Video Tag
Every video tagged “home haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
586 videos
Wicked Makers' Jaimie and Jay transform a Spirit Halloween pop-out animatronic called The Hauntress into a screen-accurate Ghostface character from Scream 6. The centerpiece of the build is a heavily weathered mask makeover using Apoxie Sculpt for sculpted cracks, crackle medium for texture, and airbrushed acrylic paint for a dirty, aged finish. The completed animatronic is dressed in a full Ghostface costume and prop knife, ready to deliver jump scares in a home haunt setting.
Wicked Makers' Jaimie and Jay walk through building 'Barty,' a Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired pirate skeleton prop that appears to endlessly drink from a bottle using a hidden recirculating fountain pump. The build centers on a life-sized skeleton dressed in thrift-store pirate gear posed over a barrel, with colored water looping invisibly through vinyl tubing. The hosts also highlight how the same fountain-pump trick can be adapted to other Halloween themes — vampires, zombies, witches — making the core technique highly reusable. Goodwill is a featured sponsor, reinforcing the budget-friendly, thrift-forward approach to costuming the character.
Wicked Makers duo Jay and Jaimie transform a stock Home Depot rocking chair witch animatronic into a menacing forest hag through budget-friendly, beginner-accessible upgrades. The build walks through unboxing and assembly of the original prop, then covers painting, fabric weathering, body padding, and layering on thrifted clothing and accessories sourced from Goodwill. The finished witch retains her original LED eyes, motion sensor, and rocking animation while looking dramatically more sinister and custom.
SpookYouLaterz showcases their full animatronic collection in action on Halloween night 2022 at their Texas home haunt, capturing nearly 50 minutes of live trick-or-treater reactions and spooky displays. The setup carries a Nightmare Before Christmas theme and features a densely decorated yard that drew significant neighborhood foot traffic. The creator intentionally kept the video long to preserve every standout moment from the evening.
Wicked Makers' Jay and Jaimie unbox the Spirit Halloween Empty Soul Girl on a Swing animatronic and transform her into a Samara Morgan-inspired ghost-girl prop. The makeover involves airbrushing, a thrifted nightgown, pool noodle structuring, and added washers to improve the swinging motion. The result is a low-effort, high-impact upgrade that turns a store-bought prop into a personalized yard haunt centerpiece. The build requires minimal tools and skills, making it accessible to beginners.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Kreepy Kids lineup of animated Halloween props and animatronics, introduced for the 2019 season. The collection features unsettling child characters sculpted by a team of professional artists and produced in-house at Distortions. These pieces are marketed toward home yard haunts, Halloween displays, and professional dark attractions alike.
Wicked Makers hosts Jay and Jaimie reveal beef netting — a food-industry material — as the go-to secret for creating large, realistic-looking Halloween spiderwebs that far outperform store-bought cotton webbing. The technique is beginner-friendly, requiring only basic tools like scissors, hooks, and landscape staples. Because the material is durable, the finished webs can be stored and reused across multiple Halloween seasons. Creators note that beef netting tends to sell out well before October, so early ordering is advised.
This short showcase video highlights several witch-themed Halloween animatronic props suited for home haunts and yard displays. Featured pieces include standing hag-style figures and a hanging witch decoration, with heights ranging around five to six feet. The video serves as a quick visual sampler to help shoppers evaluate which animatronic witch props might work best for their Halloween setup.
This VanOaksProps tutorial demystifies Monster Mud — a classic home-haunter staple used to coat and texture Halloween props like tombstones, reapers, and graveyard statues. The video covers what Monster Mud is, how it's mixed and applied, and how to protect finished props from the elements. It also introduces Monster Mud 2.0 (Morbid Mortar), a thinset-based alternative that offers additional durability and texture options.
This marathon compilation from VanOaksProps brings together seven Disney Haunted Mansion-inspired DIY projects in a single 47-minute video, ranging from a gate sign repaint and hand-painted queue statue to a working blast-up ghost and a full-size 3D printed door built for Neil Patrick Harris. The video also breaks down how the iconic changing portrait illusion works, making it both a practical build guide and an educational deep-dive into classic dark-ride effects. Projects span a range of complexity, offering something useful for casual decorators and serious prop builders alike. The Haunted Mansion Home Office series segments add context for creators looking to theme an entire room.
This tutorial walks through building a Samara-inspired creepy girl prop using readily available materials. A key highlight is a motion sensor hack that triggers a strobe light to dramatically illuminate the figure whenever someone walks nearby. The project is designed to be approachable for beginners and suits home haunts, yard displays, or small video productions.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Wicked Wolf animatronic, a large werewolf prop released as part of their 2020 Halloween lineup. The video serves as a product reveal for this animated creature, highlighting its suitability for haunted attractions, yard haunts, home haunts, and themed events. Distortions Unlimited is a US-based manufacturer with decades of experience producing animatronics and Halloween props for both consumer and professional markets.
