Video Tag
Every video tagged “home haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
586 videos
This Hauntcast video showcases a Cthulhu-spawn Halloween prop inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Innsmouth lore and the Deep Ones mythology. The build leans into cosmic horror aesthetics, making it a standout piece for yard haunts or home haunts with a Lovecraftian theme. Beyond the metadata, specific construction details are limited, so the full build process may be explored within the video itself.
Haunt Former drops a short, atmospheric teaser trailer hyping their 2018 haunted house season. The clip leans on edited stock footage, spooky music, and classic horror tension to build anticipation. Creator tags suggest a tongue-in-cheek, self-aware approach — this is as much a fun community moment as a genuine promotional piece.
A brief look at the first day of setup for the Village Mire yard haunt, captured on October 1st, 2011. The short clip documents the early stages of assembling what appears to be a graveyard or cemetery-themed outdoor Halloween display. It offers a glimpse into the initial groundwork of a home haunt build season.
This short promo video teases the upcoming 2018 season of Haunt Former's home haunted house project, known as 'The End Haunted House,' with a three-week countdown. It serves as a hype piece for the creator's annual HauntTober series rather than a tutorial or walkthrough. The clip points viewers toward a larger playlist documenting the full haunt experience.
This short showcase features a set of handcrafted Lovecraftian Deep One / Dagon Disciple figures built for a yard or home haunt. The creator sculpted, molded, and cast the heads from scratch, then assembled full figures using PVC pipe armatures, wire hands and feet, and felt robes finished with fabric tape. The result is a cohesive group of fish-frog cult creatures straight out of Innsmouth. Despite the brief runtime, the video reveals a capable multi-step prop-building workflow.
Village Mire is a Cape Cod yard haunt steeped in the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft, delivering an exceptionally eerie atmosphere that stands out among home haunts. The walkthrough showcases the creator's dedication to Lovecraftian theming, with references to Dagon, Cthulhu, and the cursed town of Innsmouth woven throughout the display. A Cthulhu-focused expansion was teased for the 2024 season, suggesting the haunt grows more ambitious each year.
Hauntcast's Prop Shop segment features Cheryl Callender — a member of the Chicago Haunt Builds Group and creator behind the Creepers on Carlton home haunt — sharing her knowledge of building Monster Mud statues and life-sized props. Monster Mud is a popular haunt-community technique for creating durable, weather-resistant figures and set pieces at a relatively low cost. Cheryl walks listeners through her process, drawing on real-world home haunt experience to make the method accessible to fellow DIY haunters.
A short-form clip from Horror 365 showcasing what the creator considers their standout Halloween room build of 2024. The video appears to highlight a decorated space with a woodworking element and a humorous tone. Due to the minimal metadata and very short duration, specific details about the build or design are limited.
This short trailer offers a mid-build glimpse of the Village Mire yard haunt in progress during the 2011 Halloween season. It showcases the creator's outdoor setup at roughly the halfway point of construction, giving viewers a preview of the themed environment taking shape. The clip captures the atmosphere and scale of this home yard haunt project.
In this Hauntcast episode, host Revenant breaks down the conceptual difference between terror and horror and explains how understanding each can make haunted attractions more effective. The discussion centers on the psychological mechanics of fear and how haunt operators can deliberately deploy these distinct emotional states to affect guests. It approaches haunt design from a theatrical and philosophical angle rather than a technical one, making it a strong foundational resource for anyone looking to elevate their scare craft.
This brief installment in the 2014 'PHOBIAS' home haunt build series documents a budget shopping run to Big Lots and Dollar Tree. The creator stocks up on creepy-crawly props — rats, spiders, and snakes — that tie directly into the haunt's phobia theme. Despite its short runtime, it offers a quick look at how discount retailers can supply thematic props on the cheap.
