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180 videos

DPC704 Drop Portrait Clown PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DPC704 Drop Portrait Clown PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the DPC704, a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic featuring a clown hidden behind a drop portrait. When triggered by a motion sensor, the portrait falls to reveal the clown, whose torso thrusts forward while the head articulates side to side and up and down, with hands grabbing outward. The complete package includes the character, wall-mounted portrait unit, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a full audio system with scream effects. Setup requires only an AC power source and a compressed air supply at 100 PSI.

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WAC719 Witch Around Corner PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WAC719 Witch Around Corner PoisonProps.com

The WAC719 from Poison Props is a professional-grade witch animatronic designed to hide flush against a wall corner and then swing out a full 90 degrees, bringing the character face-to-face with unsuspecting guests. The prop features multi-axis movement including arm lifts and head articulation, all driven by an onboard pneumatic system and a pre-programmed controller. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package with motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. The rig is sized to mount cleanly at a wall edge, making it suitable for haunted houses and dark rides.

POISON PROPS· 1,903 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
CJ201 COFFIN JUMPER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CJ201 COFFIN JUMPER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CJ201 Coffin Jumper is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a rotted corpse character that rises dramatically from a leaning coffin and lunges outward toward the audience. The figure delivers multi-axis arm movement and a custom attack sound effect as part of its scare sequence. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, coffin, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio bundle with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 1,765 views
IL908 Inbred lunger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

IL908 Inbred lunger PoisonProps.com

The IL908 Inbred Lunger from Poison Props is a turnkey pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. The character waits in a head-down resting pose before launching forward approximately five feet with coordinated head and arm movements to grab at passing patrons. The package includes the character, pneumatics, rig, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio package with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. A wall panel is available as an optional add-on.

POISON PROPS· 2,217 views
MCA927 Morgue Corpse Attack PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

MCA927 Morgue Corpse Attack PoisonProps.com

The MCA927 Morgue Corpse Attack from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a corpse concealed behind a morgue door. On trigger, the door bursts open and the character launches outward while the body rises and falls and the arms thrash in an erratic, organic motion. The plug-and-play package includes the wall unit, character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio package with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 2,212 views
CF904 Curtain Flyer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CF904 Curtain Flyer PoisonProps.com

The CF904 Curtain Flyer from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic designed for professional haunted attractions and dark rides. A character hides behind a curtain until triggered, then the curtain bursts open and the figure rockets overhead while its arms flail and head swings side to side. The complete package includes the character, curtain and scissor rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. The rig mounts directly on top of standard maze walls and is interchangeable with other Poison Props characters to suit different themes.

POISON PROPS· 3,811 views
DPE932 Drop Panel Electro PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DPE932 Drop Panel Electro PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props DPE932 is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a drop-panel reveal that exposes a burnt zombie character, which then lunges forward with articulated head and grabbing hands. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the electric panel wall unit, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio system. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for haunted house corridors, dark rides, and themed attraction spaces. Character heads can be swapped to match alternative themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,013 views
CZ912 Chained Zombie PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CZ912 Chained Zombie PoisonProps.com

The CZ912 Chained Zombie from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that portrays a zombie restrained against a wall. Upon activation, the figure raises its torso, head, and arms while twitching side to side in a grabbing motion toward patrons. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing operators to customize the prop's appearance.

POISON PROPS· 3,765 views
MG929 Mutant Grabber PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

MG929 Mutant Grabber PoisonProps.com

The MG929 Mutant Grabber from Poison Props is a seven-foot pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted house and dark-ride environments. It lurks with its head down before lunging four feet forward out of a wall panel with coordinated head and arm movements to grab at passing guests. The system is fully self-contained — including pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and optional audio package — making setup largely plug-and-play. Interchangeable character heads add flexibility for operators who want to adapt the look to different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,197 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
BDT1043 Bat Drop & Twitch PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BDT1043 Bat Drop & Twitch PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases their BDT1043 Bat Drop & Twitch animatronic, a large bat with a nearly four-foot wingspan that lurks overhead and then plunges downward at an angle to confront guests at eye level while shaking side to side. The unit is a fully integrated plug-and-play system, arriving with pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a complete audio package. Installation is designed to be quick, mounting across maze walls with a compact rig footprint and requiring only AC power and compressed air to operate.

