Video Tag
Every video tagged “celebrity haunt” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
5 videos
Distortions Unlimited documents their 2021 Halloween visit to Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver's home, where the legendary entertainer has been running a yard haunt for over five decades. The crew delivered and set up a range of Distortions animatronics and props — including a giant singing animatronic head performing Thriller with Van Dyke's own voice — and suited up in costumes to help scare and entertain guests. The evening also featured a live Halloween show with a ventriloquist, a puppeteer, and Dick and Arlene themselves dancing and singing. Behind-the-scenes footage of the crew meeting and having lunch with Van Dyke adds a personal, celebratory touch to the video.
Distortions Unlimited — the professional Halloween prop and animatronics company — documents their annual tradition of helping legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke set up his home yard haunt, this time in celebration of his upcoming 100th birthday. The crew brought out several 2025 props including the new Xenovore animatronic and the Giant Talking Head to dress up the display. It's a warm behind-the-scenes look at a decade-long collaboration between a Hollywood icon and one of the Halloween industry's most respected prop makers.
Ed and Marsha Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited go behind the scenes at Dick Van Dyke's legendary home haunt, helping set up professional-grade props and animatronics for his annual neighborhood Halloween event. The 2018 celebration featured an elaborate live show directed and performed by Dick's wife Arlene Silver, blending song, dance, drama, and marionette puppetry with themed characters from Hocus Pocus and The Little Mermaid. Special guests including James Cameron in Frankenstein SFX makeup added to the spectacle. The video offers a rare peek at how a celebrity-scale home haunt combines professional prop manufacturing with live theatrical performance.
Distortions Unlimited — the professional animatronic and prop manufacturer featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters — visits Dick Van Dyke's home to install a large monster prop in his yard ahead of Halloween. The setup is put to the test scaring unsuspecting neighborhood kids, with the legendary entertainer clearly delighting in the festivities. The video offers a fun peek at what a professionally built yard haunt looks like when deployed in a real residential setting.
This compilation pairs clips from the Travel Channel's Making Monsters with original behind-the-scenes footage shot by Distortions Unlimited as the team delivered a large animatronic to entertainer Dick Van Dyke. It highlights Van Dyke's decades-long passion for Halloween decorating, which began with building his own monsters and has grown to include professional props. Rather than a tutorial, it offers a fun look at a celebrity haunt enthusiast and the company behind the creatures.
