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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.

ST1224 Soul Taker PoisonProps.com

The Soul Taker (ST1224) from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic animatronic designed to mount on top of maze or haunt walls. The figure — styled as a giant skull/grim reaper character — descends, sweeps side to side, and extends its arms in a soul-grabbing motion. It ships as a plug-and-play unit, arriving complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream effect. Interchangeable head compatibility gives buyers flexibility to swap characters across mechanisms.

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TH1119 THE HOST PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases The Host (TH1119), a professionally built pneumatic animatronic featuring a tortured figure on a table whose chest plate rips away and launches upward at a 45-degree angle while the head rises and the legs kick. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, table, pneumatics, controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects for a fully immersive scare experience.

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PoisonProps.com SZT832 Sewer Zombie Twitcher

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PoisonProps.com SZT832 Sewer Zombie Twitcher

The Poison Props SZT832 Sewer Zombie Twitcher is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. The character portrays a slime-covered toxic ghoul that bends forward, then rapidly rises, swings side to side, and lifts its arms while emitting a scream. The unit ships as a complete turnkey package including pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensors, a digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Its compact footprint makes it suitable for tight spaces, and heads are interchangeable across other Poison Props mechanisms.

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