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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.
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.
There are enough pages detailing design modifications and how-to's for Doug Ferguson's Flying Crank Ghost (FCG) that it deserves its own section
Flying
Crank Ghost - the original floating animated ghost. By Doug Ferguson
Dr. Crankenstein - design
changes for the Flying Crank Ghost, by SpookAlley (Zach)
$20 FCG -
illustrated instructions for low-cost version. By Jeff Kessler.
Flying Crank Ghost -
extensive illustrated instructions for the full Flying Crank Ghost. By Pat Jones
Simple Inexpensive
EZ FCG - illustrated instructions for FCG. By Ron Tye
FCG Phantom -
illustrated instructions for the FCG. By The Hedstroms.
Sally
- animated instructions for making the FCG. By HalloweenAddiction (Heath)
There are enough pages detailing the construction and design of tombstones that they deserve their own section
3D Tombstones -
a short primer on 3D tombstones. By Corey Minion.
Basic
Tombstone Instructions - no pictures. By T.R. Shaw
Bleeding
Tombstone -
illustrated instructions for tombstone that drips blood. By Aaron Lebioda
Epitaphs - large
list of epitaphs. By Scott Messinger
Epitaphs - The largest collection of
epitaphs I've seen, real ones, funny ones, limerick ones, etc. By WebGoblin
Epitaphs -
another large list of epitaphs. By Carl Cowley
Gravestones -
illustrated instructions for constructing 3 different styles of gravestones. By John
Nelson
How
to build your own tombstones -
detailed instructions for tombstones. By Shannon.
How to Build
and weather a tombstone - illustrated instructions for foam tombstones
including an easy technique for adding 3D graphics. By Aaron Lebioda
Instructions and epitaphs. By Chris
Silvia
IronStock
2001 Tombstones -
illustrated example of how to build very realistic tombstones. By Keeba and the
gang
Lit
Tombstone -
illustrated instructions for making a tombstone with lighted graphic. By Aaron Lebioda
Rocking
Tombstone -
illustrated instructions for making a tombstone that rocks back and forth. By
Chris Silvia.
Shady
Hollow Cemetery -
instructions for creating lifelike tombstones. By Nathaniel S.
Tombstones
- instructions and pictures. By Scott Messinger
Tombstones - basic
instructions and a few pics. By Glenn Blinn
Tombstones - basic
instructions for foam/plaster tombstones, painting, carving. By SpookAlley (Zach)
Tombstone Factory -
instructions and pictures. By Chris Grande (via halloween-online)
Tombstones -
illustrated instructions for creating carved tombstones. By Cory Derenburger
Tombstones -
basic illustrated instructions for plastered tombstones. By Jeremy Lunsford
Tombstones -
instructions for creating foam tombstones. By Crypto propology (Paul)
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Gravestones - instructions for super-cheap gravestones. By Derek Greenwood
Tombstones
- instructions for carving tombstomes and adding LED eyes. By SpookyBlue
Tombstones
- instructions for tombstones with various detailing. By BigScreamTV
Tombstone
Applique - instructions for making and attaching appliques to foam
tombstones. By Tracy
Halloween
Tombstones - instructions for making tombstones using a spraypaint lettering
technique. By Thad and Kelly
Tombstone
How-To - instructions for making foam tombstones with etched surfaces using
masked lettering and spraypaint. By Terry Marsh
Tombstones
- instructions for making, carving, painting and weathering foam tombstones
(including manual letter kerning for giant-sized fonts) (select "projects" from
left then "tombstones" from list.) By Ghostess Deanna
Tombstones
- instructions for carving and weathering a tombstone, good pictures. By Holly
Stokes
Character Tombstones - instructions for making tombstones featuring a
3D custom
face in relief. By Stolloween (Scott)
Sites that have a nice walkthrough of their haunt. This is for actual walkthroughs (or guided tours) not just a collection of photos of the haunt. Very useful for ideas.
1998 Halloween Tour by
Chuck Rice
Spooky House by Jeff
Quaglietta
Britannia Manor 1994 by Jim
Gould
Shady Hollow
98, 99, 2000 by Nathaniel S
The Vault by Tim Canton.
(updated)
Deceptions Unlimited Haunted Chamber
1999 by Incubus
House of Haunted
Illusions 2000 by X303
Return To Thronella By
Mike.
2003 Walkthrough By
OurHaunt.com
All The Way With paper
Mache - Different
types and recipies for paper mache. By Sue MacDonald
Haunting With
Compressed Air - information about using compressors/actuators. By Doug Ferguson
Blood Recipe -
instructions and pics. By Wraith
Blood Recipes
-
several different recipes. By Brian Oberquell. (on Haunted Attraction Mag Online)
Foggy Window Effect -
Water-based foggy glass. By SpookAlley (Zach)
Principles and
applications of motor-driven animations - general concepts for animations, by John
Hart
Monster Mud Playground -
Description and links for simple but effective texturing/construction material. By Steve
Hickman
Templates - full-size downloadable
templates for making your own tombstones. By Michael Hedstorm.
Sound Effects - Plenty of sound effects
MP3's for your haunt. By Keeba
How To Take Great Halloween
Photographs - linked with permission from the New York Institute of Photography
website at http://www.nyip.com
Fog Safety - reprints of NIOSH
article on theatrical smoke safety. Also a summary. Note both are in Adobe
Acrobat (PDF) format
Frightsearch.com -
for searching other types of Halloween links
Using
a Wiper Motor in your Halloween Projects -
instructions on how to obtain and connect wiper motors. by Scary Terry
Paper
Model of Disneys Haunted Mansion - downloadable PDF file for making a cutout
Disney Haunted Mansion., By Ray Keim
Yard
Haunt Lighting Tutorial - illustrated basic tutorials for lighting props
around a yard haunt. By SkullAndBone
Paper
Mache Workshop - comprehensive website for making Halloween paper-mache
projects
Creating
Dark Ambient Sounds - instructions for using Audacity to make background
haunted sounds. By Garage Of Evil
Extreme
Pumpkin - a website showing examples and how-to's of extreme pumpkin carving
Working
in Styrofoam - several techniques for successfully making props with
styrofoam. By Dreadnight
Snot~Rag
Mache' Recipe - Snot~Rag Creations - how to make the special purpose paper-mache
formula used by DeCaye. By DeCaye.
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Photoshop techniques for haunters - useful techniques for adjusting
photos/portraits into something more suitable for Halloween. By Michael Garmahis
Haunt
Floorplans - detailed plans for several generations of haunted houses. By
Halloweenaddiction (Heath)
Stonykins
- a website showing well-done how-to's on carving pumpkins. By St0ney
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