[Backroads] has put together this nicely detailed writeup explaining how to make a low cost popup prop. He’s using a single pneumatic valve and a home made PVC piston to raise and lower a scary ...

He has them all stuck together with popsicle sticks, but you would probably move the location of the large servo to rotate the entire pumpkin, or whatever other prop you put it all in.

Remember, too, that just like your costume, who says decorations have to be 'Halloween'? Tinsel can be 'worms', or you can use Christmas lights to make things look more atmospheric. Make ghost bunting ...

This fall, a 12-foot skeleton from Home Depot was the centerpiece of Halloween. The giant creature ... has become the spotlight of her Christmas decorations this year. Crawford said she plans ...