Video Tag
Every video tagged “haunt industry” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
329 videos
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.
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.
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 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.
Distortions Unlimited tours the 2023 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show, capturing booth footage, vendor interviews, and highlights from across the convention floor. The video showcases the breadth of the professional haunt industry, including animatronics, Halloween props, masks, costumes, and SFX makeup. It serves as both an industry recap and a behind-the-scenes look at Distortions Unlimited's own show presence.
This short-form video from the Haunted Attraction Network showcases a custom animatronic piece called Monster's Revenge, built by Poison Props. The clip appears to highlight the finished prop in action, giving haunt professionals and enthusiasts a look at a high-end creature animatronic. Given the brevity and lack of a source description, specific build or mechanical details are limited.
Wicked Makers hosts Jaimie and Jay tour the 2022 Midwest Haunters Convention in Chicago, offering viewers a highlight reel of one of the Halloween industry's dedicated trade and fan events. The video gives an inside look at the vendors, props, and community that make up the haunter ecosystem. It serves as both an event recap and an introduction for those unfamiliar with Halloween conventions.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of the Poison Props booth at the 2023 TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show, one of the haunt industry's premier trade events. It showcases the company's latest professional-grade props and animatronics available for haunted attraction operators. The footage gives haunt professionals and enthusiasts a close-up look at new product offerings without attending the show in person.
Poison Props takes viewers on a guided tour of their booth at the TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show 2024, one of the haunt industry's premier trade events. The video highlights the company's latest prop and animatronic offerings on display for haunt buyers and industry professionals. It serves as both a product showcase and an inside look at the professional haunted attraction marketplace.
This video takes viewers on a tour of the Midwest Haunters Convention 2023, with a spotlight on the Distortions Unlimited booth alongside highlights from other vendors across the show floor. The convention brings together a wide cross-section of the haunt world — professional attraction operators, home haunters, scare actors, collectors, and Halloween enthusiasts. Coverage includes Halloween props, animatronics, costumes, SFX makeup, and original artwork from a diverse range of exhibitors. It serves as both a showcase of Distortions Unlimited's offerings and a broader snapshot of the current haunt industry landscape.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Jolt Electric Chair, an animatronic haunted house prop that shakes and thrashes to simulate an electrocution effect. The video highlights the company's long history of pioneering electric chair animatronics for the Halloween and haunt industry. It serves as a product demonstration for haunters and attraction operators considering adding the prop to their lineup.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2022 'Mutant' animatronic prop, a sci-fi horror creature designed for professional haunted houses, theme parks, and dark attractions. The prop is notable for its exceptionally fast movement and an integrated water spray effect that adds a visceral scare element. Distortions Unlimited highlights their longstanding reputation for building durable, high-quality animatronics for the haunt and horror industry.
Distortions Unlimited tours their 2025 Transworld Halloween Show booth, spotlighting a lineup of newly released commercial animatronics and props. Featured pieces include Xenovore, Electric Zombie, TRex Escape, Alien Incubator, Infected, Goblin, Demon, Mummy, and Banshee Legend, alongside crew interviews and on-floor scares. The video serves as a showcase of the company's latest creature and prop offerings rather than a build or how-to.
This compilation showcases the monster-making process at Distortions Unlimited, a long-running maker of hand-crafted Halloween props and animatronics. It walks through their workflow from design and sculpting to molding, pouring, and painting, while highlighting signature creations like the Pumpkin Witch, Colossus, the Giant Skull, and Mutant. The reel offers a behind-the-scenes look at how professional-grade haunt monsters come to life rather than a step-by-step tutorial.
Poison Props takes viewers on a tour of their display booth at the 2025 TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show, one of the haunt industry's premier trade events. The video showcases the company's latest professional-grade props and products on the show floor. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a leading prop manufacturer presents itself to haunt buyers and industry professionals.
Poison Props takes viewers on a walkthrough of their booth at the TransWorld 2026 haunted attraction trade show. The video showcases the company's latest professional-grade props and products on display for the haunt industry. It offers an inside look at what Poison Props is bringing to market for the upcoming haunt season.
This short clip showcases the Scream Generator, a Shocktronic animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited, captured at the Transworld Halloween Show 2017. The footage highlights real scare reactions from haunters — experienced industry insiders — getting startled by the prop in full lighting, underscoring just how effective it would be in a dark haunt environment. It serves as a visceral, reaction-based demo reel for the product.
A short, atmosphere-focused clip from the Haunted Attraction Network capturing the spooky vibes at what appears to be MHC (Midwest Haunters Convention). The video leans into mood and ambiance rather than instruction or demonstration. It offers a brief, evocative glimpse into the Halloween haunt community and event culture.
FrightProps takes viewers on a walkthrough of their booth presence at the 2026 TransWorld Halloween and Attractions Show, one of the haunt industry's premier trade events. The video offers a look at the props, products, and displays FrightProps showcased on the trade show floor. It serves as both a product preview and an inside glimpse into the professional haunted attraction industry's annual gathering.
This 31-minute reel compiles highlights from the Distortions Unlimited booth at the Transworld Halloween Show across 2015 through 2023. It showcases the company's professional-grade animatronics, monsters, props, and costumes on display for the haunt industry, including named creations like Colossus, Mutant, Scare Wolf, Zombie Shock, and Pumpkin Witch. It functions as a showcase reel rather than a build tutorial, giving viewers a look at commercial haunt gear seen at the convention.
GMHaunts delivers a nearly hour-long floor walkthrough of the 2024 TransWorld Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, one of the haunt industry's biggest annual trade events. The video tours the Dark Zone and highlights standout animatronics and props on display from various vendors. It serves as a comprehensive preview of what professional haunters and enthusiasts can expect from the latest offerings in the industry. The footage gives viewers an immersive look at cutting-edge haunt technology and design trends heading into the Halloween season.
This video counts down the creator's top 10 favorite new animatronics spotted at the Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show 2026, highlighting standout pieces from the haunt and Halloween retail industry. The host shares personal picks and reactions to the latest offerings from major and specialty vendors. It serves as an early preview of what Halloween shoppers and haunters can expect to see hitting shelves and haunt floors in the upcoming season.
This short trailer promotes a feature-length documentary about Composite Effects (CFX), a Baton Rouge-based silicone mask manufacturer widely regarded as a leading supplier to the international haunt industry. The film goes behind the scenes at CFX during the 2011 Halloween season, chronicling the company's early growing pains on its rise to prominence. Fans of creature effects, horror props, and professional mask-making will get a rare insider look at the studio's operations and creative process.
