Video Tag
Every video tagged “skeleton” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
252 videos
This short-form video showcases a creative costume concept that merges the iconic Grim Reaper with Dia de los Muertos aesthetics, drawing inspiration from the vibrant imagery seen in the film Coco. The crossover blends the dark, cloaked silhouette of the Reaper with colorful sugar skull and Day of the Dead design elements. With minimal runtime, the video appears to be a quick visual showcase or reveal rather than a step-by-step tutorial.
This is the first episode in a multi-part series from Stiltbeast Studios focused on transforming a budget plastic skeleton — commonly known as a 'bluckie' — into a convincing, haunt-ready prop base through corpsing techniques. The video tackles the hands specifically, showing how time and skill can elevate a cheap skeleton into something worthy of a professional haunted attraction. The series philosophy centers on investing labor rather than money to achieve high-quality results.
A large Halloween haul showcase video featuring an assortment of props and animatronics from major retailers and manufacturers including Spirit Halloween, Gemmy, Morris Costumes, and Distortions Unlimited. The presenter displays a variety of 2022 season finds, including what appear to be prototype or hard-to-find pieces alongside more widely available items. The video covers a broad cross-section of the 2022 Halloween retail landscape, touching on collectible and novelty props ranging from horror clowns to large-scale skeletons.
This short trailer showcases AtmosFEARfx's Bone Chillers DVD, a projection effects product featuring animated skeleton sequences. The content spans two tones: genuinely creepy skeletons rising from graves and pursuing the living, and lighthearted, family-friendly skeletons dancing, playing music, and performing comedic vignettes. The dual-tone approach makes it a versatile decoration tool suitable for both intense Halloween displays and all-ages gatherings.
This short preview video teases an upcoming 2025 series of animated Halloween prop-building tutorials from the Halloween DIY & How-To channel. Viewers get a look at the planned projects — including eerie skeletons, floating phantoms, moving spiders, animated ghouls and goblins, and a magical treasure chest — all driven by a shared motor-powered mechanical device. The full build episodes were delayed from their original release and are now scheduled to debut in June 2025. Each future video will cover both scratch-built and store-bought prop transformations using this versatile animating mechanism.
This short teaser showcases a dramatic transformation of a budget Walmart skeleton into a charred, BBQ-style burnt prop. The clip promotes a full step-by-step tutorial available on the Monster Tutorials YouTube channel. It offers a compelling before-and-after glimpse of the finished effect to entice viewers to seek out the complete build video.
Haunt Former unboxes a small skeleton decoration sourced from Home Depot as part of their Halloween 2023 coverage. The video has a lighthearted, humorous tone suggesting the item was surprising or quirky in some way. At just seven minutes, it's a quick, casual product reveal rather than a detailed review or build tutorial.
Spooky Guy444 runs a bracket-style tournament to crown the worst animatronic Halloween prop of all time, pitting infamous and poorly received props against each other in a head-to-head competition. The video spans a wide range of retail and specialty animatronics from brands associated with the Halloween industry. Commentary is opinion-driven and entertainment-focused, making it a fun watch for collectors and enthusiasts who enjoy ranking and roasting the hobby's low points. The 31-minute runtime suggests multiple rounds of bracket matchups with detailed reactions.
This short showcase video from Composite Effects highlights Yorick the Skull, a detailed silicone wearable mask featuring exposed cranial and spinal bones with a functional jaw that mirrors the wearer's mouth movement. The mask is designed for a male fit and accommodates a standard range of adult head sizes. A black hood worn over the lower face is recommended to sell the illusion of the animated teeth opening and closing.
The CBS1033 Corpse Back Slider from Poison Props is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic featuring a corpse figure that shoots out approximately 25 inches on its back from beneath a table while its head and torso convulse and the head turns side to side. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. The overall footprint is compact enough for tight haunt spaces, though it requires both AC power and a 100 PSI air supply. Tables and victim figures are not included.
A short-form clip from a Halloween horror convention showcases an impressive Day of the Dead cosplay costume. The build draws clear inspiration from Día de los Muertos imagery and earns enthusiastic praise from the presenter. It serves as a quick burst of costume inspiration rather than a step-by-step tutorial.
The Wicked Writer is an animatronic figure prop from Poison Props featuring a skeletal or ghoulish character posed in a writing or scribing action. The short showcase video highlights the prop's movement and overall aesthetic, making it suitable for haunted house or display use. Its seated, studious pose gives it a dark academic or haunted study atmosphere.
