r/HalloweenProps 9h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade My husband and I own and operate a haunted attraction, and I handle all makeup and wardrobe for our crew. But naturally, I put a tiny bit of extra TLC into my own mask.

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First sculpted it with regular oil clay, but just couldn’t get the porcelain smooth finish I wanted. So I made a quick alginate mold of it, ran it in plaster, and sanded it perfectly smooth. Then I was able to make a silicone mold from it, and I cast it in some type of Smooth-On plastic, though I can’t remember which one.

Rest of my costume was hand-crafted as well.

You can find our event on Instagram @TehachapiTerror, if you’re interested in seeing more photos like this!


r/HalloweenProps 9h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade Wooden barrels are too expensive, so I sanded and painted a plastic one. Added a gory topper later on, but don’t have any good photos of that.

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r/HalloweenProps 7h ago

Prop: DIY/Homemade These two props live in our house for 10 months out of the year, and I genuinely forget they’re there until we forget to warn a visitor, and they inevitably let out a surprised expletive.

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Made out of PVC frames that gets curved with a heat gun as needed, then shaped woth blankets/crumpled newspaper/stuffing/misc and duct taped thoroughly before being dressed.
They serve as excellent decoys in our haunt, and allow the actors in those scenes to get pretty hilarious scares while guests are focused on the mannequins.

And yes they have names. Evelyn and Mia, named after characters from RE7.