Halloween Universe

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Spooky Decor

Videos built around the spooky decor theme — pulled together so you can study how others bring this atmosphere to life.

89 videos

Haunted Dollhouse Makeover 👻 DIY Halloween Props
13:37
DIY PropsBeginner$20–$50 depending on thrift finds and materials on hand

Haunted Dollhouse Makeover 👻 DIY Halloween Props

Wicked Makers' Jaimie and Jay walk through converting a thrifted plastic dollhouse into a Victorian-style miniature haunted mansion inspired by the Addams Family. The build covers painting, weathering, and dressing the structure with spooky details including glowing jack-o-lanterns, demon cats, and an animated ghost on the balcony. The tutorial relies entirely on accessible craft-store materials and basic tools, making it approachable for Halloween decorators of any skill level. The finished piece works as a striking indoor Halloween display.

Wicked Makers· 1,048,804 views
Cheap milk jug skull tutorial - easy way to make skulls
13:02
DIY PropsBeginnerunder $5

Cheap milk jug skull tutorial - easy way to make skulls

This tutorial from Monster Tutorials walks viewers through turning ordinary plastic milk jugs into convincing skulls using little more than a heat gun. The method is designed for budget-conscious haunters who need to produce a large number of skulls without spending much money. The result is a repeatable, beginner-friendly technique that can be scaled up to fill graveyards, catacombs, or any skull-heavy display.

Monster Tutorials· 896,845 views
Bubbling Witch's Cauldron with Glowing Coals 🎃 #halloween #shorts
0:50
DIY PropsBeginner

Bubbling Witch's Cauldron with Glowing Coals 🎃 #halloween #shorts

Wicked Makers show how to transform a store-bought plastic cauldron into a dramatic witch's cauldron prop featuring a bubbling effect and glowing simulated coals. The build relies on simple, accessible materials and is presented as a quick, approachable Halloween project. This short is a teaser pointing viewers to the full tutorial on their YouTube channel.

Wicked Makers· 437,135 views
HALLOWEEN City/Party City HALLOWEEN 2020 | Store Tour | Animatronics, Decorations, Masks, & MORE...
20:07
Product Reviews

HALLOWEEN City/Party City HALLOWEEN 2020 | Store Tour | Animatronics, Decorations, Masks, & MORE...

A 20-minute walkthrough tour of Party City and its seasonal Halloween City pop-up store, giving viewers an on-the-ground look at the 2020 Halloween product lineup. The creator surveys animatronics, costumes, masks, inflatables, and general decorations available that season. It serves as a practical shopping preview for Halloween enthusiasts scoping out retail options before buying.

Haunt Former· 265,812 views
HALLOWEEN HUNTING 2022 at Halloween City, Target, Spirit, & Home Depot | ANIMATRONICS, PROPS, & MORE
38:45
Product Reviews

HALLOWEEN HUNTING 2022 at Halloween City, Target, Spirit, & Home Depot | ANIMATRONICS, PROPS, & MORE

A nearly 40-minute tour of four major retailers — Halloween City, Target, Spirit Halloween, and Home Depot — showcasing their 2022 Halloween stock. The creator walks viewers through each store's animatronics, props, and seasonal décor, giving a broad look at what hit shelves that year. It serves as a practical buying-season preview for decorators and haunters scouting new products.

Haunt Former· 183,543 views
Spirit HALLOWEEN 2020 | Store Tour Part 2 | Animatronics, Decorations, Masks, Themes, & MORE...
14:18
Product Reviews

Spirit HALLOWEEN 2020 | Store Tour Part 2 | Animatronics, Decorations, Masks, Themes, & MORE...

This video takes viewers on a walkthrough tour of a Spirit Halloween store for the 2020 season, showcasing the year's new animatronics, decorations, masks, costumes, and themed offerings. The host highlights standout items and novelties across multiple product categories. It serves as a practical shopping preview for Halloween enthusiasts looking to scope out what Spirit Halloween has to offer before visiting in person.

Haunt Former· 135,536 views
HALLOWEEN at TARGET | Animatronics, Props, Masks | 2025
24:06
Product Reviews

HALLOWEEN at TARGET | Animatronics, Props, Masks | 2025

Haunt Former tours Target's 2025 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's latest lineup of animatronics, props, and masks available to everyday shoppers. The video offers an up-close look at what mass-market retail has to offer for the Halloween season. It serves as a practical shopping preview for haunt builders and home decorators alike who want to scout Target's offerings before hitting the store.

