Video Tag
Every video tagged “vintage masks” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
7 videos
This 4K walk-through tours Mask Fest 2024, spotlighting vendors, monster makers, and collectors showing off Halloween masks crafted from latex, silicone, resin, and more. Hosts Ed and Marsha Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited move through the show floor, chatting with creators and featuring interviews with numerous mask artists and companies. Expect a mix of vintage and modern pieces spanning monster, horror, and comedic designs.
This 4K walk-through tours the Mask Fest 2023 convention, showcasing vendors, monster makers, and collectors and their latex, silicone, and resin creations spanning vintage to modern designs. Ed and Marsha Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited guide viewers through the floor and chat with exhibitors, with additional interviews featuring noted mask and effects artists. It's a survey of the show rather than a build or how-to video.
This 44-minute 4K walkthrough captures the Mask Fest 2025 convention floor, showcasing an extraordinary range of Halloween masks from independent makers, established companies, and collectors. Viewers get an up-close look at creations spanning vintage classics to cutting-edge designs in latex, silicone, and resin. The video is interspersed with interviews featuring the monster and mask makers behind the work, offering insight into their craft and creative process.
This video tours the mask section at Spirit Halloween for 2024, highlighting the store's notable selection beyond its well-known costumes and animatronics. The creator walks viewers through a range of offerings including licensed character masks featuring horror icons like Chucky, Art the Clown, Leatherface, and Michael Myers, as well as vintage and general scary styles. It serves as a helpful preview for shoppers wanting to know what mask options Spirit Halloween has in stock this season.
Haunt Former takes viewers on a Halloween shopping tour across three major seasonal retailers — Spirit Halloween, Halloween City, and Party City — with about ten days left until October. The video covers a wide range of in-store finds including animatronics, masks, and props, with a dedicated segment debating the merits of vintage masks. It offers an accessible snapshot of what the 2022 Halloween retail season had to offer across multiple store formats.
AJ Good of House of Masks visits Distortions Unlimited for an inside look at the company's iconic vintage latex mask lineup, including pieces like the Liar, Baby Face, Hockey Mask, Mini Vampire, and Mini Alien. The conversation highlights how several of these masks found their way into the world of music, most notably worn by bands such as Slipknot and guitarist Buckethead. AJ examines original foam masters and discusses the history and cultural impact behind each design. It's a compelling crossover between Halloween prop heritage and mainstream music iconography.
At the Transworld trade show, Toxic FX artist Blake Phillips visits the Distortions Unlimited booth to chat with founder Ed Edmunds about how classic Distortions masks — specifically Andromeda 3 and Nightmare 3 — inspired his entry into the Halloween industry. The conversation highlights the lasting emotional and creative impact these vintage latex masks have had on collectors and professionals alike. Distortions Unlimited reflects on over four decades of mask-making and the community it has helped shape.
