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Creative Process

Videos built around the creative process theme — pulled together so you can study how others bring this atmosphere to life.

12 videos

Halloween Company Makes Christmas Animatronics | Distortions Unlimited Christmas Special
18:04
DIY Animatronics

Halloween Company Makes Christmas Animatronics | Distortions Unlimited Christmas Special

This Distortions Unlimited Christmas special takes viewers behind the scenes as the well-known Halloween prop and animatronic company pivots to building a holiday line. Filmed across 2010 and 2011, it follows the crew through designing, sculpting, molding, painting, and unveiling Santa and elf animatronics. The documentary-style piece highlights the challenges and triumphs of adapting a haunt-focused studio to Christmas decor.

DistortionsUnlimited· 12,514 views
Distortions Unlimited's Marsha and Ed Edmunds Q & A | Mask and Prop Making Talk
5:36
Other

Distortions Unlimited's Marsha and Ed Edmunds Q & A | Mask and Prop Making Talk

Ed and Marsha Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited field written questions submitted by a school classroom, covering topics like how long it takes to build a monster, where creative ideas originate, and how they develop truly scary concepts. The conversation offers a rare, accessible look inside one of the Halloween industry's most recognized manufacturing companies. They also showcase several finished creations, including a creature built for the fan series Star Trek Continues.

DistortionsUnlimited· 4,354 views
Shop Night
1:59:27
Home Haunts

Shop Night

Shop Night is a workshop session video from StiltbeastStudios, hosted by Allen Hopps, offering a behind-the-scenes look at haunted attraction prop building in progress. The long-form format suggests an informal, real-time work session rather than a structured step-by-step tutorial. Viewers get an authentic glimpse into the creative environment and workflow of an experienced haunt builder.

StiltbeastStudios· 1,505 views
Women Behind The Horror: A Halloween Horror Nights Panel - Full Spooky Empire Panel May 19th, 2023
51:05
Theme Park Halloween Events

Women Behind The Horror: A Halloween Horror Nights Panel - Full Spooky Empire Panel May 19th, 2023

Recorded live at Spooky Empire in May 2023, this full-length panel brings together a group of women who hold key creative, production, and technical roles at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights. The panelists — spanning art and design direction, show development, character design, and makeup — discuss their contributions to one of the country's premier Halloween events and what it means to be a woman working in the horror industry. It offers a candid, insider perspective on the collaborative effort required to bring HHN to life each year.

HauntScene· 1,118 views
Behind The Scenes of Dark Hour Haunted House 2022 with Allen Hopps
5:47
Professional Haunted Attractions

Behind The Scenes of Dark Hour Haunted House 2022 with Allen Hopps

This behind-the-scenes feature follows Allen Hopps as he walks through the new scenes created for Dark Hour Haunted House's 2022 season. Hopps, a well-known creative force in the haunted attraction industry and founder of Stiltbeast Studios, offers insight into his design and fabrication process. The short video gives viewers a rare look at the artistry and effort behind a high-caliber professional haunted attraction.

Haunted Attraction Network· 1,114 views
Shop Puttering.
2:19:51
DIY Props

Shop Puttering.

This extended video from Stiltbeast Studios offers an informal, behind-the-scenes look at a working Halloween prop and haunt studio. Allen Hopps spends time in the shop in an unscripted, relaxed format — the kind of casual creative session haunt builders often call 'puttering.' With a runtime of over two hours, it serves as an immersive hang-out experience inside a professional Halloween prop-making environment.

StiltbeastStudios· 981 views
Shop Hang Out Night!
3:05:32
Home Haunts

Shop Hang Out Night!

This is an extended shop hang-out session hosted by Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios, offering viewers an informal, behind-the-scenes look at life inside a professional haunt prop workshop. At nearly three hours long, the video functions more as a live community gathering than a structured tutorial, likely featuring casual conversation, prop work in progress, and Q&A with the audience. It's the kind of relaxed, immersive content that gives fans a feel for the day-to-day creative atmosphere of a working haunt studio.

StiltbeastStudios· 920 views
Shop Stuff With The Wife!
1:32:50
DIY Props

Shop Stuff With The Wife!

Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios takes viewers along for a casual shop session alongside his wife, offering an inside look at the workspace and creative environment behind his haunted attraction builds. The extended runtime suggests a relaxed, conversational format rather than a strict step-by-step tutorial. Fans of the channel get a personal, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the day-to-day life of a professional haunt prop maker.

StiltbeastStudios· 885 views
shop stuff!
2:27:26
DIY Props

shop stuff!

This lengthy video from StiltbeastStudios offers an extended look at shop activity related to haunted house prop building and DIY Halloween projects. Hosted by Allen Hopps, it likely covers workspace organization, works-in-progress, and the day-to-day realities of running a prop-making operation. With a runtime of nearly two and a half hours, it functions as a deep-dive companion piece for fans of the channel rather than a structured step-by-step tutorial.

StiltbeastStudios· 771 views
3 Track Haunt Build Plan How-To Tutorial - #Halloween #homehaunt #yardhaunt
8:33
Home Haunts

3 Track Haunt Build Plan How-To Tutorial - #Halloween #homehaunt #yardhaunt

This Hauntcast episode from the Revenant's Theater of the Mind series walks through a structured three-track planning approach for designing and building a home or yard haunt. The host breaks down how haunters can organize their creative and logistical process using this framework. It serves as a conceptual roadmap rather than a hands-on build tutorial, making it useful at the earliest stages of haunt planning.

Hauntcast· 311 views
PUMPKIN RIOT PRODUCTIONS: INTERVIEW w/ BRIAN HUNTER - Interviews with Haunting Gurus
1:24:12
Home Haunts

PUMPKIN RIOT PRODUCTIONS: INTERVIEW w/ BRIAN HUNTER - Interviews with Haunting Gurus

Hauntcast host Baker sits down with Brian Hunter of Pumpkin Riot Productions for an in-depth conversation covering the full spectrum of yard haunt creation. The discussion spans sculpting and monster making through to airbrushing, lighting, and audio design. As part of Hauntcast's Haunting Gurus interview series, the episode offers an insider look at one creator's craft and philosophy. Listeners come away with a broad range of practical inspiration drawn from Brian's hands-on experience.

Hauntcast· 167 views
DISTURB DESIGNS: JD CORMANY INTERVIEW - BONE PHONE
42:43
Other

DISTURB DESIGNS: JD CORMANY INTERVIEW - BONE PHONE

Hauntcast sits down with JD Cormany of Disturb Designs for a wide-ranging conversation covering his approach to prop design, production workflow, and running a haunt-focused creative business. The discussion explores the intersection of artistry and entrepreneurship within the haunting community. Listeners get an inside look at the philosophy and process behind the Disturb Designs brand.

Hauntcast· 31 views