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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.

238 videos

CWL1048 Circus Wheel Lunger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CWL1048 Circus Wheel Lunger PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the CWL1048 Circus Wheel Lunger, a large-scale pneumatic animatronic featuring a female character strapped to a spinning circus wheel. On trigger, the figure lunges approximately four feet forward while articulated arms reach and grab with bending elbows and a moving head. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the wheel, character, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system with scream effects. It is designed as a high-impact startle scare for professional haunted attractions and dark rides.

POISON PROPS· 17,595 views
CTF301 CLOWN TABLE FLOPPER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CTF301 CLOWN TABLE FLOPPER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CTF301 Clown Table Flopper is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a clown character that rises from a lying position and kicks its legs wildly while emitting manic laughter. The unit ships as a complete package including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package adding a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. The table itself is sold separately. Character heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering customization flexibility for haunt designers.

POISON PROPS· 13,261 views
EscapeKeeper Setup - Adding sound
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Arduino & ControllersIntermediate

EscapeKeeper Setup - Adding sound

This short tutorial from FrightProps walks through the process of adding sound functionality to the EscapeKeeper escape room controller system. The video demonstrates how to configure the sound component as part of the broader EscapeKeeper setup workflow. It is part of a series of setup guides supporting FrightProps' escape room controller product line.

FrightProps· 1,813 views
CDU401 COFFIN DUG UP ZOMBIE PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CDU401 COFFIN DUG UP ZOMBIE PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CDU401 is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a zombie that reclines in an exhumed coffin before lunging forward with arms raised. The complete plug-and-play package includes the coffin, character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors, making setup straightforward for haunt operators. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. Characters are interchangeable across mechanisms, offering flexibility for different themed environments.

POISON PROPS· 2,407 views
DC401 DEMON COFFIN PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

DC401 DEMON COFFIN PoisonProps.com

The DC401 Demon Coffin from Poison Props is a fully integrated commercial-grade animatronic prop in which a demon figure rises and pushes open a coffin lid to startle guests. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, coffin, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors. An audio bundle featuring a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also included, requiring only an AC power outlet and a 100 PSI air supply to operate. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing haunters to adapt the mechanism to different themes.

POISON PROPS· 3,194 views
ST401 SKELLY TERROR PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ST401 SKELLY TERROR PoisonProps.com

The ST401 Skelly Terror is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a victim character that rises from a bent-over position and thrashes side to side as a skeleton clings to her back. The prop ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a full audio system with scream effects. Interchangeable character heads allow operators to customize the look to fit different haunt themes. It requires only an AC power connection and a compressed air supply to run.

POISON PROPS· 3,680 views
SG404 SHOWER GRANNY CURTAIN PoisonProps.com
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Professional Haunted AttractionsBeginner

SG404 SHOWER GRANNY CURTAIN PoisonProps.com

The Shower Granny (SG404) from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic prop that conceals a granny character behind a shower curtain before launching her forward for a dramatic face-to-face scare. The complete package includes the character, curtain rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors — all designed for plug-and-play setup. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. Character heads are interchangeable, offering flexibility to customize the prop for different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 4,048 views
BT402 BUTCHER TWITCHER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BT402 BUTCHER TWITCHER PoisonProps.com

This short showcase video from Poison Props features the BT402 Butcher Twitcher, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions, dark rides, and amusement parks. The character lunges up from a bent-over position and swings side to side with a cleaver in motion. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensors, and an audio system with scream effects. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing operators to customize the prop's appearance.

POISON PROPS· 3,119 views
BL401 BUTCHER LUNGER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BL401 BUTCHER LUNGER PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the BL401 Butcher Lunger, a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a grotesque butcher character that lunges forward, raises an arm, and swings a cleaver toward patrons. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package. It requires only an AC power connection and a compressed air supply to operate, making it accessible for haunted attractions of varying technical sophistication. Character heads are interchangeable, offering customization flexibility across different themed environments.

POISON PROPS· 2,933 views
DT401 DECAP TWITCHER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DT401 DECAP TWITCHER PoisonProps.com

The DT401 Decap Twitcher is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a bent-over character that explosively rises and swings side to side while raising and lowering a decapitated head. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and motion sensors. An optional audio bundle adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Character heads are interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms, offering customization flexibility.

POISON PROPS· 3,610 views
CPT407 CLOWN PEEK A BOO PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CPT407 CLOWN PEEK A BOO PoisonProps.com

The CPT407 Clown Peek-A-Boo is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic prop from Poison Props in which a clown character stands with arms covering its face before lunging forward when triggered. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor for automatic activation. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect to amplify the scare. Heads are interchangeable across the manufacturer's mechanism lineup, offering customization flexibility.

POISON PROPS· 14,687 views
ET415 ELECTRO TABLE PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

ET415 ELECTRO TABLE PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props ET415 Electro Table is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a victim character that violently convulses and screams as sparks and strobes fire around them. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, bundling the character, pneumatic hardware, overhead metal rack with light, wiring, dual strobes, a controller, and a motion sensor. An optional sound package adds a digital player and powered speaker for a fully immersive effect. It requires a standard AC power supply and compressed air at 100 psi to operate.

