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Infestation

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

23 videos

Make snakes

DIY PropsBeginner$10–$30

Make snakes

Allen Hopps of StiltbeastStudios walks through a simple, budget-friendly method for building realistic, posable snake props suitable for haunted attractions or home haunts. The snakes are constructed from common hardware and craft store materials, resulting in pieces that hold a variety of poses and produce dramatic movement when attached to even lightly animated rigs. Each snake can be customized in color and pattern to add variety throughout a scene. The technique scales well, making it easy to populate an entire room with a convincing infestation.

StiltbeastStudios· 56,727 views

www.monstertutorials.com - How to make easy maggots with liquid latex

Makeup TutorialsBeginnerlow (liquid latex and basic paint)

www.monstertutorials.com - How to make easy maggots with liquid latex

This short tutorial from Monster Tutorials demonstrates how to create realistic-looking maggots using liquid latex and a small amount of paint. The technique is beginner-friendly and produces reusable pieces suitable for both prop decoration and direct skin application in SFX makeup looks. The finished maggots are particularly well-suited to zombie, mummy, and infected-wound effects. At just six minutes, it is a quick, accessible technique for haunters and makeup artists at any experience level.

Monster Tutorials· 50,113 views

Making moving bugs

DIY PropsBeginnerUnder $10

Making moving bugs

StiltbeastStudios demonstrates a clever, low-cost technique for making bug props appear to move using rare earth magnets. The method requires minimal materials and no complex mechanics, making it accessible to builders of all skill levels. The effect works across a wide range of scene types — haunted labs, creepy kitchens, or even a spooky kids' room. Because the movement is driven purely by magnetism, there are no motors or wiring involved.

StiltbeastStudios· 37,128 views

www.monstertutorials.com - Trypophobia Holes SFX Make Up Tutorial

Makeup TutorialsBeginner

www.monstertutorials.com - Trypophobia Holes SFX Make Up Tutorial

This tutorial walks viewers through creating a trypophobia-inspired hole effect using the creator's own DIY nose and scar wax combined with handmade maggots. The result is a deeply unsettling skin texture illusion suited for Halloween costumes or haunted attractions. The presenter emphasizes accessibility, positioning this as an easy project for beginners. Finished looks are designed to disturb and provoke a visceral reaction.

Monster Tutorials· 15,136 views

Grub Torso Rotting Body halloween prop

Grub Torso Rotting Body halloween prop

FrightProps showcases a life-sized rotting torso prop featuring a giant carnivorous grub bursting from the body cavity. The piece is highly three-dimensional and runs close to 40 inches in length, making it a striking centerpiece for haunted house displays. Its versatility allows it to double as a dead body prop or a zombie scene element.

FrightProps· 7,509 views

Fright Fest Six Flags San Antonio Sights & Sounds of Halloween 2023

Theme Park Halloween Events

Fright Fest Six Flags San Antonio Sights & Sounds of Halloween 2023

A 50-minute walkthrough of Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest 2023, exploring multiple themed scare zones including Hell Valley Cemetery, Infestation, Wicked Hollows, and Soul Harvest. The video captures scare actor performances, atmospheric props, animatronics, and the overall Halloween ambiance of the park. Viewers get an extended, immersive tour of the event's scares and screams across multiple revisits to key zones.

SpookYouLaterz· 6,683 views

Rats

Rats

A short showcase from Distortions Unlimited featuring a rat-themed Halloween prop, leaning into a rodent-infestation gag. The clip highlights the creepy critter as a detail piece for haunt environments. Based on the available metadata it appears to be a product or prop highlight rather than a step-by-step build.

DistortionsUnlimited· 6,563 views

Maggots.wmv

Makeup TutorialsBeginner$5–$15

Maggots.wmv

Stiltbeast Studios demonstrates a quick and budget-friendly method for creating realistic maggot effects using just liquid latex and vinegar. The technique is versatile enough to be applied to costumes, props, and set dressings alike, making it useful across multiple haunting contexts. With minimal materials and a short runtime, this is an accessible entry point for haunters looking to add convincing decay detail to their work.

StiltbeastStudios· 5,834 views

Scare-Achnid Giant Animated Scary Spider

Scare-Achnid Giant Animated Scary Spider

The Scare-Achnid is a large animated spider prop from FrightProps featuring up to six moving silicone legs with internal mechanics hidden from every viewing angle. It offers flexible installation options, including ceiling hanging or surface mounting via an included bracket on both horizontal and vertical surfaces. The realistic movement and versatile mounting make it a strong candidate for haunted house environments or elaborate home haunts.

FrightProps· 3,907 views

Rotating Maggot Zombie

DIY Animatronics

Rotating Maggot Zombie

Poison Props showcases their Rotating Maggot Zombie, an animatronic prop featuring a decayed zombie figure with a motorized rotation effect. The build emphasizes grotesque detail work centered on a maggot-infestation theme, creating a visceral and unsettling display piece. This appears to be a professional-grade prop suitable for high-end haunted attractions or serious home haunts.

POISON PROPS· 2,439 views

How to Make a ROACH CRATE (Halloween Prop Tutorial)

DIY PropsBeginner

How to Make a ROACH CRATE (Halloween Prop Tutorial)

This short tutorial from Haunt Former walks viewers through building a crate prop packed with roaches for a high-disgust Halloween display. The concept plays on the universal fear of crawling insects, amplifying the gross-out factor by containing them in a single creepy vessel. At just five minutes, the build is accessible and quick, making it a great addition to a home haunt or yard display. The finished prop delivers strong visual impact with minimal complexity.

