Tag: movie prop
September 04, 2026
Our restoration of a Gremlins puppet head from Joe Dante’s 1984 film. While a large number of puppets from the sequel film are in private collections, movie props from the...
September 02, 2026
Our conservation and updated display for a screen used Alien facehugger prop used in the 1979 film. An incredibly rare original piece of Hollywood history, this original animatronic facehugger prop...
August 31, 2026
Restoration and a custom inspired base for a vampire puppet and his coffin prop from The Nightmare Before Christmas We are all really big Tim Burton fans here at the...
August 26, 2026
Restoration of a screen used Equinox Demon Stop Motion puppet for Dennis Muren This Demon puppet from the 1970 supernatural horror film Equinox was brought to us by legendary FX...
August 21, 2026
Conservation & Display for Original Makeup Appliances from They Live! Some film prop conservation prokects are a mix of our restorative work and our display work. Support is one of...
August 19, 2026
More than just a custom mannequin – a complex and unique display for an original Nosferatu costume from the horror film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The Nosferatu costume...
August 12, 2026
Conservation and display of a Luke Skywalker Force-Jump Puppet from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back It’s no secret that the TSD team is full of massive Star Wars fans!...
August 05, 2026
A pair of custom displays for the screen used game board from the Robin Williams classic, Jumanji! For the 30th Anniversary of the release of Jumanji the town of Keene...
July 26, 2026
Restoration and custom display base of a special effects puppet from Stephen King’s The Dark Half The Dark Half, George A. Romero’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel tells the story...
July 15, 2026
A custom display bust for a screen-used Data’s Positronic Brain facial appliance from the Next Generation TV series. Data’s positronic brain facial appliance from Star Trek The Next Generation was...
July 01, 2026
Don’t Lose Your Head! A custom mannequin for the Headless Horseman costume from the Fox Sleepy Hollow TV Series This original, screen-worn Headless Horseman costume from the Sleepy Hollow TV...
June 15, 2026
A once in a lifetime opportunity to help prepare the legendary Ruby Slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz for auction Per Heritage Auctions, this was one...
May 13, 2026
Restoring Tom Savini’s classic “Butch” Mask Prop from Tales from the Dark Side! Tom Savini’s special makeup effects books in the 80’s made him the “first makeup teacher” of so...
October 27, 2025
BRRRAAAAAINNNNSSSS! A wild custom themed display for a barrel zombie prop from The Return of the Living Dead! One of the most memorable zombies from the 1985’s cult classic horror...
October 06, 2025
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...
October 03, 2025
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,...
October 02, 2025
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...
October 01, 2025
“The Horseman comes, and tonight he comes for you!” A custom mannequin for a screen used Lady Van Tassel costume from Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow This Lady Van Tassel costume,...
December 25, 2023
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,...
November 19, 2023
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...
October 25, 2023
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!...
October 19, 2023
Restoration and a custom Halloweentown inspired base for a production-made vampire maquette from The Nightmare Before Christmas During the production of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas several maquettes were...
October 12, 2023
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...
August 02, 2023
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...
July 15, 2023
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...
July 11, 2023
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...
November 23, 2022
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...
November 18, 2022
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...
November 17, 2022
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...
November 15, 2022
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...