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Escape Room

Videos built around the escape room theme — pulled together so you can study how others bring this atmosphere to life.

47 videos

How to Control a Magnetic Lock from a Keypad

Arduino & ControllersBeginnerlow (accessible without major financial investment per source)

How to Control a Magnetic Lock from a Keypad

This FrightProps tutorial walks through wiring a keypad trigger to a magnetic lock so that entering the correct code releases the lock — a classic escape room mechanic. The setup is presented as beginner-friendly and budget-conscious, requiring only a few off-the-shelf components. A companion wiring diagram is provided on the FrightProps website to guide the build. It's a clean, practical demonstration suitable for haunted attractions and escape rooms alike.

FrightProps· 252,088 views

HOW-TO: Creepy Vines DIY

DIY PropsBeginnerlow (common/inexpensive materials)

HOW-TO: Creepy Vines DIY

VanOaksProps walks through a beginner-friendly method for building realistic creepy vines using backer rod foam, shop towels, and common craft supplies. The technique is flexible enough to suit jungle dioramas, pumpkin patches, haunted house sets, or escape room builds. Painting steps using spray paint and acrylic layering give the finished vines an organic, weathered look. The whole build relies on affordable, widely available materials making it accessible for most budgets.

VanOaksProps· 57,854 views

Electric Door Knocker or Wall Pounder - Create a Knocking Effect for a Haunted House or Escape Room!

Electric Door Knocker or Wall Pounder - Create a Knocking Effect for a Haunted House or Escape Room!

FrightProps showcases their Electric Door Knocker and Wall Pounder, a prop designed to simulate realistic knocking, pounding, or banging sounds against solid surfaces. Unlike many similar effects, this unit runs entirely on electricity with no pneumatics required, making it especially well-suited for escape rooms and haunted attractions where compressed air is unavailable or impractical. The prop can be hidden discreetly behind doors, walls, or inside cabinets to create an unsettling knocking effect that guests cannot easily locate.

FrightProps· 21,232 views

How to Make a Chess Set Puzzle for an Escape Room

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

How to Make a Chess Set Puzzle for an Escape Room

This FrightProps tutorial walks through building an interactive chess board puzzle for an escape room using RFID triggers and an EscapeKeeper controller. Players must place the correct chess pieces on the correct squares to solve the puzzle and trigger a response. The build concept is modular and transferable — the same RFID object-placement logic can be adapted to many other puzzle types beyond chess.

FrightProps· 18,278 views

Escape Room Props - Chicago's Room Escape Conference Preview!

Escape Room Props - Chicago's Room Escape Conference Preview!

FrightProps offers a quick first-person walkthrough of their booth setup ahead of Chicago's Room Escape Conference. The short preview gives escape room operators and enthusiasts a glimpse of the props and supplies FrightProps planned to showcase at the event. Viewers are invited to visit the booth in person to pick up free catalogs and promotional materials.

FrightProps· 17,112 views

How to Create a Blast of Fog in a Haunted House or Escape Room

Fog & Chiller EffectsIntermediate

How to Create a Blast of Fog in a Haunted House or Escape Room

FrightProps demonstrates how to engineer a sudden, powerful burst of fog using a pneumatic air amplifier, a solenoid valve, a fog machine, and a PicoBoo JR controller. The combination allows a triggered, on-demand fog blast ideal for dramatic scare moments. The effect suits a variety of haunt themes, including quarantine chambers, ruptured steam pipes, and dragon breath gags. At roughly six minutes, the video is a compact, product-focused walkthrough of the complete system.

FrightProps· 12,453 views

Using a PicoBoo ONE Controller to Open a Magnetic Lock

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

Using a PicoBoo ONE Controller to Open a Magnetic Lock

This FrightProps tutorial demonstrates how to use a PicoBoo ONE controller to trigger a magnetic lock, directly answering a frequently asked escape room question. The video walks through a three-component setup — trigger, controller, and lock — using items from FrightProps' Escape Room Magnetic Lock Starter Kit. A proximity sensor is also demoed as a potential trigger source. Together these components open up a wide range of interactive puzzle possibilities for escape rooms and haunted attractions.

