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Every video tagged “Ed Edmunds” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
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Monster Day 2019 is a Greeley, Colorado Halloween and monster-themed festival showcasing costumes, animatronics, props, and live demonstrations in a family-friendly setting. Distortions Unlimited and Blazen Illuminations contributed a Monster World pop-up attraction to the event. The festival also featured a Halloween hearse show, sculpting and painting demos, SFX, live music, and a costume contest, drawing comparisons to events like Comic Con and Transworld.
Distortions Unlimited founders Ed Edmunds and Marsha Taub Edmunds showcase their lineup of pumpkin-themed props and animatronics at Halloween & Party Expo 2022, featured within the Morris Costumes booth. The brief walkthrough highlights both established favorites and new 2022 releases, including the debut of the Jack Widow prop and a sneak peek at the upcoming Jack is Back animatronic. Additional new props were teased for release later in the year, with Jack is Back slated to go on sale through the Distortions website shortly after the expo.
Distortions Unlimited owner Ed Edmunds showcases the Corpse Beheaded, a zombie decapitation illusion prop from their 2019 Halloween lineup. The hand-operated piece is constructed from latex and foam and finished with hand painting, all done in the USA. It functions as a wearable costume accessory suited for haunted attractions, yard haunts, cosplay, and zombie-themed events. Distortions Unlimited is known from their appearance on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters.
AJ Good of House of Masks visits Distortions Unlimited for an inside look at the company's iconic vintage latex mask lineup, including pieces like the Liar, Baby Face, Hockey Mask, Mini Vampire, and Mini Alien. The conversation highlights how several of these masks found their way into the world of music, most notably worn by bands such as Slipknot and guitarist Buckethead. AJ examines original foam masters and discusses the history and cultural impact behind each design. It's a compelling crossover between Halloween prop heritage and mainstream music iconography.
Distortions Unlimited owners Ed and Marsha Edmunds showcase their large-scale Zombie Podium, a professionally crafted prop built on a metal armature with a foam-filled latex skin and hand-painted finish. The piece is a versatile functional prop that can serve as a DJ booth, ticket counter, lectern, or haunted event centerpiece. Footage from Distortions Monster World shows it in active use as a ticket counter. The zombie head featured on the prop was also spotlighted on the TV series Making Monsters.
Distortions Unlimited previews a selection of their 2020 Halloween product lineup in this short compilation, showcasing animatronics, Frightronics, and decorative props including standout pieces like the Giant Blazing Pumpkin, Demon Rising, and Nosferatu. The video serves as a catalog-style overview rather than a build tutorial, highlighting the range and quality of their commercially manufactured offerings. Distortions Unlimited is a long-established American Halloween manufacturer supplying home haunters, professional haunted attractions, and theme parks alike.
This raw behind-the-scenes video takes viewers inside the Distortions Unlimited workshop in the lead-up to the Transworld 2026 trade show. The footage captures the studio's production floor actively building and finishing a range of monster characters and animatronic props slated for the 2026 lineup. Featured creations include Frankenstein's Monster, Reptilian, Electric Zombie, Death Rising, and Mad Scientist, offering a rare unfiltered look at professional Halloween prop manufacturing at scale.
This behind-the-scenes look at Distortions Unlimited follows founder Ed Edmunds as he paints a Bound Corpse prop while sharing production secrets for manufacturing Halloween props at volume. Team members Tom and Trevor also weigh in with practical tips for maintaining consistent paint quality across large runs of animatronics like the Xenovore. The video offers a rare insider glimpse into the workflow and craft philosophy of one of the haunt industry's most recognized prop studios.
Ed Edmunds and Jordu Schell — both known from the Travel Channel reality series Making Monsters — are shown painting Distortions Unlimited's Resurrection collector series latex masks, with additional painting work contributed by Tom Cassidy. The Resurrection line is a special series sculpted by Jordu Schell that pays homage to classic Distortions Unlimited Halloween masks. The short clip offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the professional hand-painting process behind these sought-after collector pieces.
This short behind-the-scenes clip from Distortions Unlimited offers a rare look at the professional prop-making process as sculptor Tom Cassidy completes the head sculpt for a giant werewolf animatronic. Company owners Ed and Marsha Edmunds evaluate the piece alongside mold makers, focusing on whether the detailed teeth could create complications during molding and casting. The finished prop was slated to debut at the Transworld Halloween and Attractions show. WED clay — a water-based, slow-drying medium originally developed for Disney animatronic work — is highlighted as the sculpting material of choice.
Distortions Unlimited co-founders Ed Edmunds and Tom Cassidy are shown developing four distinct paint color schemes for the company's new 2022 T-Rex Head Wall Mount prop. The video goes behind the scenes of the professional prop design process, revealing how creative decisions are made collaboratively — including input from Marsha and the broader crew. The four finished colorways — Jungle Green, Desert Red, Mountain Grey, and Swamp with Bloody Teeth — reflect both aesthetic range and retail appeal. The piece holds personal significance for Tom Cassidy, who sculpted it with the T-Rex as his all-time favorite monster.
