"Now the noodle arms and fingers are on, you are going to feel tempted to play with it... DO NOT!" 🤣😅😂

Finishing my third dementor and happy to add the following tips. Hands: Don’t go anywhere near the fingers with a high temp glue gun. The glue will melt the backer rod fingers when you try to use it on the joints. Low temp gun worked better but still opted for black electrical tape on a few joints. Also, as I starting rolling the fingers I was surprised how long it was taking to create just one finger tip. As a result, I grabbed my heat gun and created a realistic finger tip in seconds. Dementor outfit: I found that adhesive spray and a glue gun worked better than just the spray. The outfit would occasionally separate until I reinforced with glue gun. Dementor head: This may be controversial but I wanted to add a little more pizzazz to my upcoming display and when I realized my dementor face didn’t turn out as nicely as Allen’s did I committed an act of heresy. That’s right, I bought masks on Amazon and love the Dementors even more now. Although, I suppose they are no longer Dementors now. It’s like a Dementor did the nasty with another monster and I now have their love child for my next Halloween display. I also made a few other changes that I cannot discuss because I want mine to be awesomely unique. Thanks for the fun project Allen!

Again…when I am feeling like Halloween is so far away, I watch Alan make cool stuff and realize I have very little time.

Ugh, now I have to make these. lol. I swear, nothing beats a home-made prop. You just can't get that feeling from cookie-cutter props from the big haunt store. I love that you build things using commonly available products. You also have an easy speaking voice. This makes it very easy to understand what you're doing. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!!

Those are rad! I think I would make the robes twice as long though. A fog machine would be sweet too!

Well done video! Plainly spoken, clear narrative, very good camera work, and a cool project.

The technique to make the hands alone is super valuable and adaptable (and inexpensive). Hands with this much character to them placed in the right spot add so much to a figure to make it more than a stiff lifeless mannequin/scarecrow. Thanks so much for sharing.

Nicely done! Simple and effective. The movement from the strain on the PVC pipe is quite ingenious. No motors, no electricity, just mother nature to bob these guys around. Love it!

Very clever and super creative!!!! I could even see putting a strobe light underneath. And if there was some good wind it would be moving in all directions. Because they are elevated and have flexible movement I could even see ghosts with tombstones underneath or witches with a fire cauldron. I love that these are in the air. The Dementors however are pure genious. Thanks!!

So simple and KICK ASS! Great job!

I can totally see these mounted in our graveyard so that the mount posts are hidden a bit by the tombstones we have and some green light being cast on them. Thank you for the idea!

These are so freaking awesome! Gonna try a stab at them this weekend. Your video is great!

I used almost exactly this method and attached to to a backpack and created a 7' tall grim reaper. But I used the tube insulation as ribs. One arm was on a puppet post and the other was the actors hand. The hands were simple skeleton latex gloves. The skull head I put on a dowel that was attached to a hat so that when the actor inside turned his head the reaper skull would turn too. So the actor could reach out and articulate the arms and one being his could actually grab at people. The only difference is that I used a loose muslin draped over the rib cage so the actor could see through and painted the ribs white and other visible bones.

Sooo Cool!!! Thank you for sharing your talents & knowledge!

I always look forward to KZfaq Wednesday! You have so much knowledge to share!

I gotta try this for Halloween.

Greetings from the Isle of Man (UK Islands).....Loving this, thanks' so much for sharing. :O)

Has anyone ever told you that you have a narrators voice?? It’s calming and soothing.

Dude, I friggin' love to watch you create! You think it's silly but you don't understand the terminally uncreative. Your show is open handed magic to me and you are the Grand Poobah! Thank you for being so giving.

I added cut soda cans with tea light candles to reflect on the face of the tombstones, spray painted the outside black, and left the silver on the interior to reflect the light. It added pop to it. I also added glow in the dark, dry brush highlights on my version of dementors, and it made them stand out just a bit more with the face and hand features. Thanks for the videos, Alan. You truly inspire and teach. And im gonna "go make stuff"

Loved making mine. A few snafus - had some adhesive that didn't want to fully dry. I put mine out in mid-sept. Warm/hot late summer days bent the PVC so that they stopped floating. I inserted rebar into the PVC which was great - until the frosts of October came and made the PVC pipe brittle and ended up breaking. Thinking I will put some sort of highlights in the draped fabric, and maybe stronger spot lights this year, otherwise they disappear in the night. Changing the landscape fabric to a iridescent sheer makes for some cool ghosts.

I love Dementors! I've built four!

Incredibly easy and cost effective making these! Infinitely better than mass produced, big box store choices! How lucky you are to have been able to use your creativity as a job *AND* you have the puppers with you at work! Soooo jealous! 🤣🤣🤣 Keep the ideas coming, please! By this time next year, with your videos, my Halloween yard will be the scariest for miles around! THANK YOU!

Yesssss! Thank you sir! Another killer tutorial! 🔥💀🔥💀🔥💀🔥

Ingenious!!!

Do you have a supplies list linked/written anywhere? I’m having trouble finding the weed blocker fabric at a not outrageous price 🙃 and just a written out list of the items used would be really helpful! Also, thank you. You’re helping me make my husbands dream of a Harry Potter Halloween come true.

Question. Where do you find room to store all the cool props and masks you make? I used to love making my own props, masks and costumes, but I ran out of room to keep it all, and I found that things started getting wrecked and eaten by mice Mice freakin LOVE foam for their nests :(

They look great Alan.

