Halloween Party Props

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Learn how to create a gothic, gore-free Halloween setting with cheap, DIY Halloween props. Have the most remarkable Halloween party yet when you follow these tips!

Create A Spectacular Party On A Budget

Halloween Party for both kids and adults

View this snippet for an overview of how you can host an impressive party on the cheap by pooling the cost over several families, leading several age-appropriate activities, placing your decorations in unexpected places and stocking up for the following year's party on November 1.

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A Menacing Beginning

Shroud your entryway

Visit Martha Stewart Living for simple instructions on how to make this witch's curtain out of old garbage bags. Cheap, simple and creepy. Take it even further than just an entryway and use it as a room divider within your home for your Halloween party!

Shrunken Heads

Nestled amongst your buffett or strung on a garland!

Apples are a typical harvest decor item. These come across a little different though. They're also apparently permanent: feel free to store them to use again Halloween after Halloween. Get the full details on how to make these Dried Apple Shrunken Heads out of apples, cloves, lemon juice and rice at Fabulousliving.com. Oh, and be sure to allow yourself at least a couple of days to dry your apples out!

Threadbare Tricks

Whispy phantoms..

Martha Stewart Living again gives us simple instructions for how to make our own Cheesecloth ghosts. Add a little eery lighting to these and I think they'd make a fantastic centerpiece!

A Special Use For Your LCD Photo Frame On Halloween

A Monstrously Morphing Portrait

This idea comes from Dave Lowe's Design Blogspot. Simply have two similar images uploaded to your LCD photo frame. Appropriate pictures can easily be created in Photoshop from whatever images your heart desires. Have the two images blend together in a slide show and voila, you've got a morphing portrait worthy of any haunted mansion!

creepy ghost portrait prop

creating a morphing ghost portrait with LCD photo frame. For more details on this project visit...http://davelowe.blogspot.com/2008/06/morphing-ghost-picture-with-lcd-photo.html

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Edible Props

Make the food part of your whole experience

I've put together a lens on creepy Halloween-themed party foods. Be sure to check it out and incorporate every single element of your get-together in to your creepy theme.

Halloween Lighting

Create the right mood with spooky lights

Although darkness is creepy, you need some light to make your Halloween display frightfully dramatic. Strobe lighting can be used to add a panicky stop-motion feel and is particularly effective in areas where there is a lot of movement. Everyone knows the old trick of using blacklights to create a ghastly glow. If you use blacklighting, this should be on its own in a very dark area, or in combination with strobe lighting. Many "Halloween" light strings are now also being sold in purple and orange colors or with things like eyeballs, pumpkins, ghosts, tombstones or other halloween icons.

If you want to go a little out of the ordinary, consider using LED floodlights in colors like red or green or maybe even blue if you're going for a ghostly effect or spooky cemetary. Laser pointers can also be used to great effect to create "vortexes" or other paranormal phenomenons. Lasers and floodlights are particularly chilling when combined with fog.

Uplighting

Create drama when you leave your lights low and illuminate things from the bottom up. Spooky shadows and suspense!

Halloween Lights

Eery lighting makes all the difference

Don't overlook the old standbys: black lighting, strobe lighting and flood lights.

100 Watt Blue Flood Light Bulb / BR38 Shape (4.75" Diameter) / 130 Volt Long Life / Indoor/Outdoor Use

Amazon Price: $5.51 (as of 12/24/2009)

65 Watt Green Flood Light Bulb / BR30 Shape (3.75" Diameter) / 130 Volt, Long Life Light Bulb

Amazon Price: $5.59 (as of 12/24/2009)

American DJ 24 Black light tube and fixture

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009)

American DJ 45W strobe light, variable speed adjustment

Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 12/24/2009)

How To Make A Laser Vortex

From a $10 laser

The video goes a little quick: you may need to watch it several times to see exactly what is going on. It very clearly shows though how you can make a laser vortex at home with no specialist tools from a simple $10 red laser.

Use this in a fog machine to make a cylandrical or conical light vortex!

Laser Vortex Made Easy

this is an easy way to make a laser vortex. i havnt had the time to use it with the fog machine so u can see the vortex, so next video. thanks.

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Instructions For the Laser Vortex

A Step-by-Step How To Guide

The video for how to do this moves a little quickly, so I've taken the liberty to write out a numbered list of how to put this thing together. It would look fantastic in a fog machine!

