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251 videos

EFL730 Electric Fence Lunger PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

EFL730 Electric Fence Lunger PoisonProps.com

The EFL730 Electric Fence Lunger from Poison Props is a complete plug-and-play haunted attraction animatronic featuring a ghoul that hides five feet back before lunging forward into an electric fence, shaking violently as sparks fly. The rig includes the character, fence assembly, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, and strobe light straight out of the box. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects for a fully immersive scare. The compact footprint and self-contained design make it suitable for haunted houses, dark rides, and similar professional venues.

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SR732 Scarecrow Reacher PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SR732 Scarecrow Reacher PoisonProps.com

The SR732 Scarecrow Reacher from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic that mounts to a standard 4×4 post. When triggered, the scarecrow figure lunges forward and raises its arms in a grabbing motion toward guests. The unit ships complete with the character, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package available for added scare impact. An optional metal base stand is also offered for freestanding installation.

POISON PROPS· 2,628 views
CL736 Clown Leaper PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

CL736 Clown Leaper PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props CL736 Clown Leaper is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic that begins in a slumped position before dramatically launching upward and outward, extending roughly five feet to reach over eight feet in height while wielding a knife and swinging its head side to side. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully integrated scare experience. The character is also interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms, allowing theme customization.

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TT731 Torso Table PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

TT731 Torso Table PoisonProps.com

The TT731 Torso Table is a ready-to-run pneumatic animatronic from Poison Props featuring a tortured female figure lying on a table with exposed viscera. On trigger, the torso dramatically tears away from the lower body and rises at a 45-degree angle while the arms cycle up and down. The unit ships complete with the character, table, pneumatic system, controller, and motion sensor, plus a bundled audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. It requires only an AC power outlet and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.

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SL733 Scarecrow Leaper PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

SL733 Scarecrow Leaper PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props SL733 Scarecrow Leaper is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a scarecrow character that begins with its head down, then lifts and turns before thrusting forward up to five feet with arms raised holding a knife. The unit ships as a plug-and-play package that includes the character, pneumatic hardware, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect for a fully integrated scare experience. The rig footprint and freight-only shipping reflect the industrial scale of this attraction-quality prop.

POISON PROPS· 2,101 views
KBS739 Killer boy slinger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

KBS739 Killer boy slinger PoisonProps.com

The KBS739 from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic featuring a creepy child character that hides around a corner before launching out at a 90-degree angle, arm raised with a knife and head bobbing up and down for maximum startle impact. The prop ships as a complete plug-and-play system including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is also included. The compact footprint makes it suitable for tight haunt corridors, dark rides, and professional attraction installations.

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WS740 Werewolf Slinger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

WS740 Werewolf Slinger PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props WS740 Werewolf Slinger is a fully pneumatic, plug-and-play haunted attraction animatronic designed for maximum startle impact. The werewolf character hides out of sight around a corner, then explosively swings out 90° on a 48-inch arm while shaking and raising its arms. The complete package includes the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, and a bundled audio system with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects. The rig is sized to mount behind a wall with only a swing-arm notch required, keeping the mechanism fully hidden until the scare fires.

POISON PROPS· 2,906 views
SF742 ScareCrow Flyer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

SF742 ScareCrow Flyer PoisonProps.com

The SF742 ScareCrow Flyer from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed to deliver powerful startle scares. The character lurks with its head down before launching outward approximately seven feet — arms raised, head turning — while emitting a violent scream. The plug-and-play package includes the scarecrow character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, a digital audio player, a powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. A metal base and post are available as an optional add-on, and the character can be swapped onto other Poison Props mechanisms to fit different themes.

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ECC605 EVIL CHILD CABINET PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ECC605 EVIL CHILD CABINET PoisonProps.com

The ECC605 Evil Child Cabinet from Poison Props is a fully integrated pneumatic animatronic featuring a possessed child figure that bursts out of a cabinet, drops to the floor beside guests, and raises a cleaver before retreating back inside. The unit ships complete with the character, cabinet, pneumatic system, programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream sound effect. It is designed as a true plug-and-play haunted attraction prop requiring only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, allowing theme customization.