POISON PROPS· 5,235 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
TG1039 Torture Grabber PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

TG1039 Torture Grabber PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props TG1039 Torture Grabber is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring an inverted, chained figure whose torso lurches forward while its arms reach out and head turns — creating a visceral, organic scare effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, pre-programmed controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package and metal stand are available as add-ons. It requires AC power and a 100 PSI compressed air supply, and ships via freight.

POISON PROPS· 6,332 views
AD1036 Alien Disembowelment PoisonProps.com
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Professional Haunted Attractions

AD1036 Alien Disembowelment PoisonProps.com

The AD1036 Alien Disembowelment is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring an alien character that lurches forward over five feet while raising its arms and shaking intestines toward guests. The prop is a fully integrated plug-and-play system, arriving with the animatronic figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio package. A companion table-and-victim scene piece is available as an optional add-on. The character head or body can be swapped to suit alternate haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 8,330 views
KBD1031 KID BODY DROP PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

KBD1031 KID BODY DROP PoisonProps.com

The KBD1031 Kid Body Drop from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic featuring a 38-inch child figure that perches atop standard 8-foot maze walls and dramatically falls forward with a bending torso, grabbing arm, and side-to-side head movement. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, rig, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package with speaker and scream effect. Installation requires a minimum 12-foot ceiling height, 100 PSI compressed air, and AC power. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 12,419 views
HA1026 HORDE ATTACK PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

HA1026 HORDE ATTACK PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the HA1026 Horde Attack, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring four zombie characters that mob together and then surge forward roughly five feet with moving heads and lifting arms. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system including the rig, characters, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects. The footprint is compact enough for tight haunt layouts while delivering high-impact multi-figure movement.

POISON PROPS· 11,330 views
CCG1028 Clown Crate Grabber PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CCG1028 Clown Crate Grabber PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CCG1028 Clown Crate Grabber is a commercial pneumatic animatronic featuring an evil clown character perched atop a crate who lurches forward and turns its head to startle passing patrons. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the pneumatic mechanism, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. Interchangeable head design allows operators to swap characters onto the same mechanism for versatility across different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 16,462 views
EZJ1011 Exhumed Zombie Jumper PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

EZJ1011 Exhumed Zombie Jumper PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the EZJ1011 Exhumed Zombie Jumper, a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic featuring a corpse character that rises from a coffin, raises its arms, and turns its head toward guests. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system including the character, coffin, rig, pneumatics, pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact footprint makes it practical for tight haunt floor plans. Characters are interchangeable across mechanisms, allowing theme flexibility.

POISON PROPS· 3,151 views
CS1022 CLOWN SLIDER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CS1022 CLOWN SLIDER PoisonProps.com

The CS1022 Clown Slider from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring an evil clown that lurks behind a broken wall facade before explosively launching upward and shaking side to side for a high-impact startle effect. The unit ships as a complete, ready-to-run package including the character, coffin housing, rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for tight haunt corridors or dark ride installations.

POISON PROPS· 9,075 views
CPO1021 Clown Pop Out PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CPO1021 Clown Pop Out PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the CPO1021 Clown Pop Out, a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic in which an evil clown lurks behind a wall and lunges out while shaking its head side to side. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, coffin housing, rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An integrated audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for immediate deployment in any haunt environment.

POISON PROPS· 6,369 views
CS1020 Corpse Slider PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CS1020 Corpse Slider PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CS1020 Corpse Slider is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic that launches a corpse character upward and outward from a broken wall while twisting side to side for a dramatic startle effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. The compact rig footprint and self-contained design make it suitable for haunted houses, dark rides, and similar professional attractions.

POISON PROPS· 3,181 views
PKR1008 Pumpkin King Reacher PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews$2500–$3000+

PKR1008 Pumpkin King Reacher PoisonProps.com

The Pumpkin King Reacher (PKR1008) from Poison Props is a towering 8-foot pneumatic animatronic with an 8-foot wingspan designed for professional haunted attractions, corn mazes, and dark rides. It delivers an aggressive multi-axis scare sequence — lunging forward, swaying side to side, and raising its arms and head — all driven by an included programmed controller and motion sensor. The plug-and-play package bundles the character, pneumatics, controller, and an audio system with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. AC power and a 100 PSI air supply are the only on-site requirements.

POISON PROPS· 8,181 views