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Halloween window projection

EP 029 · First aired 2026-10-05

The Pumpkin King

A crowned pumpkin holds court on a vine throne while lesser lanterns bow.

One pumpkin in that window is wearing a crown. The others are kneeling.

Download the loop What this uses All builds
Live from the street House view first, then the loop that produces it.

Four steps. One evening.

Every build is made the same way

  1. 01

    Hang the fabric

    Pin a white sheer curtain or thin sheet across the window, on the inside. Keep it loose — wrinkles break the image.

  2. 02

    Put the projector behind it

    Aim the projector at the back of the fabric from inside the room. Nothing sits between the projector and the window.

  3. 03

    Kill every other light

    The projection competes with every lamp in the room. This step matters more than any projector spec.

  4. 04

    Play it and go outside

    Loop the file fullscreen, then walk to the kerb. If you can read it from there, it works.

The prompt that generated it

Paste this into a text-to-video tool to recreate or remix it at a different scale, speed or colour.

This build's prompt
Decorative Halloween projection animation on a black background: a crowned pumpkin king seated on a throne of vines, tiny lantern subjects bowing, a vine sceptre tapping the ground, all in bold black silhouette. High-contrast luminous tones, bold silhouette shapes, clean composition centred in frame, no text, no borders, seamless looping motion.
Write your own instead of buying a loop. No subscription or stock licence needed. Hand this to Claude or ChatGPT, fill the brackets, and paste the result into a video tool:
The recipe
Write a text-to-video prompt for a Halloween window projection.
Subject: [WHAT IT IS, e.g. a skeletal pirate crew on a galleon]
Style: pure black background, high-contrast luminous silhouette, bold shapes
Motion: [SIMPLE MOTION, e.g. drifting slowly sideways through low fog]
Framing: centred, wide 16:9, nothing near the edges
Exclude: no text, no watermarks, no borders, no camera shake
Loop: the first and last frames must match so it repeats seamlessly
Give me the finished prompt only, ready to paste into a video tool.

One subject per clip — crowded scenes turn to mush through a curtain.

Make your own version

The prompt above is the whole recipe for this build. Swap the subject, generate it tonight, and you have a theme that is not on this site — no stock footage and no subscription.

What this build uses

Projector, screen surface, and the atmosphere items that make the street stop walking. Brightness matters more than resolution once a porch light is on.

YOROXRG 24 Pack Halloween Flickering Flameless LED Candles 24 battery LED pillar candles for flickering asylum light Check price
AGPTEK Fog Machine, 400W 2000CFM with RGB LED + wireless/wired remote 400W smoke machine, RGB light effect, 2-3m fog throw, preheat indicator Check price
Bokon Set of 12 Halloween Skull Goblets / Gothic Cups 12 skull goblets for blood-goblet table setting Check price
HAPPRUN 3000 ANSI Lumens Outdoor Projector 3000 ANSI, outdoor rated Check price
White Rod Pocket Sheer Curtains 96in Longer drop for tall windows Check price
XWSTGEQ 1500W Outdoor Fog Machine, DMX Timer Wireless Remote, IPX2 1500W outdoor-rated fog machine, adjustable output, DMX + timer Check price
Pyle Portable Bluetooth PA Speaker 600W Loud enough for the street Check price
JOYIN 17" Foam RIP Graveyard Tombstones (5 Pack) with 12 Metal Stakes 5 foam headstones, 17in, 12 metal stakes, cemetery/lawn decor Check price
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Questions about this build

Short answers on the projection, the loop, and doing it yourself.

What is the The Pumpkin King window projection?

A crowned pumpkin holds court on a vine throne while lesser lanterns bow. It is a looping video you play through a projector aimed at a sheer curtain from inside the house, so the image shows through to the street.

Is the The Pumpkin King loop free to download?

Yes. The download button on this page gives you the clean looping MP4, free for your own display.

What projector do I need for this?

Brightness matters more than resolution here, because the projection competes with porch lights. The list below covers a budget tier and a higher-brightness tier — either works for a window.

Can I make this myself with AI instead of downloading it?

Yes. The prompt used to generate this loop is printed on this page, along with a reusable template you can hand to Claude or ChatGPT and then paste into a text-to-video tool.

How long does the setup take?

About an evening. Hang the fabric, aim the projector from inside, kill the room lights, then check it from the street. Four steps, no tools, nothing mounted outdoors.