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WFL1130 Wicked Farmer Lunger PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

WFL1130 Wicked Farmer Lunger PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props WFL1130 Wicked Farmer Lunger is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that conceals a farmer ghoul character behind a pair of trees, then launches him upward to roughly 8 feet tall with moving arms and a side-to-side turning head for a realistic, organic scare effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the trees, character, rig, pneumatics, and a pre-programmed controller with a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive experience. It requires a standard AC power supply and a compressed air source at 100 psi to operate.

POISON PROPS· 7,272 views
GPD1122 Giant Puppet Dancer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

GPD1122 Giant Puppet Dancer PoisonProps.com

The GPD1122 from Poison Props is a 7-foot pneumatic giant puppet animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. Starting in a limp, seated position on a wooden box, it activates via motion sensor to stand, wave its arms, shuffle its legs, and move its head in a creepy sideshow performance. The unit arrives as a plug-and-play system with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and an optional audio package. Interchangeable characters allow operators to adapt the mechanism to different themes.

POISON PROPS· 66,506 views
IT1121 Infected Twitcher PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

IT1121 Infected Twitcher PoisonProps.com

The IT1121 Infected Twitcher from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. Starting in a bent-over resting position, it blasts upright rapidly and performs a left-to-right twitching routine with arm lifts and head movement accompanied by screaming audio. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors, with an optional audio package available. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for tight spaces within a haunt layout.

POISON PROPS· 7,661 views
NL1114 NUN LUNGER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

NL1114 NUN LUNGER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props NL1114 Nun Lunger is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a demonic nun character that stands at six feet tall at rest, then explosively extends to eight feet while delivering multiple arm and head movements paired with a scream effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, bundling the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact rig footprint makes it feasible for tight haunt corridors, dark rides, or walk-through attractions. Character shells can be swapped out to fit different themes, adding versatility to the investment.

POISON PROPS· 37,402 views
GBZ1101 Grate Banger Zombie PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

GBZ1101 Grate Banger Zombie PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props GBZ1101 Grate Banger is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a zombie character gripping a ceiling sewer grate. When triggered by a motion sensor, the bars slam and bang while the character's head performs rapid multi-axis movement, delivering a powerful startle scare. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play panel — including character, pneumatics, and programmed controller — and mounts directly into maze walls. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 8,802 views
CZL627 Curtain Zombie Leaper PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CZL627 Curtain Zombie Leaper PoisonProps.com

The CZL627 Curtain Zombie Leaper from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a female zombie character concealed behind a curtain. When triggered by a motion sensor, the curtains fly open and the zombie lunges forward approximately five feet while the head and arms simultaneously rise for maximum startle impact. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, curtain rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a full audio system with scream effects. Its relatively compact footprint makes it suitable for haunted houses, dark rides, and professional Halloween attractions.

POISON PROPS· 2,253 views
LPT709 Lift Panel Thruster PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

LPT709 Lift Panel Thruster PoisonProps.com

The LPT709 Lift Panel Thruster from Poison Props is a commercial-grade animatronic haunt prop featuring a boarded-up wall panel that lifts to reveal a ghoul character, which then thrusts its torso forward and swings its arm in a grabbing motion. The complete package ships plug-and-play, bundling the character, wall unit, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. It is designed for high-impact startle scares in professional haunted attractions and dark rides. All Poison Props characters are interchangeable across their mechanisms, offering flexibility for different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,040 views
CR712 Closet Reacher PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CR712 Closet Reacher PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CR712 Closet Reacher is a commercial-grade plug-and-play animatronic prop in which a ghoul figure lurks behind a door, then lunges forward as the door swings open and one arm reaches up and down for a powerful startle scare. The self-contained rig includes the character, door panel, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, along with a complete audio package featuring a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Interchangeable character heads allow operators to swap the ghoul for any other Poison Props character to match their haunt's theme. AC power and a 100 PSI air supply are the only on-site requirements.

POISON PROPS· 1,897 views
HDP710 Horde Drop Panel PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

HDP710 Horde Drop Panel PoisonProps.com

The HDP710 Horde Drop Panel from Poison Props is a commercial-grade animatronic featuring three zombie figures concealed behind a boarded-up wall facade. On trigger, the panel drops and the figures lunge forward through the slats with eight independent movements including head turns and rising arms, accompanied by snarling audio. The unit arrives as a fully integrated plug-and-play system complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, and powered speaker. Its large footprint and freight shipping requirement signal this as a serious investment for professional haunted attractions or dark rides.

