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Every video tagged “home haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
586 videos
GMHaunts wraps up their Spirit Halloween 2022 theme piece haul, showcasing the final batch of seasonal props and decorations picked up from the retailer. The video highlights standout items including bubble tubes and a hologram fan alongside various other themed pieces. It offers collectors and home haunters a close look at what Spirit Halloween brought to shelves for the 2022 season.
This vlog-style episode follows the creator through three Halloween activities: assembling a prop for a butcher-themed scene, mounting a corpsed thumbs-up hand, and browsing for finds at the Dollar Tree. It serves as both a casual behind-the-scenes look at a home haunter's workflow and a practical sourcing guide for budget Halloween decorating. The corpsing technique referenced builds on a separate dedicated tutorial linked by the creator.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Giant Blazing Pumpkin, a large flat-backed pumpkin skull prop crafted from latex and foam and finished with hand painting. The piece ships ready to hang via two top rings and includes a built-in flickering light that animates the eyes. At roughly 29×17×12 inches, it works equally well as a statement piece for yard haunts, home haunts, or professional dark attractions.
This is the third episode in Monster Tutorials' 2022 Halloween display vlog series, capturing the behind-the-scenes reality of building a seasonal home haunt. The creator goes on a prop-shopping run, transports a funeral hearse to the display site, and deals with an unexpected visit from a local reporter. The episode has a candid, slice-of-life tone as the display falls behind schedule.
This tutorial demonstrates how to create the illusion of multiple supernaturally floating candles by pairing battery-operated LED tapered candles with the creator's companion Motorized Overhead Animator prop. Fishing line connects the candles to the animator's various moving stations, producing convincing, eerie levitation across a room. The effect scales easily from a single pair of flickering candles to a full multi-candle ghostly display, making it ideal for haunted rooms, Halloween parties, or outdoor haunt setups.
SpookYouLaterz kicks off their 2023 Halloween yard haunt build in this short-form clip, marking the start of their seasonal outdoor display project. The video serves as an early announcement or teaser, signaling that the haunt construction process is underway. As a brief Shorts format video, it offers a glimpse into the creator's enthusiasm for the annual build rather than detailed step-by-step instruction.
In this quick tip, Josh Holder of The Frightmare Compound demonstrates a simple way to add atmospheric lighting to home haunt props and scenes using flameless candles. The approach avoids running cords or wiring to power, making it easy to place light wherever it's needed. It's a fast, low-effort method aimed at elevating the look of a home haunt.
This video from Horror 365 appears to showcase a new facade build or reveal for a display called Gateway Manor, likely a home haunt or yard haunt setup. Based on the title, the content focuses on Halloween exterior decorating with a haunted manor theme. No source description was provided, so specific construction details and techniques cannot be confirmed.
This is the first episode in Haunt Former's 2019 series documenting the construction of an original home haunt called 'The Insomnia,' themed around dreams and nightmares. The creator walks through the foundational blueprint and maze layout for the experience, outlining the planned flow of the space. The episode also touches on early concepts for props, lighting, scare acting, and set design that will be developed throughout the series.
Monster Tutorials takes viewers on a walkthrough of their 2022 Halloween setup at Brookside Manor, showcasing the finished display in action. The video offers a look at the overall atmosphere, props, and theming that make up the seasonal home haunt. It serves as both an inspirational showcase and a capstone reveal for followers of the channel who have watched the build process throughout the season.
GMHaunts unboxes and sets up the Spirit Halloween 2025 'Monkey Business' animatronic in this nearly 20-minute hands-on first look. The video walks viewers through the out-of-box experience, assembly, and a demonstration of the prop in action. It serves as a practical reference for anyone considering adding this piece to their Halloween display.
GMHaunts unboxes and sets up the HalloweenCostumes.com 2025 Mothman animatronic, a large-scale cryptid-themed prop, in this sponsored review video. The video walks through the full unboxing, step-by-step assembly, live action demos, and a detailed review segment. The creator offers an affiliate discount code for viewers interested in purchasing the prop. This is a practical first-look at one of the more distinctive animatronic releases of the 2025 Halloween season.
