Haunted books
I love this one – “haunted” books are pushed forward and snap back into place with the help of cams and elastic cords.
Kids & Family
Giant roof spider
This huge spider is made from a lawnchair, septic tubing, and, of course, duct tape. Looks like it’s gotten someone already.
Creepy things from fishing lures
Here are directions to make a lovely poseable icky thing from fishing lure worms. Another project that would have a creepier effect in quantity. Though it’s pretty creepy on its own.
Giant horror head mask
Pokiespout made this giant horror head mask for this year’s Halloween costume. You can see pictures of him wearing it and the rest of his costume in the comments to his Instructable. Yeesh, look at those hands!
Make-y Halloween parties
We love to have craft parties for birthdays and holidays – both kids and adults seem to enjoy making something they can take home. Here’s a small roundup of Halloween crafts that are easy to do at parties. KCEtsy has this great Halloween garland tutorial. Small Object has instructions for ghost walkers and pose-able skeletons. […]
Halloween raw materials – Archie McPhee
I remember when Archie’s was a tiny shop selling surplus weirdness. They have a lot of their own products now, but you can still find the odd raw materials for your own strange creations. If you ever get a chance to visit the store in Seattle, it’s stuffed full of weird wonderful stuff. Their online […]
Climbing skeletons
Mckeephoto put together an Instructable for attaching these skeletons to your house – I’d love to see them animated, or a whole swarm of them!