FrightProps· 11,913 views

How to Use RFID Triggers to Create a Place the Objects Escape Room Game

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

How to Use RFID Triggers to Create a Place the Objects Escape Room Game

This FrightProps tutorial walks through building an interactive escape room puzzle that uses RFID triggers and an EscapeKeeper controller to detect when players place specific objects in designated locations. The system uses relay outputs to trigger effects or unlock mechanisms once the correct objects are correctly positioned. The video covers the full workflow from hardware setup to puzzle logic, making it a practical guide for escape room builders and haunted attraction designers alike.

FrightProps· 10,711 views

FrightProps Escape Room Props Demo and Walkthrough

FrightProps Escape Room Props Demo and Walkthrough

FrightProps showcases a fully functional mini escape room built for their staff Halloween party, demonstrating seven of their own escape room props and triggers in a live playthrough. The setup chains multiple interactive puzzles — including a keypad, haunted phone, turning statue, human circuit, tile puzzle, weight detector, and RFID trigger — so each solved puzzle unlocks the next. A BooBox FlexMax controller ties everything together, managing sound, lighting, and sequential prop activation throughout the experience.

FrightProps· 10,157 views

Body of Evidence Escape Room Haunt Prop

Body of Evidence Escape Room Haunt Prop

FrightProps showcases their 'Body of Evidence' interactive prop designed for escape rooms and haunted attractions. The prop features six detachable body parts — two arms, two legs, a torso, and a head — each of which triggers a unique audio cue when placed on its corresponding electromagnet. Once all six parts are assembled, the body dramatically collapses piece by piece and fires a dry contact output that can activate secondary effects such as hidden doors, black lights, or audio clues. The prop ships ready to use with built-in audio and lighting, requiring only an AC power source.

FrightProps· 6,925 views

Faux Fone - The Ultimate Telephone Escape Room Prop! USE ANY TOUCH-TONE PHONE!

Faux Fone - The Ultimate Telephone Escape Room Prop! USE ANY TOUCH-TONE PHONE!

FrightProps showcases the Faux Fone, a device designed to turn any standard touch-tone telephone into a fully interactive escape room or haunt prop. The video walks viewers through the product's features and potential applications in escape rooms and haunted attractions. It appears to cover setup and integration, demonstrating how the unit interfaces with existing phones to create engaging, interactive guest experiences.

FrightProps· 6,037 views

Press the Buttons Puzzle Kit for Escape Rooms

Arduino & ControllersBeginner

Press the Buttons Puzzle Kit for Escape Rooms

FrightProps walks through their Press the Buttons Puzzle Kit, a ready-made controller that lets you build a button-sequence puzzle for escape rooms or haunted attractions using up to six buttons. The standout feature is a no-code setup process — you simply act out the correct solution sequence and the kit records it automatically. The video covers how to get the kit running and how to reprogram the solution on the fly without any technical knowledge.

FrightProps· 5,783 views

Gantom Torch Escape: Interactive LED Lighting for Escape Rooms

Lighting TutorialsIntermediate

Gantom Torch Escape: Interactive LED Lighting for Escape Rooms

This FrightProps overview demonstrates how to set up and program the Gantom Torch: Escape, a handheld LED device designed for escape room use. Small emitters placed around the room secretly allow operators to control the torch's color, intensity, and vibration in players' hands via the Color Piano software interface. A key feature is UV light output, which can be triggered at specific times or locations to reveal hidden clues. The system creates a compelling illusion of player agency while keeping full control with the operator.

FrightProps· 4,441 views

Chess Set Prop for Escape Rooms

Chess Set Prop for Escape Rooms

FrightProps showcases a chess set prop designed specifically for escape room use. The video highlights the product as a ready-to-purchase item available through the FrightProps online store. With its thematic appeal, this prop can serve as a functional puzzle element or atmospheric decoration within an escape room or haunted environment.

FrightProps· 3,663 views

Escape "IT", a new take on the traditional escape room experience, is NOW OPEN in Las Vegas

Professional Haunted Attractions

Escape "IT", a new take on the traditional escape room experience, is NOW OPEN in Las Vegas

This video from the Haunted Attraction Network covers the opening of an IT-themed escape room experience in Las Vegas, described as a fresh spin on the traditional escape room format. The attraction draws on the iconic horror IP to deliver an immersive, scare-driven challenge for guests. With Las Vegas as its home, the venue targets both horror fans and escape room enthusiasts visiting the city.

