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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.

12 videos

Create Full Immersion in Your Haunt: Theater of the Mind
11:37
Set Design

Create Full Immersion in Your Haunt: Theater of the Mind

In this segment drawn from Hauntcast episode 27, host persona Revenant explores the concept of 'Theater of the Mind' — using full sensory and psychological immersion to transport haunt guests into a completely different world. The talk centers on design philosophy rather than specific props or builds, emphasizing how atmosphere, narrative, and suggestion can be more powerful than any single scare. It's an editorial, ideas-driven piece aimed at elevating the overall guest experience across home haunts and professional attractions alike.

Hauntcast· 177 views
Port Chum | Haunted “Bayride” Official Trailer | Halloween 2023
2:28
Professional Haunted Attractions

Port Chum | Haunted “Bayride” Official Trailer | Halloween 2023

This is the official trailer for Port Chum, a haunted bay-ride attraction created by Mak Ralston (Haunt Former) for Fearville 2023 at DK Farms and Gardens in the Clearwater/Largo, Florida area. The concept reimagines a traditional haunted hayride as a water-themed experience set in a cursed fishing port where the dead have been cast into supposedly magic waters — with grim results. The trailer establishes a rich original mythology involving reanimated fishermen and mer-maids born from death. It marks a new creative direction for Ralston, a seasoned haunt designer with multiple prior haunted house productions to his credit.

Haunt Former· 1,639 views
The FUNERAL & The FREEZER | Haunt Vlog
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Home Haunts

The FUNERAL & The FREEZER | Haunt Vlog

This build vlog follows an ongoing home haunt project called the Cotton County Crematorium, documenting two new scene additions: a funeral display mourning a fictional John Doe, and a freezer element featuring blue-tinted horror visuals. The creator shares progress updates in a casual vlog format, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how the themed environment is taking shape. The episode blends atmospheric storytelling with practical haunt construction, reinforcing the crematorium's dark narrative identity.

Haunt Former· 1,009 views
Nightmare on Chicago Street Returns Oct 22, 2022 to downtown Elgin, IL #halloween #elgin #haunt
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Professional Haunted Attractions

Nightmare on Chicago Street Returns Oct 22, 2022 to downtown Elgin, IL #halloween #elgin #haunt

Nightmare on Chicago Street is an annual outdoor Halloween event held in downtown Elgin, Illinois, transforming a full city block into a post-apocalyptic zombie survival experience. Guests are cast as civilians entering a so-called safe zone managed by a fictional organization called the Zombie Defense Initiative — with predictably chaotic results. The video features an interview-style look at the event through the perspective of the art director and a creative team member billed as the 'mistress of disinformation,' offering insight into the event's storytelling approach and atmosphere.

Haunted Attraction Network· 1,908 views
Chris Stafford Discusses the 2022 LA Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park #halloween #hauntedhouse
3:05
Theme Park Halloween Events

Chris Stafford Discusses the 2022 LA Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park #halloween #hauntedhouse

This short interview features Chris Stafford, CEO of Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, discussing the 2022 season of the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride at Griffith Park. Thirteenth Floor has built a unifying fictional universe around the attraction — the town of Midnight Falls — ensuring every element of the experience connects to a single overarching story. Stafford touches on new expansions added for the 2022 season as well as some of the distinctive operational challenges the hayride faces. The video is part of Haunted Attraction Network's broader Hauntathon coverage.

Haunted Attraction Network· 224 views
2022 Haunted House LAYOUT & STORY | Haunt Vlog
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Home Haunts

2022 Haunted House LAYOUT & STORY | Haunt Vlog

Haunt Former (Mak) kicks off the 2022 build season with the first vlog entry for the Cotton County Crematorium home haunt. The video walks viewers through the overarching theme and backstory driving the haunt's concept, then transitions into a detailed walkthrough of the floor plan and room layout blueprints. It serves as a foundational planning episode that sets the creative and structural direction for the entire build. Fans of narrative-driven home haunts will find this a compelling look at how story and layout work together from day one.

