Video Tag
Every video tagged “homemade prop” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
6 videos
This step-by-step tutorial walks haunters through building an animated levitating table prop that gives the illusion of a table eerily floating in midair while its tablecloth billows and moves. The effect mimics a poltergeist or supernatural force lifting ordinary furniture, making it a striking centerpiece for a yard haunt, front porch display, or haunted house scene. The channel focuses on accessible, professional-looking DIY animatronics and special effects for home haunters of all skill levels.
This 16-minute tutorial walks builders through creating a motorized chained-skeleton puppet that rises and falls with eerie, lifelike motion. The prop is designed as a companion piece to the channel's Motorized Overhead Animator, which supplies the drive mechanism for a wide range of animated Halloween displays. The combination of clanking chains and rhythmic skeletal movement makes it well-suited for haunted house rooms, yard haunts, or indoor Halloween displays. Builders who already have—or plan to build—the Overhead Animator can use this project to expand a whole system of moving props.
This short showcase video reveals a finished animated levitating teapot prop in motion, giving viewers a tantalizing preview before directing them to a dedicated full how-to build video. The prop appears designed for home haunts, haunted houses, or outdoor graveyard displays and fits a ghostly or enchanted aesthetic. It is part of a broader series of DIY Halloween prop tutorials from the same channel, covering a range of animated and decorative effects.
This short preview clip showcases a motorized animated grave prop that simulates breathing and movement, designed for outdoor graveyard Halloween displays. The effect creates an eerie atmosphere with rustling grass and shifting ground around a grave marker. It is part of a broader series of DIY Halloween prop tutorials from the channel. Viewers are directed to the full how-to video for complete build instructions.
A FrightProps customer named John Guarnero showcases his homemade Stormtrooper prop build, created using FrightProps components. The short feature highlights what a dedicated hobbyist can achieve by combining quality prop-making supplies with personal craftsmanship. It serves as both community inspiration and a real-world demonstration of FrightProps products in action.
A fan-built talking Darth Vader prop created by John Guarnero using FrightProps technology is showcased in this short clip. The build demonstrates how hobbyist prop makers can leverage commercial animatronic components to bring iconic movie characters to life. It serves as both an inspiration piece and a nod to what the FrightProps platform makes possible for home haunters and prop enthusiasts.
