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The Monsterlist of Halloween Projects is the most complete collection of links to pages with do-it-yourself projects on them that I have ever seen. These are not your little kids Halloween crafts, every scary devious seriously spooky prop and project designed for truly scaring people is listed here. Most importantly, the list is checked periodically for accuracy. This is not an all-inclusive list of everything Halloween, the Monsterlist has no popup ads or sponsors, it is a volunteer site and will stay that way. It is not an index of professionals pushing their wares. It is simply a gathering place of projects and ideas that people who build their own Halloween props can use. Usually I have linked to the project page itself however I recommend browsing from there to the owners main Halloween page, there is usually plenty of interesting Halloween information.
Last Update 05/27/2008 , 827 Project Links Validated
In the list below are plans and/or descriptions detailing how to build your own scares for Halloween. Each link opens in a new window. NOTE: The owners, developers, and authors of this web page and web site are not responsible for the misuse of the information provided on this page and web site and do not take responsibility for any use or outcome of the same. Please use common sense and the utmost safety precautions when designing and deploying special effects, props and decorations.
| 10 Sec digital sound system - plans for building a digital sound player. By Jim Kadel |
| 13-hour clock - instructions for creating a working outdoor clock with 13 hours. By HowlHaunter. |
| 13-Hour clock - basic instructions for creating a fake clock with 13 hours. By Mike. |
| $20 Fog Chiller - instructions for building a pipe-based fog chiller. By Brian |
| $30 Mummy - instructions for making a wrapped mummy (PDF format). By Troy Pillon. |
| 3D-TV - instructions for a face pushing out of TV screen. By Ironman |
| 3D-TV - illustrated instructions for a face pushing out of a TV. By FrightWerks |
| Air Cannon Prototype - instructions for a box that will blow out a pulse of fog. By Cliff |
| Air Cannon - instructions for a box that will blow out a pulse (or ring) of fog. By Brian Rich |
| Airless Body Slinger - instructions for bungee-cord powered pop-up character. By Rick Seymour. |
| Aged LED Lantern - instructions for adapting a lantern to ancient looking LED-lighted simulated flame. By Jim Cox. |
| Alien - instructions for a full size animated alien from the movie. By Steve Hickman |
| ALF - (Asynchronous Lamp Flickerer) schematic and parts list for electrical circuit to flicker light bulbs. By Scott Rider |
| Alice - instructions for full size stone mourner statue. By Webby |
| Alien In A Jar - basic instructions for specimen alien in a jar. By Uncialle |
| Alien Capsule - basic instructions for life size alien capsule. By Halloweenie |
| Almost free squirting blood effect - instructions for hacking a swiffer wet-jet to use the pump for shooting blood. By That_One_Guy |
| Ambush Prop Torso Project - instructions for molding and casting life-sized props. By Vile Things |
| Amon Ratep -instructions on how to make and wrap a realistic mummy. By Unicialle |
| Animated Circling Ghosts - instructions for making a set of ghosts float around in a circle. By Jodie Davis |
| Animated Skull - instructions for building a remote control moving skull. By Rich Heslip. |
| Animated Crawling Skeleton - instructions for animated skeletal torso. By Dave Raulerson |
| Animatronic Head - instructions for building a lifesized head. By Chris Hillman |
| Animatronic Skeleton - instructions for building a complete moving skeleton. By Chuck Rice |
| Animatronic Zombie - basic instructions for building a motor-driven pop-up zombie. By Mannie Liscum. |
| Arch - instructions for making a 16' arch out of curved wood. By Haunted Lane (Mike) |
| Attack-a-gator - instructions for making a foam alligator prop that attacks. By Ghostmuster. |
| Audio Servo - schematic and parts list for electrical circuit that allows you to drive a servo using any audio source. By Scary Terry. |
| Axworthy Flying Ghost - instructions for making an outdoor flying ghost. Original by Scott Axworthy, this one by Corey Minion. |
| Axworthy Flying Ghosts - instructions for a double Axworthy setup without trees. Original by Scott Axworthy, this one by David Llewellyn of RavenManor |
| Axworthy Flying Ghost - instructions for making an outdoor flying ghost. Original by Scott Axworthy, this one by Propboy |
| Axworthy Flying UFO - basic instructions for outdoor flying spaceship. original by Scott Axworthy, this on by Chris Olsen |
