Video Tag
Every video tagged “yard haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
488 videos
This is the second episode in Monster Tutorials' 2022 Halloween display build series, captured with just two weeks until Halloween. The creator wraps up fencing work and heads out on a prop shopping run to stock up for the season. The central creative concept pits a pumpkin character against an army of skeletons, setting the stage for an ambitious yard display. It's a candid, in-progress look at how a dedicated home haunter races the calendar to bring a themed scene to life.
This beginner-friendly tutorial from VanOaksProps walks through restoring faded and cracked foam Halloween pumpkins using everyday craft supplies. The process covers surface prep, sealing cracks with Mod Podge, and repainting with layered acrylic colors using a sea sponge technique. A matte spray sealer is applied at the end to improve durability and weather resistance. The result is a refreshed, display-ready prop at a fraction of the cost of replacement.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their full evil pumpkin patch prop lineup in one cohesive, spooky scene. The display features five distinct jack-o-lantern characters — Jack is Back, Pumpkin Stalker, Jack Widow, Grizzly Gourd, and Jack Attack — all manufactured from durable materials. The video serves as a scene-inspiration piece for haunters looking to build a themed pumpkin patch environment. These props are positioned as versatile fits for haunted houses, yard haunts, corn mazes, and theme parks.
A short-form showcase of an impressively large Halloween yard display belonging to a friend of the creator, located in San Antonio. The setup features well over 100 animated props sourced from major retail chains including Spirit Halloween, Lowe's, Home Depot, Party City, and Morris Costumes. The video offers a quick visual tour of how store-bought animatronics can be combined at scale to create a striking outdoor haunt. It also highlights the homeowner's associated online store, Reaper's Collection.
VanOaks Props showcases using the Inventables X-Carve CNC machine to carve custom Halloween tombstones from foam, describing it as a dream workflow for bringing detailed tombstone designs to life with precision. The video highlights how CNC automation elevates the quality and repeatability of handcrafted Halloween props. Custom tombstone props created with this method are also available for purchase through the creator's Etsy shop.
SpookYouLaterz Manor opens its gates for Halloween 2021 with a full yard haunt display captured across both daytime and nighttime footage. The video doubles as a trick-or-treat experience, showing real visitors interacting with the decorated yard and its scares. It offers a satisfying end-of-season showcase of the creator's complete outdoor Halloween setup. Spirit Halloween animatronics appear to be featured among the display elements.
A Texas homeowner kicks off the 2023 Halloween season by setting up an outdoor yard display, braving the heat to get the spooky atmosphere going early. The video showcases the beginning stages of what promises to be a large-scale yard haunt, leaning into the "everything's bigger in Texas" spirit. Inflatables appear to be a key part of the display aesthetic.
This is the first episode of Monster Tutorials' 2022 Halloween display series, focusing on establishing the overall theme and beginning the physical setup. The creator kicks things off by positioning twelve skeletons alongside other large foundational props. It serves as an early-season behind-the-scenes look at how a seasoned home haunter approaches planning and scale before the details come together.
VanOaks Cemetery takes its final bow after 15 years as a beloved yard haunt, with creator VanOaksProps capturing one last look at the display before retiring this version of the haunt. The video is less a tutorial and more a heartfelt tribute — a reflection on how a small yard display grew into a deeply personal and community-supported Halloween tradition. The creator frames the ending as inspiration rather than closure, and confirms a new haunt is already in the works and will be documented on the channel.
Distortions Unlimited unboxes their Alien Spider, a large sci-fi-themed Halloween prop designed for yard haunts, porches, and haunted attractions. The creature features a brain-like thorax, a menacing multi-jawed face, and long bendable legs for custom posing, plus a single red LED that adds an eerie glow. Built from latex and foam over a metal armature, it's presented as a durable, hand-crafted display piece.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Gravestone Geezer, a zombie-themed tombstone animatronic from their Frightronics product line. The prop is designed to fit naturally into cemetery, graveyard, yard haunt, and corn maze settings. Distortions Unlimited is a US-based manufacturer with over 40 years of experience producing Halloween masks, costumes, and animated props.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Demon Rising animatronic prop, part of their 2020 Frightronic Halloween lineup. The piece is fully electric and features an up-and-down rising movement paired with detailed, durable construction. It is marketed as a versatile scare prop suitable for home haunts, yard displays, corn mazes, and similar seasonal attractions.
