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The Halloween Video Library

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.

251 videos

Poison Props: Floor Achilles Victim

Poison Props: Floor Achilles Victim

Poison Props showcases their Floor Achilles Victim, a gruesome commercial animatronic prop featuring a figure split at the torso with visceral detailing connecting the two halves. The character is suspended by hooks through the ankles and delivers a startling scare through twitching movement and screaming audio. This is a ready-to-purchase product aimed at professional haunters and serious home haunters looking for high-impact, realistic gore props.

POISON PROPS· 14,834 views

Lunch Lady

Lunch Lady

Poison Props showcases their Lunch Lady animatronic, a bloated, grotesque character that launches forward over a macabre table while banging a pot and spoon and screaming. The prop appears designed as a ready-to-use haunt attraction piece with built-in motion and audio. It would make a striking centerpiece for a cafeteria or kitchen-themed haunt room.

POISON PROPS· 47,702 views

Fly Attack

Fly Attack

Poison Props showcases their Fly Attack animatronic, a giant mutated fly prop that rests low to the ground before launching upward with a shriek to startle guests. The low-profile resting position keeps the prop hidden in plain sight, maximizing the surprise factor. This short product showcase highlights the prop's scare mechanics for haunt buyers considering adding it to their attraction.

POISON PROPS· 18,076 views

Face Off Clown

Face Off Clown

This short showcase video from Poison Props features their Face Off Clown animatronic prop in action. The clown begins in a deceptively static pose before dramatically tearing its own face off and breaking into wild, erratic movement accompanied by maniacal laughter. It appears designed as a high-impact jumpscare prop suitable for haunted house or home haunt environments.

POISON PROPS· 36,557 views

Frankenstein's Assault Animatronic Monster Haunt Prop by Distortions

Frankenstein's Assault Animatronic Monster Haunt Prop by Distortions

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Frankenstein's Assault animatronic prop in this short product demo. The large-scale figure shakes and convulses as if jolted to life before lunging forward with a yell, delivering a two-stage scare. Built for durability in professional haunt environments, it targets haunted houses, dark attractions, and large Halloween events.

DistortionsUnlimited· 43,705 views

The Villain Extreme Animatronic Haunt Prop Thrashes Violently | Distortions Unlimited

The Villain Extreme Animatronic Haunt Prop Thrashes Violently | Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'The Villain' animatronic prop, a chain-bound figure that thrashes and screams with intense, violent motion designed to terrify haunt guests. The piece is built for professional-grade environments including haunted attractions, theme parks, and Halloween events. Distortions Unlimited emphasizes durable, high-quality construction crafted in the USA.

DistortionsUnlimited· 41,074 views

Werewolf Lunger

Werewolf Lunger

Poison Props showcases their updated Werewolf Lunger, a commercial animatronic prop that conceals itself in a crouched position before dramatically launching upward to a towering intimidating height. The prop combines aggressive movement with integrated snarling and growling audio for a full-sensory scare effect. This appears to be a product showcase video for one of the company's long-running fan-favorite designs.

POISON PROPS· 22,954 views

Pumpkin Stalker 8 Ft Halloween 2021 Display with Evil Jack-O-Lantern Animated Props

Pumpkin Stalker 8 Ft Halloween 2021 Display with Evil Jack-O-Lantern Animated Props

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2021 Halloween prop lineup centered on a menacing 8-foot Pumpkin Stalker lording over a creepy pumpkin patch scene. Flanking the towering centerpiece are two smaller animated companions — Jack Attack and Grizzly Gourd — which move, growl, and illuminate their eyes. The video is a product showcase reel suited for haunters evaluating props for yard haunts, corn mazes, or professional dark attractions. Note that the background audio heard in the video is not bundled with the props, though the animatronics do include their own audio download.

DistortionsUnlimited· 59,277 views

Wretched VCP Halloween Prop by Distortions Unlimited

Wretched VCP Halloween Prop by Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases the Wretched VCP Frightronic, an all-electric shaking animatronic prop as displayed at the Transworld Halloween show. This is a deluxe edition of the Wretched character, dressed in a custom Von Charon straitjacket for added theatrical impact. The prop ships with a downloadable Frightronic audio track, making it a plug-and-play scare solution. It suits a wide range of Halloween settings, from professional haunted attractions to home haunts and parties.

DistortionsUnlimited· 24,735 views

The Exorcist 2.0 PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics~$2994 plus shipping

The Exorcist 2.0 PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases their Exorcist 2.0 animatronic, a commercial-grade possessed-woman-in-bed prop that launches the character upward and outward while her arms and head animate dramatically. The rig is fully self-contained within the bed frame, arriving as a plug-and-play unit with pneumatics and a programmed controller included. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a complete scare package. The prop is designed to appear static before triggering, maximizing startle impact on haunt guests.

POISON PROPS· 78,604 views

CSM1330 CHAIR SCREAMER TALL MAN PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

CSM1330 CHAIR SCREAMER TALL MAN PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CSM1330 Chair Screamer is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a seated figure that lunges upward to roughly 81 inches via a scissor-extension mechanism. The plug-and-play package includes the character, chair, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package for a complete scare experience. Multiple throw-distance options are available, making it adaptable to different haunt layouts and space constraints.

