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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

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
FG907 FENCE GRABBERS PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

FG907 FENCE GRABBERS PoisonProps.com

The FG907 Fence Grabbers from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic featuring two ghoul characters that rattle a fence and thrust an arm through a gap toward passing guests. The rig delivers multiple coordinated movements — fence shaking, torso lean, arm reach, and head turn — triggered by an included motion sensor. An integrated audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect rounds out the scare package. Interchangeable characters allow haunters to adapt the prop to different themes.

POISON PROPS· 4,952 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
ST924 Spider Thruster PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

ST924 Spider Thruster PoisonProps.com

The ST924 Spider Thruster from Poison Props is a turnkey pneumatic animatronic featuring a spider concealed inside a crate that lunges out to startle patrons at low or head height. The complete package includes the spider, crate, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor for hands-free triggering. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fuller scare experience. The unit requires a standard AC power connection and a compressed air supply at 100 psi.

POISON PROPS· 2,180 views
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.

POISON PROPS· 2,078 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
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
Rockin' Roxie Zombie Frightronic
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Prop Reviews

Rockin' Roxie Zombie Frightronic

Rockin' Roxie is a fully electric female zombie animatronic from Distortions Unlimited, marketed under their Frightronic line of haunt-ready props. She features shaking movement and ships with an accompanying audio CD for synchronized sound. The prop is designed as a plug-and-play solution for haunted attractions and home haunts alike.

DistortionsUnlimited· 7,309 views
Laughing Man Distortions Prop
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Prop Reviews

Laughing Man Distortions Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Laughing Man, a commercially produced animated Halloween prop that delivers comedic horror through non-stop shaking and laughter. The prop is fully electric and ships with an audio CD laugh track for immediate plug-and-play deployment. Its lighthearted, over-the-top personality makes it a strong fit for haunts looking to break tension with a comedic scare moment.

DistortionsUnlimited· 13,792 views
Rat Trap Distortions Frightronic Prop
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Prop Reviews

Rat Trap Distortions Frightronic Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Rat Trap Frightronic prop, an electrically actuated animatronic rat exceeding four feet in length. The prop ships with an included audio CD for ready-to-use sound playback, making it a turnkey scare piece. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known professional prop manufacturer that has appeared on the TV series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 8,882 views
"Mad Dog" Vicious Frightronic Prop
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Prop Reviews

"Mad Dog" Vicious Frightronic Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Mad Dog' Frightronic, an all-electric animated prop featuring a vicious, snarling dog character. The prop delivers shaking motion paired with growling audio, and comes packaged with an included audio CD for easy setup. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known name in the professional haunt industry, having been featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,080 views
WBL1042 Wolf Bush Lunger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WBL1042 Wolf Bush Lunger PoisonProps.com

The Wolf Bush Lunger from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a werewolf character concealed behind trees that dramatically part to launch the creature from a low position to full extension in seconds. As it lunges, the wolf's head snarls and turns side to side for maximum scare impact. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system including the character, trees, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and an optional audio package with speaker and sound effects.

POISON PROPS· 7,515 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
CCC1034 Clown Chained to the Ceiling PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CCC1034 Clown Chained to the Ceiling PoisonProps.com

This short product showcase from Poison Props features the CCC1034, a ceiling-hung evil clown animatronic that dramatically bends at the torso, reaches toward guests, and flings its own guts while its head pans side to side. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Installation is designed to be straightforward using four quick-link clips and four mounting brackets. The prop is aimed squarely at professional haunted attractions and serious home haunters seeking a high-impact startle scare.

POISON PROPS· 28,604 views
CTG1041 Clown Twitch & Grab PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CTG1041 Clown Twitch & Grab PoisonProps.com

The CTG1041 is a commercial-grade pneumatic evil clown animatronic from Poison Props that leans back before lurching forward with a twitching, arm-flailing grab motion accompanied by hysterical laughter. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for haunted house corridors, dark rides, and Halloween attractions. The character shell can also be swapped with other Poison Props figures to match different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 44,619 views
CG1040 CLOWN GRABBER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CG1040 CLOWN GRABBER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CG1040 Clown Grabber is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and Halloween events. The clown figure leans back then thrusts forward on a double pivot, with arms that flail and grab while the head turns side to side — a classic startle-scare sequence. The package ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. With a compact footprint and plug-and-play setup, it requires only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.

POISON PROPS· 17,878 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
MFL1029 Morgue Foot Locker PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

MFL1029 Morgue Foot Locker PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the MFL1029 Morgue Foot Locker, a large-scale commercial haunt prop featuring a stack of eight pairs of frozen corpse bodies. On activation, four pairs of feet kick and twitch while the top body slides out roughly twelve inches. The fully self-contained unit ships plug-and-play with pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio package including a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 15,488 views
CMS1032 Clown Mirror Slammer PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CMS1032 Clown Mirror Slammer PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CMS1032 Clown Mirror Slammer is a plug-and-play professional animatronic prop that uses a two-way mirror illusion to hide an evil clown character until activation. Upon triggering, the lighting switches to reveal the clown slamming against the glass while her head turns side to side, accompanied by dual strobes and a scream audio effect. The self-contained package includes the wall panel, rig, character, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio system. Interchangeable characters allow the mechanism to be adapted to different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 16,775 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
CBD1024 Clown Body Drop / PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CBD1024 Clown Body Drop / PoisonProps.com

The CBD1024 is a commercial-grade pneumatic clown animatronic from Poison Props designed to perch atop maze walls up to 8 feet tall. On trigger, the clown lunges forward with a bending torso, grabbing arms, and a side-to-side head turn for a dramatic scare effect. The unit ships fully assembled and plug-and-play ready, including a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a complete audio package with speaker and scream effect. It requires only an AC power supply and a compressed air source at 100 PSI to operate.

POISON PROPS· 21,296 views