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GSS744 Giant Sewer Snake PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

GSS744 Giant Sewer Snake PoisonProps.com

PoisonProps showcases their GSS744 Giant Sewer Snake, a pneumatic animatronic that lurks inside a sewer hole and launches outward to startle haunt patrons while simultaneously blasting them with air. The unit requires a compressed air supply at 100 psi and standard AC power, making it suited for professional haunt environments. An optional audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect is available, and the sewer-hole wall panel is sold separately. The prop's versatile silhouette also lends itself to use as a dinosaur or generic creature in themed dark rides.

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ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer PoisonProps.com

The Poison Props ATF101 Autopsy Table Flailer is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a tortured victim character strapped to an autopsy table whose legs and torso violently flail up and down for a deeply unsettling effect. The unit arrives as a turnkey package complete with character, chains, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An included audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a scream effect to heighten the scare. Character heads are interchangeable, allowing haunters to customize the look to fit different themes.

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ZPU801 Zombie Pop Up PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ZPU801 Zombie Pop Up PoisonProps.com

The ZPU801 from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic zombie animatronic that crouches low before launching upward to a towering seven feet while its head moves in multiple directions for a dramatic startle scare. The unit ships as a complete package including the character, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio package adding a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. It is designed with interchangeable character heads, making it adaptable for different themed environments. Ideal for graveyard scenes, haunted attractions, and dark rides, it requires only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply to operate.

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TSZ802 Tombstone Splitter Zombie PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

TSZ802 Tombstone Splitter Zombie PoisonProps.com

This video showcases the TSZ802 Tombstone Splitter from Poison Props, a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic designed for haunted houses and dark rides. A zombie figure conceals itself behind a tombstone until the prop activates — the tombstone splits open and a ghoul launches upward to a dramatic seven-foot height with animated head movement. The unit ships as a plug-and-play package including the tombstone, rig, character, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a full audio package. Characters are interchangeable, making the mechanism adaptable to a variety of Halloween themes.

POISON PROPS· 1,683 views
MF808 Mourner Flyer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

MF808 Mourner Flyer PoisonProps.com

The MF808 Mourner Flyer from Poison Props is a plug-and-play pneumatic animatronic featuring a female mourner character that launches forward approximately 8 feet toward patrons while lifting her head and hands and delivering a scream effect. The self-contained package includes the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor, with an optional audio bundle adding a digital player, powered speaker, and scream audio. The rig footprint is compact enough for tight haunt corridors or dark-ride bays. It is designed for immediate deployment in professional haunted attractions, hayrides, cornfield haunts, and dark rides.

POISON PROPS· 2,699 views
CR803 Coffin Reacher PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

CR803 Coffin Reacher PoisonProps.com

The CR803 Coffin Reacher from Poison Props is a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a corpse character that rises from a coffin, extends an arm, and lets out a scream to startle guests. The unit ships as a complete, ready-to-run package including the character, coffin, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. A built-in hand trigger option allows operators to place a candy bowl beneath the prop's hand and fire it manually, creating a highly effective interactive scare gag. Air supply at 100 PSI and standard AC power are the only external requirements.

POISON PROPS· 1,890 views
C804 The Contortionist PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

C804 The Contortionist PoisonProps.com

The C804 Contortionist from Poison Props is a full-sized pneumatic animatronic standing 74 inches tall that dramatically bends backward to 90 degrees while raising its arms and moving its head side to side with gurgling and screaming audio. It ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, and powered speaker. The rig has a compact footprint suitable for tight haunt spaces and is designed for immediate deployment in haunted attractions or dark rides. Characters are interchangeable across Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for different themes.

POISON PROPS· 2,210 views
IF505 Impaler Flailer PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

IF505 Impaler Flailer PoisonProps.com

The IF505 Impaler Flailer from Poison Props is a fully pneumatic animatronic prop featuring a character impaled on a steel rod whose head moves up, down, and side to side while the arms flail in an unsettling, lifelike manner. It arrives as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, pneumatics, a programmed controller, a motion sensor, and a full audio system with digital player, powered speaker, and scream effect. The rig's compact footprint makes it suitable for haunted houses, dark rides, and similar professional attraction environments. Interchangeable character heads allow operators to customize the prop's appearance across different themed spaces.