This short video tours the Halloween section of a Michaels craft store, highlighting the seasonal merchandise on offer in 2016. The creator spotlights a Lemax Spooky Town village display, in-store lighting ambiance, and an animated Skeleton Grave Grabber/Crawler prop. It serves as a quick shopping guide for Halloween enthusiasts scoping out retail options.
This vlog-style video from Monster Tutorials blends two segments: footage from the creator's 2018 St. Jude Run/Walk charity event and an introduction to a community Wreath Challenge with its official rules. The creator also spotlights the return of a red-corpsed ground-breaker skeleton prop. Three wreath base types — grapevine, foam, and wire — are referenced as starting points for challenge participants. The video serves as both a community rallying call and a glimpse into the creator's personal charitable endeavors.
A short-form video showcasing a skeleton head prop from Joann Fabrics' 2023 Halloween seasonal collection. The clip takes a fun, lighthearted look at the spooky décor item, leaning into the popular 'spooky scary skeletons' meme aesthetic. It serves as a quick product spotlight for Halloween shoppers scouting retail finds.
FrightProps showcases their Coffin Lunger Zombie, a pneumatic haunted house prop that lies dormant before snapping upright and lurching forward toward victims. The decaying skeleton figure is designed to simulate a zombie clawing its way out of a coffin, making it an ideal scare piece for dungeon or graveyard-themed haunts. The prop is air-powered and triggered via an external prop controller.
This FrightProps tutorial walks through the complete process of adding a motorized head-turn effect to a standard pose-and-stay plastic skeleton using their dedicated servo kit. The video covers every stage from skeleton preparation and ServoBlock assembly to physical servo installation and programming movement sequences with the PicoServo controller. It's a practical, product-specific guide that bridges hardware assembly and basic motion programming in a single session.
GMHaunts covers the second wave of Spirit Halloween's 2022 animatronic lineup, showcasing sneak-peek demo videos sourced from Spirit's own Experiment 1031 channel. The video introduces several new characters including Nozzles the Clown, Mr. Punchy, Possessed Pumpkin, and Lil' Skelly Bones, among others. It serves as an early look at what shoppers and haunters can expect from Spirit Halloween's upcoming season offerings.
FrightProps showcases a talking, rocking skeleton prop designed to add a creepy presence to any Halloween display. The animatronic figure is seated in a rocking chair and combines motion and audio for an unsettling effect. At just one minute, the video serves as a quick product highlight rather than a build tutorial.
Monster Tutorials launches its 2019 Spring Prop Challenge, inviting the haunter community to build a creative prop using a mini skeleton within a one-month window. The video outlines the challenge rules, timeline, and prizes, with full details hosted on the Monster Tutorials website. Sponsors support the event, adding incentive for community participation.
Haunt Former delivers a live, opinionated first look at Home Depot's full Halloween 2024 prop lineup, walking viewers through every major new release including licensed characters, oversized yard pieces, and animatronics. The video covers a wide range of items from the returning 12-foot skeleton and its accessories to new additions like a Hovering Reaper, Zombie Wolf, and licensed props such as Chucky and Beetlejuice. Commentary includes candid critique of Home Depot's marketing choices and a dedicated rant about the Nightmare Before Christmas offerings. It serves as a comprehensive seasonal buying guide for haunters and Halloween decorators scoping out big-box retail options.
Halloween Happy shares a 2017 Haul-O-Ween video showcasing spooky thrift store discoveries. The host walks viewers through her secondhand Halloween finds in an upbeat, enthusiast-style format. It's a fun, low-key haul aimed at fellow Halloween lovers who enjoy hunting for seasonal decor on a budget.
This video walks through the corpsing process applied to a Fright Theatre Skeleform skeleton, transforming a bare skeletal prop into a more convincingly decomposed and textured corpse. Corpsing adds layers of material and paint to simulate rotting flesh over the underlying skeletal structure. The result is a significantly more realistic and haunting Halloween display piece.
The CDU402 Coffin Dug Up Skelly is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a skeleton at rest inside a coffin that suddenly raises its arms and thrusts its torso forward with a scream effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the coffin, character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors. An integrated audio package delivers a digital scream through a powered speaker, requiring only AC power and a compressed air supply at 100 psi to operate. Its freight-shipped construction targets professional haunted attractions, dark rides, and graveyard-themed installations.
