Video Tag
Every video tagged “animatronics” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1240 videos
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a highlight tour of the 2018 Transworld Halloween & Haunt Show, one of the industry's premier trade events. The walkthrough showcases a wide range of vendors and creators spanning animatronics, masks, gore props, costumes, SFX makeup, and body painting. It offers a broad snapshot of the professional Halloween and haunted attraction industry, including suppliers serving haunts, escape rooms, corn mazes, and themed events. Filmed and edited by Adam Taub using a Sony A7S II.
This video offers a walkthrough tour of the Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show 2017, one of the haunt industry's most prominent annual trade events. Filmed by Distortions Unlimited, it captures highlights from multiple vendor booths showcasing animated props, masks, costumes, puppets, animatronics, and special effects makeup. The footage provides a broad snapshot of the creativity and innovation on display across the professional Halloween and haunted attractions industry that year.
This short-form video from the Haunted Attraction Network offers a look at props from the Five Nights at Freddy's film, featured as part of Blumhouse's Behind the Screams showcase. Viewers get an up-close glimpse of the movie-used animatronic and prop pieces brought to life for the FNAF adaptation. With no source description available, specific details remain limited, but the content appears to spotlight the craftsmanship behind the film's iconic characters.
This video takes viewers inside the Poison Props booth at the 2018 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show, one of the haunted house industry's premier trade events. The footage showcases the company's lineup of professional-grade animatronics and haunt props on display in the Dark Zone section of the show floor. It offers a firsthand look at the scale and style of creatures and characters Poison Props was bringing to market that year.
A quick walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween store featuring an unusual floor-level prop display layout that catches the creator's attention. The short video highlights various Halloween props and animatronics arranged in what appears to be a non-standard setup. It offers a fast-paced peek at seasonal offerings from brands like Gemmy and Distortions Unlimited.
Distortions Unlimited creator Adam Taub takes viewers on a sweeping walkthrough of the 2019 Halloween & Attractions Show (HAA) at Transworld in St. Louis, showcasing the breadth of the professional haunt industry. The video highlights a wide range of exhibitors presenting animatronics, SFX makeup, masks, costumes, props, and decorative elements. It serves as a broad industry overview aimed at haunt operators, artists, and Halloween enthusiasts curious about what vendors and innovations were on display that year.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Shock and Awe' severed-head illusion at the Transworld Halloween and Haunt trade show. The short clip highlights the company's reputation for pushing boundaries with animatronics, props, and illusion-based products aimed at the professional haunt industry. The piece functions as a product teaser, giving haunt buyers and enthusiasts a quick but striking look at the illusion in action.
This highlight reel from the 2021 Transworld Halloween and Attractions Show offers a sweeping tour of one of the haunt industry's premier trade events. Filmed and edited by Adam Taub of Distortions Unlimited, the video showcases a wide range of vendors and artists displaying animatronics, props, masks, costumes, SFX makeup, and Halloween décor. The show caters to a broad professional and enthusiast audience including haunted house operators, yard haunters, escape room designers, and SFX artists. It serves as both an industry overview and an inspiring look at the current state of Halloween creativity and commerce.
SpookYouLaterz showcases their full animatronic collection in action on Halloween night 2022 at their Texas home haunt, capturing nearly 50 minutes of live trick-or-treater reactions and spooky displays. The setup carries a Nightmare Before Christmas theme and features a densely decorated yard that drew significant neighborhood foot traffic. The creator intentionally kept the video long to preserve every standout moment from the evening.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their full 2019 product lineup in this catalog-style video, covering animated props, static pieces, Shocktronics, and costumes. Highlights include named pieces such as Mr. Bubblebarf, Electric Chair Revenge, Chained Fury, and Giant Skull. The company, with over 40 years of experience, manufactures all products in the USA and has been featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters. This is a broad overview rather than a build tutorial, making it ideal for haunters scouting new season purchases.
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a sweeping highlight tour of the 2025 Transworld Halloween Show in St. Louis, MO — the haunt industry's premier trade event. The video showcases a wide range of vendors and exhibitors across animatronics, haunt props, SFX makeup, costumes, and more, with on-floor interviews and live scare demonstrations. It serves as a broad snapshot of current trends and innovations driving professional haunts and dark attractions. Whether you're a seasoned haunter or a curious fan, the footage captures the scale and creativity the industry has to offer.
This short-form video from Haunted Attraction Network spotlights the Five Nights at Freddy's movie props that appeared at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, raising questions about where those pieces will end up now that the event has concluded. The clip taps into fan curiosity about the fate of high-profile licensed attraction props after their haunt runs are over. Given its brief duration, it appears to function as a conversation-starter or teaser rather than an in-depth breakdown.
