The Demon Wolf

As a guest would enter the room the demon wolf would be deep in his cave and was lit with red light. As the guest entered the center of the room they would step on a switch mat and the demon wolf would charge out three feet and at the same time the sounds of a man being eaten by a pack of wolves would be played.

This is before his cave was built. In the red box you can see where I zip tied him to the sled.
Here is the wolves body support. Where the two red boxes are is where I attached the zip ties and then ran them over his back to secure him to the sled. The steel sticking out the front supported his chest. I was able to bend the steel to adjust his head to the right height.  
This is a 33" pneumatic ram and a two-way air solenoid valve. An ECT from Haunt Masters controlled the valve. In the red box you can see a support wheel. This stopped the wolf from falling on it face when fully extended. Just behind the wheel you can see some round stock steel. This ran under the ram and threw two guide holes. This stopped the wolf from falling on its side.  
This is the switch mat that I use. It is $15 a foot. I buy it at herbach.com.