Video Tag
Every video tagged “masks” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
121 videos
Stiltbeast Studios walks through airbrushing techniques specifically applied to fur for masks and costumes, with a focus on achieving realistic creature effects. The tutorial demonstrates how strategic color application can bring depth and life to werewolf-style masks and wearable props. This is a practical, skill-focused session from an experienced haunted attraction builder.
The creator visits three Spirit Halloween store locations in the Clearwater, Florida area to scout the 2021 seasonal lineup. The video tours animatronics, masks, décor, and props available that year, giving viewers a broad look at what Spirit Halloween stocked for the season. It functions as both a shopping guide and an enthusiast tour for Halloween prop hunters.
Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited shares his enthusiasm for the Paasche Black Zephyr airbrush, explaining why it has become a favorite in his work. The short clip is a personal endorsement rather than a step-by-step tutorial, focused on his impressions of the tool. It offers a glimpse into the gear preferences of a well-known haunt and prop creator.
The host visits both Halloween City and Spirit Halloween stores just before October to scout out new seasonal offerings, including animatronics, decorations, and character masks. The video functions as an informal walkthrough and show-and-tell of what each retailer has stocked for the Halloween season. Highlights appear to include masks tied to recognizable horror characters such as Michael Myers and clown figures, as well as animated props. It serves as a practical preview for shoppers wanting to know what's on shelves before making a trip.
Distortions Unlimited is a veteran Halloween prop and animatronics manufacturer with roots going back to 1978, producing handcrafted masks, costumes, animated displays, and Shocktronics for haunts and themed attractions. This short promotional video highlights the company's reputation for quality and durability within the professional haunt industry. The brand is widely recognized, including a feature on the Travel Channel series 'Making Monsters,' led by owners Ed and Marsha Edmunds.
Haunt Former visits four major retailers — Michaels, Spirit Halloween, Lowe's, and Big Lots — in a single nearly half-hour Halloween shopping tour for 2022. Each store segment is timestamped, making it easy to jump to your preferred retailer. The video showcases animatronics, props, masks, and seasonal décor available that year across a range of price points and styles. It serves as a handy snapshot of what the 2022 Halloween retail season had to offer.
This short channel trailer offers a peek inside Distortions Unlimited, a professional studio that designs and manufactures monsters, masks, animatronics, and Halloween props for haunts and horror applications. The clip showcases the breadth of their product line, including pieces like a bound corpse and a creature called the Xenovore. It serves primarily as a brand introduction and storefront promotion rather than a step-by-step tutorial.
Haunt Former tours a Walmart Halloween section for the 2020 season, showcasing what the retail giant has to offer budget-conscious Halloween shoppers. The video covers a range of seasonal finds including lighting, decorations, masks, animatronics, and horror movies. It serves as a quick reference for viewers wanting to know what mainstream retail has stocked before making a trip to the store.
In this recorded presentation from Greeley, Colorado's Do Tell series, Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited reflects on a career spent making masks, monsters, and animatronics that scare people. He traces the story of the company he co-founded with his wife Marsha in 1978, which has supplied props and costumes to haunted houses and themed events nationwide. The talk centers on lessons learned and the craft of the haunt industry rather than a hands-on build.
This short clip from Horror 365 appears to showcase Murder Beach Productions and their lineup of costumes, props, masks, and animatronics at what is likely the Transworld Halloween & Attractions trade show. The footage gives viewers a glimpse at professional-grade haunt products from this vendor. With no source description and zero runtime logged, content details are inferred solely from the title.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough tour of Halloween City and its parent store Party City for the 2021 season, showcasing new animatronics, masks, costumes, and decorations hitting shelves. The host highlights standout items from brands such as Tekky and Ghoulish Productions, including character-themed pieces like Michael Myers and Reaper figures. It serves as a useful scouting guide for Halloween shoppers and collectors looking to see what's new before heading to the store.