| Baby Alien Specimen - instructions for making an alien-in-jar prop. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Baby Boris - instructions for adapting a Talking Boris to a "Buster" skeleton. By RogueApbt |
| Baby Spiders - instructions for making small realistic spiders. By Born2Haunt |
| Bats - instructions for making a realistic bat completely from scratch. By Derek Greenwood |
| Bats - instructions for hacking a plastic flying bat. (Click on "Props") By Rich Schoonover |
| Beginner X-10 Automation - basic instructions and software downloads for controlling power via computer program. By Chris Olsen. |
| Best Fog Chiller - instructions for making a bucket and ice style fog chiller. By Robert Gannon |
| Big Entrance Sign - lots of pictures and minimal text instructions for making a large sign out of foam. By Jumblo |
| Bird Girl - instructions for making a small bird-bath statue. By The Ghostess Deanna |
| Birdbath Fountain - instructions for adapting a birdbath to a skull fountain. By Tony Shutters. |
| Blanck Toe-Pincher Coffin - instructions for solid wood life-size coffin. By Sean Blanck |
| Bleeding Portrait - instructions for making a portrait that continuously drips blood. By Chris Silvia |
| Blinking Talking Skull - instructions for grafting a Talking Fir Tree onto a Skull with eyelid movements. (Click on DIY Project How-To's) By Mike Fox |
| Blinking Talking Skull - instructions for grafting a Talking Fir Tree onto a Skull with eyelid movements. By MistrFinga |
| Bloody Eyes Skull - instructions for skull with bleeding eyes. By Chris Olsen. |
| Blood Transfusion Bottle - instructions for creating a hospital-like transfusion bottle. By ? (via halloween-online) |
| Bloody Skull Fountain - instructions for a skull covered bloody fountain. By hallowbeanie (Michele Slack). |
| Boarded Up Windows - instructions for making a window covering. By Eric |
| Bob Popper Ghoul - instructions for making a pneumatic popup ghoul. By Nathaniel S. |
| Body Slinger - instructions for pneumatic powered corpse that jumps out of coffin. By Cliff |
| Boogy Bass /Billy Bass Hack - instructions for rewiring a talking fish to say anything. By Marsette Vona |
| Bone Staffs - instructions for making 3different full-size staffs made of bones. One includes a silk fake-flame. By POZESSOR |
| Bone End-Table - basic instructions for making a table using skeletons for supports. By hallowbeanie (Michele Slack). |
| Boneyard BBQ - instructions for motorized skeletal BBQ. By Kevin Kennedy. |
| Bony Chandelier - basic instructions for making a chandelier from bones. By Upier |
| Boris Modifications - instructions and circuit diagrams for modifying a talking Boris head. By Harry Goodwin |
| Bottomless Pit - instructions for creating an endless pit effect using a 55 gal drum. By Toyguy |
| Bottomless Pit - instructions for creating an endless pit effect using mirror film. By WormyT (Trisha Morse). |
| Bouncing Bucky - instructions for attaching a skull to a wobbly stand. By Chuck Rice |
| Bubbling Brew - instructions for making an animated witch stirring a cauldron. By Kevin Kennedy |
| Bubbling Tower - instructions for plastic towers filled with bubbles. By Jim Kadel (on Haunted Attraction Mag Online) |
| BucketHead Monster - instructions for making a monster head from a 5-gallon bucket. By Ironman |
| Bucky Corpsing Tutorial - instructions for turning a basic skeleton into one that looks more "corpselike". By SkullAndBones. |
| Bucky Servo - instructions for installing a servo motor into a Bucky skull for jaw movement. By Scary Terry |
| Bucky Demon - instructions for making a "demon" out of a Bucky skeleton. By PerfessorEvil |
| Bucky Fir - instructions for combining a talking fir tree and a Bucky skull. By Ron Tye |
| Budget Head Molding - basic instructions for 3 different methods of making life-size heads. By Mike. |
| Bulbous Bucky - instructions for spraying & painting foam on a skull. By Mark Butler |
| Candelabra - instructions for making an inexpensive candelabra. By Cliff |
| Candelabra - instructions for making a large wired candelabra. By Chris Silvia |
| Candelabra - instructions for making a outdoor lighted candelabra. By HowlHaunter |
| Cauldron - basic instructions for creating a lighted fogging cauldron with skulls. By Dave Jewell |
| Cave Eyes - illustrated electronics info for blinking multi-eyed effect. By Carl Cowley. |
| Celtic Cross - instructions for making a Celtic Cross out of wood and foam. By Merlin |
| Cemetery Fence - instructions for making a PVC pipe fence for graveyards. By Scott Messinger |
