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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 07/14/2010 , 808 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.
| Madame Leota - basic instructions for recreating the speaking woman in a magic ball illusion. By CountVonKrolock (Jeffrey Love) |
| Magic Production Box - instructions for a magic box that makes candy appear. (includes animated GIF of effect). By Raymond F |
| Mailbu Lantern - instructions for merging a lantern and malibu lighting. By Toy Keeper |
| Making a Mythos Tome - instructions for making a leather-bound prop book. By ? |
| Making of the Wolf - basic instructions for hacking an animated lawn deer and turning it into a wolf. by CJ of Dreadnight |
| Making Rib Cages - instructions for making rib-cages out of wire and cotton balls. By Born2Haunt |
| Mask making For Beginners - instructions on how to make a latex mask. By Merlin. |
| Mat Switch - Basic instructions for making a matt switch that activates a prop when stepped on. By Allen |
| Mausoleum - instructions for building a mausoleum just big enough for a coffin. (click on "How To") By Wolf Creek Cemetery (Brent, Brandy, Braden & Baylee Ella Whitney) |
| Meteorite - instructions for making a pulsating glowing meteorite and display box. By Garage of Terror (James Beach) |
| Milk Jug Monsters - instructions for making 4 different life-size monsters out of milk jugs. By Eye1313 |
| Mini-Spider - instructions for making a spider out of skeleton hands and a tiny skull. By PerfessorEvil |
| Minions Motorized Dancing Ghost Ring - instructions for making the first part of a full sized (12 foot wide) ring with figures. By Corey Minion. |
| Monster (The Frank Patriot way) - video instructions for making a lifelike cutout monster shape. By Frank Patriot |
| Monster Face - construction example of a giant-sized lighted face from expanding foam. By Hallobean (Ben) |
| Monster In A Box - instructions for creating a box with a motorized shaking lid. By BananaMan |
| Monster in a Box - instructions for creating a shaking box with motorized banging lid. By Cindy and Bob |
| Monster Mud Wall Breaker - instructions for skeletal prop breaking through a wall. By PerfessorEvil |
| Monster Robot - basic instructions for building a remote controlled robot. By Justin R |
| Motion Detector How-To - Schematic in PDF file for converting a motion detector for use as a trigger device for an effect timer. By Carl Cowley |
| Motion Detector Control - instructions for adapting a motion sensor. Many other projects available on site. By EarthSands (Jerry) |
| Moving Base and Push Rod - (French Page) instructions for an extending platform and mechanical popup arm. By Hubert D'Heure |
| Moving Tombstone - instructions for motorized tombstone that rocks back and forth. By Peter Woskov |
| Mud Monster - instructions for a life-size monster covered in Monster-Mud. By Halloween Propmaster. |
| Mummify a Bucky - instructions for making a Bucky skull look like a mummy. By MistrFinga |
| Mummified Fairy - instructions for adapting a small-size skeleton into a fairy mummy. By Jenna |
| Mummy - instructions for making a full-sized mummy from cardboard and sheets. By Uncialle. |
| Mummy Man - instructions for making a full-sized mummy. By Matt Sargent |
| NoNo Ghost - instructions for altering an oscillating fan to be a moving ghost. By Guy and Jen |
| Old Laughing Bucky - instructions for modifying a skulls jaw to swing freely. By Chuck Rice |
| Old Slat Board Facade - instructions for painting plywood to look like slat boards. By Ronnie |
| Opening Tombstone - instructions for motor actuated tombstone that lifts up. By Spookdawg (Michelle Martin.) |
| Onboard Fogger Timer - Instructions for wiring and installing a timer inside a fog generator. By Scary Terry. |
| Paper Mache Pumpkin - instructions for making a pumpkin from a garbage bag covered in paper mache. By Stolloween (Scott) |
| Paper Mache Skull - instructions for duplicating a plastic skull with paper mache. By SpookyBlue |
| Paper Mache Skull - instructions for duplicating a skull with paper mache. By Jeff Quaglietta. |
| PC Haunt Control - interface schematics and source code for a PC-based haunt controller. By Dave Bell. |
| PC Relay Driver Board - illustrated instructions for assembling a relay driver board that plugs into a computer. By Matt Sargent. |
| Peek-a-boo Zombie Animatronic - instructions for creating a motorized popup zombie. By Kevin Gierlach |
