Video Tag
Every video tagged “SFX” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
41 videos
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.
This tutorial walks through the process of crafting highly realistic zombie eyeballs entirely from scratch using resin casting techniques. The creator demonstrates how to achieve the signature milky, cataract-like cornea effect that defines convincing undead eyes. Ball bearings serve as the core form, with mold-making compound, clay, white casting resin, and a clear epoxy topcoat used to build up the finished prop. Custom-printed iris sheets are incorporated to add lifelike detail beneath the resin layers.
This video offers a compiled walkthrough of the Distortions Unlimited booth at the HAA Transworld Halloween and Attractions Trade Show in St. Louis, drawing footage from four consecutive years (2016–2019). Viewers get an inside look at the company's range of professional-grade haunted house products, including animatronics, Shocktronics, masks, SFX pieces, and large-scale displays. Distortions Unlimited, a veteran Halloween manufacturer operating since 1978, is well-regarded in the haunt industry for handcrafted, durable creations. The video serves as both a brand showcase and an industry snapshot for haunt professionals and enthusiasts alike.
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.
This video from the Haunted Attraction Network showcases a cyborg-themed airbrush character makeup look, likely intended for Halloween, haunted attractions, or cosplay use. The short-form content demonstrates the transformative power of airbrush techniques to create a convincing mechanical, sci-fi aesthetic. Given the channel's focus on haunted attractions, this look is well-suited for scare actors and haunt performers seeking a futuristic character concept.
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.
At Monster Day 2022 in Greeley, Colorado, Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds leads a high-energy live speed-painting demonstration on latex Halloween monster masks. After painting each mask on the spot, Ed tosses them into the crowd as prizes, turning the demo into an exciting spectator event. Monster Day is a broader Halloween and horror festival featuring costumes, animatronics, SFX makeup, vendors, and more, with proceeds supporting an anti-bullying initiative.
Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds demonstrates how to sculpt a Wolfman mask from WED clay, offering a look into professional-level creature mask creation. The tutorial is drawn from the channel's Mask Maker kit series, which covers sculpting, painting, and mold-making for a range of creature designs. Viewers get hands-on insight into the shaping and detailing techniques used to bring a classic monster to life in clay.
Three experienced sculptors from Distortions Unlimited — Ed Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, and Tom Cassidy — share their go-to clay tools for creating masks, props, and SFX pieces. The video is part of the Monster Lab instructional series, which teaches Distortions' professional approach to sculpting monsters and Halloween creations. Viewers get a practical overview of essential tool types, including rakes, wires, wooden tools, and sponges, and how each is used in the sculpting process.
Stiltbeast Studios delivers a fast-paced airbrush makeup tutorial timed for haunted house season. The video covers two quick looks — a wound effect and a full makeup — plus a technique for making a disposable stencil on the spot. It's a condensed but practical session that shows how to work efficiently under time pressure, ideal for haunt performers and makeup artists.
This behind-the-scenes video follows Ed Edmunds and the Distortions Unlimited team as they design and build the USDI creature for the Star Trek Continues fan web series episode 'Come Not Between Dragons.' It offers a rare look inside the professional workflow of one of the Halloween industry's leading creature and prop fabrication studios. Distortions Unlimited is shown applying their expertise in animatronics, masks, SFX costumes, and props to a high-profile sci-fi fan production.
This video from the Haunted Attraction Network showcases a Frankenstein monster makeup look created using ProAiir airbrush products. The transformation appears to be a high-impact, professional-grade application highlighting the capabilities of airbrush SFX makeup. Given the channel's focus on haunted attraction industry content, this likely targets makeup artists and haunt professionals seeking inspiration or product insight.
This CFX Masks video explores the use of heat reactive pigments in a Halloween or costume makeup context, themed around a playful "Forbidden Lollipop" character. The content appears to showcase how these novelty pigments behave and look when applied, with a lighthearted tone. Beyond the heat reactive pigments themselves, specific techniques, tools, or full build details are unclear given the limited metadata available.
This is a live broadcast from CFX Masks, a well-known manufacturer of high-end silicone wearable masks and special effects products. The nearly three-and-a-half-hour runtime suggests an extended live event, likely featuring product showcases, demonstrations, or Q&A with the CFX team. Without a source description, specific content details cannot be confirmed, but CFX live streams typically highlight new mask releases and application tips.
This short video takes viewers inside the Closed Casket Studios booth at the 2021 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, Missouri. Despite a compact booth footprint, the company packed in a striking range of gory masks, horror props, and haunt-ready items for the 2021 season. The clip serves as a quick visual showcase of what the vendor was bringing to the professional haunt market that year.
This short-form video from HauntScene showcases a post-apocalyptic cyborg costume or character look. With no source description available, the content appears to be a quick visual reveal or transformation clip highlighting a mechanical, battle-worn aesthetic. The cyborg theme blends sci-fi and horror elements well-suited for Halloween costuming or haunt character design.
This video from CFX Masks appears to focus on the use of fake blood as part of a Halloween costume or special effects application. CFX Masks is a well-known brand in the professional-grade silicone mask and SFX space, suggesting the content likely showcases blood effects in conjunction with their mask or costume products. Without a source description or runtime data, specific techniques and details cannot be confirmed.
