Slamming Cabinet Monster Prop (Cheap & Easy DIY Halloween)

This was one of the first motorized props I ever made and a great way to unnerve people as they walk by. The slamming of the cabinet made a great sound and set them up for other scares in my garage walkthrough haunt. It would be a great first project for anyone wanting to get into working with motors for halloween props. The cam can be made out of wood or whatever you might have laying around. I had some thicker PVC scrap material that I used and it worked well.
Here's a link to the motors I like to use for my props:
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[@rederick42]

This is a nice simple mechanism. I like it

[@minett86]

How do you get power to the motor?
Sorry. We're very new to this! ha

[@digitaldecorstore7268]

Great question! The motors come with a power cable that you can easily attach. Has an on/off switch built in. The trick with doing it inside the cabinet is that you need to have an outlet in your cabinet (like often is the case in a kitchen above a microwave) OR make a hole so you can get a power cable out of the cabinet. Since these were garage cabinets I just drilled a hole in the back corner that I could drop the power cable down through. Hope that helps!