| Pill Bottle Prop Trigger - instructions for making a easy-to-hold but relatively invisible trigger. By Vern Graner |
| Piny Hills Crypt - detailed instructions for making a full-sized plywood crypt. By Piney Hills (Vance) |
| PIR modifications - diagram and instructions for modifying PIR (Passive InfraRed motion detectors) by Dave Bell. |
| Plastic Clone - make a transparent plastic clone of yourself with clear tape. By royafork. |
| Plywood Chain - instructions for making a paintable chain made of plywood. By The Pod (Mike) |
| Pneumatic coffin - basic instructions for making a coffin with pop-open lid. By MotorMayhem (Miles) |
| Popping Skulls - instructions for making a pneumatic popup skull. By Halloweenie |
| Possessed Dresser - instructions for manually operated mechanism that opens and closes drawers. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Possessed Mailbox - instructions for a mailbox that opens and closes while lighted from within. By Allen |
| Projected Light Ghosts - instructions for moving projected ghosts. By Raymond F. |
| Projected Ghosts - instructions for using a projector and mirrored ball to make moving ghost images. By Peter Woskov |
| Prop Controller - detailed instructions for programming a prop controller , used for controlling motors in props. By Steve O'Connor |
| Puking Exorcist Head - instructions for making a water-pump prop head. By Ryan Evans |
| Scarecrow - instructions for making a scary pumpkin-headed scarecrow. By Spookyblue |
| Scanning Head - instructions for motorized head that looks back and forth. By Peter Woskov |
| Peeker - instructions for making a coffin and creature. By HauntedHotSauce (Victor Ives). (Note: this is via a .pdf file) |
| Peering Prop - instructions for making a moving skeleton that peeks out from behind something. By Jeff Baird |
| Prop Floater - extensive instructions for making a floating candelabra and general purpose mechanical linkage. By Jeffrey Sherrard |
| Punchbowl Babydoll - instructions for a doll that pumps punch party decoration. By Ironman |
| PVC Armature Figures - instructions for making a lifesize prop using PVC pipe. By Edward P. Kryfka III |
| PVC Prop - instructions for creating a PVC pipe framework for a standup prop. By Jeff Quaglietta |
| Rat Feast - instructions for motorized eating rats. By Bob and Cindy |
| Rain Proof Black Light - instructions for making an outdoor waterproof black light. By Chris Olsen |
| Reaper - instructions for standup Reaper prop. By Ronnie |
| Reaper Stone - instructions for making a Grim Reaper statue on a pedestal. By Merlin |
| Rickety Floor - instructions for building floor section that tips. By Raymond F. |
| Robotic Controller using an Atari 800 - instructions for programming and building a circuit to control animations. By Allen |
| Rock Speakers - instructions for building a fake rock and hiding a speaker in it. By Tony Shutters |
| Rock Speakers - instructions for building a fake rock and hiding a speaker inside it. By John Nelson |
| Rocking a Chair with a Wiper Motor - instructions for attaching a motor to a chair causing it to rock back and forth. By Scary Terry |
| Rocking Gravestone - instructions for using toy motor to make a lightweight tombstone rock. By DJ |
| Roof Ghost - instructions for making a ghost that flies around roof. By the Hedstroms |
| Rotoff the Deadnose Reindeer - instructions for attaching a animal skull to animated reindeer. By PaHalloweenFreak |
| Scarecrow - instructions for making a PVC and Pumpkin scarecrow. By Cory Derenburger |
| Scarecrow - instructions for making a scarecrow out of grape vines. By SpookyBlue |
| Scissor Prop - instructions for making a pneumatic scissor to move a prop. By Sue McDonald. |
| Shaker Board - instructions for making a vibrating floor board. By Carl Cowley |
| Shaking Skelly Cage - instructions for making a full size shaking skeleton in a hanging cage. By Zombie-F |
| Shrinking Tunnel - instructions for creating a full sized optical illusion tunnel. By Jamie |
| Sign - instructions for creating a lighted sign of any pattern. By DJKammo |
| Simple Blucky Animation - Instructions for a very quick and easy (but not particularly cheap) way to add some basic animation (head left/right pan) to a blow mold skeleton using the servos and the Parallax Prop-1 control board. By Cindy and Bob |
| Simple Fancy Fence - instructions for making a fancy-looking cemetary fence. By Merlin |
