ABOUT US
Witch Doctor Designs fabricates props and special effects for professional haunted houses, horror-themed amusement attractions, escape rooms, theater and extreme home haunters.
We sell animatronic and static props, actor-integrated effects, pneumatic mechanisms, cryptids, photo-ops and more.
We specialize in using simple designs to create unique effects that deliver big impact and require little to no maintenance.
Many of our props are customizable and we also offer custom build, design and consultation services.
Witch Doctor Designs was born in 2019 out of a monstrous love of all things Halloween, a fascination with practical special effects and an opportunity to be great doing the one thing we know we were born to do.
We are more than just artists, designers and fabricators. We are Haunters! We eat, drink and sleep Halloween business 24x7. When Octobers come, we leave the shop and go to work in the haunts as actors, makeup artists, set designers and engineers. This spectrum of expertise is what fuels our designs.
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Our designs typically involve relatively simple mechanisms combined with premium parts that we've spent considerable time sourcing and testing. This means that there's less things that can break and no significant maintenance needed, even when they run for hours on end.
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Our goal is to only develop new or previously underutilized concepts and in most cases we strive to create something that has #neverbeendonebefore. We are the only company offering The Hellevator and the maker of the best-selling Mulch King actor-matronic. We also build custom project requests. If you want to be the haunt that says "Hey, we're the only ones that have that." We're your guys!
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We stand behind our work and offer lifetime support on every item.
THE WITCH DOCTOR
CARL AUGUSTINE
Carl is the Founder and CEO of Witch Doctor Designs. He has worked in the Haunted Attraction industry for 17 years. He first began as an actor and later evolved into a prop maker, FX Engineer and actor trainer. Carl is proficient in pneumatics, electronics, welding, metal fabrication, sculpting, mold-making, materials casting, FX paint technique, FX makeup, costume fabrication and more. He is completely self-taught and driven by passion. Carl believes that integrity is the core of Witch Doctor Designs. "We deliver what we promise and we don't promise what we can't deliver."