Tape the bottom of your laser to one end of the adjustable screw driver neck and tape the portable fan to the other end of the neck. The top of the fan and the laser should be facing each other (the bottom of the laser is next to one end of the neck and the bottom of the fan is next to the other end of the neck).
Remove the fan blade from your portable fan.
Cut one end of a glue stick at a 45 degree angle and glue a small mirror to this angled end of the glue stick. Push this glue stick on to the fan's motor shaft (where you just removed the fan blades from).
Form a loop around the laser's power switch with your zip tie and tighten the loop. This will keep the laser button pushed in and the power turned on.
Adjust the laser beam so it is directed to the center of the mirror and turn the fan on.
Cut the mirror off the end of the glue stick. Cut a small glue stick so that it has both ends flat and glue the mirror to one end of this new glue stick. Place this stick back on the fan's motor. - (I'm not sure the point of this step, maybe its to show you that you can change the effect of your vortex by using different size mirrors at different angles).
Again, focus the laser to point at the mirror's center.

Materials Needed To Make The Laser Vortex

Buy them online at Amazon.com

Here are most of the items needed to make this laser vortex on your own.

GREAT QUALITY RED LASER POINTER WITH CASE AND BATTERIES.

Amazon Price: $8.70 (as of 12/24/2009)

Mini Portable LED Techno Fan, Red

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/24/2009)

Flexible Multi Bit Screwdriver Automotive Hand Tools

Amazon Price: $14.40 (as of 12/24/2009)

Round Glass Mirror 1'' 10/pkg

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009)

Zip Ties, Cable Ties

Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 12/24/2009)

Viper Green Laser Pointer

Spectral Lighting with Hollywood Pizzazz

This could be straight out of a haunted house film like Poltergeist! The Viper Green Laser Pointer is available for purchase online at www.dragonlasers.com for $199.99, but there are less powerful models available starting at $99.99. The video says the effect is accomplished by melting plastic with the laser, although I'm still not quite sure how they accomplish it.

Viper Green Laser Pointer - cool special effects

Viper laser is from http://www.dragonlasers.com An effect produced by melting plastic with a 95mW Viper green laser pointer. This video is an edited video from a US laser enthusiast Maxkillz2 The Viper green laser pointer is from Dragonlasers at http://www.dragonlasers.com

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Cheap Fog Machine

Create rolling fog that stays on the ground and out of your field of vision!

Dr. Kreepy gives you the low down about fog machines and the scientific principles that guide them. He also gives you quick and easy instruction on how to revamp your fogger so the fog hugs the ground and stays out of everyone's field of vision - creating a safer atmosphere!

Needed materials:

A fog machine

Fog Fluid

A Styrofoam Cooler

Aluminum Dryer Vent Hose

A Marker

A Utility Knife

Dr Kreepys Cheap fog chiller

Today I talk about Cheap fog machines and I show you how to make a fog chiller. Quick and dirty!

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Make Your Own Holographic Image - Cheap!

Floating Heads

Check out this video tutorial on how to make your own holographic floating head. The company that put this out of course advertises their own DVDs of creepy heads (pumpkins, skeletons, pirates, zombies, etc..) but has arranged this so you can do it without the assistance of their DVD.

This trick is known as the Pepper Ghost Illusion.

ghostly floating head illusion virtual Hologram

We'll show you how to make a ghostly head float in the air. This is an excerpt from our X-Treme Haunted House Make-Over DVD. This is a first-ever, revolutionary theme-park quality effect for your Halloween Home!

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Create Holographic Displays of Anything

You don't need to use a television

View this video example of how to perform the Peppers Ghost Illusion with any old object on a black backdrop. No television required, but the principle is still the same.

Peppers Ghost Illusion Tutorial

I made a model of a cool effect that my friend Steven and i performed

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A Spectacular Peppers Ghost

Visible through your home's window

This is an excellent example of the Peppers Ghost Illusion at work!

Ghost in the Window

I shot this through my living room window. There's no post processing done to the video.

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Make a Flying Crank Ghost

Out of wire hangers, cheese cloth and a wig head

View part 1 of Dr. Kreepy's video tutorial on how to make a flying crank ghost. In this episode, you'll see how to actually create the marionette 'ghost'. At this point, your creation can remain unmechanized and serve as a stand alone prop.

Dr, Kreepy recommends pre-treating your cheese cloth in RIT whitener or any detergent with a whitening agent: this will make it really flouresce under a black light!

Flying Crank Ghost Tutorial Part 1

This is my FCG tutorial. In this episode I cover how to make the Marionette ghost

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Bring Your Flying Crank Ghost To Life!!

The technical part.