| Simple Animatronics (robotic hand) - instructions for making a moveable monster hand. |
| Simple Pop-up - instructions for building a PVC pneumatic pop-up character. By Mark |
| Skeleton hands - instructions for making skeleton hands from wire and clay. By Terry marsh |
| Skeletal Hands - instructions for making skeleton hands from wire and Crayola Model magic. By TJ |
| Skeleton Warriors - instructions for altering a skeleton to make it a stand-up warrior. By Wes Bourn |
| Skelerector - instructions for making a pneumatic linkage popup. By Wes Bourn |
| Skin Face - instructions for making an unwrapped-skin effect mask. By Derek Greenwood. |
| Skulls - instructions for duplicating skulls with paper mache. Original by Paul Quaglietta, this one by Crypto propology (Paul) |
| Skull Fountain - instructions for blood pumping fountain of skulls. By Haunted Acre Wood (Spike and Drusilla) |
| Skull Lights - instructions for lights covered in tiny skulls. By Born2Haunt (Frank) |
| Skull Mold - instructions for molding an existing skull and making numerous copies. By Noah Fentz |
| Skydiver Skeleton - instructions for making a skeleton hanging with a parachute. By Black Cat Cemetary (Ryan) |
| Small Fog Machine - instructions (in Portuguese) on how to make a homemade fog machine. By Lucio |
| Smokey Joe - instructions for enlarging a Blow-Mold Skeleton and "corpsifying" it. By Merlin. |
| Soulcatcher - instructions for large static eye-catching prop. By Pumpkinrot |
| Spaceship - instructions for making a full-size spaceship. By HalloweenHallows (Danny Withee) |
| Spell Book - instructions for adding decorations to a large-format book. By ShadowManor |
| Spider04 - instructions for making realistic static spiders. By Born2Haunt. |
| Spider Jumper - instructions for making a pneumatic spider jump out of a cage. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Spider Plans - instructions for making large-scale spiders. By Dano Needhammer |
| SpiderWeb Plans - instructions for making a 20' spiderweb. By Dano Needhammer |
| Spiders on the Bush. instructions for making small backlit spiders. By HowlHaunter |
| Spiders Victim - instructions for a life-size spider-webbed victim prop. By Alba |
| Spiked Fencepost Finials - instructions f ro making quick and easy finials for a halloween fence. By Terry Marsh |
| Spinning Floor - instructions for creating a motorized floor section. By Merlin. |
| Spinning Skull Ghost - basic instructions for creating a motor-driven hanging ghost. By Chris Olsen |
| Spitting Snake - instructions for connecting compressed air to snake prop. By Frighteners Entertainment. |
| Spookyfire Flickering LED's - instructions for using flashing LED's to make a flickering effect. By SpookyBlue |
| Spooky Old Sign - instructions for making a weathered sign. By Derek Greenwood |
| Stalker Prop - basic instructions for a large costume that mounts on a helmet. By Joe Richie |
| Stalker Prop - instructions for building large costume that mounts on a helmet. By Zombie Zach |
| Stalker Costume - instructions for making a large costume that mounts on a helmet. By HomeHauntersHaven |
| Statue - pictures demonstrating the conversion of a mannequin into a statue. By Dan |
| Stirring Cauldron - instructions for making a motorized witches cauldron. By Jeff Baird |
| Strobe Ghost - instructions for creating a strobe light lawn decoration. By Cliff |
| Stone From Foam - construction example of making/carving stone walls of foam. By The Spectral Traveler (Hilber Graf) |
| Swamp Thang - instructions for making a large scale static lawn decoration. By Cliff |
| Swinging Chandelier - instructions for making a chandelier and getting it to swing. By Cory Derenburger |
| Super-Easy-Monster-In-The-Box (SEMITB) - instructions for making a large box that moves using a off-center drill. By Mark Butler |
| Talking Boris - instructions for direct-connecting a "Talking Boris" to a stereo. By John Love. |
| Talking Boris Mods - instructions and diagrams for connecting a "Talking Boris" to a stereo. By Dave |
| Talking Bust - instructions for rewiring a motion-sensor talking head to activate as desired. By Jeff Baird |
| Talking Skull - instructions for adapting a Douglas Fir to a skull. By Pat Jones |
| Talking Tombstone - instructions for mounting a hacked talking-tree into a foam tombstone. By Ted Perron |
| Tar Pit - instructions for a life-sized figure-in-tar-pit prop. By Noah Fentz (Jeff) |
| Temperature Controller - instructions for using dimmer circuit to control items. By Corey Minion |
