Horror props & prop bodies.
Realistic prop bodies, severed heads, body parts and gore props for haunted houses, scare mazes and Halloween events. Sculpted, moulded, cast and painted by hand in our workshop in Ettenheim, Germany.
Horror Props & Prop Bodies
Scare Designz builds the bodies and gore that make a haunted house believable. For Bellewaerde we produced more than 60 bodies, severed limbs and heads for two houses, from a mortuary hallway packed with body bags to the victims of a Mexican serial killer. For Movie Park Germany we built every prop body in Jason Universe, each figure modelled on an actor from the Friday the 13th films, 3D printed and then sculpted, painted and finished by hand.
Every piece is made for daily use in a park, not just for the photo. Props are built around sturdy cores, finished with realistic skin tones, hair and blood, and can include effects such as water spray. When a character needs to look like a real person, we take a life cast or work from 3D scans and photo references.
Full-size prop bodies
Hanging, lying, pinned or packed in body bags, in every stage of decay.
Severed heads & life casts
Heads cast from your own actors or characters, adjusted to fit the story.
Body parts & gore
Limbs, hands, organs and gore props that hold up to close inspection.
Actor-matronics
Large figures on rails or mechanisms, cued with light and sound.
Built-in effects
Water spray, spitting mechanisms and interactive parts built into the prop.
Training & SFX wounds
Durable wounds and injuries for training, film and photo shoots.
From brief to install.
- BriefYour story, space, budget and opening date.
- ConceptSketches, references and a clear plan.
- SculptClay, foam or 3D print, refined by hand.
- Mould & castSilicone moulds, so pieces can be reproduced.
- Paint & finishSkin tones, hair, blood and ageing.
- Deliver & installShipped or installed on site.
Recent work.
Jason Universe
- Client
- Movie Park DE
- Year
- 2026
- Scope
- Prop bodies
- FX
- Water spray
Every prop body for Jason Universe, the new maze at Movie Park Germany. Each figure is modelled on an actor from the Friday the 13th films: 3D printed, then sculpted, painted and finished by hand in our workshop. The bodies were built with room for a water-spray effect, so the scares hit guests for real.
Funerarium
- Client
- Bellewaerde
- Year
- 2022
- Scope
- Haunted house
- Theme
- Mortuary
A haunted mortuary where every body is in a different stage of decay. The highlight is a hallway packed with bodies in body bags. Together with Mexican Massacre we produced over 60 custom bodies, severed limbs and heads for Bellewaerde's two haunted houses.
Mexican Massacre
- Client
- Bellewaerde
- Year
- 2022
- Scope
- Haunted house
- Props
- 60+ total
A maze themed to a Mexican serial killer. Every prop was made as a realistic victim, put on display by the killer throughout the house, from the torture wheel to the pillory and the meat hooks.
Murder Museum
- Client
- Movie Park DE
- Year
- 2023
- Scope
- Maze props
- Event
- HHF 25th
For the 25th edition of the award-winning Halloween Horror Festival we built a custom prop body for the Ed Gein room of the maze, along with his face mask, a nipple belt, a Leatherface-style apron and an assortment of body parts.
Lost at the Park
- Client
- De Waarbeek
- Year
- 2023
- Scope
- Halloween
- FX
- Water spit
Bodies, custom props, masks and body parts for all of the park's Halloween experiences. The showstopper is a prop body modelled on one of the park's own characters, with a mechanism in its mouth that spits water at guests as they walk past.
More examples.
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Can you make a prop body that looks like a specific person or character?
Yes. For Huyze Pelle we took a life cast of the lead actor, and for Jason Universe every figure was modelled on an actor from the Friday the 13th films, then 3D printed and finished by hand.
Are the props strong enough for daily use in a park?
Yes. Our props are built for long seasons with guests walking past every few seconds. Our first aid training wounds, for example, were made to survive years of student handling.
Can you build effects into a prop?
Yes. We have built props with water-spray and spitting effects, and a 160 cm actor-matronic that an actor pushes towards guests on a rail, cued with light and sound.