Love the bobing ,just brilliant

Probably the best diy dementor I’ve seen! x3! Great tutorial, and awesome using the landscape fabric! ⚡️🪄🦌

Innovating to give the illusion on the cheap... I friggen *love* these videos of yours. Thank you for continuing to share at all the levels so everyone can have some fun. It's obvious that you're doin' what ya love. That's the best life. You must be the only content creator that replies to every comment, too. The world could use a few more of ya, brother!

I've made several of these for my front yard, and they are always a spectacular hit. Thank you so much for these fun tutorials .

Thank you once again, Alan! I love the fact that every part of this is easy but so effective! These are better than the ones you can buy for so much more money and they even move better (so creepy) thank you so much for sharing your talents. I really can’t wait to make these. You are the Haunt master!❤️🤘🏻🎃🤘🏻

This is a must build for this year. And bonus, it won't bust the bank doing it. Love love love it.

FANTASTIC!!!

16 seconds into the video, and there's already a useful (brilliant!) tip. I never would have thought of a box support for the head. 2 minutes 45 seconds - Mr O & I are thinking of how we could use just the heads to make a creepy swamp beast pop-up for our witch's bog yard haunt. And when you rolled the backer rod in your hands to make the fingertips pointy, we both just looked at each other open-mouthed. Great video, great prop, and great inspiration!

Amazing as always. Your creativity and tutorials are spot on! Thank you oh master of spooky shit!

Love it!! Have to make one for Halloween or ya know just to hang on the porch Year around 😂

Just love these guys, I am sure my hubby and I can make these even though we are ancient and move pretty slow. Thank you for making these tutorials, you are very creative !!! Halloween is our favorite holiday and will be decorating as long as I can. Thanks again.

Wow they are awesome and creepy, I definitely want to make them for Halloween. Thank you so much for sharing 💀🧟‍♂️🪦🦇

I used this idea to start upgrading my hanging ghouls that I've had for years and I love it! I had an issue with the 1/2" pvc as the next morning he was lying in the grass but once I shortened the post a bit more I was good.. off to upgrade more now! Thanks again for a great tutorial.

You are amazing! I am new to the channel, and now I am addicted!!😂😂 is there a way you can put the supply list in the cments? That would be super helpful! Thank you, and keep it coming!!!

Dude you're good. Awesome work and thanks for sharing.

I sent the video to my grandson. It looks like we’ll be making some of these for Halloween.

These came out awesome!

Though I'm not a haunter, it's always fascinating to watch you work. Your creativity never ceases to Amaze me, Allen. It's interesting to me to see how things are done ... even if I have no intention of ever doing them myself. 😉

Wow! this is the first time i have watched one of your videos. i LOVE it!! you are great at taking your time and explaining everything so clearly and simple. GREAT DIY instructions!!! thanks!

Currently trying to finish mine, what a great tutorial!! Keep them coming!!

Great birthday gift to see one of your videos on my birthday. I will have to remember this video to use in a cemetery.

That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing!

That was awesome and I love the background music gotta a little swag going on.

I recently saw one of your videos, and now I can't stop watching. You are awesome. I just don't know which one I should start.😂

Thank you this was one of the best videos I've seen in long time!! Thanks again

Very cool. My attention was mostly on the build, but then DOGGOS!

This gave me many ideas. Thank you for sharing yours

WOW These look so Awesome, I'm going to make one soon. Cheers From Australia

Wow ! I’m just amazed ❤❤❤

love your channel!

This is definitely something we'll do for next Halloween.

Very, very cool! You’re awesome!

I just found your channel, so cool!! I’m gonna go make stuff. Thank you!!!

They Look Great!! Gonna try these. Thanks

It’s awesome! Thanks for showing how to make it!

You had me laughing a little at your dry humor. Good video

Good Grief!!! that was such a teaching video! loll I loved it ,step by step ,your fantastically Halloween all the way ! what fun !! you hooked me I subscribed 🤡

Great job as always. It wld hv be cool to see them with glow in the dark eyes.

As always amazing!!

These are awesome! I am totally making this thos year!

Awesome as usual

Incredible!!!!

I've had this huge grim reaper for decades that is pretty muck nekked and showin' his, uh, bones and I feel horrible but he shows up for doorman duty every year. Poor Grim😢😢 but watching this I'm pretty sure I can get him a new outfit to go with his grinning chops. I may even make him some friends! You've breathed life back into something that collects them😊😊

Love it! Thanks!👻

I subscribed great work

Love this!

Hell yeah. Great video

I cannot wait to make these!

Awesome man!!

Very cool!!!!! Thank you, sir!!!!!

Great video. Thank you

I love them. Now you just need a Prison Mike to compliment

So cool ❤love them

Would you happen to know how these would hold up in stronger winds? Or how would you reinforce them more for heavier winds/storms??? TIA, love these!!!

Cool !!!! And with readily available materials!!

Excellent!

Great video! I enjoyed your efficiency and technique. It will take me longer than your video to find any one of the materials needed in my household…I have them all, somewhere ;-)

I love them👍

Incredible 🤩

Nice keep up the good work

Literally the only thing I would have done differently would be to either make the cloaks longer, or add some very thin black flowing material to give them more of that ghostly slow motion appearance that they have in the films.

amazing I need to make those for my yard

Hi ! Thank you so much for this amazing video. Could you share some ideas as to how one might suspend these from a ceiling?

That's really cool

Very cool 🤘🏼

Super frickin dope 👊🏼😎🤙🏼

Okay, props aside -- I would watch a video of those beautiful dogs of yours.

Dang! Off to Home Depot! Thanks Allen!

A long-lasting balloon sculpture!

Awesome!

wondering if rebar would work instead of fence post?, and nice meeting you Allen at the 1st East Coast Haunters Con this year in Philly Pa

We should collab on a project. It would def be a very disturbing but great horror video.