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ZOMBIELAND 2 is FINALLY Happening, DEATH NOTE Trailer!! - Slash 'N Cast
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ZOMBIELAND 2 is FINALLY Happening, DEATH NOTE Trailer!! - Slash 'N Cast

Slash 'N Cast is a horror-focused talk show or podcast-style video discussing recent genre entertainment news, including updates on a Zombieland sequel and a Death Note trailer. The hosts also touch on other horror-adjacent topics such as a Robert Englund documentary and fan film projects. This episode functions primarily as a news and commentary segment rather than a tutorial or build video. It has minimal direct relevance to Halloween prop-making, haunting, or costume craft.

Slash 'N Cast· 24,123 views
"Shock and Awe" Beheading Illusion
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Professional Haunted Attractions

"Shock and Awe" Beheading Illusion

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Shock and Awe' beheading illusion, a professional-grade haunt prop demonstrated at the 2017 Transworld Halloween and Haunt Attractions Trade Show. The illusion creates a convincing severed-head effect suitable for high-end haunted attractions. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer in the haunt industry, also recognized from the TV series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 694,814 views
A Full Face of Googley Eyes
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Makeup TutorialsIntermediate

A Full Face of Googley Eyes

Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) creates a wild, surreal full-face look by adhering real googly eyes across her face using Pros-Aid prosthetic adhesive. The look is finished with detailed eyeliner work and dramatic lashes to blend the googly eyes seamlessly into the overall illusion. It sits at the intersection of SFX makeup, body art, and internet-trend creativity, making it both a tutorial and a viral art piece.

Madeyewlook· 785,743 views
THE MATRIX Reboot, ROCKET LEAGUE Dropshot, OUTLAST 2 Banned!! - The MWM Project
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THE MATRIX Reboot, ROCKET LEAGUE Dropshot, OUTLAST 2 Banned!! - The MWM Project

This video is an episode of The MWM Project, a weekly entertainment news and commentary show from the RJL Productions channel. The hosts discuss a variety of pop culture topics including a Matrix reboot, a Rocket League game mode, and the banning of Outlast 2. While the channel has ties to horror fan filmmaking, this particular episode focuses on general gaming and entertainment news rather than Halloween or haunt-related content.

Slash 'N Cast· 19,275 views
Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2017 MAZE THEME IDEAS | Haunt Former Podcast
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Theme Park Halloween Events

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2017 MAZE THEME IDEAS | Haunt Former Podcast

This podcast episode from the Haunt Former channel dives into fan speculation and rumored theme ideas for Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights 2017. The host explores potential maze concepts and what secrets may have been uncovered ahead of the official announcements. It draws on community forum discussion to fuel the conversation, making it a pre-season speculation piece for HHN enthusiasts.

Haunt Former· 1,035 views
CS628 COFFIN SKELLY POP UP PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CS628 COFFIN SKELLY POP UP PoisonProps.com

The CS628 Coffin Skelly Pop Up from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a skeleton corpse that rises and turns menacingly from a coffin to startle passing guests. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, coffin, 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 scare. Poison Props also notes that characters are interchangeable across their mechanisms, allowing haunters to adapt the prop to different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,092 views
JB626 JUMPING BARREL PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

JB626 JUMPING BARREL PoisonProps.com

The JB626 Jumping Barrel from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic prop that rocks and lurches in multiple directions when triggered. It can be dialed in for anything from a subtle jostle to a violent lunge, making it versatile across a range of haunt environments. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package — barrel, pneumatics, programmed controller, and motion sensor all included. Freight shipping is required given the prop's size and weight.

POISON PROPS· 3,031 views
BB609 BARREL BLASTER PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BB609 BARREL BLASTER PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props BB609 Barrel Blaster is a professional-grade pneumatic pop-up scare prop featuring an infected ghoul character concealed inside a barrel. Upon trigger, the lid bursts open and the ghoul launches upward dramatically. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play system, bundling the character, barrel, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package including a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. It requires only an AC power source and compressed air at 100 psi to operate.