Haunt Former· 42,482 views
Kmart Halloween 2015
5:19
Product Reviews

Kmart Halloween 2015

This short walkthrough tours Kmart's 2015 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the Totally Ghoul product line available in stores and online. The video highlights a broad range of mass-market Halloween merchandise including inflatables, lighting, skeletons, animal props, busts, and both small and large animated props. It serves as a quick visual guide for shoppers looking to stock up on affordable Halloween decorations from a major retail chain.

Haunt Former· 41,912 views
DIY Animated Skull Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video Tutorial
10:00
DIY AnimatronicsIntermediate

DIY Animated Skull Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video Tutorial

This tutorial walks viewers through building a DIY animated skull prop whose jaw slowly opens and closes through a clever mechanical animation system — notably without requiring an additional motor. The skull is designed as a companion piece to the creator's Levitating Table prop, sitting atop the floating table to enhance the overall ghostly display. The step-by-step format makes it accessible for home haunters looking to add a professional-looking animatronic effect to a porch, yard haunt, or haunted house scene.

HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO Props & Special Effects· 39,090 views
Spirit Halloween 2016
6:53
Product Reviews

Spirit Halloween 2016

This video offers a look at Spirit Halloween's 2016 seasonal lineup, highlighting two featured themes: Clock Tower and Haunted Hotel. The channel tours the store's offerings across costumes, animatronics, props, and lighting. It serves as both an enthusiast showcase and a shopping preview for haunters and Halloween fans heading into the season.

Haunt Former· 35,995 views
The Home Depot Halloween 2015
5:13
Prop Reviews

The Home Depot Halloween 2015

This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Home Depot's 2015 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the surprising range of spooky offerings available at the home improvement chain. The creator highlights life-size animatronics, animated decorations, lighting, and more as reasons to consider Home Depot a top Halloween shopping destination. It serves as a helpful scouting guide for haunters and decorators looking to stretch their budgets at a non-traditional Halloween retailer.

Haunt Former· 34,518 views
DIY Animated Levitating Table Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video
10:38
DIY AnimatronicsIntermediate

DIY Animated Levitating Table Prop HALLOWEEN HOW-TO Video

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.

HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO Props & Special Effects· 30,004 views
Hot Glue Candelabra Prop
8:12
DIY PropsBeginner$20–$50

Hot Glue Candelabra Prop

VanOaksProps walks through the construction of a gothic candelabra prop built primarily from PVC pipe fittings, with hot glue serving as both a structural adhesive and a creative texturing agent to disguise the underlying framework. The real challenge — and the heart of the build — was finding an elegant way to conceal the pipe joints and make the piece read as a convincing ornate candelabra. Silicone molds, a Leviton lamp holder for functional candle sockets, and a multi-step paint finish using rubberized undercoat, Rub n Buff, and acrylic patina bring the prop to a polished, aged-metal look. The video is sponsored by Surebonder, whose tools are featured throughout the build.

VanOaksProps· 26,703 views
Halloween Pop-Up Skull with GLOWING Eyes!
7:43
DIY PropsIntermediate$30–$70

Halloween Pop-Up Skull with GLOWING Eyes!

VanOaksProps walks through the construction of a motorized pop-up skull prop featuring glowing red LED eyes, inspired by Eerie Acres Cemetery. The mechanism uses a reindeer motor paired with a full-extension drawer slide to drive the skull upward in a repeating motion. A wooden frame provides the structural base, while nylon balls act as eye sockets for the pre-wired LEDs, and a downloadable 3D-printed mount file is included for easier assembly. The result is an eye-catching, relatively affordable Halloween prop suitable for yard or haunt use.

VanOaksProps· 26,074 views
Carving Halloween Tombstones with Spray Paint?
6:11
DIY PropsBeginner

Carving Halloween Tombstones with Spray Paint?

VanOaksProps demonstrates how to carve DIY Halloween tombstones from foam and finish them using spray paint, delivering a graveyard-ready prop on a budget. The short six-minute runtime suggests a streamlined, beginner-friendly workflow. Plaid Enterprises supplied product for the video, indicating at least some painting or finishing materials are featured. The result is a convincing cemetery prop suitable for yard haunts or home haunt displays.

VanOaksProps· 25,995 views
RANKING the NEW 2021 Spirit HALLOWEEN ANIMATRONICS
31:44
Prop Reviews

RANKING the NEW 2021 Spirit HALLOWEEN ANIMATRONICS

Haunt Former ranks the new animatronic lineup hitting Spirit Halloween stores for the 2021 season, filmed at the chain's flagship location ahead of nationwide openings. The video gives Halloween enthusiasts an early, opinionated look at which animated props are worth their attention this year. Running just over 30 minutes, it covers the full slate of new animated characters and themed pieces in a ranked format.