You may want to have a handy man help you out with this part, or someone who has a few tools: some saws and drills with a variety of bits. Watch how to bring your Flying Crank Ghost to life. Create a truly amazing prop for just pennies - who said Halloween props need to be expensive?

The ghost in this example is pretty creepy. Feel free to soften the image for little kids using just white sheets and a less scary face.

Flying Crank Ghost Tutorial Part 2

Here is the second half of my FCG tutorial. If you have any further set up questions, take a trip to: www.phantasmechanics.com

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Flying Crank Ghost

You can make this for under $50

Looks impressive right? Find out how to do this below with Dr. Kreepy's tutorials.

Flying Crank Ghost

My first attempt at a FCG back in 2004. It's been in storage since, but I plan to give her a better neck/shoulder shape and movement. Next time, I'll also will angle her head down a bit. Check out http://www.phantasmechanics.com/fcghost1.html for original source info. Have fun!

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A Pepper's Ghost Illusion AND A Flying Crank Ghost

Double trouble.

Check out an impressive use of two of the illustrated ghostly illusions: a Pepper's Ghost and a Flying Crank Ghost!

Window haunt 2007 flying crank ghost

Some window decorations new for this year. A Flying Crank Ghost and a Pepper's ghost downstairs. Fake boarded up windows.

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Flood Lighting Coordinated to Creepy Music

Extra Effective Halloween Lighting Display

I'm not so much a fan of the string lights for Halloween exteriors, but the flood lighting coordinated to this music IS creepy. I've also seen a very effective use of a strobe light coordinated with thunder booms. Create your own thunderstorm. The creator of this particular light display discusses how he put this extravaganza together in this online forum posting. He's written his own software for use with Insteon products. Insteon manufactures light-controlling equipment that is managed through your computer. It is available for sale at Home Depot, Amazon.com and Buy.com.

A little technical, but maybe this is your thing!

INSTEON run haunted house lighting

This guy uses a custom software app to control his lighting which is connected wirelessly via a technology called INSTEON. here's the original posts: http://www.techmall.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=542 here's where you can find out more about insteon: www.insteon.net

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Insteon Home Lighting Controls

For Halloween Light Shows and more

You can purchase Insteon products online at Amazon.com. Before you make a purchase though, you should consult someone who knows about what you'll actually need.

Smarthome Insteon Wireless Lighting Starter Set

Amazon Price: $99.99 (as of 12/24/2009)

INSTEON RemoteLinc Starter Kit, Black (2490RBK)

Amazon Price: (as of 12/24/2009)

PowerLinc USB Controller Program your INSTEON automated lighting system using your computer

Amazon Price: $69.99 (as of 12/24/2009)

Safety Considerations For Dry Ice and Creepy Lighting

Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt!

Quick reality check for you: remember to avoid skin contact with dry ice and not go too crazy with creepy lighting (creating risks for falling and tripping).

How to Plan a Halloween Party : How to Use Dry Ice & Lights for Halloween Decorations

Looking for spooky Halloween decorations? Learn how to use lighting and dry ice to decorate your house in this free video clip about planning an adult Halloween party. Expert: Matt Cail Contact: www.homepaintings.biz Bio: Matt Cail is an artist who works in oil, water color and acrylic paints, among others. Filmmaker: randy primm

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Some Halloween Displays

They don't have to be gruesome to be creepy!

Halloween is a great night for children of all ages! There's the drama and theatrics. The bold colors (orange, black, purple, red) emphasize that point even further. Tricks, smoke, vanishing vapors, unexpected shocks - it all spells fun!

Vintage Paper Witch Decoration by rochelle, et. al.

Vintage Halloween decorations

Halloween Horror Nights Decoration by bredgur

Universal Studios Hollywood

The yards filled with goblins and ghost,

halloween decorations on a somerville (or maybe cambridge? near the border) hous...

halloween decorations. i was impressed. near davis square.

i like halloween decorations.

Our dining room for halloween by Gene1138

Vickie really decorated the dining room for Halloween complete with a shrunken h...

Our House and Decorations by Merelymel13

As decorations go I usually hate the inflatables, but this spider always seems t...

Note the witches' brooms and skeletons scaling the roof.

Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.

We made these ghosts by starching cheesecloth over an old skeleton we had. They...

The decorations and food for the pumpkin massacre. The monster cupcakes were in...

On display in the ships' plaza

Halloween Decorations along my route

Halloween decorations

This is the first time we have this castle displayed like this. I picked it up ...

On display in the ships' plaza

bryan might get a kick out of our halloween tree...

