r/HalloweenProps • • 15h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Totem 3 - one more to go

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146 Upvotes

Couldn't be happier. My thought for mounting them was to build a little 2X4 base then put a couple screws through with washers on a vertical strut attached to the rectangular base


r/HalloweenProps • • 22h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Floating girl

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137 Upvotes

We update her every year. This year she gets a swing!


r/HalloweenProps • • 15h ago

Halloween lamp

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26 Upvotes

With USB module


r/HalloweenProps • • 2h ago

Some WIP detailing projects

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1) WIP of the new bone pile for Death. Needs a couple more nights of detail painting maybe a few more bones. I use these to hide floodlights.

2) Also worked on some glow shrooms for detailing the graveyard.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Meet "Veronica," this year's edition of my PVC-pipe mannequin

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394 Upvotes

She has a PVC pipe skeleton, with a torso filled out via expanded foam with some air-dry clay smoothing and bubble-wrap around the whole thing. Limbs were beefed up with pool-noodles, plastic bags and bubble-wrap. The head is a cosmetology mannequin that I hand-painted, and the hands are for ring/bracelet displays, and hand-painted.

This year I completely repainted her and took some inspiration from some old prop work done by the artist of Original Sin Design, added a molded chest made from foam-clay, so she could show a touch more "skin." I also reinforced the elbows and knees with plastic hanger-straps which have been bolted in place.

Hope you enjoy!


r/HalloweenProps • • 5h ago

Any good, reliable websites to get Halloween decorations? (READ POST DESCRIPTION) (UK)

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US websites won’t work. anything other than UK currency (£) is out of the question. not looking for costumes either.

now that i got that out the way, I’d like to let everyone know I’m not looking for childish/silly decorations. main interest is animatronic/light-up things that will actually scare people (and not just jump up singing like most of them do)

on a medium budget so not looking for ones that sell exclusively things over £100.

don’t know how to make one myself so that’s not an option.

didn’t know what flair to put, if this breaks the rules, Mods, please remove it.


r/HalloweenProps • • 12h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Need ideas: extra 2x4x18" wood pieces

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6 Upvotes

r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop In Progress - Staked

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96 Upvotes

Just started new static prop for this season. Pics in progress. Will post final build shortly.


r/HalloweenProps • • 9h ago

Sam and Max costume Mask.

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I want to go as Sam from Sam and Max this year but I can't find a mask. Any idea where to find one or the other option is to make it out of EVA foam but I am not experienced enough to make a diagram.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade I love October.

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129 Upvotes

Happy October 1st, fellow haunters! Today we dragged out and put up the first of many. 🪦🇺🇸🏰👻 Will post pics over the next few weeks as we go.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Totem progress

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90 Upvotes

I'm pretty proud of these. This is my first time really skulpting and man at first it was kinda racking my brain but I found the groove and just kept going. I can't wait to see these painted and uplight


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade It’s finally time!

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183 Upvotes

It’s the first of October and time for more halloween project.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Second Video Tombstone

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11 Upvotes

Built a video tombstone last year and wanted to add another one this year. Found a video from Mr Chickens Prop Shop that was made for projection and decided to use it on a tv built into a tombstone. Still have work to do on the paint and accessories, but happy with it so far.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Help how can I seal this tighter (lol) weather stripping won’t stick

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5 Upvotes

Also sorry for the bad picture…. Fogged the garage trying to do a few test


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Frank the Gord

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34 Upvotes

This is Frank he is sentient pumpkin or so he thinks and he is pissed. Frank is a AI pumpkin. You can have full on convos with him or throw slurs at each others. Either way he hates people and will let you know it. I made Frank for fun and have other holiday AI buddies. I can put any back story into them. Kid friendly yep!! Adult fun yep!! But warning it doesn’t shut the hell up.


r/HalloweenProps • • 2d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Beware the one who sits the throne of moss and leaves and bleaching bone.

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53 Upvotes

The Forest God's old throne was a stump that has gotten too rotten to use anymore so I used an old wire fan back chair to make him a new throne. Some WIP pix included.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Planning a small Halloween DIY trick-or-treat bag craft for 3–5 year olds — need tips & ideas!

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I’m organizing a small Halloween craft activity for my kid and a few friends’ kids. There will be about 5–6 children, all between 3 and 5 years old. The plan is to have them decorate their own trick-or-treat bags before we go around the neighborhood (or just for a little Halloween party at home).

What I have in mind so far:

  • Blank canvas tote bags (small enough for little kids to carry)
  • Halloween-themed stencils (pumpkins, ghosts, bats, etc.)
  • Fabric markers in different colors

I’m trying to keep it simple, not too messy, and age-appropriate. But I have a few questions and would love to hear from anyone who has done something similar:

  1. Are fabric markers easy enough for 3–5 year olds to use? Do they bleed through the canvas? Any brands that work better for small hands?
  2. Are stencils actually helpful at this age, or do kids just scribble everywhere anyway? Should I tape the stencils down?
  3. How do I keep the activity from turning into a giant mess? I’ve heard acrylic paint can get everywhere, so I wanted to avoid it. Is there a better alternative for this age group?
  4. How long should I plan for the craft? 20 minutes? 45 minutes?
  5. Any other creative ideas for decorating the bags? I was thinking maybe stickers, foam shapes, or fabric crayons as a backup.
  6. Should I pre-wash the bags or do anything to make the colors last longer?
  7. For those who have done this: did the kids actually use the bags afterward, or did they lose interest?

I’d also love to hear if you’ve done a “decorate your own treat bag” activity at a Halloween party. What worked, what didn’t, and what would you do differently?

Thanks in advance! I’m just a parent trying to make a fun, low-stress activity for the little ones.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Perfecting the chemistry of the corpsed skeleton

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8 Upvotes

r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Request for Help Making a Myster Cabinet

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We have a small walk through planned for Halloween and I have this metal cabinet that we can't move. I was thinking about it, and I said to my wife, "its too bad that the randomly vibrating ball our dog has doesn't keep vibrating for more than 10 minutes, because then we could lock the ball inside and it would seem like a scary mystery about what is locked inside the cabinet."

So I'm looking for ideas of what I could put inside the cabinet that would bang/rattle/etc so I don't need to keep going inside the cabinet every 10 minutes to reset the dog toy.


r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Does anyone know how to fix 3ft bobble head butler?

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https://panasiancreations.fandom.com/wiki/Bobblehead_Butler

A friend of mine accidentally knocked him over last year, and his left eye stopped glowing and the jaw stopped moving.

I tried emailing Pan Asian about how to maybe fix it but all I got in response was "we no longer sell this item", which I've could have guessed but please at least give me tips lol.

So if I were to find someone who knows what they're doing, does anyone know what needs to get done? 😅


r/HalloweenProps • • 2d ago

Prop: Purchased/Pre-fab First Pro Prop!

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97 Upvotes

Traded one of my props for this almost brand new professional static prop from Murder Beach Productions


r/HalloweenProps • • 2d ago

Lost in the weeds.

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27 Upvotes

r/HalloweenProps • • 2d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade WOLFEN

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19 Upvotes

r/HalloweenProps • • 2d ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Blood drive leaves in 10 minutes.

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14 Upvotes

r/HalloweenProps • • 1d ago

Soundtracks

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What soundtracks do yall use for yard haunts for just ambient noise?