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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.

17083 videos

Black Jumping Spider Animated Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

Black Jumping Spider Animated Halloween Prop

FrightProps showcases their Black Jumping Spider animated Halloween prop in this short product demo. The spider launches from a resting position to simulate a startling attack, accompanied by glowing eyes and built-in creepy sound effects. The clip serves as a quick visual showcase of the prop's scare action and overall appearance.

FrightProps· 4,000 views
Haunted Ash Urn Animated Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

Haunted Ash Urn Animated Halloween Prop

FrightProps showcases their Haunted Ash Urn, a motion-activated Halloween prop that triggers a ghostly face to appear when someone walks by. The piece carries a classic cemetery aesthetic, evoking an 'ashes to ashes' theme. It appears to be a ready-made product rather than a DIY build, designed for immediate display in haunted environments.

FrightProps· 1,734 views
NEW FOR 2020: LOOMING CLOWN ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: LOOMING CLOWN ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases their 2020 release, the Looming Clown Animated Walkthrough Prop — a towering archway-style animatronic designed to intimidate guests as they pass beneath it. The prop features a large clown head with glowing yellow eyes and a motorized moving jaw that cycles through five pre-recorded phrases. At roughly 10 feet tall, it's built to serve as a dramatic entrance piece for haunted houses or Halloween events.

FrightProps· 3,402 views
NEW FOR 2020: LOOMING GHOUL ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: LOOMING GHOUL ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases the Looming Ghoul, a large animated archway prop designed to serve as a dramatic Halloween entrance. Standing approximately 10 feet tall, the ghoul features light-up yellow eyes, a rocking torso, and a moving mouth, while guests walk through a printed curtain beneath its spindly legs. The short video functions as a product showcase, highlighting the prop's key animated features and its potential as a party or haunt centerpiece.

FrightProps· 2,741 views
NEW FOR 2020: CATACOMB CREATURE PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: CATACOMB CREATURE PROP

FrightProps introduces the Catacomb Creature, a towering animated prop new for 2020. The figure features an oversized hooded skull head with a hinged jaw and light-up red eyes, long arms clutching dangling jawless skulls on ropes, and a tattered fabric costume. It twists side to side and delivers three distinct audio phrases for an imposing haunted display.

FrightProps· 1,780 views
NEW FOR 2020: REAPER'S RIDE ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: REAPER'S RIDE ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases their Reaper's Ride, a ready-to-use animated Halloween prop featuring a Grim Reaper mounted on a bucking skeletal horse. The horse features moving front legs, a head that bucks, and green light-up eyes for an eerie glow effect. A built-in fog integration port allows owners to connect a separate fog machine so mist pours from the horse's mouth, adding atmospheric drama. The Reaper figure itself sports a tattered black robe, gauze detailing, and a long scythe.

FrightProps· 3,586 views
NEW FOR 2020: UNDERWORLD CLOWN ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: UNDERWORLD CLOWN ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases their 2020 Underworld Clown, a six-foot tall animated Halloween prop with a distinctly sinister carnival aesthetic. The clown features a rotating head, glowing yellow eyes, a hinged jaw, and plays one of four scary phrases. Its exaggerated proportions — oversized hands, elongated arms, and skeletal chest detail — give it a larger-than-life presence suited for haunts or Halloween parties.

FrightProps· 2,413 views
NEW FOR 2020: MR. HAPPY ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: MR. HAPPY ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases Mr. Happy, a life-sized animated clown prop released for 2020. The figure features a menacing design — bent forward and offering a large lollipop while concealing a caged screaming child behind his back. Visual details include blue wispy hair, glowing eyes, a wide toothy grin, and a tattered black-and-white clown costume with red shoes and yellow accents.

FrightProps· 2,536 views
NEW FOR 2020: CANDY CREEP ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: CANDY CREEP ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases the Candy Creep, a life-sized animatronic Halloween prop featuring a sinister hunchbacked carnival character. The figure sports glowing yellow eyes, a moving jaw that cycles through five audio phrases, and a torso that rocks side to side. The dark twist: he presents a colorful lollipop to passing guests while concealing a bloody mallet behind his back — a perfect bait-and-switch scare gag.

