Video Tag
Every video tagged “Making Monsters” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
33 videos
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Shock and Awe' beheading illusion, a professional-grade haunt prop demonstrated at the 2017 Transworld Halloween and Haunt Attractions Trade Show. The illusion creates a convincing severed-head effect suitable for high-end haunted attractions. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer in the haunt industry, also recognized from the TV series Making Monsters.
Industry veteran Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited leads this comprehensive tutorial on creating a form-fitting, moveable latex zombie face mask from start to finish. Drawing from multiple Monster Lab sessions, the video walks through every major stage of professional mask production: clay sculpting, mold making, latex casting, airbrushing, finishing, and hairing. With over 40 years in the Halloween manufacturing industry, Edmunds brings professional-grade techniques to a DIY-accessible format. The result is a wearable, flexible zombie mask built using the same foundational methods used in commercial prop production.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their professionally crafted full-body Grey Alien prop displays, sculpted by renowned artist Jordu Schell and hand-painted in-house. The latex and foam figures gained wider recognition after being featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters and are now permanently on display at the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico. This short video offers a playful, atmospheric look at these high-end Halloween props in a behind-the-scenes studio setting.
Distortions Unlimited showcases Krazy Kristen, a commercially produced animated asylum character prop featuring a straitjacketed girl with erratic movement. The prop is designed for haunted house operators and professional attraction builders looking to populate an asylum-themed scene. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer in the haunt industry, with props that have been featured on the TV series Making Monsters.
This highlight reel captures Distortions Unlimited's booth presence at the Transworld Halloween and Attractions (HAA) trade show across multiple years in St. Louis. The video showcases the company's lineup of high-end animated Halloween props and monsters, including zombies, gargoyles, sleeping giants, and more. As a major manufacturer in the dark attractions industry — with television exposure on the Travel Channel's Making Monsters — Distortions Unlimited uses the HAA convention to connect with haunted house operators, corn maze owners, and escape room designers. It serves as both a product showcase and an industry event overview.
Tom Savini and his crew get an exclusive guided tour of Distortions Unlimited, one of the Halloween industry's long-standing manufacturing powerhouses. Hosts Ed and Marsha Edmunds showcase the company's expansive operations, which span masks, props, large-scale displays, and animatronics. Distortions Unlimited gained wider public recognition through its appearance on the TV series Making Monsters. This behind-the-scenes look offers a rare glimpse into how professional Halloween products are designed and produced at scale.
Rancid is an all-electric animatronic haunt prop from Distortions Unlimited, presented as part of their Frightronic product line. The character takes the form of a creepy girl and is designed to work in both professional haunt and home haunter settings. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known Halloween industry manufacturer, recognized from the TV series Making Monsters, producing masks, props, and animatronics.
Nightfright is a female zombie animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited, the professional Halloween manufacturer known from the TV series Making Monsters. The prop is fully electric and falls under Distortions' Frightronic line of animated Halloween characters. It is designed to work across a range of settings including yard haunts, cemetery scenes, haunted attractions, and Halloween parties.
This highlight reel draws from standout moments across Distortions Unlimited's 'Making Monsters' reality series, which aired on the Travel Channel. Viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at the professional monster-making studio, featuring key team members including Ed Edmunds, Jordu Schell, and guest Alice Cooper. The clip showcases the breadth of Distortions Unlimited's work, spanning animatronics, masks, costumes, and large-scale Halloween props. It serves as an energetic introduction to the company's craft and the personalities who bring their creatures to life.
This crew profile video spotlights "Super Mando," a long-tenured Distortions Unlimited team member who has spent nearly two decades mastering mold making, latex pouring, seaming, and finishing work. The video blends a personal human-interest story — Mando's journey from Mexico to working in the U.S. Halloween industry — with a glimpse into the professional prop and mask manufacturing process at one of Halloween's most recognized studios. Distortions Unlimited is known for high-quality animatronics, masks, and props used by haunters, theme parks, and home haunters alike. The series aims to put faces to the craftsmanship behind the brand.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
This crew profile video introduces Mike Glover, known as 'The Mechanic' at Distortions Unlimited, a veteran prop and animatronic builder with over two decades at the company. Mike's background in farming and construction informs his hands-on approach to welding, mechanical design, and fabrication of the company's Halloween creations. The video is part of a series spotlighting the skilled individuals behind Distortions Unlimited, a US-based manufacturer featured on the Travel Channel's Making Monsters. It offers an inside look at the craftsmanship and expertise that go into professional-grade Halloween animatronics and props.
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.
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.
This short behind-the-scenes clip from Distortions Unlimited showcases the alien prop and flying saucer display created for the Roswell UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico. The footage was captured during production of the Travel Channel reality series Making Monsters, offering a rare glimpse into Distortions' professional fabrication work beyond Halloween. It highlights the studio's breadth, spanning museum-quality themed displays alongside their well-known Halloween animatronics and masks.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Mad Dog' Frightronic, an all-electric animated prop featuring a vicious, snarling dog character. The prop delivers shaking motion paired with growling audio, and comes packaged with an included audio CD for easy setup. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known name in the professional haunt industry, having been featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters.
Distortions Unlimited showcases their Rat Trap Frightronic prop, an electrically actuated animatronic rat exceeding four feet in length. The prop ships with an included audio CD for ready-to-use sound playback, making it a turnkey scare piece. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known professional prop manufacturer that has appeared on the TV series Making Monsters.
Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited demonstrates the Zombie Beheaded illusion prop, a wearable costume piece designed to make it appear the user is carrying their own severed head. The prop is versatile enough for haunted house queue entertainment, zombie walks, and Halloween costuming. Distortions Unlimited is a long-established Halloween prop manufacturer with television exposure on the Travel Channel's Making Monsters, and the prop has notably been used by musician Buckethead as a puppet character.
Industry legends Jordu Schell and Ed Edmunds go head-to-head in a candid debate about the merits of Nocturnal, a classic Distortions Unlimited mask from the 1980s. The conversation begins with Jordu sharing his appreciation for another vintage Distortions mask, Sycron, before pivoting to his thoughts on Nocturnal. This behind-the-scenes clip was captured during production of the Travel Channel reality series Making Monsters, with the pair discussing the mask while working on the Shocktronic animatronic Goreliath.
This short feature showcases JET Alien, a full-body standing alien prop sculpted by Jordu Schell at Distortions Unlimited and highlighted on the Travel Channel's Making Monsters. The roughly 4-foot prop has latex skin, a foam-filled body, and poseable arms and neck. It's presented as a finished studio-crafted piece rather than a build tutorial, fitting alien, UFO, and sci-fi display scenes.