Part 2 of a multi-part series documenting the construction of a life-sized animatronic velociraptor for a home haunt, this episode zeroes in on building realistic animatronic eyes. The creator walks through 3D printing an eye mechanism sourced from a community model, fitting glass lenses, painting irises with acrylics, and sealing with clear coat. Servo motors are incorporated to bring the eyes to life with movement, echoing the look of raptors seen in Jurassic World attractions.
The McCabe family tours the Mutant animatronic scene built into their Lehman Manor home haunt, showing how they framed the Distortions Unlimited prop with video, lighting, fog, and detailed set work. The walkthrough highlights how the towering Mutant is staged for maximum intensity, cycling through an ambient program before erupting into fast, savage motion when triggered. It's part showcase, part inspiration for how a professional prop can anchor a themed home-haunt scene.
Monster Tutorials takes viewers on a casual walkthrough of their 2023 outdoor Halloween yard display. The video showcases how the creator has arranged decorations and props across the yard to create a cohesive Halloween atmosphere. It serves more as a seasonal tour and inspiration piece than a step-by-step build tutorial.
This short segment features Josh Holder of The Frightmare Compound demonstrating, for a 9 News piece, how to corpse an inexpensive plastic skeleton into a convincing decomposing corpse. The technique wraps the skeleton in thin plastic, shrinks it with a heat gun, and builds up layers of dark wood stain for a weathered look. It's presented as a budget-friendly upgrade for home and garage haunts, with the recommendation to apply thin coats and layer gradually for the most realistic result.
This is the first episode of a multi-part series documenting the creator's massive annual Halloween yard display build. The video focuses on the early stages of constructing a cemetery scene alongside oversized giant props. The creator is also associated with a professional haunted attraction, suggesting a higher-than-average level of experience and ambition in their home display work.
This is the first installment in a multi-part build series from Horror 365 documenting the construction of a home haunt facade called Gateway Manor. The video focuses on early-stage building work on what appears to be a large-scale haunted house exterior. As a short-form or teaser-length clip, it introduces viewers to the project scope and style.
This video offers a walkthrough of Urban Legends, a home haunt attraction set in Thurston Groves, Florida, built around the theme of urban legends and myths from around the world. The creator channels the eerie uncertainty of whether these stories are mere fiction or something more, setting a suspenseful atmospheric tone throughout. At just three minutes, it serves as a compact showcase of the 2015 Halloween display. A companion 'Behind the Screams' build series is available on the same channel for those interested in the construction process.
This short-form video from Horror 365 captures a haunted house build in progress, offering a glimpse into the construction phase of a DIY Halloween haunt. The one-minute runtime suggests a quick behind-the-scenes look or time-lapse style clip rather than a full step-by-step tutorial. No detailed instructions or materials are visible from the available metadata.
Village Mire is a Cape Cod-based yard haunt created by Chris Baker, showcasing an elaborate outdoor Halloween display featuring mutants, creatures, and a biohazard theme. Baker handled nearly every creative aspect himself, including set design, lighting, prop construction, and videography. The atmosphere is reinforced by a Midnight Syndicate soundtrack, lending a cinematic, horror-movie quality to the walkthrough footage.
Distortions Unlimited previews the Ghost Revenant, a new all-electric animatronic slated for their 2026 Halloween lineup. Standing approximately 8.5 feet tall, this imposing ghost figure is part of the company's Frightronic prop line. The short teaser highlights its visual scale and positions it as suitable for both professional haunts and ambitious home haunters.
Creative Geekery transformed their garage into a fully immersive Back to the Future Halloween experience, complete with a working flux capacitor light build, a DIY motorized moving floor, synced LED lighting, fog, projection effects, and a real DeLorean parked outside. The video walks through the creative and technical process behind pulling off this cinematic, crowd-facing haunt. Hundreds of guests attended opening night, and the creator rounds out the video with honest reflection on what worked and what they'd improve next year.
A short Halloween night showcase of SpookYouLaterz's 2023 yard display, featuring what appears to be an animatronic-laden outdoor setup centered around a decorated garage. The clip captures the finished scene in festive, trick-or-treat-ready form rather than walking through any build process. At just one minute, it serves as a celebratory reveal of the season's completed display.
