Monster Labs

A Field Guide to Handmade Monsters

Monster Labs

Creatures, haunts and the curious things that crawl out of a Nashville workshop.

The finished swamp on the Bog Trail, with trail signs, a rope line, and Spanish moss
Model: Crocodile (opens in a new tab) by alvarogabrielobj

Halloween 2026

The Bog

Three sisters, five sites, and a swamp that went wrong. Walk the Bog Trail, meet the creatures, and see how they were made.

Enter the Bog

Index of projects

Newest first

Oct 2026 The Bog Halloween yard haunt · swamp, well, spider tree, graveyard, witches' altar May 2026 The Cultist’s Amulet Renaissance Faire costume · tentacled medallion with an animated LED eye Oct 2025 Halloween 2025 Halloween yard haunt · the spider tree and graveyard return, with fog and a snake skeleton Oct 2024 Halloween 2024 Halloween yard haunt · spider tree, mushroom graveyard with pumpkin monster, eyestalk mushrooms

About the Labs

Monster Labs is the home for Halloween, creature, costume, and prop projects I work on. Each project gets its own story, and a look at how it was built.

For general maker work, visit Tech Artificer (opens in a new tab).