This video showcases a fully loaded residential yard haunt built around Distortions Unlimited props and animatronics on Halloween night 2022 at the home of Dick Van Dyke. Highlights include the Mutant animatronic — which shakes and sprays guests — alongside a Zombie Outbreak display, an Electric Chair, a Nosferatu figure, a creepy graveyard, and an evil pumpkin patch. Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds appears in costume, personally scaring trick-or-treaters and passersby. The result is an impressive, high-production yard haunt that doubles as a real-world showcase for the brand's product lineup.
A first-time yard haunt creator from Monster Tutorials takes viewers on a vlog-style walkthrough of his completed Halloween graveyard display for 2018. The setup features handmade tombstones, a chain-and-skull fence, latex masks, and atmospheric lighting — all assembled under a tight time constraint. The video doubles as a showcase of the creator's own DIY tutorial projects, linking out to dedicated build guides for the key elements on screen. Despite being a debut haunt, the overall scene demonstrates solid compositional instincts and a cohesive cemetery aesthetic.
This short compilation showcases real-world yard and home haunts decorated with Distortions Unlimited props and animatronics from Halloween 2019, assembled from fan-submitted photos and videos. It serves as an inspiring lookbook of how hobbyists and enthusiasts deploy professional-quality manufactured pieces in outdoor settings. Distortions Unlimited is a Colorado-based Halloween manufacturer with over four decades of industry experience, known from the Travel Channel series Making Monsters.
Distortions Unlimited showcases Twitch, a rotted corpse half-zombie animatronic from their Frightronic series. The short demo highlights the prop's movement and ghoulish aesthetic, positioning it for use in yard haunts, haunted cemetery displays, and professional haunt attractions. Distortions Unlimited is a US-based manufacturer with over 40 years of experience producing Halloween props, masks, and animatronics.
This short video from Hauntcast demonstrates how to use Loctite spray foam as an additive sculpting material for building DIY Halloween props. The clip focuses on molding and shaping the foam to add texture and form to yard haunt and home haunt creations. It serves as a quick, practical tip for haunters looking to expand their prop-building toolkit.
This short tutorial from Hauntcast covers five practical methods for securing foam tombstones firmly in the ground for a Halloween yard display. Host Baker walks through each approach, helping haunters avoid the common frustration of props tipping or shifting outdoors. The video is concise and focused, making it easy to pick the right method for your setup.
This short FrightProps video showcases a screaming flying witch animated Halloween prop designed for haunted house or yard haunt use. The prop features motion and audio effects to create a startling witch-in-flight illusion. At under a minute, the clip serves primarily as a product demonstration highlighting the prop's scare potential.
Village Mire is an elaborately themed residential yard haunt built and operated entirely by one person in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The 2014 final-cut showcase highlights the full scope of the display — from prop creation and thematic lighting to audio design and special effects. Photography and a custom music score elevate the presentation beyond a typical home haunt video. The result is a cinematic look at an impressive Cape Cod solo haunting effort.
VanOaksProps walks through a quick, beginner-friendly method for adding convincing dimensional lichen to Halloween tombstones and cemetery monuments. The technique centers on acrylic modeling paste to build realistic texture, followed by a layered painting approach using earthy ochre and umber tones. The result is an authentically weathered, organic look that elevates foam or store-bought tombstones significantly. At under six minutes, it's one of the fastest high-impact prop upgrades in the channel's library.
This beginner-friendly tutorial from VanOaksProps walks through transforming plain foam columns into weathered, moss-covered cemetery props using simple paint techniques. The creator demonstrates surface preparation, layered paint washes, and sponge blending to achieve a convincing aged-stone appearance. Artificial ferns are attached at the end to sell the overgrown, haunted graveyard aesthetic. The entire process is accessible with inexpensive craft supplies.
This short-form video tours a friend's impressively large Halloween yard display featuring over 100 animated props sourced from major retailers including Spirit Halloween, Lowe's, Home Depot, Morris Costumes, and Party City. The walkthrough showcases a dense, heavily decorated yard haunt built around a trick-or-treat theme. The creator highlights the scale and variety of the animatronic collection as a source of inspiration for Halloween enthusiasts.
VanOaksProps walks through building a weathered vintage-style 'For Sale' sign out of MDF as a narrative prop for a cemetery yard haunt. The build covers sealing, stenciling with a vinyl cutter, hand-painting lettering, and applying distressing and aging techniques to achieve a convincingly decrepit look. The sign doubles as a tongue-in-cheek story element marking the haunt's final season at its current home. The paint tricks demonstrated are transferable to a wide range of Halloween prop projects.
