“TK421, Why aren’t you at your post?” “Because I’m in the garage building the Pumpkin King” Oh what a different film that would have been. I’m pretty sure the Empire would have been pretty impressed with the Pumpkin King that TK421 built. Check out the full tutorial over on HalloweenForum. The skeleton of this prop is composed of PVC. TK421 rolled up plastic bags and hot glued them to the PVC to create the vines. A milk jug was cut in half to act as the rib cage, and a heat gun was used over the entire frame to corpse the prop. After two coats of black paint, an incredible carved pumpkin head topped it all off. 🛒 Supplies Used in This Build These are the materials TK421 used to build the Pumpkin King. Affiliate links help support HauntersList at no extra cost to you. PVC Pipe (1″ diameter)Used for the full body skeleton and armature 🛒 Find on Amazon PVC Fittings & ConnectorsElbows and T-joints for the frame 🛒 Find on Amazon Hot Glue Gun & Glue SticksFor attaching plastic bag vines to the PVC frame 🛒 Find on Amazon Heat GunUsed to corpse the plastic bag skin over the entire frame 🛒 Find on Amazon Flat Black Spray PaintTwo coats over the entire prop before adding the pumpkin head 🛒 Find on Amazon Large Foam Pumpkin HeadThe finishing touch — carve and paint to match your vision 🛒 Find on Amazon 💀 View Full Tutorial on HalloweenForum.com → Full credit for this build goes to TK421 on HalloweenForum.com. HauntersList.com is a link aggregator — we summarize and link to the original creator’s work. Affiliate Disclosure: Some links above are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through them we may earn a small...

Like a giant sentry standing guard against the legions of masked marauders that descend upon our fair homestead, the pumpkin king provides tasty treats to the interlopers in exchange for their deference.  Ok, that may be waxing poetic a bit, but I’ve always wanted to build a giant Pumpkin King prop to mount to the side of our garage to welcome the neighborhood kids to our house on Halloween. Most of the ones that I’ve seen involve using vines to create the body, and while I think that those tend to look more realistic, there’s just no way that I see myself gathering all of the vine necessary to pull it off.  That’s why the DemonWare Scarecrow tutorial appeals to me, because with a pvc frame, I could actually see myself getting this one done.  You can still use vines to fill in the gaps, but it’s not the major component here.  The best part is you can make this prop as tall as your house if you want (although the size of the pumpkin may make it look a bit disproportionate if you do).     Items needed to complete this include: 20 feet of PVC pipe PVC Fittings: (2) tees, (2) 45° Angle, 2 straight 2 Yards of crinkled cotton (or other cheap material) Fake Pumpkin Sticks- 6 long ones for fingers, 6-8 short ones for ribs Screws Paint (to cover PVC) Raffia (found at local craft store) Wire RIT Dye, 2 boxes of purple or black 5 Gallon Plastic Bucket Optional Materials: Large cardboard box Leaves 50 lbs of sand Eye hooks 5ft 1/2 – 3/4 in metal pipe PVC and connectors for...