Video Tag
Every video tagged “circus” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
56 videos
This tutorial from Madeyewlook walks viewers through creating a dramatic, sinister ring master makeup look for Halloween. The look relies on MAC Chromacakes in black, white, and red as the primary face paint, layered over an eyeshadow primer for longevity. Bold liner work, a striking eye shadow palette, and false lashes complete the theatrical, villain-inspired transformation.
This tutorial walks viewers through building a creepy burlap half-mask styled as an evil clown, complete with hair, a nose, a stitched mouth, and acrylic teeth. The creator uses a mannequin head as a forming base to shape the mask accurately. The techniques demonstrated are intentionally versatile, so the same approach can be adapted to create other burlap mask designs beyond the clown theme. At roughly 28 minutes, it's an accessible project aimed at haunters and costume makers of all experience levels.
Poison Props showcases the TNT1309 Clown Crate, a large-scale pneumatic animatronic in which an evil clown atop a TNT box triggers an air blast at guests before launching itself up to five feet into the air with thrashing head and arm movements. The plug-and-play package includes two character figures, TNT box enclosures, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a fog machine. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully integrated scare experience. The prop is designed as a high-impact startle scare centerpiece for professional haunted attractions and dark rides.
The FEC1110 Flesh Eater Clown from Poison Props is a towering 7-foot pneumatic animatronic styled after an evil Pennywise-type clown. Upon activation via motion sensor, the figure opens its arms and leans forward in a menacing feeding pose, creating the illusion of devouring a child's hand. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. Heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms for added versatility.
Poison Props showcases their CHA1324 Clown Hallway Attack, a commercial-grade blacklight animatronic corridor roughly 8 feet long and 90 inches tall. When triggered, multiple rotted clown heads and arms burst through holes in detailed wall panels from both sides simultaneously, designed to overwhelm an entire group of guests at once. The self-contained system ships as a plug-and-play unit complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. It requires only an AC power supply and a 100 PSI air source to operate.
This short showcase video features the JB101 Clown in the Box, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic prop from Poison Props. The unit operates as a giant jack-in-the-box: a top lid bangs open and a large clown character wielding an axe lunges outward and upward, reaching up to eight feet high over unsuspecting guests. The self-contained package includes the box enclosure, character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, fog machine, strobe light, motion sensor, and an audio scream package — requiring only AC power and a compressed air supply to operate.
A quick showcase of the Thrashing Clown animatronic prop from Spirit Halloween's 2013 lineup. The creator highlights the prop in action, offering a personal recommendation for anyone considering adding it to their haunt or Halloween display. The short runtime gives viewers a focused look at the prop's movement and overall effect.
This short product showcase from Poison Props highlights their CCW1131 Clown Circus Wheel, a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a clown character strapped to a large spinning wheel. When triggered, the clown launches outward via a scissor-throw mechanism while her arms reach forward, elbows bend, and her head moves in multiple directions. The unit ships plug-and-play with a programmed controller and motion sensor, and an optional audio package adds a scream effect with powered speaker. Throw distance is configurable in several lengths to suit different haunt layouts.
The Poison Props KCH1225 is a four-clown pneumatic animatronic ensemble that conceals itself behind a curtain before lunging forward up to five feet toward guests. Each clown features independent articulated movements — including head turns and weapon lifts — and the unit ships as a plug-and-play package complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package and plastic curtain rig are available as add-ons. The prop is designed for professional haunted attractions and dark rides where maximum startle impact is the goal.
Poison Props showcases their GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher, a nearly 8-foot-tall pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted attractions and dark rides. When triggered, the figure lunges forward, raises its arms with bending elbows, and turns its head side to side for a convincing startle scare. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.
The CHM1325 Clown Hanging Meat is a pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring an evil clown half-torso suspended by chains. On trigger, the figure flexes at the elbows, lifts its head, turns side to side, and screams — delivering a classic startle scare. It ships as a plug-and-play package including the character, chains, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor, with an optional add-on audio kit. The prop requires only an AC power source and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.
Poison Props showcases the CWJ1319 Clown Window Jumper, a pneumatic animatronic that conceals an evil clown figure below a fake broken window before launching it upward with multi-directional head movement. The self-contained unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the panel, plexi broken-window facade, character, rig, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. The prop glows under blacklight, making it equally effective in UV-lit haunt environments.
The CCP1102 Clown Crate from Poison Props is a pneumatic pop-up animatronic that launches a creepy clown roughly 28 inches out of a crate while the character's head moves in multiple directions, delivering a powerful startle scare. The unit arrives as a complete plug-and-play package including the crate, character, rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive experience. The character can be swapped out to suit different haunt themes, making it a versatile centerpiece for professional attractions.
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.
A short-form video from SpookYouLaterz featuring a clown-themed Halloween animatronic prop in action. The clip leans into playful, meme-inspired clown energy while showing off a dancing or jumping evil clown display. It's a quick, fun showcase rather than a step-by-step build tutorial.
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.
The CS622 Clown Slinger is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props in which an evil clown hides behind a wall and launches out 90 degrees on a roughly 48-inch swing arm, shaking side to side while its arms move up and down. 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 sound effect. Its rig footprint is designed to sit fully concealed behind a wall with only a notch cut for the swing arm, making installation relatively straightforward for professional haunt environments. Characters are interchangeable, allowing operators to adapt the mechanism to different themes.
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 showcases the CWL1048 Circus Wheel Lunger, a large-scale pneumatic animatronic featuring a female character strapped to a spinning circus wheel. On trigger, the figure lunges approximately four feet forward while articulated arms reach and grab with bending elbows and a moving head. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the wheel, character, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system with scream effects. It is designed as a high-impact startle scare for professional haunted attractions and dark rides.
The Poison Props CD525 is a professional-grade pneumatic clown animatronic designed to hide overhead and then plunge downward while wildly flailing its arms to startle passing guests. The plug-and-play system ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, so no additional programming is required. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive scare. The compact wall-mount rig bracket is engineered to slide onto the top of standard maze walls, making installation straightforward for haunted attractions and dark rides.
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.
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 showcases their JB409 Jack in the Box, a large-scale commercial animatronic prop in which a clown character hides inside a neon cube and launches upward upon activation, swinging a knife and emitting maniacal laughter. The unit is a fully integrated package that includes pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, strobe light, fog machine, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. It is built for haunted houses, dark rides, and amusement park installations requiring 100 PSI compressed air and AC power. Interchangeable character heads add versatility for operators who want to customize the look of the scare.
The CPT407 Clown Peek-A-Boo is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic prop from Poison Props in which a clown character stands with arms covering its face before lunging forward when triggered. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor for automatic activation. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect to amplify the scare. Heads are interchangeable across the manufacturer's mechanism lineup, offering customization flexibility.