Haunt Former· 3,132 views
Foggy Hollow - SLAUGHTERSHACK (& GAS STATION) | 2021 Virtual Haunt Experience FINALE | Foggy Hollow
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Home Haunts

Foggy Hollow - SLAUGHTERSHACK (& GAS STATION) | 2021 Virtual Haunt Experience FINALE | Foggy Hollow

This short video serves as the grand finale of GMHaunts' 2021 Foggy Hollow virtual haunt experience, showcasing the Slaughtershack and Gas Station sets built around the sinister character Farmer Rusty. The creator wraps up their multi-part home haunt series with this backwoods horror-themed reveal, hinting at a dark mystery behind Rusty's meat supply and chainsaw fuel. The video invites viewer feedback on whether the Foggy Hollow universe should return for 2022.

GMHaunts· 277 views
Foggy Hollow - SEWAGE CO. | 2021 Virtual Haunt Experience #3 | Foggy Hollow
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Home Haunts

Foggy Hollow - SEWAGE CO. | 2021 Virtual Haunt Experience #3 | Foggy Hollow

GMHaunts presents the third installment of the Foggy Hollow virtual haunt series, themed around a fictional underground sewage company populated by monstrous workers. Viewers descend via manhole into an elaborately staged sewer environment filled with hazardous surprises lurking in the pipes. The short two-minute experience wraps up the 2021 Foggy Hollow Halloween series with atmospheric music and immersive set dressing.

GMHaunts· 274 views
Deep In The Woods | Haunt 2021 Teaser | #2
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Home Haunts

Deep In The Woods | Haunt 2021 Teaser | #2

This short teaser video from GMHaunts builds anticipation for their 2021 home haunt setup, themed around a dark, wooded environment called 'The Hollow.' The clip uses atmospheric narration and music to hint at an immersive outdoor haunt experience centered on an eerie, deserted town deep in the woods. It functions as a mood piece rather than a build or walkthrough, teasing characters and locations yet to be revealed. The production leans heavily on storytelling and cinematic tone to generate excitement ahead of the full haunt reveal.

GMHaunts· 424 views
HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 14 | Painting the Haunted House Walls
3:40
Home Haunts

HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 14 | Painting the Haunted House Walls

Day 14 of Haunt Former's 2016 HORROR haunted house build focuses on painting the haunt's walls and tarps to bring the themed environment to life. The build is set within the fictional Thurston Theater, a 1920s cinema with a dark backstory involving a fatal fire and lingering supernatural rumors. This episode is part of an ongoing build diary series documenting the haunt's construction from the ground up. The short runtime offers a focused look at the surface finishing stage of the set design process.

Haunt Former· 1,375 views
HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 2 | MONSTER-SIZED Decoration Haul
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Home Haunts

HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 2 | MONSTER-SIZED Decoration Haul

This is the second build-day vlog for Haunt Former's 2016 home haunt, themed around a fictional haunted movie theater called the Thurston Theater. The video showcases a large haul of decorations and props — including lights, posters, and various horror-themed pieces — acquired for the build. The creator frames the haunt around a backstory of a 1920s theater that burned down on Halloween night and was left haunted by characters from horror films. Viewers are invited to weigh in on where the new props should be placed throughout the space.

Haunt Former· 2,343 views
HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 1 | Haunt Layout
8:19
Home Haunts

HORROR Haunted House 2016 Build Day 1 | Haunt Layout

This opening episode of the HORROR Haunted House 2016 build series introduces the creator's ambitious garage haunt concept built around a fictional haunted movie theater called the Thurston Theater. The lore establishes that the venue opened in 1920, burned down on Halloween 1952, and is now haunted by characters from classic and modern horror films. The video walks viewers through the planned layout and the themed rooms that will make up the haunt, drawing inspiration from a wide range of well-known horror franchises. It sets the creative foundation for the full build series to follow.

Haunt Former· 3,171 views