| Cemetery Fence - instructions for PVC pipe fence for graveyards. By Corey Minion. |
| Cemetery Fence - basic instructions for PVC pipe fence with varied heights and finials. By the deviant and highly unprofessionals at Casa de Sade. |
| Cemetery Gates, Columns, and Fence - instructions for solid wood cemetery gates, columns, and PVC fencing. By David Llewellyn of RavenManor |
| Cemetery Fence - instructions for solid wood fencing with iron finials. By Zombies Alive (Brian) |
| Cemetery Fence - instructions (via PDF) for building a PVC fence with finials. By Ron Yemmans |
| Cemetery Fence - instructions for building a PVC fence. By Peter Woskov |
| Cemetery Gate - instructions for creating a full sized gate in a web design . By Spookdawg (Michelle) |
| Cemetery Gate with Milk Crate Pillars - instructions for a gate and pillars made from Milk Crates. By Vince Luce |
| Cemetery Gates and Posts - instructions for creating a cemetery gate and posts. By John Nelson. |
| Chainsaw Cabinet - basic instructions for actor run chainsaw scare. By T.R. Shaw |
| Chandelier - instructions for building a fullsized lighted chandelier. (Click on "Props") By Rich Schoonover |
| Cheap Foam Walls - instructions on how to cut/paint foam blocks to make a faux brick/rock wall. By Cliff |
| Cheap Skulls - instructions for making skulls using only hot-glue. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Cheap Stone Walls - Painted stone pattern wall technique. By Cliff |
| Christmas light powered flicker circuit - basic instructions for a flickering light using a strand of christmas lights. By Travis Jackson |
| Civil War Cannon - instructions for making a full-sized cannon that shoots smoke. By "Creepy" Chris Bartram |
| Climbing Skeletons - instructions for making a set of climbing blow-mold skeletons. By Halloween Propmaster |
| Cloak Making Guide - instructions for making a Dracula Cloak. (via halloween-online) |
| Coffin - instructions for building a full-size coffin. By Scott N. |
| Coffin Coffee Table - basic instructions for adapting a coffee table to be a coffin. By Tom Davis |
| Color Organ for 12v bulbs - Diagram on how to build circuit. By Jim Kadel |
| Compact Skull Chandelier (tm) - instructions for making a chandelier from a skull, By Kermit |
| Comprehensive Corpsification Techniques - instructions for "corpisfying" a Bucky skull. By Gore Galore. |
| Corpse - instructions for building a realistic corpse based on a cheap skeleton. By Kenny (via halloween-online) |
| Corpse Chandelier - instructions for making a working chandelier featuring corpse hands. By Merlin. |
| Corpse Face Experiments - basic instructions for a variety of skull/face textures and designs. By KJ |
| Corpsing a Blucky - instructions for making a blow-mold skeleton look more realistic. By Tony Shutters. |
| Corpsing a Styrofoam Head - extensive instructions for turning a Styrofoam wighead into a realistic corpse head. By Blackwidow. |
| Corpsification Techniques - instructions for making a skeleton look more realistic. By Kevin Kennedy |
| Corpsilate an Item - instructions for covering objects to make them look like a corpse. By CreatureCrates |
| Corpse Hands - basic instructions to make hands from coat hangers and masking tape. Original by John Hart, this one by Scott N. |
| Corpse Hands - instructions for making life-sized posable hands. By ibmerlin |
| Crate Pop-Up - instructions for making a pneumatic pop-up. By Peter Woskov |
| Creepy Things from Fishing Lures - instructions for making creatures from old fishing lures. By Garage of Terror (James Beach) |
| Creepy Props (Giant Ants) - instructions for making giant ants from styro balls and wire. By The Spectral Traveler (Hilber Graf) |
| Cross-Fader for Peppers Ghost - schematics and basic instructions for modifying a fader switch to work for Peppers Ghost. By Dave Bell. |
| Crush Room - instructions for making a ceiling of spikes that lowers onto people. By Leslie Beach |
| Crypt - basic instruction on building a full size crypt. By kmarcrum |
| Crypt - basic instructions for building a full size crypt. By Halloweenie |
| Crypt Facade - instructions for a foldup crypt facade with FCG. By Spookdawg. |
| Crypt of the Phantasm - instructions for building a crypt to hold a Flying Crank Ghost (FCG). By ImaginEERIEing |
| Crypt / Mausoleum for FCG - instructions and plan drawings for building a life-size mausoleum to house a Flying Crank Ghost (FCG). By David Llewellyn of RavenManor |
| Dancing Ghost Ring - basic instructions for making a large ring of static ghosts. By Halloween Propmaster. |
| Dancing Santa Hack - instructions for adapting a dancing Santa to a Halloween themed one. By HalloweenPropMaster |