FrightProps· 3,568 views
NEW FOR 2020: WAILING PHANTOM ANIMATED PROP
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Prop Reviews

NEW FOR 2020: WAILING PHANTOM ANIMATED PROP

FrightProps showcases their 2020 Wailing Phantom, a roughly seven-foot tall animated haunted attraction prop draped in a flowing hooded robe. The figure features their proprietary DigitEyes technology — digital eyes that appear to look around and open and close — alongside a moving mouth that delivers a haunting phrase. Additional motion effects include a rising and lowering torso and a side-to-side swaying head, making it a multi-axis animatronic centerpiece.

FrightProps· 6,889 views
It's HAMMER TIME!
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DIY Props

It's HAMMER TIME!

StiltbeastStudios, hosted by Allen Hopps, presents a Halloween-focused build session centered around a hammer-themed prop or effect. At over two and a half hours, the video suggests a deep-dive workshop-style format covering construction and finishing details. The content appears aimed at haunted attraction builders and serious Halloween hobbyists looking to expand their prop arsenal.

StiltbeastStudios· 1,719 views
Spooky Book Club | August 2020!!
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Other

Spooky Book Club | August 2020!!

This video presents a spooky book club selection for August 2020, offering two horror-adjacent reading picks for fans of atmospheric and gothic fiction. The first recommendation follows two women across different decades who become entangled in the dark mysteries of a haunted upstate New York motel. The second is a historical vampire mystery set in 1899 New York City, where a young woman investigates her sister's murder while grappling with addiction and the blurry line between reality and obsession.

Jade The Libra· 11,615 views
Home Before Dark: Book Discussion + Review!
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Other

Home Before Dark: Book Discussion + Review!

A book club-style discussion and review of Riley Sager's horror-thriller novel 'Home Before Dark,' centered on its haunted house themes. The host shares her thoughts on the story in a conversational format aimed at fans of spooky and gothic fiction. A second horror title is briefly mentioned as an alternative read for the month.

Jade The Libra· 10,441 views
Halloween SPOOKY Village Display 2020
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Halloween Decorating

Halloween SPOOKY Village Display 2020

A showcase of the creator's 2020 Halloween village display, featuring collectible pieces from Lemax Spooky Town, Department 56, and Dollar Tree's Tombstone Corners line. The display is styled as an immersive spooky townscape with atmosphere-rich arrangements. It offers inspiration for collectors and decorators looking to build or expand their own Halloween village setups.

Haunt Former· 3,146 views
Thornhill Woods Yard Haunt | Distortions Unlimited Featured Halloween Props
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Yard Haunts

Thornhill Woods Yard Haunt | Distortions Unlimited Featured Halloween Props

Thornhill Woods is a long-running Canadian home haunt that has transformed a residential front yard into an elaborate Halloween cemetery display every October since 2004. The showcase highlights an impressive collection of Distortions Unlimited and Frightronics animated props, including fan favorites and newer releases. The video serves as both a yard haunt inspiration piece and a showcase for Distortions Unlimited's product lineup in a real-world home display context.

DistortionsUnlimited· 20,424 views
70 WIG COLLECTION & Where I Get My Wigs! :) (CC)
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Other

70 WIG COLLECTION & Where I Get My Wigs! :) (CC)

Madeyewlook showcases her personal collection of roughly 70 wigs and walks viewers through the various sources she uses to find them, including dedicated wig retailers, Etsy sellers, Amazon, and local shops. She shares affiliate discount codes for select retailers and offers guidance on where beginners and experienced costume enthusiasts alike can start shopping. The video doubles as a practical buyer's guide, highlighting the pros and cons of different purchasing channels. It's a helpful resource for anyone building a wig wardrobe for Halloween costumes, cosplay, or creative makeup looks.

Madeyewlook· 171,118 views
LAST YEAR Cancels ALL Future Content...
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Other

LAST YEAR Cancels ALL Future Content...

This short news segment from the Slash 'N Cast horror podcast channel covers the cancellation of future content for the horror video game Last Year. The video appears to be a quick news update aimed at fans of horror-themed gaming. At roughly four minutes, it delivers a focused report on the announcement without diving into Halloween prop-making or haunt production topics.

