BUILDING PROPS FOR YOUR HAUNT
DIY Fog Machines / Smoke Machines
Fog or smoke machines are a great method of creating a spooky atmosphere in a haunted house. They also help as an aid to limit your guests' vision if you have a surprise waiting for them inside of (or on the other side of) the fog. You can also create great lighting effects by aiming lights through fog. You can purchase cheap fog machines from a fly-by-night Halloween store, OR, you can make your own. Here's how to create your own DIY (do-it-yourself) fog/smoke machine >>
DIY Stand-Alone Yard Ghost
If you've seen the movie "Trick R' Treat", you're familiar with these ghosts from the front yard in the opening scene. Here's how to build these stand alone yard ghosts >>
DIY Scarecrow
An old favorite that works pretty much anywhere. Here's how to build a scarecrow >>
DIY Casket / Coffin
Whether you want to pop out of one and scare someone, or just set one up to fill with ice and serve cold drinks out of, here's how you can build a prop coffin for next to nothing. Here's how to build a prop coffin >>
DIY Hologram / Pepper's Ghost
Want to create a transparent ghost? Or, perhaps you'd like to bring a rapper back from the dead? What many people call a hologram is actually created using a technique from the 1800s called "Pepper's Ghost". Here's how to create your own DIY hologram / Pepper's Ghost >>
DIY Optical Illusions With Mirrors
Learn how to create visual illusions with mirrors, in the same spirit as the Pepper's Ghost tutorial above. Here's how to create your own optical illusions with mirrors >>
DIY Corpse Prop Tied Up & Wrapped In Black Plastic
Create a light-weight corpse prop that appears to be wrapped in plastic for disposal. Here's how to create this DIY corpse prop >>
DIY Ghost Photo Booth
This could be a novelty that you either charge for or simply use as a promotional tool. It will require you to use photoshop or another simple photo editing application. But, it's very easy to do. Here's how to make a simple ghost photo booth >>
DIY Atmospheric Lanterns
Home made lanterns for adding to the spooky atmosphere. Here's how to make a DIY Lantern >>
DIY Creepy Wax Covered Bottles
We've all seen these creepily creeptastic melted-wax bottles. Here's how to make them yourself >>
DIY Customization Of Store Bought Masks & Costumes
If you want your haunt actors to stand out from others, you'll want to make sure they have their own look. Even if you can't completely build your own custom outfits and disguises, you can customize masks and costume pieces that you buy from Halloween costume stores. Here's how to customize store bought masks and costumes >>
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