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Frank

Frank is a contributor and editor for HallowLane.com. He has a passion for learning about and building creative outdoor Halloween displays. We invite you to send in your story and Halloween yard haunt photos so we can re-share and inspire others to get their hands dirty with a project of their own. Happy haunting!

Frank

Comprehensive Guide – How To Protect Homemade Halloween Decorations from the Elements

Props, Tutorials / DIYs / 4 minutes of reading

Preserving your DIY Halloween decorations from the unforgiving weather elements is crucial to make sure they maintain spooky allure and last for seasons to come. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into various types of protective products suitable for safeguarding wood, foam, and cardboard Halloween decorations. Each product will be accompanied by descriptions, rankings, …

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How To Build a Game of Thrones Halloween Prop Around Your Cubicle For $20

Office, Pirate, Props, Tutorials / DIYs / 5 minutes of reading

When my company’s Halloween office decoration contest started heating up, I couldn’t hold back. Entering the contest wasn’t in the plan this year with so many other projects in the works. But after seeing everyone else in the Halloween spirit, I thought: “You cannot let another year pass without making something!” This realization happened on …

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How To Make Halloween LED Spotlight with RCA Connectors

Cheap, Lighting, Tutorials / DIYs / 2 minutes of reading

This simple DIY tutorial will help you create your own Halloween LED spotlight lighting with RCA connectors to use anywhere in your haunt with ease (and very little electricity draw!) Derek Young has a killer system for his home haunt at Van Oaks Cemetery, which uses inexpensive, elegant and effective lighting that you can make …

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Halloween Graveyard Decorations Light Up Minnesota Yard

Animatronics, Cemetery, Props, Scenic, Tombstones, Yard Display / 2 minutes of reading

This Halloween graveyard decoration in Minnesota gets bigger and bigger every year! Rory Anderson adds more animatronics, more fog, more features, bigger, faster, better! Check out his complete walk-through video down below, you’ll love seeing what this thing looks like at night. Halloween Graveyard That Takes Over The Yard In Minnesota Images by Rory Anderson / YouTube Rory …

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Ghost Manor New Orleans Halloween Decorated House Street Performance

Animatronics, Cemetery, Props, Scenic, Yard Display / 2 minutes of reading

This New Orleans Halloween decorated house (better known as Ghost Manor) offers one of the best walk-up streetside displays available to the public. This old Victorian sits on the corner of Magazine and Second Street. With over 61 pumpkins in their pumpkin patch, passersby can catch a glimpse of this amazing display on their next …

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Upgrade Cheap Halloween Tombstones

How To Upgrade Your Cheap Dollar Store Halloween Tombstones

Cemetery, Cheap, Props, Scenic, Tombstones, Tutorials / DIYs, Yard Display / 4 minutes of reading

Check out this crafty DIY tutorial that teaches you how to make an awesome graveyard using cheap dollar store foam Halloween tombstones. Give your store-bought props a major upgrade! Eduardo of Monster Tutorials shows you everything you need to make thicker AND sturdier tombstones for a better-looking graveyard that doesn’t blow away. Upgrade Dollar Store …

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How To Make Creepy Dock Piling Props For Halloween Shipwreck Scenes

Pirate, Props, Scenic, Tutorials / DIYs, Yard Display / 2 minutes of reading

These spooky dock piling props will bring authenticity to your next shipwrecked pirate Halloween scene. This weekend DIY project is simple enough for the whole family to get their hands dirty with and enjoy. Plus, the messier, the better! Channeling your inner Van Gogh isn’t necessarily required… So, do you think you can bang this …

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Evil Vines Cemetery Outdoor Yard Haunt Takes Over Napa

Animatronics, Cemetery, Props / 1 minute of reading

This popular outdoor yard haunt in Napa, California takes over Nicole Montroy’s yard every October with a homemade prop display. Paper mache and pneumatic animatronic props make Halloween extra special for the trick or treaters on Euclid Avenue. Take a look at what Nicole’s created… …and what’s even cooler, she uses the display to raise …

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How To Make Halloween Tombstone Props Rock In Random Motions

Animatronics, Cemetery, Props, Tombstones, Tutorials / DIYs / 2 minutes of reading

What if your cemetery tombstone prop could rock and roll? This home haunter rigged up a motion rocker using plywood, 2×4 blocks and a $4 dollar 3 RPM, 12-volt motor powered by a computer power supply. Try to say that 3 times fast… With it all hidden inside the tombstone let’s take a closer look …

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Disney Villains Halloween Display by Mike Schwalm Imagineer

Animatronic Snow White Evil Witch Halloween Prop In A Garage

Animatronics, Garage Display, Props, Scenic, Yard Display / 3 minutes of reading

This former Disney Imagineer and illustrator converted his family’s garage into a scene from the classic Snow White tale with an animatronic Halloween prop display. Mike Schwalm created the evil witch at her cauldron in this scene bathed in blacklight and set to music. Outside his garage, a larger-than-life fire breathing dragon peers down upon …

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Homemade Working Replica of Disney’s Haunted Mansion Ride In A Garage

Uncategorized / 2 minutes of reading

This awesome Dad built a garage haunted mansion for the “Haunt Your Disney Side” contest, and it actually worked! In 2011, Dan Schmidt began toying with the idea of creating a rollercoaster at home after watching some videos of other backyard creations on YouTube. After relocating to a new home (with a huge garage), his …

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