Video Tag
Every video tagged “Shock and Awe” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
5 videos
Distortions Unlimited showcases a compilation of their cut-off head and beheaded illusion props, including named characters like Headless Helga, Headless Henry, Shock and Awe, and Corpse Beheaded, as well as a custom monster beheading animatronic. The footage includes clips from the Transworld Halloween and Attractions trade show, giving viewers a professional-setting look at the props in action. Distortions Unlimited is a US-based manufacturer with over four decades of experience producing animatronics, masks, and haunt props.
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.
Distortions Unlimited showcases a custom-built Monster Beheading illusion animatronic in this short behind-the-scenes clip, featuring company figures Ed Edmunds and Marsha Taub Edmunds along with a live performer demonstrating the prop in action. The illusion gives the convincing appearance of a monster pulling off its own head, combining animatronic engineering with live performance. Distortions also offers a related commercial product called Shock and Awe through their online store. The clip doubles as a fun product tease and a peek into the creative culture at one of Halloween's longest-running prop manufacturers.
This video compiles five years of Distortions Unlimited's presence at the Transworld Halloween and Attractions Show from 2015 to 2019, offering a sweeping look at the company's booth across that span. Viewers get an up-close look at signature creations including the Electric Chair Animatronic, Zombie Shock, Demon Shock, Shocktronics, and the Shock and Awe beheaded illusion. The Transworld show itself serves as the backdrop — a major industry trade event drawing haunted attraction operators, Halloween retailers, theme parks, and dark attraction professionals. Filmed and edited by Adam Taub of Distortions Unlimited, the video doubles as both a product showcase and a historical record of the company's evolving catalog.
Distortions Unlimited showcases a lineup of professional-grade Halloween props and animatronics designed for haunted houses, horror attractions, and large-scale scary events. Featured pieces include the beheading illusion prop Shock and Awe, Spill Your Guts, an electric chair animatronic, and the Wretched character. With over four decades in the Halloween manufacturing industry, Distortions Unlimited produces props that are deployed worldwide across home haunts, theme parks, corn mazes, and museums.
