Video Tag
Every video tagged “animatronics” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1240 videos
Distortions Unlimited offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at their Xenovore alien animatronic being tested and painted on the shop floor. The short clip captures the professional fabrication process at one of the industry's well-known Halloween prop manufacturers. It provides a rare look at the craftsmanship and live mechanical testing that goes into a high-end horror animatronic before it ships.
A short-form showcase of vintage Gemmy animatronic figures depicting Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, filmed at Monster Con San Antonio 2023. The clip frames the two iconic horror characters as an animatronic face-off, highlighting the collectible props in action. It offers a quick but fun look at classic licensed Halloween animatronics for fans and collectors alike.
HauntScene takes viewers through a full walkthrough of the Dark Zone, one of the standout horror experiences at the 2026 TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis. The attraction showcases professional-grade scare design, detailed horror environments, and animatronics representing the cutting edge of the haunted attraction industry. As the world's largest Halloween and haunted attraction trade show, TransWorld serves as a benchmark for what top-tier haunts can achieve. This video offers a front-row look at the kind of immersive horror that inspires haunters and attraction designers worldwide.
A 50-minute walkthrough of Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest 2023, exploring multiple themed scare zones including Hell Valley Cemetery, Infestation, Wicked Hollows, and Soul Harvest. The video captures scare actor performances, atmospheric props, animatronics, and the overall Halloween ambiance of the park. Viewers get an extended, immersive tour of the event's scares and screams across multiple revisits to key zones.
A quick look at the animated Halloween prop lineup available at Party City for the 2023 season. The video highlights several creature-themed animatronics including gargoyles, vultures, and a snake. It serves as an informal in-store showcase for shoppers scouting ready-made décor options.
Haunt Former walks through Big Lots' 2022 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's lineup of animatronics, inflatables, props, and decorations. The video serves as a retail scouting guide for Halloween shoppers hunting for affordable seasonal finds. It's the first part of a broader 2022 Halloween store walkthrough series. Viewers get an early look at what Big Lots has to offer before items sell out.
GMHaunts covers the confirmed lineup of Spirit Halloween's returning in-store animatronics and tabletop decorations for the 2022 season. Fan-favorite theme animatronics — including Mr. Dark, Shorty, Beetlejuice, and Nightcrawler — are confirmed to be back on shelves. The video also reveals which tabletop items have been quietly discontinued, surprising many longtime Spirit Halloween fans.
A short walkthrough video spotlighting the life-size Halloween prop selection available at Home Depot for the 2022 season. The creator surveys the in-store display of full-scale figures and decorations for Halloween shoppers and collectors. At just two minutes, it serves as a quick scouting report of what the retailer is stocking that year.
In this short interview-style clip, Ed Edmunds — co-owner of Distortions Unlimited and a veteran of the Halloween manufacturing industry — reflects on his lifelong passion for monsters, shares his favorite monster, and speaks candidly about the challenges and rewards of making monsters professionally. Distortions Unlimited, based in Greeley, Colorado, produces animatronics, props, masks, and costumes for haunted attractions, theme parks, and the broader Halloween market. Ed's career spans more than four decades and includes recognition through the Travel Channel series Making Monsters. The video offers an intimate glimpse into the mindset of one of Halloween's most influential craftspeople.
Haunt Former tours four major retail destinations — Home Depot, Spirit Halloween, Party City, and At Home — to showcase their 2023 Halloween lineups. The video gives viewers an extended look at animatronics, props, and masks available at each store during the season. With dedicated chapter timestamps for each location, it functions as a practical shopping guide for Halloween enthusiasts. The Home Depot segment gets the most screen time, suggesting a particularly notable selection there that year.
This behind-the-scenes feature takes viewers into the Distortions Unlimited paint room, showing three sped-up sequences of animatronics and props being painted from start to finish, all set to music. Featured pieces include Colossus, Scare Wolf, Mutant, Alien Parasite, and Zombie Podium among others. Rather than a step-by-step tutorial, it's a stylized montage highlighting the finishing process at a professional Halloween prop company.
This short clip from the Haunted Attraction Network captures the Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach Glamrock animatronic characters on display at Monsterpalooza, a major horror industry convention. The footage showcases the detailed, life-sized FNAF figures that draw heavy interest from fans and haunt professionals alike. With no additional description available, specifics about the display setup or exhibitor remain limited.