This short promotional video showcases the artistry and craftsmanship behind Distortions Unlimited, a US-based Halloween prop and animatronic manufacturer with over four decades of experience. Set to classical cello music, the piece highlights the skilled team at work — sculpting, welding, painting, and finishing professional-grade creatures. Featured products span both 2020 releases and longtime classics, spanning demons, wolves, and monster characters. It positions the company's output as suitable for home haunters, professional haunted attractions, and theme parks alike.
In this episode of the Monster Lab instructional series, industry veteran Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited walks viewers through the essential tools and supplies needed to set up a home monster-making studio. The focus is on equipping beginners and enthusiasts with the foundational knowledge to start sculpting, molding, and painting Halloween masks and props the professional way. Drawing on Distortions Unlimited's deep manufacturing background, Ed shares practical guidance on material selection and studio organization. At 73 minutes, it's a thorough orientation for anyone serious about entering the craft.
In this Monster Lab episode, Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited demonstrates a quick technique for adding a realistic gloss to latex mask and prop eyes using Devcon 5 Minute Epoxy Clear. The method is drawn directly from Distortions' professional production workflow for masks, props, and animatronics. At just four minutes, it's a compact, focused tutorial that can immediately elevate the realism of any finished latex piece.
Renowned sculptor Jordu Schell discusses his work designing and sculpting the Distortions Unlimited Resurrection Latex Mask series, a limited-edition collector line created as a tribute to the early masks of Distortions founder Ed Edmunds. Jordu reflects on how those original Distortions masks influenced his career as an artist. The Resurrection series features high-quality character masks including Nightmare I, Krem, Andromeda, Rotted Corpse, Zombie, and Creeton, among others.
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers behind the scenes as Tom Cassidy and Ed Edmunds paint their new Mutinee prop — the 2023 Monster Day mascot for Greeley, Colorado. The video follows the full painting workflow from base coat through detail work, with crew members weighing in on early paint tests. The finished prop is then brought to an official City of Greeley meeting, where it earns enthusiastic approval ahead of the Monster Day festival.
This short-form video spotlights Distortions Unlimited, the professional Halloween prop and animatronics company helmed by husband-and-wife duo Ed and Marsha Edmunds. The clip celebrates over four decades of the pair crafting monsters, props, masks, and costumes together. It serves as a brand story vignette highlighting the passion and longevity behind one of the haunt industry's well-known names.
Industry veteran Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited walks viewers through the process of sculpting a skull mask using the studio's professional techniques. Distortions Unlimited brings decades of Halloween industry experience to this hands-on tutorial, offering a rare look at how a top-tier monster-making shop approaches mask design. The video reflects the same craftsmanship showcased on the TV series Making Monsters.
Monster Day 2022 is a Greeley, Colorado community festival centered on monster culture, featuring costumes, animatronics, SFX makeup, vendors, food, and a costume contest. The event was organized in partnership with the City of Greeley and local businesses, with proceeds benefiting the Don't Be A Monster anti-bullying initiative. Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds and his crew put on a lively show by speed-painting latex Halloween masks and tossing them into the crowd as prizes. The festival also showcased Distortions' newest monster mascot, Rex, alongside previous mascots at their vendor booth.
This trailer introduces Monster Lab, a multi-episode instructional video series from Distortions Unlimited hosted by industry veteran Ed Edmunds. The series promises to cover the full spectrum of Halloween mask and prop creation, including sculpting, painting, molding, and special effects. Guest artists are featured alongside Edmunds, offering viewers exposure to a variety of professional techniques and styles.
Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds demonstrates how quickly a professional can paint a latex skull mask from base coat to highlights, offering a behind-the-scenes look at production-floor efficiency. The short clip reveals speed-painting techniques developed over decades of professional monster-making. It serves as both an entertaining time-lapse-style showcase and a practical glimpse into how high-volume Halloween prop studios streamline their finishing process.
Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited and AJ Good of The House of Masks discuss the origin and history of the Zombie Beheaded puppet illusion, which famously served as the basis for Buckethead's iconic 'Herbie' stage prop. Ed originally sculpted the Zombie Beheaded in the late 1990s as part of a broader Beheaded series that also includes Fresh Beheaded, Corpse Beheaded, and Ratgirl. The line was discontinued at some point but was later relaunched due to ongoing demand from both Halloween enthusiasts and Buckethead fans. Distortions Unlimited sells the prop only in its original stock form and is not involved in any custom Herbie conversions.
Distortions Unlimited offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the early paint-testing process for their 2022 Jack Widow Giant Halloween Spider prop. Artists Ed and Tom each painted one side of the prototype using different color schemes, allowing a direct side-by-side comparison before Marsha weighed in with creative direction. The footage documents how the team iterated through multiple paint designs before arriving at the final production look. Jack Widow went on to become one of the company's most popular props of the 2022 season.
Distortions Unlimited co-founders Marsha and Ed introduce their Monster Buddies prop line, spotlighting Fang — the brand-new 2020 mascot for Monster Day, a family-friendly monster festival held in downtown Greeley, Colorado. The latex figures are designed and handcrafted in-house at Distortions Unlimited and include characters from the Monster Kids and Kreepy Kids collections. The video serves as a short, enthusiastic product reveal timed to the Monster Day 2020 event.