POISON PROPS· 1,805 views
WBL701 Witch Tree Lunger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WBL701 Witch Tree Lunger PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props WBL701 Witch Tree Lunger is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic prop in which a witch figure is concealed behind trees, then dramatically launches upward and forward — rising several feet in height within seconds — while its head rotates and emits screaming audio. The complete package ships ready to operate, including the character, tree set pieces, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. Only a compressed air supply and standard AC power are needed to run it. Interchangeable character heads allow operators to customize the figure to fit different haunt themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,339 views
ZT523 Zombie Twicther PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

ZT523 Zombie Twicther PoisonProps.com

The ZT523 Zombie Twitcher from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a zombie character that starts in a head-down, arms-lowered resting pose before springing to life with twitching lateral movement and a scream when triggered. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package, including the character, pneumatic rig, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An audio bundle with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also included. Character heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, adding versatility for themed environments.

POISON PROPS· 2,111 views
WFT419 WEREWOLF FEEDING TABLE PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WFT419 WEREWOLF FEEDING TABLE PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the WFT419 Werewolf Feeding Table, a fully pneumatic two-character animatronic scene featuring a werewolf bent over a table devouring a victim. When triggered, the victim kicks and flails while the werewolf rears up with a multi-axis moving head for highly realistic motion. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including both figures, table, pneumatics, speakers, MP3 player, programmed controller, and motion sensor. It is engineered for professional haunt environments such as walk-throughs, dark rides, and amusement parks.

POISON PROPS· 6,765 views
PU101 RAINCOAT ZOMBIE POP UP PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

PU101 RAINCOAT ZOMBIE POP UP PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases their PU101 Raincoat Zombie, a pneumatic pop-up animatronic that dramatically extends from a compact hidden position to over six feet tall in seconds while the head sweeps side to side. The unit arrives as a turnkey package including the character, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An audio bundle with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also included, requiring only a compressed air supply and AC power to operate.

POISON PROPS· 4,279 views
DT301 DECAP TABLE PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DT301 DECAP TABLE PoisonProps.com

The DT301 Decap Table is a fully integrated commercial-grade animatronic prop from Poison Props featuring a slumped decapitated victim that violently springs upright, swings a cleaver, and optionally spits water from the neck stump when triggered. The unit ships complete with character, table, chair, pneumatic system, programmed controller, and motion sensor, plus a bundled audio package with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. It requires only an AC power connection and a 100 PSI air supply to operate, making setup straightforward for professional venues. Character heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms for added versatility.

POISON PROPS· 6,893 views
SN102 SNAKE IN A CRATE PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

SN102 SNAKE IN A CRATE PoisonProps.com

The SN102 Snake in a Crate is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a giant snake coiled behind a cloth facade that explosively launches forward through the cloth while simultaneously spitting water to simulate venom. The complete package includes the snake, a themed crate housing, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor for automatic triggering. An integrated audio package — digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect — rounds out the full turnkey scare experience. The prop ships freight and requires AC power and a 100 PSI air supply on site.

POISON PROPS· 2,153 views
VC703 Vampire Coffin PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

VC703 Vampire Coffin PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props VC703 is a ready-to-run vampire coffin animatronic in which a corpse character rises from a coffin and shakes as patrons approach. The complete package includes the character, coffin, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor — making it a true plug-and-play haunt prop. An integrated audio package delivers scream effects through a powered speaker and digital audio player. The rig's compact footprint makes it suitable for haunted houses, dark rides, and similar professional attraction environments.

POISON PROPS· 1,938 views
DCV702 Decap Chainsaw Victim PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

DCV702 Decap Chainsaw Victim PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the DCV702 Decap Chainsaw Victim, a fully pneumatic plug-and-play animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. The sequence features a chained victim in a chair whose head is severed by a live actor wielding a chainsaw, triggering convulsing body movements, a flying head, and an optional blood/water spitter effect. The head automatically resets onto the body after the sequence, making it repeatable for high-throughput attractions. The compact footprint and bundled controller, motion sensor, and audio package make it a turnkey scare solution.

