The host then begins applying this advice hands-on, planning the space, building an entryway, crafting signage, laying out pathways, and testing lighting. The result is a practical bridge between high-level theme-park design thinking and a backyard Halloween build.
A short-form clip from Haunted Attraction Network showcasing what appears to be a dramatic wall-climbing stunt or effect inside a haunted attraction. The video is tagged as part of a Halloween Shorts series, suggesting it highlights a standout moment from a professional haunt. With no description or duration provided, content details remain limited.
This video covers a Halloween Horror Nights Orlando haunted house themed around the WWE faction the Wyatt Sicks, as reported or toured by the Haunted Attraction Network. The crossover brings professional wrestling's horror-adjacent characters into a full-scale theme park haunt experience. Given the source channel's focus, the video likely offers an enthusiast's perspective on the attraction's design, scares, and overall execution.
This short-form video from Horror 365 appears to cover some aspect of Halloween set building, possibly involving tent or floor construction for a haunt environment. The hashtags reference Transworld, suggesting a professional haunted attraction trade show context. Beyond the title and tags, no description or runtime was provided, so specific content details remain unclear.
FrightProps showcases their Rapid Fire Air Blaster, a pneumatic prop capable of delivering a machine-gun-style burst of compressed air blasts at guests. The unit features an integrated strobe light option that amplifies the disorienting, high-intensity effect. This product demo highlights the prop's potential as a powerful sensory scare element in a haunted house environment.
This short clip from the Haunted Attraction Network spotlights monster characters working the cue line at Disturbia Haunted House in the Chicago area. Cue line entertainment is a key part of the guest experience at professional haunts, keeping crowds engaged before they even enter the attraction. The footage offers a glimpse into the performance culture and creature design at one of the region's notable Halloween destinations.
This is the second installment of StiltbeastStudios' set design class series focused on haunted house environments, continuing instruction on what the creator calls 'anti feng shui' design philosophy. The video applies unconventional spatial and compositional principles aimed at maximizing disorientation, unease, and scare impact within haunt spaces. At 17 minutes, it offers a focused continuation for those who followed Part 1.
The HA813 Hallway Attack from Poison Props is a fully self-contained, plug-and-play animatronic hallway prop featuring rotted wall panels and ghoul characters that thrust their arms and heads through holes to attack guests from both sides simultaneously. Eight channels of pneumatic movement are managed by a pre-programmed controller triggered by a motion sensor, making it ready to run with minimal setup. An included audio package with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects adds an extra layer of immersion. The interchangeable character heads allow haunt operators to customize the look to match their theme.
FrightProps showcases their Lurching Mech, a pneumatic animatronic mechanism designed to produce a lurching movement effect for haunted house applications. The device is constructed with a steel frame and appears to be mountable in multiple configurations, including ground and wall installations. It is an air-powered prop mechanism aimed at adding dynamic, repeatable motion to haunt builds.
Stiltbeast Studios walks through a variety of sculpting tools and demonstrates how to use them for prop and mask creation. The instructional portion is followed by a time-lapse sequence showing a sculpture taking shape from start to finish. It offers a practical, visual introduction to the sculpting workflow used in professional haunt prop-making.
This short clip showcases the Distortions Unlimited Banshee animatronic in action within the House of Torment haunted house in Tampa, Florida. The prop starts in an eerie ambient mode amid thunder, then rises dramatically when triggered, opening a fanged mouth to scream. According to the maker, it can also spray air or water for an added startle and is built for haunts and theme parks.
This one-minute preview teases three upcoming DIY tutorial projects from the Halloween DIY & HOW-TO channel: a Moving Disembodied Head, a Floating Candelabra, and an Animated Zombie Skeleton. All three are mechanical or animated props aimed at haunters and home decorators. The clip serves as a trailer for the full how-to series rather than a step-by-step build video itself.