A short-form Halloween video from Horror 365 showcasing an impressive animatronic, likely featuring a dog or skull theme based on the associated tags. The clip appears to be a quick highlight reel celebrating the appeal of animatronic Halloween props. Given the DIY tag, it may touch on hobbyist or home-haunt creation, though the brevity of the video limits detailed instruction.
GMHaunts counts down his top 5 animatronics he hopes will return to the HalloweenCostumes.com 2026 lineup, along with an honorable mention. The video is a fan-driven wishlist and predictions piece rather than a hands-on review or build tutorial. It offers a fun look at standout animatronic props from past seasons that the creator believes deserve a comeback.
This video offers an up-close walkthrough of Morris Costumes' 2021 animated Halloween prop lineup as showcased at the Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show. The creator moves through roughly a dozen distinct animatronics — ranging from crawling and hanging possessed figures to digital-eyed reapers and witches — giving viewers a solid real-world look at scale, movement, and detail. Standout pieces highlighted include the returning Rosemary figure, the whimsical Cotton Candice, and the Scorched Scarecrow. It serves as a practical preview for haunters and retailers scouting new product for the 2021 season.
The creator tours both Target and Spirit Halloween retail locations to showcase what's hitting shelves for the 2024 Halloween season, covering animatronics, props, masks, inflatables, and character-based décor. The video is split into dedicated segments for each store, giving viewers a thorough look at available products before committing to a purchase. It serves as an early-season scouting report for Halloween enthusiasts eager to know what's new and available this year.
This video offers a walk-through tour of the Poison Oak Street haunted attraction, a high-end seasonal show that PoisonProps.com has been producing since 1996. The display features professional-grade animatronic figures spanning classic Halloween themes including zombies, skeletons, ghouls, and ghosts. The long-running production showcases the kind of polished, immersive experience that bridges home haunting ambition with near-professional execution.
This short-form clip showcases an infected-themed animatronic from Distortions Unlimited, a well-known professional haunt prop manufacturer, likely filmed at the TransWorld Halloween & Attractions trade show. The piece appears to highlight the animatronic's design and movement capabilities as a finished commercial product. Given the brevity and trade-show context, it functions primarily as a product showcase rather than a build tutorial.
This short video announces the launch of Distortions Unlimited's YouTube membership program. Members who join gain access to exclusive perks including live streams, behind-the-scenes footage, extended cuts, sneak peeks, early video access, and member-only polls. Non-members can still enjoy the channel's regular free content, such as Monster Lab episodes, product videos, and unboxings.
Haunt Former tours two major retail destinations — Halloween City (Party City's dedicated Halloween pop-up store) and Target — to showcase what Halloween 2023 has to offer in terms of animatronics, props, masks, and seasonal décor. The video is split into two distinct store segments, giving viewers a broad look at consumer-grade Halloween merchandise available that season. It serves as a convenient buying guide and trend overview for decorators and haunt enthusiasts scoping out off-the-shelf options.
This short showcase reel highlights the animated prop lineup from Distortions Unlimited, a veteran Halloween and haunt industry manufacturer with over four decades of experience. The video features an array of impressive creatures and characters — including dragons, zombies, skeletons, witches, giants, and electric chair props — demonstrating the company's range of large-scale animatronic offerings. Distortions Unlimited, led by Ed and Marsha Edmunds, gained wider recognition through their appearance on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters. The video serves as a brand overview and product teaser rather than a build or tutorial.
The Haunted Attraction Network delivers a comprehensive floor-level tour of TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show 2025, interviewing more than 25 vendors across animatronics, props, costumes, fog effects, and show-control technology. Highlights include Distortions Unlimited's massive new Xenovore animatronic, Froggy's Fog's CO₂-free TJ-10 Turbo Jet upshot machine, and COGS' Actor Assist silent communication system. Beyond the trade floor, the video captures after-hours events including the Dark Zone immersive showcase, the Zombie Prom, and the Vampire Circus performances. Chapter markers allow viewers to jump directly to any vendor or event segment.
This short-form video from Haunted Attraction Network spotlights the Banshee, a new animatronic offering from Distortions Unlimited. The clip appears to showcase the prop in action, giving haunters and attraction operators a first look at its design and movement capabilities. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer of professional-grade Halloween animatronics and figures.
This short-form video from Horror 365 showcases a collection of Halloween animatronic props at what appears to be a retail or display setting called Gore Galore. The clip features both large and small creature-themed animatronics, with a clown prop among the highlights. Given its brief runtime and hashtag-driven format, it reads as a quick preview or walkthrough of available seasonal offerings.
