Video Tag
Every video tagged “haunted house” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1077 videos
This step-by-step tutorial walks viewers through building a mechanical, animated hand shadow prop that casts a moving ghostly hand silhouette — an effect famously associated with Disneyland's Haunted Mansion dark ride. The prop combines a slow-turning motor with a shaped hand cutout to project a creeping shadow across walls or ceilings. At 16 minutes, the video covers the full construction process in an approachable, beginner-friendly style. The finished effect works equally well for front porch displays, yard haunts, and indoor haunted house scenes.
This short showcase video from Poison Props features the HM938 Hanging Meat, a ready-to-run animatronic half-torso suspended by chains. The prop cycles through a dramatic sequence — arms flexing at the elbows, head lifting and turning side to side — accompanied by a screaming audio cue. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional custom digital sound system available.
Poison Props' Cellar Door Bang is a pneumatically driven haunted house prop featuring chained cellar doors that violently slam and rattle, suggesting a monster lurking below. The unit ships as a plug-and-play system complete with pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing operators to customize the creature theme.
Poison Props showcases their 'Hanging Xmas Meat' animatronic — a half-torso figure suspended by chains, wrapped in Christmas lights, that flexes its arms, lifts its head, and screams when triggered. The prop is a fully plug-and-play unit arriving complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. It requires only an AC power outlet and a 100 PSI air supply to operate, making it ready for immediate haunt deployment. The video serves as a product showcase for this seasonal horror-meets-holiday centerpiece from PoisonProps.com.
The NT1211 Nurse Twitcher from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed to mimic a still prop before violently bursting upright and twitching side to side with arm and head movement. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for tight corridor spaces in haunted attractions and dark rides. The unit ships complete with the character figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. Interchangeable heads allow operators to customize the character to match different haunt themes.
Poison Props showcases the HBT1210 'Hanging By A Thread,' a pneumatic zombie animatronic that simulates a dismembered figure suspended by one chained arm. The prop activates to flex its elbow, lift and turn its head, and swing a free arm toward nearby guests — a classic startle-scare design. It ships as a plug-and-play unit complete with the character, chains, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects.
This short clip from Distortions Unlimited showcases a gargoyle animatronic designed as a startle or shock prop for haunted attractions. In roughly a minute it demonstrates the creature's movement and scare reveal. The focus is on the prop's appearance and effect rather than any build instructions.
This short clip from Haunted Attraction Network spotlights the Chucky-themed experience at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, capturing the killer doll's presence within the event. The video leans into the horror icon's notorious immortality gag as a hook. With no additional description available, the content appears to be a brief social-media-style highlight rather than a full walkthrough.
This short-form clip from Haunted Attraction Network offers a quick glimpse inside a haunted house featuring impressive monster characters. At roughly one minute, it appears to be a highlight reel or teaser showcasing intense creature scares. The video is geared toward fans of professional haunted attractions looking for inspiration or entertainment.
This short-form clip showcases the Stranger Things 4 haunted house experience at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, offering a glimpse of the themed attraction before its closing date of November 4. The video appears to be a quick promotional or walkthrough snippet shared by the Haunted Attraction Network. Given the absence of a source description and the zero-minute listed duration, content details are limited but the focus is clearly on the licensed IP attraction at Universal Orlando.
The KBD1031 Kid Body Drop from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic featuring a 38-inch child figure that perches atop standard 8-foot maze walls and dramatically falls forward with a bending torso, grabbing arm, and side-to-side head movement. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, rig, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package with speaker and scream effect. Installation requires a minimum 12-foot ceiling height, 100 PSI compressed air, and AC power. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different haunt themes.
Poison Props showcases their AMT1142 Alien Medical Table, a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a bloody alien figure that appears motionless before launching into a multi-axis scare sequence. The prop includes a tilting or flipping table, lunging torso, articulated arms, and a moving head, all driven by included pneumatics and a pre-programmed controller with motion sensor. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package, with an optional add-on audio system for enhanced effect. Two table configurations are available to suit different haunt layouts.
