Fangoria over at HalloweeForum.com has a great tutorial on how to make easy, cheap and ultra realistic eyeballs.  Trust me, this one I’ve succeeded in doing, and they turn out fantastic every time.  You’ll need the following supplies: A package of ping pong balls Deep Red blood color gloss paint Yarn the same color as the paint A printout of iris from the web A tweezers A scissors A paintbrush Clear nail polish/Nail hardener – make sure whatever you use that it is glossy, gloss makes them pop!...

      This is a project that I spent a lot of time working on and when you get it right can be a superb effect for your haunt.  I never seemed to get mine working as smoothly as Timothy Ewing seems to have, but with his tutorial you should be able to do better than me.  You’ll need a round steel shaft the length of your books, some aluminum stock, some screw eyes, rubberbands, a small motor (I used a wiper motor), and of course books!     I’m still hatching a plan to do this effect with mini-linear actuators, but until then, go with Tim’s Haunted Bookshelves blueprint.  ...

Hauntcon 2013 is coming to the Sheraton Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Hotel on April 25th – 28th, 2013.  Heavily attended by pro-haunters this three day extravaganza features exhibitors such as Haunted Enterprises, Fright Props, Lights Alive, and Gore Galore as well as many others.  Tours of 15 haunted houses are available  to attendees, and creative sessions offer over 40 hours of Haunt education;  The tentative schedule is literally jam packed.    ...

Loach160 over at HalloweenForum.com has posted a great tutorial on how to make hot burning coals without the heat.  This effect looks great with a witches cauldron above it and is super simple to create (I actually think I might be able to do this one).       Items used to create this effect include: 1 string of 50 orange LED Christmas lights 1 can expanding spray foam 1 12 inch square piece of wood or plastic 1 can black spray paint masking tape assorted plastic bottle tops and/or bottoms box cutter or...

Transworld’s Halloween Extreme is coming to the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando Florida on May 24th – 26th, 2013.  This Halloween and haunted attraction trade show is open to the public and will feature some heavy hitting vendors from the haunt industry including Distortions Unlimited, Fright Props, Ghost Ride Productions, Halloween FX, and Zagone Studios just to name a few. Seminar topics on the docket include: How to Quickly Create a Witch’s Poison Bottle, How To Create a Flickering Light Circuit for your Haunt How to Upgrade Your Home Haunt Halloween Air Brushing Fog and Special Effects Scare with Air! Introduction to Air Activated Props Use Motors And Linkages To Bring Your Props To Life! How to do Zombie Paintball Events! Designing a Scarecrow Character.   Several Ticket options are available online. SHOW HOURS: Friday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm...

Trick or Treat Studios recently announced their 2013 lineup and they’ve got some stunning masks in line for this season as well as three Halloween II Michael Myers props.  With official licenses in place from Lugosi Enterprises, Chaney Entertainment, Universal Studios and Full Fathom 5 Productions in addition to some masterfully sculpted originals, 2013’s mask offerings are sure to please.  With mask prices ranging from $24.99 to $64.99, (although the majority are priced at $59.99) Trick or Treat Studios is the go-to producer of high quality, affordable Halloween masks....

For the longest time I struggled with how to build a simple Flying Crank Ghost.  The guide at Phantasmechanics.com (R.I.P.) seemed ridiculously complicated to my simple mind.  Then I found Dr. Kreepy’s YouTube videos and everything clicked.  My FCG might have even flown had the party I was building it for not been cancelled, but that’s another story.       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXD9XGIt83Y Shop These Materials on Amazon 1/3HP Replacement Ceiling Fan Motor (for FCG builds) Braided Fishing Line — thin gauge for rigging 120" Wide White Sheer Voile Fabric x 25 Yards Affiliate Disclosure: HauntersList.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to...

AtmosFEARfx deliver some of the best Halloween themed video effects I’ve ever seen.  It’s easy to incorporate them into your haunt, halloween party, or just projected onto the garage to scare the neighborhood kids.  With 9 dvds as well as 3 iOS apps there’s plenty of eerie effects to choose from:   DVD: Ghostly Apparitions ($39.99) Jack o Lantern Jamboree ($39.99) Tricks and Treats ($39.99) Zombie Invasion! ($39.99) Unliving Portraits ($39.99) Creepy Crawlies 2 ($39.99) Blood Walls ($39.99) Shades of Evil ($39.99) Triple Thrill Pack ($39.99) Just connect a dvd player to a projector, television or monitor and let the fun begin.   The iOS effects are available via digital download on the itunes store.  You’ll need an iOS enabled device (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc) as well as a projector or monitor. iOS: Creepy Spiders ($4.99) Flames From Hell ($4.99) Unliving Portraits ($4.99)  ...

If you’re looking for a lightning simulator, Light’s Alive offers three state of the art models to fit your needs.  All three models have 1/8″ stereo jacks and are capable of Sound to Light output.  These units support LED, Incandescent, Halogen and Fluorescent lights.  All models come with a 5 year warranty, audio CD, and the option of an upgrade path. The FF-101 ($149) features 1 lighting channel capable of handling up to 1,500 watts in normal or dim lightning and sound to light modes. The FF-201 ($240) offers 2 channels capable of outputting up to 3,000 watts in stereo lightning, lightning + dim or sound to light modes. The FF-511 ($389) is the most feature rich model and offers up to 5 channels in stereo or double stereo, producing Lightning and sound to light, and includes a dedicated dimming...