This video showcases what the creator bills as Spirit Halloween's most realistic animatronic release for the 2023 season, with a focus on a clown-themed piece. The coverage appears to offer an early look at the product ahead of the Halloween season. It is aimed at fans eager to see new Spirit Halloween offerings before hitting stores.
This video tours the 2018 Halloween season offerings at Halloween City and Party City, showcasing the year's animatronics, masks, props, and decorations available to consumers. The walkthrough highlights licensed horror character merchandise including IT's Pennywise, Annabelle, The Nun, and Jason. Brands such as Morbid Enterprises and Tekky are featured among the displayed product lines. It serves as a handy seasonal snapshot for shoppers and collectors scoping out what hit retail shelves that year.
Poison Props showcases their booth presence at the 2019 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show, specifically within the Dark Zone exhibit area. The video tours an impressive lineup of 29 props and animatronics spanning clown, monster, zombie, and possessed character themes. It offers haunt industry buyers and enthusiasts an up-close look at the company's latest commercial-grade offerings for the season.
Jaimie and Jay from Wicked Makers track down the cheapest and strangest one-star-rated animatronics they can find and put them through their paces. The duo shares their honest reactions to each prop's performance, quirks, and shortcomings. They also pitch ideas for how each dud could be transformed into a genuinely impressive five-star animatronic with some creative makeover work.
Wicked Makers tours the 2023 Transworld Halloween and Haunted House Expo — widely regarded as the industry's largest trade show — capturing standout animatronics, silicone masks, body painting, costumes, and large-scale props from dozens of professional vendors. The highlight reel features pieces from companies including Poison Props, Distortions Unlimited, Scare Factory, Beastcraft, Ghost Ride, Immortal Masks, and many more. Viewers get a broad look at the current state of professional haunt fabrication, from DIY-accessible animatronic tech to jaw-dropping walk-through environments like The Dark Zone. The video also spotlights niche offerings such as chocolate skull novelties, theatrical rust finishing, and a full-scale mineshaft elevator illusion.
Scott from FrightProps walks through the core methods for tuning the speed of a pneumatic cylinder used in Halloween props and animatronics. The video covers flow control fittings and speed control mufflers as tools for slowing cylinder movement, and quick exhaust valves as a way to dramatically increase stroke speed. All featured components are available through the FrightProps store and are demonstrated in a practical, hands-on format. This is a concise, beginner-friendly reference for anyone fine-tuning air-powered haunt effects.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Kreepy Kids animatronic lineup from 2019, highlighting three playground-themed pieces: the Kiddyland Swing, Maypole, and Teeter-totter. These professionally manufactured props are designed for yard haunts, Halloween events, and dark attractions. With over four decades in the industry, Distortions Unlimited is recognized for producing durable, high-quality animated Halloween props.
A short-form clip captured at Monster Con 2022 in San Antonio featuring Michael Myers costumes and Spirit Halloween animatronics. The video showcases the iconic Boogeyman alongside other horror characters in a convention and retail Halloween setting. It serves as a fun, casual look at Halloween prop and costume culture rather than a tutorial or in-depth review.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Kreepy Kids lineup of animated Halloween props and animatronics, introduced for the 2019 season. The collection features unsettling child characters sculpted by a team of professional artists and produced in-house at Distortions. These pieces are marketed toward home yard haunts, Halloween displays, and professional dark attractions alike.
Distortions Unlimited presents their full 2020 product lineup in this catalog-style showcase video, covering animated props, static props, Shocktronics, costumes, and masks. Highlights from the new-for-2020 collection include characters such as Demon Fury, Colossus, Wicked Wolf, and Jack Attack, alongside returning fan favorites like Kreepy Kids. The video is aimed at haunters at every level, from home haunt enthusiasts to professional attraction operators. Distortions Unlimited is a US-based manufacturer with television recognition from the Travel Channel series Making Monsters.
This video offers a floor tour of the 2016 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, one of the haunted attraction industry's premier annual trade events. Filmed by Distortions Unlimited, the walkthrough showcases the wide range of vendor offerings on display, including animatronics, SFX props, masks, costumes, and escape room products. It serves as both a highlights reel for those who attended and an introduction to the scale and variety of the professional haunt industry for newcomers. The footage provides a useful snapshot of where animatronic and prop design stood in 2016.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Spirit Halloween's 2015 retail season, showcasing the store's themed sections including a swamp-inspired area and a zombie subway station concept. The tour highlights the year's animated props, costumes, and seasonal decorations available to shoppers. It serves as both a preview of what Spirit Halloween had to offer that year and an enthusiast's record of the store's theming efforts.
