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A curated, searchable archive of the dark craft — DIY props and animatronics, home-haunt walkthroughs, makeup, lighting, fog, and effects. Every film embedded from its creator, organized so you can actually find what you need.

36 videos

TSV741 Tombstone Splitter Vampire PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

TSV741 Tombstone Splitter Vampire PoisonProps.com

The TSV741 Tombstone Splitter is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props in which a vampire concealed behind a tombstone is dramatically revealed when the tombstone splits apart and the character launches upward to approximately seven feet tall with animated head movement. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the tombstone façade, pneumatic rig, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package. Its compact rig footprint makes it practical for graveyard-themed scenes in haunted attractions, dark rides, or large home haunts.

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ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a tortured victim character strapped to an autopsy table whose legs and torso violently flail up and down for a deeply unsettling effect. The unit arrives as a turnkey package complete with character, chains, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An included audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect to heighten the scare. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing haunters to customize the look to fit different themes.

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DK824 Dropping Kid Flailer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DK824 Dropping Kid Flailer PoisonProps.com

The DK824 Dropping Kid Flailer by Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic that conceals a child-sized character above guests, then drops it down inverted with a lunging torso and wildly flailing arms for a high-impact overhead startle scare. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. The rig bracket slides onto a standard maze wall and has a compact footprint, with a recommended minimum ceiling height of around 11 feet. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing haunters to swap themes to match different scene aesthetics.

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WC401 Werewolf Curtain PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WC401 Werewolf Curtain PoisonProps.com

This product showcase from Poison Props features the WC401 Werewolf Curtain animatronic, a pneumatically driven startle-scare prop designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. When triggered, a concealed werewolf bursts through a curtain and extends to seven feet while its head turns side to side and aggressive snarling audio fires from an onboard speaker. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, curtains, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, and powered speaker. Character heads are interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms for custom configurations.

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TA926 Torso Attack PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

TA926 Torso Attack PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props TA926 Torso Attack is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a legless victim character that springs upright, leans toward patrons, and extends an arm to grab them when triggered. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, while an optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Interchangeable head compatibility allows the mechanism to be paired with other Poison Props characters. It requires a 100 PSI air supply and AC power, and ships via freight.

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WB931 Wheelchair Bound PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

WB931 Wheelchair Bound PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the WB931, a commercial-grade animatronic featuring a female figure chained to a wheelchair. The prop delivers a torso lunge forward and back combined with multiple head movements to create an unsettling torture-victim effect. It arrives as a complete plug-and-play package including pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Only a compressed air supply and AC power outlet are needed to put it into operation.

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ZBD1023 Zombie Body Drop PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ZBD1023 Zombie Body Drop PoisonProps.com

The ZBD1023 from Poison Props is a pneumatic zombie body-drop animatronic designed to perch atop standard 8-foot maze walls before launching forward with a bending torso, grabbing arms, and a left-to-right head pan. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, plus a full audio bundle with digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Setup requires only an AC power connection and a 100 PSI air supply, making integration into existing haunt infrastructure straightforward. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different haunt themes.

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PoisonProps.com | TSG933 Tombstone Splitter Ghost | HALLOWEEN
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DIY Animatronics

PoisonProps.com | TSG933 Tombstone Splitter Ghost | HALLOWEEN

The TSG933 Tombstone Splitter Ghost from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for graveyard-themed haunts and dark rides. A ghost figure conceals itself behind a tombstone until the prop triggers, causing the tombstone to split apart while the ghost launches upward to approximately seven feet with animated head and arm movement. The system ships as a plug-and-play package, including the tombstone, ghost character, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional sound package with a digital player and powered speaker is also available.

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PoisonProps.com | CDF935 Ceiling Dweller Freak | HALLOWEEN
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DIY Animatronics

PoisonProps.com | CDF935 Ceiling Dweller Freak | HALLOWEEN

Poison Props showcases the CDF935 Ceiling Dweller Freak, a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic designed to hang overhead and drop down on guests with multi-directional head movement. The character can be themed as a freak show ghoul, zombie, or clown, making it versatile for various haunt concepts. It arrives ready to install with mounting hardware, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional sound package available. Compressed air at 100 PSI and standard AC power are the only on-site requirements.

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PoisonProps.com | DD829 Dr Disembowelment | HALLOWEEN
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Prop Reviews

PoisonProps.com | DD829 Dr Disembowelment | HALLOWEEN

Poison Props showcases the DD829 Dr. Disembowelment, a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. The character performs a misdirection gag — appearing to work on a patient before suddenly turning and lunging toward guests while raising its arms and shaking intestines. The unit is fully self-contained and plug-and-play, arriving with the character figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional sound package with a digital player and powered speaker is also available.

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PoisonProps.com TDM921 Torso Drop Mummy HALLOWEEN
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Prop Reviews

PoisonProps.com TDM921 Torso Drop Mummy HALLOWEEN

Poison Props showcases their TDM921 Torso Drop Mummy, a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. The character conceals itself overhead, then plunges approximately two feet downward while its head rotates and arms flail aggressively toward guests. The compact rig slides onto a standard maze wall and ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional sound module with a digital player and powered speaker is also available.

POISON PROPS· 3,373 views
PoisonProps.com DTC942 DROP THRU CEILING Halloween
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Prop Reviews

PoisonProps.com DTC942 DROP THRU CEILING Halloween

This Poison Props product showcase features the DTC942, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed to mount above maze walls and deliver a dramatic overhead scare. A decayed ceiling panel conceals a zombie or ghoul character whose torso violently lunges downward through the opening with grabbing, flailing arms when triggered. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play system including the character, ceiling wall panel, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional sound package adds a custom digital audio player and powered speaker.

POISON PROPS· 7,366 views