POISON PROPS· 5,878 views
FV408 FLYING VAMPIRE PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

FV408 FLYING VAMPIRE PoisonProps.com

The FV408 Flying Vampire from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that can be configured either rising up from the floor or lunging downward from an 8-foot wall mount, swinging laterally to startle patrons. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, including the character figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. Interchangeable head designs allow operators to adapt the character to different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,586 views
PKT421 PSYCHO KNEELING TWITCHER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

PKT421 PSYCHO KNEELING TWITCHER PoisonProps.com

The PKT421 Psycho Kneeling Twitcher from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that crouches in a chained, kneeling position before violently lurching upward with four independent movements — head flailing, lateral swing, and an accompanying scream. The complete package includes the character, chains, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensors, and a full audio system, making it a true plug-and-play scare solution. It is designed for haunted houses, dark rides, and amusement park applications requiring reliable, high-impact automated scares.

POISON PROPS· 2,175 views
TJC422 TOMBSTONE JUMPER CORPSE PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

TJC422 TOMBSTONE JUMPER CORPSE PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props TJC422 Tombstone Jumper Corpse is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic in which a corpse character hides behind a tombstone before launching up and over it to nearly seven feet in height, accompanied by screaming and shaking. The unit ships as a complete turnkey package including the character, a tombstone facade, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An integrated audio system with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect adds a full sensory scare. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing haunters to customize the look to fit different themed environments.

POISON PROPS· 2,308 views
SPC424 ZOMBIE SPIDER CRAWLER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

SPC424 ZOMBIE SPIDER CRAWLER PoisonProps.com

The SPC424 Zombie Spider Crawler from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a giant ground-level spider with blinking red eyes. On activation, the unit lunges forward several feet while oscillating side to side, creating a low-level scare ideal for targeting guests at leg height in darkness. The package includes pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a complete audio system with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 3,572 views
TR412 Torture Rack PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

TR412 Torture Rack PoisonProps.com

The TR412 Torture Rack is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic prop from Poison Props featuring a hanging victim character that suddenly lifts its head and violently kicks and flails. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system including the character, chains, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensors, and a full audio package with screams. It is designed for high-impact startles in haunted houses, dark rides, and walk-through attractions. Only an AC power outlet and a 100 PSI air supply are needed to operate.

POISON PROPS· 3,261 views
SL503 SKELLY LUNGER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SL503 SKELLY LUNGER PoisonProps.com

The SL503 Skelly Lunger is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props that conceals a skeleton character low to the ground before launching it upward and outward approximately five feet while pulsing back and forth. The plug-and-play system ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, so no custom programming is required. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, making it easy to adapt the rig to different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,695 views
FC512 CREEPER FLOOR CRAWLER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

FC512 CREEPER FLOOR CRAWLER PoisonProps.com

The FC512 Creeper Floor Crawler from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted houses, dark rides, and professional attractions. The character dramatically lunges out from beneath a table while turning its head and pounding the ground with its hands, triggered by an included motion sensor. A complete audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is bundled with the unit. Heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility in character theming.

POISON PROPS· 2,023 views
SD513 SPIDER DESCENDER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SD513 SPIDER DESCENDER PoisonProps.com

The SD513 Spider Descender from Poison Props is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic that positions a spider character overhead and drops it down toward patrons for a face-level scare. The rig mounts at an angle on top of walls and includes the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor straight out of the box. An audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also bundled in. The compact footprint makes it viable for tight haunt corridors and dark-ride installations.

POISON PROPS· 3,011 views
HD521 3 HEAD DROPPER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

HD521 3 HEAD DROPPER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props HD521 is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring three monster heads suspended from chains that drop suddenly toward patrons — descending from roughly nine feet down to face level. The self-contained unit ships as a plug-and-play system complete with pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and an audio package including a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Its compact rig bracket is designed to slide directly onto the top of a standard maze wall, making installation straightforward for professional haunt operators. Interchangeable head characters add versatility across different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 4,187 views
WF1047 Witch Floater PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WF1047 Witch Floater PoisonProps.com

The WF1047 Witch Floater from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. Starting in a head-down resting pose, the witch dramatically lifts her head, raises her arms, and lunges forward approximately 8 feet to startle patrons face-to-face. The plug-and-play package includes the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Its compact rig footprint makes it feasible for tight haunt corridors.

POISON PROPS· 11,691 views
MTA1046 Medical Table Attack PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

MTA1046 Medical Table Attack PoisonProps.com

The MTA1046 from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic featuring a figure strapped to a medical table that dramatically flips up, lunges its torso forward, raises and bends its arms, and moves its head. Available in flat-table or half-tilt-table configurations, the prop ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the table, character, rig, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect for a fully immersive scare. The prop is designed for haunted attractions seeking a convincing still-to-life startle scare.

POISON PROPS· 6,284 views
CCA1044 Chained Ceiling Asylum PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CCA1044 Chained Ceiling Asylum PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the CCA1044 Chained Ceiling Asylum animatronic, a suspended lunatic figure that flails, reaches, and flings its own entrails at passing guests. The prop is pneumatically driven and ships as a complete plug-and-play package including a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Four quick-link clips and mounting brackets simplify installation, with the only on-site requirements being AC power and a 100 PSI air supply. The character shell is also interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms for theme flexibility.

POISON PROPS· 7,023 views