Video Tag
Every video tagged “props” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
171 videos
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a highlight tour of the 2018 Transworld Halloween & Haunt Show, one of the industry's premier trade events. The walkthrough showcases a wide range of vendors and creators spanning animatronics, masks, gore props, costumes, SFX makeup, and body painting. It offers a broad snapshot of the professional Halloween and haunted attraction industry, including suppliers serving haunts, escape rooms, corn mazes, and themed events. Filmed and edited by Adam Taub using a Sony A7S II.
A quick walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween store featuring an unusual floor-level prop display layout that catches the creator's attention. The short video highlights various Halloween props and animatronics arranged in what appears to be a non-standard setup. It offers a fast-paced peek at seasonal offerings from brands like Gemmy and Distortions Unlimited.
Distortions Unlimited creator Adam Taub takes viewers on a sweeping walkthrough of the 2019 Halloween & Attractions Show (HAA) at Transworld in St. Louis, showcasing the breadth of the professional haunt industry. The video highlights a wide range of exhibitors presenting animatronics, SFX makeup, masks, costumes, props, and decorative elements. It serves as a broad industry overview aimed at haunt operators, artists, and Halloween enthusiasts curious about what vendors and innovations were on display that year.
This video tours the 2018 Halloween season offerings at Halloween City and Party City, showcasing the year's animatronics, masks, props, and decorations available to consumers. The walkthrough highlights licensed horror character merchandise including IT's Pennywise, Annabelle, The Nun, and Jason. Brands such as Morbid Enterprises and Tekky are featured among the displayed product lines. It serves as a handy seasonal snapshot for shoppers and collectors scoping out what hit retail shelves that year.
This video covers the Trick or Treat Studios booth at the combined HAuNTcon and Halloween and Party Expo 2018 event. Trick or Treat Studios is highlighted as a major player in the Halloween industry, offering an extensive range of masks, props, and costumes built around wide-ranging entertainment licenses. The footage gives viewers an up-close look at the products on display at the expo floor. It serves as both a product showcase and a glimpse into the broader haunt convention experience.
This video offers an in-store walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween retail location, captured during the 2014 Halloween season. The creator revisits the store to showcase the available props, costumes, and decorations on the shelves. It serves as a browsing-style tour for fans curious about what Spirit Halloween stocked that year.
This video is a walkthrough tour of a Spirit Halloween superstore location in Clearwater, Florida, filmed during the 2018 Halloween season. The creator explores the store floor, highlighting animatronics, costumes, decorations, and themed displays including farm and barn sections. It serves as a sneak peek at what Spirit Halloween was stocking that year, giving viewers a broad look at available product lines. Michael Myers and other horror icons appear to be among the featured props and costumes.
This video is the third installment in Haunt Former's Spirit Halloween 2020 store tour series, walking viewers through the season's latest offerings across animatronics, decorations, masks, and themed displays. The host explores the retail floor to showcase what's new and noteworthy for the 2020 Halloween season. It serves as both a shopping guide and a broad preview of current trends in mass-market Halloween merchandise.
This is Part 5 of a multi-part series covering HAuNTcon 2018 and the Halloween and Party Expo, a convention designed by and for haunters. The episode spotlights four vendor booths: Ghoulish Productions, Faux Real, California Costumes, and Zagone Studios, each showcasing their Halloween-themed products and creative offerings. It offers an inside look at the kind of specialty merchandise and creativity on display at one of the haunt industry's premier annual events.
In this Monster Lab installment, Mikey Rotella demonstrates how to sculpt realistic teeth in water-based clay while working on a character at Distortions Unlimited. The walkthrough focuses on technique that carries over to masks, props, puppets, and SFX builds. It's a studio-based look at the foundational sculpting skills behind professional creature work.