This short-form video from HauntScene captures a visit to All Hallow's Eve: Terror Town, a professional haunted attraction located in Williamsburg, Ohio. The title hints at an intense close-call scare moment during the walkthrough. With no source description available, specific details about the attraction's scenes or scare tactics cannot be confirmed.
This short showcase highlights Twisted, an electric Frightronic animatronic from Distortions Unlimited depicting a possessed figure in need of an exorcist. The prop's signature effect is its rotating head, designed to deliver an unsettling scare. It is positioned as a ready-made piece for commercial haunted attractions rather than a build tutorial.
This video spotlights the Distortions Unlimited Colossus, a towering giant animatronic, as featured at the award-winning Lehman Manor Haunt for 2023. Miles McCabe (Brick Thunder) shares how his haunt deploys Colossus and offers tips for using the figure effectively. It also includes behind-the-scenes glimpses of how the animatronic was built before heading to the haunt.
This video takes viewers along for a Friday Night Frights experience at Six Flags Fiesta Texas's Fright Fest 2023 in San Antonio. The footage captures roaming street monsters, scare zones, and haunted house attractions throughout the park. Screams, scares, and creature encounters are the focus, offering an immersive look at what the seasonal Halloween event has to offer.
This short clip from Distortions Unlimited spotlights their Lab Assistant animatronic, a character built to populate a mad scientist's laboratory scene. It positions the prop as a themed companion piece for haunted house and home haunt setups. The video appears to be a product showcase rather than a build tutorial.
This short-form video from the Haunted Attraction Network offers a welcome introduction to Carnival of Darkness, a professional haunted attraction located in Ontario, California. The clip appears to serve as a promotional or entry-point preview of the event, giving viewers a first look at what to expect from this Southern California haunt. With a dark carnival theme, the attraction likely features immersive sets and scare entertainment typical of the professional haunt industry.
Stiltbeast Studios delivers a condensed look at building or assembling a fireplace prop for a haunted attraction setting. The video was filmed during a hectic opening week, resulting in a shorter runtime than usual, with a promised bonus video to compensate. Despite its brevity, it offers a glimpse into how a fireplace set piece can be incorporated into a haunt environment.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2023 flagship animatronic, Grim Death — a towering grim reaper prop standing approximately 11 feet tall and wielding a latex-and-foam scythe with a metal armature. The animatronic leans menacingly toward guests and delivers a startling air blast from its mouth, enhanced by built-in fog and lighting effects. Crafted in the USA by a manufacturer with over four decades of experience, it is positioned as a premium centerpiece for haunted houses, home haunts, or large Halloween events.
This short clip from Distortions Unlimited showcases a 'Grandpa' themed animatronic horror character. It appears to be a product spotlight or demo reel for one of the company's Frightronics-style haunt figures. The brief format suggests a teaser or showcase rather than a build tutorial.
The Soul Taker (ST1224) from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic animatronic designed to mount on top of maze or haunt walls. The figure — styled as a giant skull/grim reaper character — descends, sweeps side to side, and extends its arms in a soul-grabbing motion. It ships as a plug-and-play unit, arriving complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Interchangeable head compatibility gives buyers flexibility to swap characters across mechanisms.
Savage Shock is a hybrid actor-animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited's Shocktronic line, designed to deceive guests into thinking they are watching a standard animatronic before a costumed actor bursts out for a live scare. The prop features flailing animatronic arms to sell the illusion, while integrated fog, lighting, sound, and controls complete the package. It is marketed toward haunted attractions, Halloween events, and theme parks seeking high-impact, repeatable scares. This video showcases the prop in action to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Shocktronic concept.
FrightProps showcases their Giant Exploding Fuse Box, a wall-mounted Halloween animatronic that mimics a standard breaker panel until it dramatically activates. When triggered, the door bursts open and oversized internal fuses detonate with a loud bang, delivering a powerful jump scare. The prop also features a built-in strobe light and a rotating alarm light to amplify the chaos of the effect.