This tutorial walks through refreshing and upgrading a scarecrow prop by giving its jack-o-lantern head a makeover and swapping in a flame LED bulb for a convincing flickering fire effect. The upgrade is straightforward and accessible, requiring minimal materials. The result is a more dramatic, atmospheric Halloween display piece suitable for home haunts or yard decorations.
Distortions Unlimited documents their 2021 Halloween visit to Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver's home, where the legendary entertainer has been running a yard haunt for over five decades. The crew delivered and set up a range of Distortions animatronics and props — including a giant singing animatronic head performing Thriller with Van Dyke's own voice — and suited up in costumes to help scare and entertain guests. The evening also featured a live Halloween show with a ventriloquist, a puppeteer, and Dick and Arlene themselves dancing and singing. Behind-the-scenes footage of the crew meeting and having lunch with Van Dyke adds a personal, celebratory touch to the video.
In this short tutorial, Josh Holder of The Frightmare Compound demonstrates how to build a simple moving floor or bridge effect for a home haunt. The unsteady surface unsettles guests as they walk across it, adding a tactile scare to a walkthrough. It's pitched as an easy, beginner-friendly upgrade for DIY haunters.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2021 Halloween prop lineup centered on a menacing 8-foot Pumpkin Stalker lording over a creepy pumpkin patch scene. Flanking the towering centerpiece are two smaller animated companions — Jack Attack and Grizzly Gourd — which move, growl, and illuminate their eyes. The video is a product showcase reel suited for haunters evaluating props for yard haunts, corn mazes, or professional dark attractions. Note that the background audio heard in the video is not bundled with the props, though the animatronics do include their own audio download.
VanOaksProps breaks down an accessible approach to Halloween projection mapping aimed at haunters with little to no prior experience. Using a compact pico projector and Photoshop smart objects, the tutorial demonstrates how to achieve theme-park-caliber visual effects on a home or yard haunt. Stock photo resources and downloadable project files are provided to help viewers get started quickly. The video is sponsored in part by AAXA Technologies, which supplied the featured projector.
FrightProps showcases their Attack Spider animatronic, a large fur-covered spider with fangs that lunges forward via pneumatic action to startle unsuspecting guests. The prop is designed for both home haunters and professional haunted attractions seeking a high-impact jump-scare effect. At just one minute, the video serves as a quick product demonstration of the prop in action.
Distortions Unlimited presents their 2021 Halloween product line in this short catalog-style showcase video. The lineup spans animated and static props, standing figures, and wall hangings — including standouts like the Pumpkin Stalker, a life-sized Edgar Allan Poe figure, Dragon Legends Wall Hanging, and several monster and zombie-themed pieces. All products are manufactured in the USA and are marketed toward haunters, home haunts, professional haunted attractions, and theme parks. The video serves as a visual buying guide for the brand's newest releases that season.
This tutorial walks builders through constructing a motorized overhead animator — a mechanical rig inspired by the Flying Crank Ghost mechanism but designed to be far more versatile. Powered by a repurposed electric BBQ rotisserie motor, the device is mounted overhead and uses fishing line to simultaneously animate multiple props from a single drive. The result can make candles appear to float, phantoms levitate, skeletons move, and portraits shift — all from one compact, ceiling-mounted unit.
Hauntcast presents a top-10 countdown of creative ways haunters can use expanding foam to build Halloween props on a budget. The video covers a wide range of applications — from crafting gory innards and body forms to constructing toxic barrels, rope vines, and skulls. It serves as a practical inspiration guide for home haunters and attraction builders looking to get maximum versatility from a single, readily available material.
VanOaksProps walks through a full build for realistic flickering candle props using compact low-voltage LED flame bulbs wired through a buck converter. The tutorial covers soldering the electrics, forming candle bodies from PVC pipe, and adding convincing wax-drip textures with hot glue and paint. The result is a brighter, more lifelike candle effect compared to standard flicker LEDs. The finished props suit home haunts, yard haunts, or any atmospheric Halloween display.
Poison Oak St is a full walkthrough of Poison Props' 2018 haunted house display featuring 20 individual animated props. The showcase moves room by room through a zombie and mutant-themed environment, highlighting each animatronic in action with timestamped callouts. Props range from coffin bangers and ground breakers to wall jumpers and electrocution twitchers, demonstrating the breadth of the Poison Props commercial lineup. The video doubles as a live catalog of available animations for haunters shopping or seeking inspiration.
This tutorial walks DIY haunters through building an animated levitating teapot prop using crafting techniques, a motor mechanism, and thrift store sourced items. The build combines a clever illusion with movement to create the appearance of a ghostly, self-pouring or floating teapot. The finished prop works equally well as a yard haunt centerpiece or as eerie Halloween dinner party decor. The channel's signature approach emphasizes accessible, budget-conscious methods that yield professional-looking results.