This nearly hour-long retrospective covers a full decade of Spirit Halloween (2009–2019), awarding best and worst honors across years, store themes, and animatronic props. The host draws on footage from multiple prior in-store visits to build a ranked, commentary-driven awards show format. It serves as both a nostalgic look back at how Spirit Halloween evolved and an opinionated guide to the chain's highs and lows over ten seasons. Fans of the retail giant and Halloween prop collectors alike will find plenty to agree or argue with.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween retail location during the 2014 season, showcasing the new props and products available that year. The creator explores their favorite store location and highlights noteworthy items on the floor. It serves as an informal in-store tour for Halloween enthusiasts scouting out the season's offerings.
This short video tours a Halloween City retail superstore location for the 2016 season, offering viewers a look at the seasonal selection of costumes, props, and decorations available in-store. The walkthrough gives Halloween enthusiasts a preview of what to expect before making a shopping trip. It serves as a casual browse-along for anyone looking to scope out seasonal retail offerings.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Halloween City's 2015 seasonal inventory, highlighting the store's broad selection of costumes, props, and decorations. Recognizable pop-culture and horror-themed items are on display, including Pennywise, Ghostbusters, and zombie-themed merchandise. The channel positions Halloween City as a value-driven one-stop shop for all Halloween needs. Morbid Enterprises products appear to be among the featured prop brands.
Haunt Former tours Target's 2025 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's latest lineup of animatronics, props, and masks available to everyday shoppers. The video offers an up-close look at what mass-market retail has to offer for the Halloween season. It serves as a practical shopping preview for haunt builders and home decorators alike who want to scout Target's offerings before hitting the store.
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.
Froggy's Fog showcases a large-scale Laser Swamp lighting installation at Zombie Trail Paintball near Jackson, TN. The system produces swirling, low-lying laser light that transforms a haunt scene into an eerie, immersive swamp environment. A key feature of the effect is its ability to conceal live actors and props within the light field, amplifying scare potential for guests walking through.
This video covers the announcement that Spirit Halloween will be launching Spirit Christmas retail locations for the 2024 holiday season, with at least ten confirmed store sites. The creator breaks down what is known about the seasonal expansion of the popular Halloween retail chain into the Christmas market. It functions primarily as a news and commentary piece for fans of Spirit Halloween and seasonal horror retail.
This video offers a look at Spirit Halloween's 2016 seasonal lineup, highlighting two featured themes: Clock Tower and Haunted Hotel. The channel tours the store's offerings across costumes, animatronics, props, and lighting. It serves as both an enthusiast showcase and a shopping preview for haunters and Halloween fans heading into the season.
A walkthrough tour of Walmart's 2018 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the range of affordable costumes, masks, inflatables, lights, and decorations available in-store. The video gives viewers a practical look at what mass-market Halloween merchandise looked like that year. It serves as both a shopping guide and a nostalgic snapshot of retail Halloween offerings for the 2018 season.
The host walks through a Big Lots retail location scouting the 2020 Halloween seasonal section, highlighting available decorations, animatronics, and props. The video serves as a shopping guide for Halloween enthusiasts looking to see what the chain had on offer that year. It provides a candid, first-person look at in-store inventory before committing to a purchase. Part of a broader 2020 Halloween store tour series by the Haunt Former channel.
Haunt Former tours Target's 2019 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the decorations, props, and spooky merchandise available that year. The video gives viewers an on-the-floor look at what the retailer stocked for the season, helping haunters and decorators scope out potential purchases. It serves as a useful reference for anyone curious about what mass-market Halloween offerings looked like in 2019.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Walmart's 2014 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the affordable spooky items available that year. The creator highlights a variety of budget-friendly props and decorations aimed at Halloween enthusiasts. It appears to be the first in a multi-part series covering the store's Halloween offerings.
Haunt Former counts down his personal top 10 non-animatronic props available from Spirit Halloween's 2015 season lineup. The video highlights smaller decorative pieces suited for dressing up haunted house scenes or spooky home displays. Viewers are encouraged to weigh in with their own rankings, making it a fun community-engagement piece alongside the review content.