POISON PROPS· 2,524 views
TS812 TABLE SCREAMER PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

TS812 TABLE SCREAMER PoisonProps.com

The TS812 Table Screamer from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a chained female character who shakes her head and convulses dramatically on a table surface. The unit ships ready to perform, bundled with chains, pneumatics, a programmed controller, and a motion sensor for automatic triggering. An optional audio package adds a digital player, powered speaker, and a pre-loaded scream effect. The character head is interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms, offering flexibility for custom builds.

POISON PROPS· 3,559 views
JW821 Jumping Wolf PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

JW821 Jumping Wolf PoisonProps.com

The JW821 Jumping Wolf from Poison Props is a large-scale pneumatic werewolf animatronic designed for professional haunted attractions, dark rides, and hayrides. The creature launches forward from an elevated crate platform, dropping to a still-imposing standing height, while arms, head, and jaws all move independently for a multi-axis scare effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, crates, pneumatics, a programmed controller, motion sensors, and a full audio package. Heads are interchangeable across other Poison Props mechanisms, adding versatility for themed customization.

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ADL819 Annabell Doll Lunger PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

ADL819 Annabell Doll Lunger PoisonProps.com

The Annabell Doll Lunger from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic standing approximately 35 inches tall that dramatically shoots forward roughly 5 feet upon activation while emitting creepy laughter. The unit ships as a complete package including the doll figure, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, and a motion sensor. An optional bookcase display enclosure and a separate audio package with a digital player, powered speaker, and scream effects are available as add-ons. It requires an AC power source and a compressed air supply at 100 PSI to operate.

POISON PROPS· 4,099 views
TG807 Torso Grabber PoisonProps.com
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Prop Reviews

TG807 Torso Grabber PoisonProps.com

The TG807 Torso Grabber from Poison Props is a professional-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a half-torso character suspended from meat hooks. On trigger, the head lifts and sweeps side to side while the arms reach outward and grab, accompanied by a built-in scream effect. The unit ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, chains, pneumatics, a pre-programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, and powered speaker. Only a standard AC power outlet and a 100 PSI air supply are needed to operate it.

POISON PROPS· 4,350 views
PWJ814 Possessed Wall Jumper PoisonProps.com
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DIY AnimatronicsIntermediate

PWJ814 Possessed Wall Jumper PoisonProps.com

The PWJ814 Possessed Wall Jumper from Poison Props is a pneumatic animatronic haunt prop depicting a possessed woman clinging to a wall who bends backward 90 degrees and lunges out approximately six feet toward patrons. The rig features moving arms, a side-to-side head motion, and an integrated audio package with screaming effects, all triggered by a motion sensor and programmed controller. It ships as a near-complete plug-and-play system requiring only AC power and a 100 PSI air supply. A scissor rig hides behind a customer-supplied or optionally purchased wall panel, keeping the mechanism concealed until activation.

POISON PROPS· 3,816 views
FT806 The Fortune Teller PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

FT806 The Fortune Teller PoisonProps.com

The FT806 Fortune Teller from Poison Props is a fully self-contained pneumatic animatronic prop designed for haunted houses, dark rides, and professional attractions. The figure lures guests with a calm fortune-reading routine before launching a dramatic jump scare with arm raises, multiple head movements, and a scream. The complete package ships ready to operate, including the character, decorated booth, strobe, crystal ball, curtains, rope lights, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, and a digital audio system. Only a compressed air supply and AC power are needed to run it.

POISON PROPS· 4,561 views
HP823 Hair Puller PoisonProps.com
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DIY Animatronics

HP823 Hair Puller PoisonProps.com

The HP823 Hair Puller from Poison Props is a commercial-grade pneumatic animatronic featuring a distressed woman who rocks in a chair before violently tearing at her own scalp. The prop ships as a complete plug-and-play package including the character, chair, pneumatics, programmed controller, motion sensor, digital audio player, powered speaker, and a scream audio effect. Character heads are interchangeable with other Poison Props mechanisms, adding versatility across different haunt themes. It is designed for professional haunted attractions and dark rides requiring freight delivery.

POISON PROPS· 4,346 views