| Dancing Skeletons - instructions for hanging skeletons that move. By Scary Terry |
| Dangling Crank Spider - basic instructions for motor-driven hanging spider. By Allen |
| Death - instructions for building a floating reaper prop. By Howard Scott |
| Deaths Chair - instrutions for building a usable decorated chair. By DJKammo |
| Decayed Arm How-To - instructions for adding latex and cotton skin/color to bones. By Britt Griffith. |
| Demon Reaper Skull - extensive instructions for making full-sized paper mache skulls from scratch. By Scott A. Stol |
| Demon Skull - basic instructions for changing a skull to demonic one. By KJ |
| Demon/Devil Mask - instructions for creating latex mask based on "Living Faces" kit. By KJ |
| Descend into Terror - instructions for making a simulated elevator. By Garage of Terror (James Beach) |
| Devils Rose - instructions for creating a monster prop. By Deathtouch (Mark Sloat) |
| Devil Babies - instructions for modifying a cherub into demonic shape. By Karen Woodiel |
| Digital Sound Recorder How-To - instructions and circuit diagram for making your own digital sound recorder. By Scary Terry |
| Distressing Clothing Tutorial - instructions for rotting clothing to make them appropriate for props. By SkullAndBones |
| Donation Greek Column - instructions for making a Greek column for donations out of concrete pour tube. Simple and Cheap ~$10. By Chris Olsen |
| Door Minder - extensive instructions for a circuit that powers a device when someone breaks the beam. By Matt Sargent |
| Dougie Head Hack - instructions for hacking a Douglas Fir tree and placing it in a dummy head. By Halloween Propmaster |
| Drop Panel - instructions for wall panel that drops away. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Dummies - basic instructions for creating static dummies. By Mike |
| Dungeon Door - basic instructions for making a door out of foam panels. By Jimmy Jacobs |
| Dungeon Pillars - instructions for making full-size dungeon pillars. By Dreadnight. |
| Dungeon Walls - basic instructions for making carved foam dungeon walls. By Uncle Binley |
| Easy Eyes - instructions for making realistic eyes from deodorant balls. By Merlin |
| Elder Sign - Basic instructions for creating Cthulhu sculpy medallion. By ? |
| Easy Skull Mold - instructions for making a mold of a plastic skull. By Terror On Beechwood |
| Electric Chair - instructions for making a life-sized electric chair. By Tom Davis |
| Electrically Powered TCT - instructions for building a variation on the Trash Can Trauma (c) using an electric motor. By Michael Weissman. |
| Entrance - instructions for making a fullsize haunt entrance from cardboard boxes. By Ted Perron |
| Entrance Columns - instructions for making cemetery fence columns. By Scott Messinger |
| Entry Gate and Fence - instructions for making a foam entryway and PVC-pipe fence. By Tony Shutters |
| Evil Ash Costume - instructions for making the costume from the movie. By StudioCreations |
| Eyeball Door Hanging - instructions for making a giant eyeball to hang on a door. By Woofboy |
| Eye-Bead Demons - Instructions for making eyes-in-the-bushes out of tin cans. By Uncialle. |
| Eyeball Tube - instructions for simple clear tube filled with eyeballs. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Eyes in the Bushes - instructions for making small lighted eyes. By Chris Messinger |
| Facade - instructions for creating castle walls made out of monster-mud. By Witchypoo |
| Face-Casting - instructions for casting a mold of someone's face. By Britt Griffith. |
| Face Transplant - instructions for a face floating in a jar. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Fan Motor Coffin Jumper - instructions for making a motor force a figure to pop out of a coffin. By Dave |
| Fake Fire - basic instructions for simulating fire with lights and flapping silk. By T.R. Shaw |
| Fallen Angel - basic instructions for converting a doll into a angel tombstone decoration. By Aaron Lebioda |
| Falling Chandelier - instructions for a lighted chandelier that falls from the ceiling with large thump, includes 3D picture of mechanism. By Allen |
| Fanamatronic Ghoul - instructions for adapting an oscillating fan to allow a mask to be mounted. By |
| Faux Flame Urn - instructions for making an urn with a fake flame effect in it. By Corey Minion. |
| Faux Foam Boards - instructions for making realistic fake boarded up windows. By Juggernaut |
| Faux Pumpkin - instructions for creating a fake pumpkin from scratch. By John Nelson |
| Fence - instructions for PVC fence with lighted skull finials. By Michael Baumann |