The 13th Floor Haunted House in Chicago debuted a brand-new building for the 2022 season, bringing with it a redesigned show featuring two fresh themes and an expanded midway experience. Bryan Kopp walks viewers through the creative decisions behind the new location and what guests can expect. The segment also touches on the logistical challenge of simultaneously operating The Old Juliet Haunted Prison nearby.
This brief clip from Distortions Unlimited spotlights a science-fiction themed UFO invasion animatronic intended for haunted attractions. The short runtime suggests a promotional preview of the prop in action rather than an in-depth build or review. It leans into an alien-invasion concept suited to sci-fi themed haunts.
This short-form clip from Haunted Attraction Network offers a quick look at the Killer Klowns From Outer Space experience at Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights. The footage showcases the IP-based attraction inspired by the cult classic horror-comedy film. At under a minute, it serves as a fast-paced highlight reel for fans of the event and the source material.
Part 3 of StiltbeastStudios' DIY graveyard bust series focuses on sculpting techniques, including a featured head tilt trick to add dynamic, lifelike character to the finished prop. The short-form video offers a concentrated tip aimed at elevating the realism of handmade Halloween sculptures. It is part of an ongoing series from a channel dedicated to professional-quality haunt prop building.
A brief showcase of the props assembled for a home haunted house built around a creepy carnival theme. The creator gives viewers a preview of the decorations and atmosphere ahead of Halloween. The carnEVIL concept blends classic carnival imagery with a sinister, horror-driven aesthetic.
The Poison Props SZT832 Sewer Zombie Twitcher is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. The character portrays a slime-covered toxic ghoul that bends forward, then rapidly rises, swings side to side, and lifts its arms while emitting a scream. The unit ships as a complete turnkey package including pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensors, a digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for tight spaces, and heads are interchangeable across other Poison Props mechanisms.
Poison Props showcases their Vampire Coffin Jumper, a pneumatic animatronic prop in which a vampire figure rises dramatically from a coffin and lunges upward roughly five feet with opening arms and multi-directional head movement. The unit ships as a ready-to-run package that includes a digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. It is built for professional haunt and dark-ride environments, requiring both AC power and a 100 PSI compressed-air supply. The short demo clip highlights the prop's aggressive jump-scare action and overall production quality.
The Poison Props DTF910 is a commercial-grade pneumatic drop torso animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. The 'Freak' character conceals itself overhead before dramatically dropping into view with a head that sweeps side to side and wildly flailing arms. The unit arrives as a plug-and-play system complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional digital sound package available. Its compact mounting bracket slides over a standard maze wall top, keeping the installation footprint minimal.
This short clip from Horror 365 captures a moment inside Barrett's Haunted House, reacting to an unexpected or startling sound encountered during the visit. The brief format suggests it is a highlight or teaser snippet rather than a full walkthrough. With no additional metadata or description available, the specific context of the sound or scare remains unclear.
Philip from Haunted Attraction Network guides viewers through The Scream Machine in Taylor, Michigan, one of the state's most intense Halloween destinations. The attraction features three distinct themed sections: Hawthorne Manor, a creepy Big Top circus environment, and Dr. Strach's Asylum, built around a sinister neurosurgeon narrative. Guests can expect interactive scares and mini escape room elements woven throughout the experience. The walkthrough gives prospective visitors a strong preview of what makes this haunt stand out in the Michigan Halloween scene.
This short clip from Distortions Unlimited spotlights one of their horror characters named Buford. The brief runtime suggests a quick showcase or teaser rather than a build tutorial or full walkthrough. It offers a glimpse of the company's haunted attraction prop work for those scouting commercial scares.
FrightProps showcases their Dropping Zombie Thrasher, an animated haunted attraction prop featuring a bloody torso that conceals itself overhead before suddenly plunging down toward unsuspecting guests. As it drops, the arms flail aggressively to simulate a grabbing motion, delivering an intense startle scare. The prop appears to be air-powered, making it suitable for professional haunt and high-traffic Halloween environments.