POISON PROPS· 3,704 views
SF742 ScareCrow Flyer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SF742 ScareCrow Flyer PoisonProps.com

The SF742 ScareCrow Flyer from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed to deliver powerful startle scares. The character lurks with its head down before launching outward approximately seven feet — arms raised, head turning — while emitting a violent scream. The plug-and-play package includes the scarecrow character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, a digital audio player, a powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. A metal base and post are available as an optional add-on, and the character can be swapped onto other Poison Props mechanisms to fit different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,171 views
CR803 Coffin Reacher PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CR803 Coffin Reacher PoisonProps.com

The CR803 Coffin Reacher from Poison Props is a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a corpse character that rises from a coffin, extends an arm, and lets out a scream to startle guests. The unit ships as a complete, ready-to-run package including the character, coffin, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. A built-in hand trigger option allows operators to place a candy bowl beneath the prop's hand and fire it manually, creating a highly effective interactive scare gag. Air supply at 100 PSI and standard AC power are the only external requirements.

POISON PROPS· 1,885 views
C804 The Contortionist PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

C804 The Contortionist PoisonProps.com

The C804 Contortionist from Poison Props is a full-sized pneumatic animatronic standing 74 inches tall that dramatically bends backward to 90 degrees while raising its arms and moving its head side to side with gurgling and screaming audio. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, and powered speaker. The rig has a compact footprint suitable for tight haunt spaces and is designed for immediate deployment in haunted attractions or dark rides. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,203 views
GTS826 Giant Tombstone Splitter PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

GTS826 Giant Tombstone Splitter PoisonProps.com

The GTS826 Giant Tombstone Splitter from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic animatronic in which a ghoul concealed behind a five-foot tombstone triggers a dramatic reveal — the tombstone splits open and the character rockets upward to eight feet while its arms raise and head moves. The complete package is plug-and-play, bundling the tombstone, rig, character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system. It is designed for high-impact startle scares in graveyard-themed haunted attractions, dark rides, or large-scale home haunts.

POISON PROPS· 1,910 views
SZT832 Sewer Zombie twitcher PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SZT832 Sewer Zombie twitcher PoisonProps.com

The SZT832 Sewer Zombie Twitcher from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. The figure begins in a hunched, dormant position before snapping upright, swinging side to side, and raising its arms with an accompanying scream — making it an effective startle-scare prop. The package includes the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensors, a digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact footprint allows placement in tight corridor spaces, and heads are interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms.

POISON PROPS· 1,633 views
CSU902 Coffin Sit Up Attack PoisonProps.com
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Professional Haunted Attractions

CSU902 Coffin Sit Up Attack PoisonProps.com

The CSU902 Coffin Sit-Up Attack from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a corpse character that rises from a coffin and turns toward guests with a naturalistic head-shake motion. The package is fully self-contained, arriving ready to operate with the coffin, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio system. Its compact footprint makes it practical for a variety of haunt layouts, and the character can be swapped out to match different themes. Designed for maximum startle impact, the prop mimics a still display before suddenly coming to life.

POISON PROPS· 1,555 views
SC928 Sloth Chair PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SC928 Sloth Chair PoisonProps.com

The SC928 Sloth Chair from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic animatronic featuring a heavyset character who appears to be seated at rest before suddenly rising to approximately 8 feet tall, flailing its arms and moving its head. The prop is designed as a classic 'static-to-scare' startle piece ideal for haunted attractions and dark rides. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the chair, character, pneumatic system, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio setup. Only a compressed air supply and standard AC power are needed to operate it.

POISON PROPS· 4,524 views
HA1026 HORDE ATTACK PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

HA1026 HORDE ATTACK PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props HA1026 Horde Attack is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring four zombie figures concealed behind a curtain that dramatically bursts open to launch the mob forward roughly five feet, with heads turning and arms lifting in coordinated motion. The unit arrives as a plug-and-play system complete with pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. Its substantial footprint makes it best suited for dedicated haunt corridors or dark ride installations. Character figures can be swapped out to match alternate themes.

POISON PROPS· 9,399 views
TT1037 Toxic Twitcher PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

TT1037 Toxic Twitcher PoisonProps.com

The Toxic Twitcher is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring an infected character in a cracked gas mask that lunges forward and thrashes side to side while its arms flail and grab. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play system, bundling the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, a digital audio player, a powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. Its compact footprint makes it practical for tight haunt corridors, dark rides, or themed attraction spaces. The character shell can also be swapped out to fit different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 19,496 views
CG1040 CLOWN GRABBER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CG1040 CLOWN GRABBER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CG1040 Clown Grabber is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and Halloween events. The clown figure leans back then thrusts forward on a double pivot, with arms that flail and grab while the head turns side to side — a classic startle-scare sequence. The package ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. With a compact footprint and plug-and-play setup, it requires only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.

POISON PROPS· 17,878 views
Goreliath Shocktronic by Distortions Unlimited. Get Scared!!
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Prop Reviews

Goreliath Shocktronic by Distortions Unlimited. Get Scared!!

This showcase highlights GOReliath, a towering shocktronic from Distortions Unlimited that appears to be a lifeless prop before springing to life to startle guests. It belongs to the company's shocktronic line, where seemingly static animatronics suddenly animate for a big scare. The clip emphasizes the strong reactions the giant figure reliably draws from haunt visitors.

DistortionsUnlimited· 14,501 views