| Fiber Optic / Pneumatic whips - instructions for making lighted flailing air-powered tubing. By Vile Things |
| Figure Armature - instructions for making a life-size poseable PVC frame. By Merlin Calhoun |
| Fireflies - instructions for making dancing fireflies (ala Pirates at Disneyland). 3 different projects. By T.R. Shaw |
| Fitting Blucky with PVC - instructions for inserting PVC pipe inside a blow-mold skeleton to strengthen it. By The Ghostess Deanna |
| Fixall Skull Plaque - instructions for making a plaster cast of a small skull . By Sue McDonald. |
| Flailer - instructions of a headless dummy that moves its arm, includes animated GIF showing details. By Allen |
| Flailer - instructions for creating a full size pneumatically powered arm that flaps around. By FrightWerks. |
| Flame Box - instructions for large scale fake flame. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Flaming Bucky - Instructions for a high velocity fan connected to a skull for fake flames. Original by Michael Hios, This one by Scary Terry. |
| Flat Owl - instructions for making an Indian burial platform. By Uncialle. |
| Flicker Fire - instructions for adapting a electrical cord to flicker. By Halloween Propmaster. |
| Flickering Tunnel Lamps - instructions for a circuit that causes the lights for a hallway to flicker. By T.R. Shaw |
| Flicker Lantern - instructions for altering lanterns to add a flicker bulb. By Frighteners |
| Floor Flame Lamps from Halogen Lamps - instructions for creating standing fake flame lamps. By Kermit |
| Flying Crank Ghost Puppet - instructions for making a wearable costume that resembles a FCG. By Merlin. |
| Fluorescent Lamp Starter Flicker Thingy - instructions for making a flicker circuit. By Baron Dremel Von Glue-Gun |
| Fly - instructions for a wearable human-fly costume. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Fly's Claw - instructions for making a movable wearable fly claw. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Flying Ghost - basic instructions for rooftop ghost that moves on a rope. By Brian and Beth. |
| Flying Ghost Projector - instructions for creating moving projection images. By Chris Olsen |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for a powerful fog chiller. By Chuck Rice |
| Fog Chiller Box - instructions for ice chest modification to chill fog. By Scott N. |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for ice chest modification to chill fog. From Halloween-Online |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for a powerful fog chiller. Original by Chuck Rice, this one by Pat Jones |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for a baffle/ice chest style fog chiller. By Ron Tye |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for a baffle/ice chest style fog chiller. By Wes Bourn |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for a baffle/ice chest style fog chiller. By halloweenasylum |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for storage-bin style fog chiller. By BigScreamTV |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for making a large garbage-can sized fog chiller. By Ken Sheldon |
| Fog Chiller - instructions for ice chest modification to chill fog. By Yannick Mathieu |
| Fog Chiller Coffin - instructions for embedding a fog chiller in a coffin. By The Grounds Keeper (Joel) |
| fog-on-rocks-redux - instructions for a ice-chest style fog chiller. By Haunted Lane (Michael Cunningham) |
| Fog Controller - circuit that will turn a fog machine on/off automatically. By Chuck Rice |
| Fog Machine - instructions for building a homemade fog machine using a plastic bucket and mineral oil. By Rich Heslip |
| Fog machine - instructions for making a fog machine out of bread pans and an iron. By Stan |
| Fog Machine Vortex - instructions for making a lighted vortex tunnel in fog. By Gotfog.com |
| Fogging Cauldron - instructions for cauldron that emits chilled fog. By Ron Tye. |
| Forever Pumpkins - instructions for adapting cheap pumpkin candy buckets. By By Crypto propology (Paul) |
| Fountain of Youth - instructions for building a tub with prop fountain. By Britt Griffith |
| FrankenHand Table - basic instructions for an animated wiggling severed arm on a mad scientist table. By Allen |
| Franken Chiller - instructions for making a cooler-based fog chiller. By Vile Things |
| Frankenstein - instructions for making a life-size stand-up figure. By Dano Needhammer |
| Funeral Parlor Candle Holder - basic instructions for building static floor standing candle holder. By K Cale |
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