The Screening Room

The Halloween Video Library

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.

make a headform copy and demogorgon build

Stiltbeast Studios walks through the process of creating a copy of a headform and using it as the foundation for building a Demogorgon-inspired creature prop. The build is geared toward haunted attraction quality, combining prop fabrication techniques with wearable or display-ready monster construction. At 90 minutes, the video offers a deep-dive into the creature-making process from initial head casting through final creature assembly.

StiltbeastStudios· 3,487 views

Exploded chicken helmet tutorial for my skateboarding

11:10

DIY PropsIntermediate

Exploded chicken helmet tutorial for my skateboarding

This tutorial walks through how to customize a skateboard helmet to look as though a chicken has violently exploded through it — a grotesque yet humorous wearable Halloween build. The creator blends practical safety gear with horror-prop aesthetics, resulting in a head-turning costume piece. Corpsing and creature-detailing techniques appear to be central to the build process.

Monster Tutorials· 1,715 views

Krampus Gingerbread Man Halloween Prop Build

3:01

DIY PropsIntermediate

Krampus Gingerbread Man Halloween Prop Build

This short prop build video guides viewers through sculpting a clay creature inspired by the gingerbread man characters from the 2015 horror film Krampus. The build blends festive holiday imagery with dark, haunt-ready aesthetics for a unique seasonal prop. At just three minutes, it offers a focused look at the creator's process without extensive step-by-step instruction.

Haunt Former· 20,747 views

16:02

DIY PropsIntermediate

feegee mermaid

StiltbeastStudios walks through the creation of a classic sideshow-style Feejee Mermaid prop using a small skeleton as the base. The build leans heavily on plastic corpsing techniques alongside a range of general prop-building skills to achieve a convincing, aged gaff look. At roughly 16 minutes, the video balances quick results with quality, making it accessible without sacrificing the eerie authenticity the piece demands.

StiltbeastStudios· 28,743 views