Slash 'N Cast· 5,379 views
Spirit Halloween Animatronic Wars 2020 | Round One | #SpiritSneakPeeks2020
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Prop Reviews

Spirit Halloween Animatronic Wars 2020 | Round One | #SpiritSneakPeeks2020

GMHaunts kicks off a bracket-style competition pitting Spirit Halloween's 2020 animatronic lineup against each other in a head-to-head showdown. The creator walks viewers through the first round of matchups, evaluating and comparing the props before moving on to subsequent rounds. It's an entertaining, opinion-driven format that gives Halloween enthusiasts a structured look at what Spirit Halloween was offering for the 2020 season.

GMHaunts· 125 views
setting up a shop air system
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PneumaticsIntermediate

setting up a shop air system

Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios walks through the installation of a complete shop air system built around a Harbor Freight Fortress ultra-quiet compressor. The setup includes a moisture trap, desiccant air dryer with oil removal filter, and a pressure regulator to deliver clean, dry, regulated air to the workspace. All components sourced from Harbor Freight make this an accessible and budget-conscious solution for haunt builders and prop makers. The quiet compressor is highlighted as a practical choice for shop environments where noise is a concern.

StiltbeastStudios· 9,111 views
Miss Mercy Spirit Halloween ANIMATRONIC Unboxing/Set-Up/Demo/Review (One of the CREEPIEST Props...)
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Prop Reviews

Miss Mercy Spirit Halloween ANIMATRONIC Unboxing/Set-Up/Demo/Review (One of the CREEPIEST Props...)

This video covers the full unboxing, setup, and live demonstration of Spirit Halloween's Miss Mercy animatronic — a creepy nurse character introduced in their 2020 lineup. The prop features a side-to-side swaying motion paired with a bone-cracking neck sound effect that the reviewer highlights as particularly unsettling. The host walks viewers through the out-of-box experience and offers an honest assessment of its scare factor and overall quality.

Haunt Former· 12,854 views
Spirit Halloween 2020 Walkthrough (Store #1) - Themes, Animatronics, and MORE! #SpiritSneakPeeks2020
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Theme Park Halloween Events

Spirit Halloween 2020 Walkthrough (Store #1) - Themes, Animatronics, and MORE! #SpiritSneakPeeks2020

This video offers an in-store walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween location for the 2020 season, spotlighting new themed sections and animatronic offerings. The creator highlights two standout themed areas — Reaper's Island and Jack's Cave — as particularly impressive additions to the year's lineup. It serves as an early preview for Halloween enthusiasts looking to scope out what Spirit Halloween has to offer before visiting their local store.

GMHaunts· 863 views
2020 SPIRIT HALLOWEEN FLAGSHIP WALK THROUGH TOUR!
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Product Reviews

2020 SPIRIT HALLOWEEN FLAGSHIP WALK THROUGH TOUR!

The creator was given exclusive early access to Spirit Halloween's flagship store location before its public opening, offering viewers a first look at the 2020 seasonal inventory. The video is sponsored by Spirit Halloween and serves as a guided walkthrough showcasing costumes, props, and décor available that season. It's an enthusiastic, fan-focused tour aimed at Halloween shoppers eager to preview what's in store for the year.

Halloween Happy· 9,928 views
Mummra Paint
2:01:45
Makeup TutorialsIntermediate

Mummra Paint

StiltBeast Studios' Allen Hopps walks through a detailed painting session focused on bringing a Mummra-inspired mask or prop to life. The session likely covers layering colors, building texture, and achieving a convincing aged, undead appearance suited for haunted attraction use. At over two hours, this is an in-depth, real-time tutorial with plenty of technique to absorb.

StiltbeastStudios· 1,482 views
Visiting Spook Hill in Lake Wales, Florida!
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Other

Visiting Spook Hill in Lake Wales, Florida!

The HauntScene crew takes a road trip to Spook Hill, a well-known roadside curiosity in Lake Wales, Florida, famous for its optical gravity illusion. The short video captures their visit to this eerie Polk County landmark with a paranormal reputation. It reads as a casual travel vlog rather than a haunted attraction review or Halloween tutorial.

HauntScene· 573 views