This short tutorial from Hauntcast walks through how to wire a wireless remote to a prop controller for triggering Halloween props. Aimed at home and yard haunters, the video delivers a quick, focused wiring walkthrough in just one minute. It covers the essential connection steps needed to get a remote trigger up and running with a prop controller.
This is the fifth installment in the PHOBIAS haunt build series from 2014, focusing on the construction of a zombie baby see-saw prop. The creator walks through sourcing parts and assembling a motion-based animatronic featuring a disturbing zombie infant theme. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hands-on fabrication process for a home haunt attraction.
This video showcases a haunted attraction or home haunt build themed around the iconic Evil Dead shack, presented at or in connection with Midsummer Scream. The display captures the rustic, sinister aesthetic of the beloved horror franchise. With no source description or runtime available, specific construction or design details cannot be confirmed.
This is the third installment in a multi-part series documenting the creation of a 2014 home haunt themed around phobias. The video focuses on the physical layout of the haunted house, giving viewers a look at how the space is structured and organized. It offers an early-stage planning perspective on how a home haunter approaches spatial design before full build-out.
GMHaunts sits down with fellow haunter Aidan Kaye for a candid interview exploring his unusual connection to Spirit Halloween corporate, his annual home walkthrough haunt, and an upcoming Spirit Halloween flagship store documentary slated for release. Aidan shares the story of how he built relationships inside Spirit's corporate team, the inspiration behind his Spirit-themed EP, and how he approaches building his haunt each year. The conversation offers a rare insider perspective on the Spirit Halloween brand from a passionate community member rather than an employee.
A live-streamed Halloween event from Haunt Former titled 'Live Scream: Haunting at Night,' running just under an hour. The channel covers a broad range of Halloween content including prop builds, haunted house tours, and haunt stories. Sponsors include several well-known Halloween retail and costume brands, and the stream features licensed atmospheric music from multiple composers.
Episode 15 of the PHOBIAS haunt build series takes viewers on a site visit to reveal how the haunt's space is divided into distinct themed zones. The creator walks through the physical location, breaking down the organizational structure that will drive the PHOBIAS experience. This installment focuses on spatial planning rather than hands-on construction, giving audiences a high-level map of what's to come in the build.
Baker from Hauntcast reviews the VFX Creates Puppet Master Sound System, a dedicated audio device aimed at scare actors and haunters. The review covers the product's features and practical applications for home haunts, yard haunts, and professional haunted attractions. At just five minutes, it offers a concise look at whether this SFX tool earns a place in a haunter's arsenal.
This is the fourth installment in a 2014 home haunt build series themed around phobias. The creator walks through planned projects for the season before focusing on constructing the main entrance sign for the haunt. It offers a glimpse into the design and fabrication process behind cohesive haunt branding.
This short teaser trailer promotes Pemberton Haunters' 2024 Hillbilly Mayhem event, a home haunted attraction based in Seffner, Florida. The clip offers a brief atmospheric glimpse of the haunt's rural horror theme ahead of the Halloween season. As a teaser, it focuses on building anticipation rather than showcasing full walkthroughs or behind-the-scenes content.
This video captures hidden scare cam footage from the Village Mire yard haunt's 2010 season, showcasing real guest reactions to live scares. It offers an authentic behind-the-scenes perspective on how a home haunt performer delivers frights to unsuspecting visitors. The footage provides a fun, candid look at the effectiveness of the haunt's scare zones.
Bloodcrest House of God is a 2022 home haunt showcasing an elaborately themed Halloween display filmed at night. The nighttime tour highlights a variety of commercial props and decorations arranged into a cohesive spooky environment. The darkness of the setting amplifies the atmosphere, putting the lighting and prop selection front and center.
This installment in the PHOBIAS haunt build series reveals the layout design for a zombie baby cemetery and playground zone. The creator walks through how this creepy themed area is being planned and arranged as part of their larger 2014 home haunt. The combination of childhood imagery with undead horror makes this one of the more unsettling conceptual spaces in the build.
