If you are like us you want to add new
Halloween props and special effects to your
Halloween haunt every year. Whether
it's staring projects for your next haunt or making
decorations for your house, there's plenty to do to prepare
for Halloween! If you need any inspiration, you'll find it
here. Or maybe you have a project in mind but don't know how
to get started? Below are Halloween do-it-yourself
projects that we have written and you can build yourself.
There is also information and product reviews on pre-made
Halloween decorations, props and special effects ready to
buy. Well, take a look through our list of ideas
and projects and get inspired!
Vortex Effect
Imagine greeting your trick or treaters
with a swirling vortex glowing the air above them.
SPIDER WEB EFFECTS
What A Web We Weave
Read all about the amazing Cobweb Shooter from Terror by Design.
Giant Spider Web
Use this easy to create Giant Spiders Web
effect to terrify your Halloween guests!
Creepy Cobwebs
How to add cobwebs to your Halloween haunt.
OTHER HALLOWEEN
FX
Window Video
FX
Creepy videos that can turn the windows to your home
into a virtual haunted house.
Haunted
Doorbell Hear your favorite scary sound effect or music
when someone rings your doorbell.
Dry Ice Fun
What is it, how it's made and some of the eerie things you can do with dry-ice.
Halloween Dust
How to age your Halloween props and decorations with
a layer of dust.
Chainsaw Horror
Use a chainsaw to put a scare into your
visitors.
Camouflage Netting
Camo is great for yard haunts, creating mazes and
haunted attractions.
Build A Phantasm
Sphere
Instructions for building your own
"Sentinel" sphere like in the movie Phantasm.
A Witches Cauldron
"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble,
fire burn and cauldron bubble!"
Got
Blood?
An easy to make transfusion bottle for addition to
your prop collection.
Spooky FX Video Sets
Videos show you how to create dozens of spooky props and special effects.
GRAVEYARD
FENCE PLASTIC FINIALS Finial's are the top pieces of gothic style wrought
fences. If you plan on making your own gothic graveyard
fence you will want to use these decorative piece's to the top of each picket.
HooverFence.com
sells three different styles of
plastic finials
that are perfect for giving your fence that old cemetery look.
Plastic finials are a lot less expensive than iron ones and are much easier
to work with.