POISON PROPS· 16,186 views
EC706 Electric Chair PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

EC706 Electric Chair PoisonProps.com

The EC706 Electric Chair from Poison Props is a fully self-contained animatronic prop featuring a restrained victim character that convulses realistically when triggered. The package ships ready to deploy, bundling pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, fog machine, strobe light, audio player, speaker, and themed signage. It requires only an AC power source and compressed air at 100 psi to operate. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing customization across other Poison Props mechanisms.

POISON PROPS· 6,443 views
BW707 BURNING WITCH PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BW707 BURNING WITCH PoisonProps.com

The BW707 Burning Witch is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a witch suspended above a fake fire display. In its idle state the figure's head twitches randomly; upon activation, it breaks free from binding ropes and launches outward approximately seven feet toward patrons. The complete package ships as a plug-and-play unit, bundling the character, stake, base, fake fire, fog machine, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect.

POISON PROPS· 10,158 views
DP518 DROP PORTRAIT Zombie PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

DP518 DROP PORTRAIT Zombie PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props DP518 Drop Portrait is a plug-and-play haunted attraction animatronic that conceals a zombie ghoul behind a portrait panel. When triggered, the portrait drops to reveal the character, which then lunges forward with a fully articulated head that moves side to side and up and down. The complete package includes the character, wall-mounted drop panel, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system with scream effects. It is designed for immediate deployment in professional haunts, dark rides, or large-scale home attractions.

POISON PROPS· 3,481 views
DP608s Drop Portrait Extender PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

DP608s Drop Portrait Extender PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props DP608s Drop Portrait Extender is a fully integrated pneumatic animatronic prop in which a framed portrait drops to reveal a horrifying ghoul that thrusts its torso forward, turns its head, and reaches out with both hands. The unit ships plug-and-play, bundling the character, wall-mounted drop frame, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. Power and a compressed air supply are the only on-site requirements.

POISON PROPS· 3,074 views
SF705 SPIDER FOOD PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

SF705 SPIDER FOOD PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the SF705 Spider Food, a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic featuring a chained victim who struggles and kicks when triggered while an oversized spider descends and lunges at guests. The unit ships complete with characters, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, making it a true plug-and-play solution for haunts and dark rides. An optional sound package adds custom audio, a digital player, and a powered speaker. Character heads are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms for added customization.

POISON PROPS· 4,196 views
BL403 BUTCHER CURTAIN PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

BL403 BUTCHER CURTAIN PoisonProps.com

The BL403 Butcher Curtain is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a hideous butcher character concealed behind a curtain that bursts open as the figure lunges forward approximately five feet while swinging a cleaver. The self-contained package includes the character, curtain rig, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensors, and a complete audio system with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects. Setup is designed as plug-and-play, requiring only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply. A notable design feature allows character heads to be swapped across other Poison Props mechanisms for added versatility.

POISON PROPS· 2,374 views
ST708 Second Thoughts PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

ST708 Second Thoughts PoisonProps.com

Poison Props showcases the ST708 'Second Thoughts,' a commercial pneumatic animatronic depicting a figure standing on a stool with a noose around its neck. When triggered, the stool slides away and the character reacts with kicking legs and a bobbing head in full panic motion. The unit ships as a complete package including the character, a pre-programmed controller, a choice of motion sensor or pressure mat, and a bundled audio system with scream effects. A gallows structure is not included but is available as an optional add-on.

POISON PROPS· 7,240 views
CB711 Chainsaw Butcher Pig PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CB711 Chainsaw Butcher Pig PoisonProps.com

The CB711 Chainsaw Butcher Pig is a fully self-contained pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a pig-themed butcher character that hides behind a curtain before lunging forward with a chainsaw. The figure moves laterally left to right while raising and lowering the chainsaw, triggered automatically by a motion sensor. The package ships ready to operate, bundling the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. It requires only an AC power source and a compressed air supply at 100 psi to run.

POISON PROPS· 4,214 views