Thread: Prop for new builders: Hanging Noose Victim

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This is something I put together tonight on Powerpoint. I have built several of these, and thought this might be a GREAT prop for folks who want to start with a simple, non-powered prop, to give their Haunt something interesting. There are a million designs for this I'm sure, and a thousand variations of each, but this is how I do it. Enjoy!

PS - Play with the tension on the bungee cord to get it just the way you want it, play around with different tensions and see how it affects the performance...

That's really cool!

sweet, even i can whip up a few of these

Awesome! One of these in my old maple out front would look great! I love the bag-over-the-head idea!

I have a question what is the hinge and eye hooks for I don't quite understand the concept of why it is necessary. Probably a silly question but sometimes it just doesn't sink in.

Arlita, the hinge is in the middle to cause more movement and there should be a bungee cord between the bolts which would also make the lower half bounce some.

Do you have a photo of the finished product? I'm not very creative, so I need ideas badly

I found the last 2 pool noodles at the local WalMart & grabbed them up this afternoon! My daughter looked at me funny because we don't have a pool. She said I sounded like a little kid when I was telling her what I was gonna use them for - LOL!

heads up... no pun intended here but when putting a bag over head idea, make sure the bag or pillow case is a light color. We made an inflatable hangman and had it up for years with a dark green scarf over it's head then one day one of our neighbors said to us: "do you really think it's right to hang a black man from your tree?" Needless to say we explained and changed it the next day.

Maybe make myself one or two of these sometime. Perhaps not this year, but next?