POISON PROPS· 21,909 views

GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher PoisonProps.com

GCR1331 Giant Clown Reacher PoisonProps.com

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.

POISON PROPS· 39,140 views

VUH1328 Victim Under House PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

VUH1328 Victim Under House PoisonProps.com

PoisonProps.com showcases the VUH1328 Victim Under House, a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a trapped character who slides out nearly three feet from beneath a house facade, flailing arms, a rising torso, and a turning head before being yanked back under. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects for a fully immersive scare sequence.

POISON PROPS· 20,896 views

ST1326 Shock Therapy PoisonProps.com

ST1326 Shock Therapy PoisonProps.com

This short product showcase from Poison Props presents the ST1326 Shock Therapy animatronic, a fully pneumatic haunted attraction prop depicting a figure chained to a hospital bed convulsing under a simulated electric charge. The figure's body contorts dramatically in multiple directions while its arms pull against the chains and its head lifts and turns, all driven by an included programmed controller and triggered by a motion sensor. The complete package ships ready to run with bed, character, strobe headband, flickering overhead light, and pneumatics included. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect.

POISON PROPS· 24,941 views

CHM1325 CLOWN HANGING MEAT PoisonProps.com

CHM1325 CLOWN HANGING MEAT PoisonProps.com

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· 37,067 views

CHA1324 CLOWN HALLWAY ATTACK PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

CHA1324 CLOWN HALLWAY ATTACK PoisonProps.com

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.

POISON PROPS· 49,705 views

PM1320 Praying Monk PoisonProp.com

PM1320 Praying Monk PoisonProp.com

The PM1320 Praying Monk is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a kneeling monk figure that rotates 180 degrees, then lunges upward and forward while spreading its arms and turning its head. The complete package ships plug-and-play with the character, rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 16,639 views

ST1224 SOUL TAKER PoisonProps.com

ST1224 SOUL TAKER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props ST1224 Soul Taker is a large-scale commercial animatronic Grim Reaper designed to perch atop haunted house maze walls. The figure rises and descends while sweeping side to side with grabbing arms and a turning head, creating a dramatic soul-harvesting effect. It arrives as a complete plug-and-play package including pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect.

POISON PROPS· 10,969 views

TOT1317 Trick or Treaters PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

TOT1317 Trick or Treaters PoisonProps.com

This product showcase video from Poison Props features the TOT1317, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic depicting a mob of trick-or-treater children that surges forward while a ghost rises, arms stab, and multiple heads animate simultaneously. The prop operates as a fully plug-and-play unit, bundling pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and an audio package. Multiple throw distances are available to accommodate different haunt layouts, and characters can be swapped to fit various themes. It is designed as a high-impact startle scare centerpiece for professional haunted attractions or ambitious home haunts.

POISON PROPS· 35,432 views

HG1313 HitchHiking Ghosts PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics$1700+ per ghost; full set pricing higher; shipping ~$420 freight

HG1313 HitchHiking Ghosts PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the HG1313, a duo of hitchhiking ghost animatronics clearly inspired by classic dark-ride iconography. The pair perform a synchronized sequence: both lean right with pulsing arm movements, the shorter ghost turns its head, and the taller ghost raises and lowers its hat. The plug-and-play system ships complete with pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available as an add-on.

POISON PROPS· 23,872 views

TE1312 THE EXORCIST PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

TE1312 THE EXORCIST PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases their TE1312 Exorcist animatronic, a commercial-grade possessed-woman prop that erupts from a still position into full chaotic motion — bed lifts and bounces while the figure contorts, pulls at restraints, and turns its head. The system ships as a complete plug-and-play package including bed, character, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects. The prop is designed for professional haunted attractions and dark rides seeking high-impact startle scares.

POISON PROPS· 31,612 views

WHB1305 Wall Head Banger PoisonProps.com

DIY Animatronics

WHB1305 Wall Head Banger PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props WHB1305 Wall Head Banger is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring an asylum-themed infected patient character who leans against a wall before violently reeling back and repeatedly slamming his head into it. The unit ships as a plug-and-play system, including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available. Mounting hardware is included for straightforward installation, and the character can be swapped onto other Poison Props mechanisms to fit different themes.

POISON PROPS· 30,135 views

WDL1311 Witch Door Leaper PosionProps.com

WDL1311 Witch Door Leaper PosionProps.com

Poison Props showcases their WDL1311 Witch Door Leaper, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic in which a witch concealed behind a door launches outward up to five feet, raising and spreading her arms while her head lifts and rotates. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, door rig, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio bundle adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully immersive startle scare.

POISON PROPS· 13,401 views

FO1310 FACE OFF PoisonProps.com

FO1310 FACE OFF PoisonProps.com

The FO1310 Face Off is a commercial pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a deranged female character who holds up her own severed face before tearing it away — the torso then lunges forward while the head lifts and rotates with a scream. The prop ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. All Poison Props characters are interchangeable across mechanism platforms to accommodate different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 43,010 views

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