| Teleportation Pod - instructions for making a pod prop that an actor can stand inside. By LAZ (Larry Neirynck) |
| Trick Table - instructions for making a table that allows an actor to appear with a destroyed body. By Merlin |
| Toe Pincher Coffin - instructions for making a fullsize coffin from foam and detailing it to look real. By SpookyBlue |
| Toe Pincher Coffin - instructions for making a fullsize coffin from plywood. By Garage of Evil (Steve O'Conner) |
| Toxic Barrel Popup - Toxic Barrel Pop-Up - instructions using pneumatics to pop a head out of toxic barrel. By Chris Olsen |
| Transforming Box - instructions for a box that changes a reflection to something else. By Sue McDonald. |
| Trash Can Chiller - instructions for fog chiller based on a full-sized garbage can. By Garage of Evil (Steve O'Conner) |
| Tunnels and Tents - instructions for making a cheap tent. By Corey Minion |
| Tuskin Raider Costume - instructions for creating a highly detailed Star Wars costume. By StudioCreations |
| Unborn - basic instructions for making a spiny foru-legged creature prop. By Deathtouch (Mark) |
| Up and Down Head - instructions for motor-driven moving pop-up head. By Chris Olsen |
| Vacuform Table - instructions for building and using a vacuform table to create props. By SCREAM |
| Vacuform Table - instructions for building a vacuform table using a shop-vac. By Ralis Kahn |
| Vacuum Cleaner Guy - instructions for adapting a vacuum cleaner into a prop. By PropBoy (Scott) |
| Vampy - instructions for making a vampire head using a goalie mask as a base. By Ghoul Friday |
| Verno The Dragon - construction example of a large moving dragon. By hallowbeanie (Michele Slack). |
| Vines - instructions for making vines out of wire and hand towels. By Born2Haunt |
| Vortex Tunnel - instructions for building a life-size spinning tunnel that guests walk through. By Professor Time (Jeff Brown) |
| Vortex Tunnel - construction example for making a walkthrough spinning tunnel prop. By Neil "Toktorill" Sather |
| Wall How-To - instructions for connecting panels together to form walls. By Bananaman |
| Wall Sconce - instructions for making a sconce of skeletal hands holding a candle. By Merlin |
| Wheel of Death - instructions for motorized wheel with mounted skeleton. By Peter Woskov |
| Wigheads - illustrated instructions for transforming a styrofoam wig head. By Hollyberry |
| Wire and Latex hands - instructions for making skeletal hands from wire and latex. By Holly Stokes |
| Witches Campfire - instructions for making a realistic-looking campfre perfect for a witches pot. By Skeleton Foundry (Leo) |
| Witch and Brew - instructions for life-size stirring witch and pot. By Rich Heslip. |
| Witch On Roof - instructions for making a frame that connects to roof for supporting full size flying witches. By Jeff Quaglietta |
| Witch Project - instructions for covering a wighead with paper mache to make a witch head. (Select "projects" on the left then "Witch hat" from the list) By The Ghostess Deanna |
| Witches cooking tri-pod stand - instructions for making a tripod-style stand appropriate for witches in the woods. By Skeleton Foundry (Leo) |
| Wizard Wands - Instructions for making wizard wands out of paper. From DadCanDo |
| Wrought-Iron fence - animated instructions for making a simulated wrought-iron fence. By Halloweenaddiction (Heath) |
| Wolf - instructions for adapting a Christmas animated lawn deer to a realistic wolf. By Dreadnight |
| Zombie Arms - instructions for making arms that can be planted in the ground. By Derek Greewood. |
| Zombie Hand - instructions for making a hand from wire, tape and latex. By Traci |
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Zombie Heads - instructions for adapting a foam wig head. By Karen Woodiel |
| Zombie Project - video with basic instructions for making a full-sized foam-covered standup zombie. By Bob Boik |
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FOOD Projects |
| Meathead - instructions for an edible decoration made from Jell-O and cold cuts over a skull - original by Andy Oaklands , back online and now hosted by David Derksen. See also his Meathead Ingredients page |
| Supper Party Project - instructions for making a variety of themed food for a Halloween supper party |
| Creepy Ghoulish Halloween Punch - instructions for a punch with exposing worms. By Wendy Davis. |
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