I finally finished my haunted urn prop! I got the headstone built and finally got a prop controller! I bought the budget Houdini prop controller from Halloweenfx and programmed my animation into so its now motion activated!
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Super Easy and Cheap Monster in a Box Prop – Pandora’s Box
I wanted to see how easily I could build a prop with parts bought online that would be available to anyone anywhere and just how cheap I could do the whole thing. This is what I came up with! Its super fun and easy to build so let me know what you think! ****IMPORTANT**** Be … Continue reading
Haunted Urn Animated Halloween Prop
I am juggling props here and started working on my Haunted Urn Animated prop as well. This is far from finished I have plans to have this sitting on top of a headstone in the cemetery this year but here is a quick look at what I have done so far. Check out the video … Continue reading
Haunted Grandfather Clock Prop WIP
I scored this awesome grandfather clock over the weekend for a great price and quickly got to work on making it into a new Haunted Grandfather clock prop for the yardhaunt this year!! Its far from finished but check out the video below to see how its coming along so far!
Easy Electric 2 Bar Lift! Very Budget Friendly!
I always wanted a 2 bar lift but didnt want to dive into pneumatics just yet since I really dont have the space for a compressor at this time. I came up with this instead, let me know what you think! I also was really looking for a good prop make out of these … Continue reading
Restless Tombstone Animated Halloween Prop
Halloween is coming soon(if you are a Halloween nutjob like I am it is) and what better time to start making some new animated props for this year! I really wanted to make something using a reindeer motor again this year because they are cheap, waterproof, and just plain work. The only downside is they … Continue reading
Graveyard Dog Animated Halloween Prop
Here is a look at my latest Halloween prop for this year the Graveyard Dog. I was originally just going to set a shaking pair of eyes in the dog house, those ones you put in the bushes, but luckily my wife challenged me to do something more so this is what I … Continue reading
A closer look at my new columns for this year
I finally got off my butt and made a video showing my new columns for this year in more detail. They are your basic wooden columns made from plywood and 2x4s. I added these really creepy reindeer heads as toppers to them. I picked them up from Target last year on clearance as part … Continue reading
We got our talking skull for this year’s Yard Haunt
I have been wanting a talking skull for years now and after doing a lot research and looking around I picked the new talking skull from Frightprops. I felt that for the money it was the best bang for the buck and I love how they designed their own skull from the ground up to … Continue reading
Cemetery Viewing Hours Sign
So I finished this last night. I wish I had some before photos but I forgot take some. I got this at Homegoods a few weeks ago it was originally grey when I bought it and I think it was supposed to be a small chalkboard sign thing. I painted it black and added some … Continue reading