Spotlight News and Updates

21
Oct

Scream Sidney Prescott Costume Display Form

Do you like scary movies? A custom mannequin for a Neve Campbell costume jacket from Wes Craven’s Scream Although Wes Craven’s slasher film has the trappings of a satire, Scream is now considered one of the most iconic horror film franchises of a...
13
Oct

Goosebumps “The Haunted Mask” Conservation

Conservation and custom display for a screen used foam latex mask from “The Haunted Mask.” When Hunter from Meat Canyon contacted us to help preserve the titular mask used in the very first episode of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps TV series, we insta...
8
Oct

Foam Prop Tombstones for Halloween Roundup Part Two

Foam Prop Tombstones for Halloween Display Roundup – Part Two Everyone probably guessed that are huge Halloween fans. Today’s post is Part Two – another roundup of some of our foam tombstone prop creations! Over the last several yea...
7
Oct

Giant Spooky Tree Foam Prop for Halloween Display

Wild and Giant Spooky Tree Foam Prop Decoration for a Crazy Halloween Display Sometimes, you have to go big! Whether it’s our Statue of Liberty foam prop or giant time portal prop, we love carving up big foam pieces into one-of-a-kind creations...
7
Oct

Conservation and Display of Freddy Krueger Makeup Appliances

Conservation and Display of a set of Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger makeup appliances This project could easily sit in our Displays section too! The before and after photos of these Freddy Krueger makeup appliances show what a big difference a cus...
3
Oct

Midnight Mass Custom Mannequins

A pair of custom mannequins to display original costumes from the Netflix Original series Midnight Mass Our client had a pair of screen used costumes from Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series, Midnight Mass, and was looking for a unique way to showcase t...
3
Oct

Custom Displays – Two Headless Horseman Costumes

Heads Will Roll! A pair of themed displays for two screen used Headless Horseman costumes from Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow Our client brought us TWO original, screen-worn Headless Horseman costumes from the Tim Burton film. We were commissioned to c...
2
Oct

Foam Tombstone Props for Halloween Roundup Part One

Foam Tombstone Props for Halloween Display Roundup – Part One Here at Tom Spina Designs, it is probably not a surprise that we are huge Halloween fans. This post is a roundup of some recent foam tombstone prop creations! Over the last couple of...
25
Sep

Giant Foam Pumpkin Props for Halloween Display

Custom Giant Foam Pumpkin Props for a Massive Halloween Display When it comes to foam props, one of the best things is you can GO BIG! Whether it’s our massive spooky tree prop or giant time portal prop, we love carving up big pieces of EPS foa...
29
Sep

The Howling – Life-sized Werewolf Prop Restoration

Restoration of the original Werewolf prop puppet from Joe Dante’s 1981 horror film The Howling Before this life-sized original Werewolf prop from 1981’s The Howling was restored, it took its own unique journey and was discovered in an unusual loc...
25
Dec

Mannequin for Will Ferrell’s Original Elf Movie Costume

Son of a Nutcracker! A custom display created for a screen used Elf movie costume worn by Will Ferrell in this modern holiday classic! Often here at Tom Spina Designs, when we create custom costume displays there is a lot of blood or distressing invo...
20
Nov

Custom Display for Doctor Who Library Space Helmet

Custom Display (and SKULL!) for Doctor Who Library Space Helmet “Hey! Who turned out the lights?” We’re all fans of the BBC television series Doctor Who, so when a client brought us this space helmet from the David Tennant era, we w...
26
Oct

Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Kid Mask Conservation

Conserving the screen used Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Kid mask from the 2007 movie!  This slip rubber latex movie-prop mask was featured in 2007’s  anthology chiller – Trick ‘r Treat! Known as the Trick ‘r Treat Vampire Ki...
23
Oct

Restoration of Killer Klowns Klownzilla Mask

Restoring an original Jojo the Klownzilla mask from the sci-fi horror cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space Killer Klowns from Outer Space was the brain child of the Chiodo Brothers. This original movie-used Jojo the Klownzilla mask was create...
17
Oct

Realistic Custom Tombstone Decorations for Halloween Display

Highly Realistic Custom Tombstone Decorations for a One-of-a-kind Halloween Display Here at Tom Spina Designs, it is probably not a surprise that we are huge Halloween fans, and we always love the chance to help a client bring their fiendish dreams t...
15
Oct

Custom Time Portal Halloween Prop

Custom Time Portal Halloween Prop for a Large-than-life Display!  It’s probably no surprise that here at Tom Spina Designs, we wait all year for Halloween and live for projects like this! For the last few years we have had the pleasure of helping ...
12
Oct

Themed Display for Saw VI prop

A themed wall display for a screen used Saw VI prop One of our clients reached out to us looking for a themed display for this original Saw VI prop head trap. When discussing display options with each client not only do we consider the type of displa...
2
Aug

Terminator 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger Jacket Mannequin

A custom mannequin torso for an original Terminator 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger Jacket Before the iconic biker jacket of T2, Judgement Day, the 1984 original film made its own mark with its truly unique “punk” jacket worn throughout the fi...
15
Jul

Hocus Pocus Binx Puppet Restoration

Restoration of an original Binx puppet animatronic skin from Disney’s Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus is the story of a trio of crazy witches played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. 300 years ago they turned Thack...
11
Jul

Beetlejuice Sculpture Stop Motion Restoration

Restoration and custom display of one of the iconic Beetlejuice sculpture puppets used in the film! This stop motion puppet is one of the Beetlejuice sculpture pieces “created” by Catherine O’Hara’s character Delia Deetz, which are brought to...
23
Nov

Gelfling Display – The Dark Crystal costume

Custom Display for Jen the Gelfling’s Costume from Jim Henson’s Classic, The Dark Crystal We were contacted by our old friend Brandon Alinger from the leading source for original film props and costumes, Propstore, who was looking for a custom di...
18
Nov

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface Costume Display

Custom giant sized mannequin and themed base for an original Leatherface costume from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning We were contacted by one of our clients who had an original Leatherface costume from the 2006 prequel, The Texas Chainsaw...
17
Nov

Original Critters Movie Prop Conservation

Conservation of an original movie prop Crite puppet from the 1986 film Critters This original bald Crite foam latex puppet from the 1986 film Critters, arrived to our studio in fairly good condition. But just because a prop isn’t in dire need o...
15
Nov

Harry Potter Props – Custom Themed Display

The Chamber of Secrets has opened… A custom themed display for a pair of Harry Potter props used in the film! We were contacted by a client who had a pair of Harry Potter props, from the second film in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber o...
10
Nov

Captain Boomerang Movie Prop Display From The Suicide Squad

A custom themed display for Captain Boomerang’s Boomerang Prop from The Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad boasted a huge cast of characters and stars, most of which (spoiler alert) last less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately for him, Captain Boomerang i...
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