Sam's amazing carved craft pumpkins. It took her a long time to carve them, but ...

Getting ready for Halloween: A fresh coat of spray paint covers the pumpkin and ...

We are having a Halloween party and Ben's given me the green light to really dec...

Magic People, Voodoo People by Max Klingensmith

-The Prodigy

creature from black lagoon spews by soundfromwayout

Scary, Spooky, Haunted.. and Forbidden by kkimpel

Jack closeup

LED spider web

Skulls on fence

I made the web with a mosquito net by showbizsuperstar

Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin by B Rosen

My attempt at a Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin based off the photo i took......

Marengo Street, New Orleans. Halloween/Day of the Dead decoration.

Here's the font of the monster being hung, we finished hanging it today, but it ...

Decoracion por Adorno en Hotel Casa Colonial, Cuernavaca

But not as scary as the Christmas stuff that's already hitting the stores.

Dia de Los Muertes Decorations by unforth

Hallowe'en decorations at our house.

I threw a costume party for Halloween, with a theme of "The Evil League...

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A few ready-made Halloween Party Props can save you time

Even the most industrious DIY'er can't do it all!

Save yourself some time and pick up a few Halloween decorations and props online. Even the most forward-thinking entertaining can't do it all from scratch! Enjoy your party and save your sanity when you allow yourself to just purchase a few ready-made Halloween decor items and props: you can shop from my hand-picked selection of Halloween decor online at Centsible.

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Here's the place where you can have your say. Are you a Halloween fanatic who does up their home to the nines every year? Do you have any suggestions? What did you think of these props? Let me know!

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Sep 15, 2009 @ 10:27 am

ENJOYED YOUR LENS VERY MUCH.

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LauraSchofield LauraSchofield Aug 31, 2009 @ 4:21 am | in reply to susannaduffy

Thanks for the blessing!

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Blessed by an Angel for Halloween (squidoo.com/best-of-halloween)

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aj2008 aj2008 Aug 19, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

Some good ideas and some great links here. Thank you.

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mbgphoto mbgphoto Jul 11, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

Some great ideas here! 5*
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Halloween Party Props

A Grande, Ghostly Affair

Create A Spectacular Party On A Budget

Halloween Party for both kids and adults

A Menacing Beginning

Shroud your entryway

Shrunken Heads

Nestled amongst your buffett or strung on a garland!

Threadbare Tricks

Whispy phantoms..

A Special Use For Your LCD Photo Frame On Halloween

A Monstrously Morphing Portrait

creepy ghost portrait prop

Edible Props

Make the food part of your whole experience

Halloween Lighting

Create the right mood with spooky lights

Uplighting

Halloween Lights

Eery lighting makes all the difference

How To Make A Laser Vortex

From a $10 laser

Laser Vortex Made Easy

Instructions For the Laser Vortex

A Step-by-Step How To Guide

Materials Needed To Make The Laser Vortex

Buy them online at Amazon.com

Viper Green Laser Pointer

Spectral Lighting with Hollywood Pizzazz

Viper Green Laser Pointer - cool special effects

Cheap Fog Machine

Create rolling fog that stays on the ground and out of your field of vision!

Dr Kreepys Cheap fog chiller

Make Your Own Holographic Image - Cheap!

Floating Heads

ghostly floating head illusion virtual Hologram

Create Holographic Displays of Anything

You don't need to use a television

Peppers Ghost Illusion Tutorial

A Spectacular Peppers Ghost

Visible through your home's window

Ghost in the Window

Make a Flying Crank Ghost

Out of wire hangers, cheese cloth and a wig head

Flying Crank Ghost Tutorial Part 1

Bring Your Flying Crank Ghost To Life!!

The technical part.

Flying Crank Ghost Tutorial Part 2

Flying Crank Ghost

You can make this for under $50

Flying Crank Ghost

A Pepper's Ghost Illusion AND A Flying Crank Ghost

Double trouble.

Window haunt 2007 flying crank ghost

Flood Lighting Coordinated to Creepy Music

Extra Effective Halloween Lighting Display

INSTEON run haunted house lighting

Insteon Home Lighting Controls

For Halloween Light Shows and more

Safety Considerations For Dry Ice and Creepy Lighting

Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt!

How to Plan a Halloween Party : How to Use Dry Ice & Lights for Halloween Decorations

Some Halloween Displays

They don't have to be gruesome to be creepy!

A few ready-made Halloween Party Props can save you time

Even the most industrious DIY'er can't do it all!

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What are your Halloween decorations like?

Want to showcase them?

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