There are two tutorials here describing the construction of a Raimi-style Necronomicon prop. The original, by Instructables user onespartan, is pictured above, and a derivative work by Raolin, is pictured below. Nice work, both of you!
I just checked the freezer and discovered I was down to my last bag. Don’t let Halloween sneak up on you without stocking up.
This creepy leg-waving giant spider prop is based on Village Haunts’ Spider-Wiper, which we covered back in 2006. I really like the close-up of the drive mechanism at 0:12 or so. Here’s what it looks like with the skin on.
Here’s an easy way to turn a t-shirt into your Uhura costume from Star Trek.
Although the promised link to a step-by-step tutorial seems broken, this video by YouTuber msibbern, which shows off his pneumatic rattling rat-in-a-trash-can prop, contains lots of good nuts-and-bolts footage and is inspirational as well as amusing.
Keeping your eyes open during a life-casting of your face is probably impossible and in any case is certainly a very bad idea. So life-cast heads always have closed eyes. YouTuber brickintheyard, affiliated with BITY Mold Supply, has provided a great video tutorial on how to sculpt those eyes back open.
There’s Jake, there’s Elwood, and there’s Dr. Kreepy. In this video he shows you how to cast cheap prop skulls by blowing canned expanding foam from the hardware store into a blow-molded plastic master. Good stuff. Wear work clothes!