Haunt Former· 2,371 views

Larvae Sacks

DIY PropsBeginner$5–$20

Larvae Sacks

This short Hauntcast clip demonstrates a simple technique for crafting creepy larvae sack props using Great Stuff expanding foam sprayed over punchy balloons. The result is an organic, grotesque prop suited to swamp, mire, or village haunt environments. Despite the minimal runtime, the core concept is immediately replicable with widely available, low-cost materials.

Hauntcast· 2,261 views

Rat Trap Frightronics Prop

Rat Trap Frightronics Prop

This video from FrightProps showcases the Rat Trap Frightronics animated Halloween prop. The prop appears to feature a sewer or infestation theme, making it a fitting addition to dungeon, basement, or underground haunt scenes. Viewers are directed to the FrightProps website for full product details and specifications.

FrightProps· 1,838 views

Fright Spike Rat Feast

Fright Spike Rat Feast

This video showcases the Fright Spike Rat Feast prop from Poison Props, a Halloween decoration featuring a grotesque rat-themed scene. The prop appears designed to add a creepy, horror atmosphere to haunted spaces or Halloween displays. Poison Props is known for detailed, high-quality Halloween prop designs that appeal to serious decorators and haunt builders.

POISON PROPS· 1,425 views

Trash Fiend - Trash Can Trauma Halloween Prop

Trash Fiend - Trash Can Trauma Halloween Prop

FrightProps showcases the Trash Fiend, a pneumatic haunted-house prop that conceals a decaying creature inside an ordinary-looking trash can. When triggered, the fiend bursts upward to startle victims, accompanied by gurgles, growls, and insect-ravaged facial detail. The prop is designed for high-impact jump-scare moments in professional or home haunt environments.

FrightProps· 1,283 views

When Bugs and Rats Attack CGI DVD

Projection Effects

When Bugs and Rats Attack CGI DVD

FrightProps showcases their 'When Bugs and Rats Attack' CGI DVD, a ready-to-play visual effects disc designed for haunted house and home haunt use. The disc features at least two distinct effects: a giant cockroach that appears to smash through a window and spray guests, and rats swarming inside industrial walls before triggering an explosive scare. These looping CGI scenes are built to integrate directly into themed haunt environments as immersive, hands-off visual scares.

FrightProps· 961 views

Painting Creepy Insects and Containment Bins | The End Haunted House Build 2018 | Part 7

Painting Creepy Insects and Containment Bins | The End Haunted House Build 2018 | Part 7

This short episode is part of an ongoing build series documenting the creation of 'The End' haunted house for Halloween 2018. The focus of this installment is painting work, specifically applying paint treatments to insect props and containment bins to sell a creepy, infestation-themed set environment. As part of the HauntTober 2018 series, it captures the behind-the-scenes progress of a dedicated home haunter in the final push before Halloween.

Haunt Former· 952 views

Bugs: Eaten Alive Haunted House at #hhn31 #hauntedhouse #horrornights #halloween #shorts

Theme Park Halloween Events

Bugs: Eaten Alive Haunted House at #hhn31 #hauntedhouse #horrornights #halloween #shorts

This short-form clip captures a walkthrough of the Bugs: Eaten Alive haunted house featured at Halloween Horror Nights 31. The attraction appears to center on an insect infestation theme with visceral, body-horror imagery. As a Shorts video, the footage is brief but offers a quick taste of the maze's atmosphere and scares.

Haunted Attraction Network· 752 views

PHOBIAS Haunt Build 2014 Part 10: Shopping At Big Lots and Dollar Tree

PHOBIAS Haunt Build 2014 Part 10: Shopping At Big Lots and Dollar Tree

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.

Haunt Former· 736 views

Huge Disgusting Mutant Maggot

Huge Disgusting Mutant Maggot

FrightProps showcases their large Mutant Maggot prop, a grotesque oversized insect designed to add serious gross-out impact to Halloween displays. The short video gives viewers a close-up look at the prop's disgusting detail and scale. It appears aimed at haunters and decorators looking for a stomach-turning creepy-crawly accent piece.

FrightProps· 733 views

BUGS V1 DVD - PROJECTION EXAMPLES / SAMPLES

Projection Effects

BUGS V1 DVD - PROJECTION EXAMPLES / SAMPLES

This short clip showcases sample footage from the Bugs Volume 1 projection content pack, distributed by FrightProps through Hi-Rez Designs. The video gives potential buyers a preview of bug and insect animation loops available as a digital download. It is designed to demonstrate how the content looks when projected in a haunt or Halloween display setting.

FrightProps· 732 views

Horrifying Mutant Maggot Bug

Horrifying Mutant Maggot Bug

FrightProps showcases their Mutant Maggot prop, a grotesque oversized insect creature designed for Halloween displays. The short clip appears to be a product highlight reel directing viewers to purchase the item directly from the FrightProps website. It falls squarely in the gross-out, creature-feature category of Halloween décor.

FrightProps· 642 views

60 INCH MANGEY RAT

60 INCH MANGEY RAT

FrightProps showcases their 60-inch mangy rat prop, a large-scale Halloween decoration designed to add a creepy creature element to haunts and displays. The short video serves primarily as a product spotlight, directing viewers to the FrightProps website for purchase. This oversized rat prop appears suited for haunted houses, home haunts, and Halloween set dressing.

FrightProps· 565 views