Haunt Former· 21,044 views
DIY HALLOWEEN - EASY SKULLS FROM EMPTY MILK JUGS
0:56
DIY PropsBeginner$0–$5

DIY HALLOWEEN - EASY SKULLS FROM EMPTY MILK JUGS

This short-form video demonstrates how to transform empty plastic milk jugs into Halloween skull decorations. It appears to be a teaser or clip pointing viewers to a full tutorial on the creator's YouTube channel. The project is positioned as an easy, budget-friendly craft accessible to most skill levels.

Monster Tutorials· 20,692 views
HALLOWEEN HUNTING 2022 at Spirit, Halloween City, & Party City | ANIMATRONICS, MASKS, PROPS, MORE
28:56
Product Reviews

HALLOWEEN HUNTING 2022 at Spirit, Halloween City, & Party City | ANIMATRONICS, MASKS, PROPS, MORE

Haunt Former takes viewers on a Halloween shopping tour across three major seasonal retailers — Spirit Halloween, Halloween City, and Party City — with about ten days left until October. The video covers a wide range of in-store finds including animatronics, masks, and props, with a dedicated segment debating the merits of vintage masks. It offers an accessible snapshot of what the 2022 Halloween retail season had to offer across multiple store formats.

Haunt Former· 19,287 views
SERIES: Haunted Mansion Home Office Part 1 - Faux Wood Ceiling Medallion
6:08
DIY PropsIntermediate

SERIES: Haunted Mansion Home Office Part 1 - Faux Wood Ceiling Medallion

VanOaksProps kicks off a multi-part series transforming a small home office into a Disney Haunted Mansion-inspired space. This first episode focuses on creating a faux wood ceiling medallion to complement a chandelier installation. The creator uses acrylic putty, primer, and layered paint and stain techniques to convincingly mimic aged wood grain on a non-wood surface. It's a budget-conscious decorating approach that delivers a high-impact, themed result.

VanOaksProps· 16,110 views
Big Lots Halloween 2015
5:41
Product Reviews

Big Lots Halloween 2015

This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Big Lots' 2015 Halloween seasonal offerings, showcasing the variety of props, decorations, and outdoor lawn decor available in store. The creator highlights items such as witch props, eye lights, and life-size figures as standout picks. It serves as a shopping guide for Halloween enthusiasts looking to stretch their budget at a discount retail chain.

Haunt Former· 15,633 views
Creepy Wilting Flower Prop for Halloween
8:05
DIY PropsIntermediate$20–$50

Creepy Wilting Flower Prop for Halloween

VanOaksProps walks through building a mesmerizing wilting flower Halloween prop that slowly droops and recovers using a low-RPM synchronous motor. The mechanism relies on a cam-and-follower system, magnets, and closet door rollers to produce smooth, eerie movement. Downloadable 3D print files are available through the creator's Etsy shop, making replication straightforward for builders with access to a printer.

VanOaksProps· 14,578 views
Target Halloween 2014
8:55
Product Reviews

Target Halloween 2014

This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Target's Halloween 2014 seasonal merchandise selection. The creator showcases a range of holiday offerings including decorations, themed treats, and spooky accents. It serves as a shopping preview for anyone looking to stock up on Halloween essentials from a major retail chain.

Haunt Former· 13,216 views
They're So Squishy #animatronics #halloween2023 #spookyoulaterz
0:33
Product Reviews

They're So Squishy #animatronics #halloween2023 #spookyoulaterz

A quick, one-minute short filmed in a Lowe's store showcasing squishy Halloween pumpkin and gourd props from the 2023 seasonal aisle. The creator gives viewers a hands-on look at the texture and feel of these decorative animatronic-style pieces. It serves as a fast preview for shoppers deciding whether to pick up the items in person.

SpookYouLaterz· 12,132 views
Spirit Halloween 2017
6:29
Product Reviews

Spirit Halloween 2017

A guided walkthrough tour of a Spirit Halloween retail location during the 2017 season, showcasing the store's selection of costumes, props, and decorations. The creator navigates through various sections of the store, giving viewers a look at what was available on shelves that year. The video serves as both a shopping preview and a nostalgic snapshot of Spirit Halloween's 2017 offerings.

Haunt Former· 11,409 views