THE WRONG DOOR
On Halloween, some doors open to somewhere they shouldn’t.
Wintercroft’s Halloween experience for 2026.
A Halloween experience to print, build and bring to life. Make masks, props and decorations from cardboard, with a strange story unfolding around them.
One purchase includes everything released so far, plus the remaining releases through Halloween.
- First Guest — a large creature with a moving jaw, performed by hand through a doorway.
- Second Guest — a large wearable mask with a skull held in its jaws.
- Threshold Charms — hanging skulls, bones and pumpkins.
- Lantern — a cardboard lantern to carry, hang or display.
- Start Here — an introductory PDF with household rules, photographs and story fragments.
All released files are available immediately after purchase. The next major release arrives on Friday 16 October and is included.
The Wrong Door | DIY Halloween Papercraft Experience | Costumes, Props & Decorations
- Regular price
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$41.00 - Regular price
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- Sale price
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$41.00
Description
On Halloween, some doors open to somewhere they shouldn’t.
The Wrong Door is Wintercroft’s Halloween experience for 2026 — a collection of builds, costumes, decorations and story that unfolds over the five weeks leading up to Halloween.
You buy it once. New builds and material are added to your existing download as October progresses.
At launch, you’ll receive:
Our First Guest
A large moving creature designed to appear through a doorway, with a hand-operated head and moving jaw.
Threshold Charms
Hanging skulls, bones and pumpkins for decorating doors, windows and Halloween displays.
START HERE
The beginning of The Wrong Door and the strange household tradition surrounding it.
From there, the experience continues to grow.
New builds will arrive through October, along with more of the story and other material connected to The Wrong Door, building towards Halloween night.
If you join later, everything already released will be waiting for you. If you join from the beginning, you can follow it as it unfolds and build along with us towards Halloween.
The individual physical builds will also be available separately, but the complete Wrong Door experience is only available here.
All of the physical projects are supplied as downloadable PDF templates with full instructions and are designed to be made from ordinary card, corrugated cardboard and other simple materials, with reclaimed packaging encouraged wherever possible.
Printable PDF templates and build instructions. Nothing physical is shipped; you supply the materials. Choose which projects to make. The larger builds take several hours; the decorations offer a simpler place to start.
OUR FIRST GUEST
A large moving creature designed to be performed through a doorway. You control the head and moving jaw by hand while a simple fabric covering conceals the performer.
I love the idea of this waiting just inside the front door when the trick-or-treaters arrive. Open the door and, instead of you, this slowly appears around the frame.
Threshold Charms
Also included in the first release are the Threshold Charms, hanging skulls, bones and pumpkins made to gather around doors, windows and Halloween displays.
They’re simple, repeatable builds designed to spread through the house, around doorways, windows and Halloween displays.
The Second Guest
This one is a large wearable mask, with an almost cat-like face and a skull held in its jaws.
It’s a larger, more detailed build than a standard Wintercroft mask, and a really satisfying one to put together. Unlike our first Guest, this one is made to be worn and taken out into the world.
Lantern
The Lantern has now joined The Wrong Door, a buildable papercraft prop designed to be carried, hung or used as part of a Halloween display.
It works on its own, with a costume, or alongside the other builds as The Wrong Door continues to grow towards Halloween.
START HERE
A short introductory PDF containing the first household rules, photographs and fragments of the story behind The Wrong Door.
THE WRONG DOOR WILL KEEP GROWING
The Wrong Door will keep growing
Everything released so far is included when you join. New builds and story material will be added to the same download through Halloween, with the next major release on Friday 16 October.
You only buy The Wrong Door once.
THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE
The individual physical builds will also become available separately.
The complete Wrong Door experience is only available here.
HOW IT WORKS
Digital download — nothing is shipped.
Download everything released so far immediately after purchase.
New releases are added to the same download as October progresses.
Templates are supplied as printable PDFs with full build instructions.
Most builds use ordinary card, corrugated cardboard and simple materials, with reclaimed packaging encouraged wherever possible.
ENTER THE WRONG DOOR
The Wrong Door | DIY Halloween Papercraft Experience | Costumes, Props & Decorations
- Regular price
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$41.00 - Regular price
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- Sale price
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$41.00
One purchase. New builds and material added through October.