Haunted Attraction Network· 3,517 views

High Security Escape Room Laser Grid Puzzle Kit

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

High Security Escape Room Laser Grid Puzzle Kit

FrightProps walks through their High Security Escape Room Laser Grid Puzzle Kit, a commercial controller solution that challenges players to navigate a laser field and reach an endpoint without breaking any beams. Two versions of the kit exist: a button-based variant and an RFID variant called The Vault, where players must carry an object through the maze and place it at the destination. The video covers how the puzzle operates and how the controller manages resets when a laser is tripped. Viewers should note that the wiring has since been revised, and an updated diagram is available for download from FrightProps.

FrightProps· 3,322 views

GateKeeper Computer Password Escape Room Puzzle

GateKeeper Computer Password Escape Room Puzzle

FrightProps showcases the GateKeeper Computer Password Escape Room Puzzle, an interactive prop that challenges players to enter a correct password, phrase, or number on a computer-style display to advance. The puzzle is designed with high customizability, making it adaptable to a wide range of escape room themes and scenarios. The video likely demonstrates the prop's functionality and setup options available through FrightProps.

FrightProps· 3,240 views

Flip the Switches Fuse Box Escape Room Prop

Flip the Switches Fuse Box Escape Room Prop

FrightProps showcases their Flip the Fuses fuse box escape room puzzle prop, a ready-made interactive piece designed to challenge players with determining the correct configuration of eight fuses. The video demonstrates how the prop works as a standalone puzzle element suitable for escape rooms or haunted attractions. It serves as both a product overview and a look at how tactile, theme-appropriate puzzles can elevate an immersive experience.

FrightProps· 3,201 views

Controlling a Linear Actuator for an Escape Room Puzzle

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

Controlling a Linear Actuator for an Escape Room Puzzle

This FrightProps tutorial demonstrates how to wire and program an EscapeKeeper controller to drive a linear actuator for an escape room puzzle. The actuator extends when an object is placed on a trigger point and retracts automatically when the object is removed. The video walks through the relay wiring needed to achieve bidirectional actuator control from the EscapeKeeper's outputs.

FrightProps· 2,974 views

FrightProps Weight Sensing Escape Room Prop

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

FrightProps Weight Sensing Escape Room Prop

FrightProps demonstrates a weight-sensing escape room puzzle prop that challenges players to place a precise amount of weight on a sensor platform in order to trigger a magnetic lock release. The build is designed as a ready-to-integrate puzzle element for escape room environments. Decorative sculptures by Josh Hardie are featured alongside the mechanism, illustrating how the prop can be themed for atmosphere.

FrightProps· 2,645 views

Aim the Laser Escape Room Puzzle

Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

Aim the Laser Escape Room Puzzle

FrightProps host Scott walks through the build and programming of an interactive escape room laser puzzle using the Flex Controller and Director Software. Players must first trigger a laser to activate it and then physically aim the beam at a sensor to complete the puzzle and release a connected lock. The video demonstrates how the software sequences the steps, linking the laser, sensor, and lock into a cohesive interactive challenge. It serves as both a product demonstration and a practical setup guide for escape room designers.

FrightProps· 2,400 views

Turn the Valves Escape Room Prop

Turn the Valves Escape Room Prop

FrightProps showcases their Turn the Valves escape room prop, a ready-made interactive puzzle piece that challenges players to figure out the correct valve configuration on a pipe assembly. The roughly eight-minute video walks viewers through how the prop works as a standalone puzzle element. It appears aimed at escape room operators and haunted attraction builders looking for engaging, tactile guest interactions.

FrightProps· 2,292 views

Connect the Wires Escape Room Prop

Connect the Wires Escape Room Prop

FrightProps showcases their Connect the Wires escape room puzzle prop, a commercially available interactive piece where players must correctly match wires to designated terminals to advance through a challenge. The video serves as a product demonstration, highlighting the prop's core mechanic. At just three minutes, it offers a quick look at how the puzzle functions in practice.

FrightProps· 2,291 views

Human Circuit - Escape Room Puzzle

Human Circuit - Escape Room Puzzle

This short FrightProps video showcases the Human Circuit, a clever escape room puzzle prop that requires multiple players to join hands and simultaneously touch two metal contact points to complete a circuit and solve the puzzle. The cooperative mechanic encourages teamwork and physical interaction, making it a standout addition to any puzzle room. The video appears to be a product demonstration rather than a step-by-step build guide.

FrightProps· 2,082 views