A walkthrough tour of a local Party City store showcasing its 2021 Halloween lineup, with a focus on two featured animatronics: a Fogging Grim Reaper and a Crawling Girl. The creator also surveys newly stocked decor walls filled with masks, costumes, and props. The video gives viewers an early look at what Party City has to offer for the 2021 Halloween season.
Distortions Unlimited offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of professional Halloween prop making, featuring the husband-and-wife duo Ed and Marsha. The pair collaborate to create masks, animatronics, and horror props. This short video serves as a channel introduction, highlighting the team and their creative partnership.
Haunt Former takes viewers on a 2022 Halloween shopping tour across three major retailers — Halloween City, Target, and Walmart — showcasing their seasonal selections of animatronics, props, masks, and decorations. The video is structured as a chapter-by-chapter store walkthrough, giving haunt enthusiasts and home decorators a preview of what's available on shelves that year. It serves as a practical scouting resource for anyone planning a haunt or holiday display without having to visit every store in person.
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.
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 video is the second installment of a Spirit Halloween store tour series for 2022, revisiting two Spirit Halloween locations to showcase the season's animatronics, props, masks, and home décor offerings. The host guides viewers through the aisles, highlighting new and notable items available that year. It serves as a practical shopping preview for Halloween enthusiasts looking to see what Spirit Halloween has in stock before visiting a store themselves.
This short video showcases a close-up look at every Jason Voorhees variant unmasked in Friday the 13th: The Game, including the Savini Jason and Retro Jason variants. It gives viewers a rare opportunity to examine the detailed face models beneath each version's iconic mask. The clip is a quick visual reference for fans curious about the in-game character designs across the various Jason incarnations.
Stiltbeast Studios takes viewers behind the scenes of a professional video shoot at Dark Hour Haunted House, revealing the monster-making craft that brings the attraction to life. The video offers an insider look at the characters, costumes, and props that populate one of the haunted attraction industry's notable venues. It serves as both a showcase of Stiltbeast Studios' fabrication work and a compelling promotional piece for the haunt itself.
This short behind-the-scenes tour takes viewers inside Distortions Unlimited, where owners Ed (in a house-made gorilla costume) and Marsha guide you through their facility. You get a glimpse of how their Halloween animatronics, props, and masks come together, along with introductions to some of the crew. It highlights a company that has been crafting monsters for haunts, horror, and themed attractions for over four decades.
This crew feature puts the spotlight on Janene Johnson, a long-tenured Distortions Unlimited team member with over two decades of experience in customer service and Halloween sales. The video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the human side of one of the Halloween industry's well-known prop and animatronics manufacturers. Beyond her primary customer-facing role, Janene contributes to shipping, prop finishing, and facility tours, illustrating the versatility required of staff at a hands-on manufacturing company. Distortions Unlimited, known from the Travel Channel series Making Monsters, serves home haunters, professional haunted attractions, and Halloween retailers alike.
This short-form video from Haunted Attraction Network offers a quick look at new Scooby-Doo themed masks from Trick or Treat Studios. The clip showcases the latest licensed character mask releases, giving viewers an early glimpse at upcoming product offerings. Given the brevity of the format, it likely serves as a teaser or spotlight rather than an in-depth review.
This video covers Trick or Treat Studios' booth and 2023 product catalog as presented at HAuNTcon (Halloween and Party Expo), walking viewers through the company's newest masks, figures, and other upcoming releases. The host provides an enthusiastic overview of what TOTS is bringing to market, making it a go-to preview for fans and haunt buyers alike. It serves as both a convention recap and a practical product-discovery resource for the Halloween community.
A quick showcase of Halloween masks on display at the 2015 Halloween and Party Expo, held in New Orleans. The footage draws from images sourced via Halloween Asylum's Facebook page, highlighting the season's offerings from vendors including Morbid Enterprises. It serves as a fan-style preview of new mask designs available for the 2015 Halloween season.
