Get spooky with a magical halloween coffin that holds a surprise inside. A 2-way mirror and an array of animated lights creates a face-blending illusion, melting your face into a creepy skeleton or other Halloween monster. You can also prop this up and blend two human faces together, creating a very creepy and surreal experience.
This project requires a little soldering and some software installation, but no coding. It uses an ESP32 Feather board to program and control lights over WiFi, so you can control and change the colors or animations with your smart phone or any web-enabled browser.
This illusion was inspired by TANZER's Infinity Boxes, and first created for Maker Faire 2024, where we built it inside a Love Tree. It turned out so good that we wanted to recreate it to scare the kids in our neighborhood on Halloween!
Additional Materials
- A coffin prop -- I used the Pop-Up Coffin from a Spirit Halloween Store.
- Cardboard
- Black spray paint
- Black Gaffer's tape
- Acrylic Sheet & 2-way mirror film OR a premade 2-way mirror
You'll also need a life-sized skeleton or Halloween monster for the transformation illusion.
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