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A curated, searchable archive of the dark craft — DIY props and animatronics, home-haunt walkthroughs, makeup, lighting, fog, and effects. Every film embedded from its creator, organized so you can actually find what you need.

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793 videos

Zombie & Tombstone Haunt Scene Transworld 2018
1:22
Professional Haunted Attractions

Zombie & Tombstone Haunt Scene Transworld 2018

Distortions Unlimited showcases their zombie and tombstone graveyard scene at the Transworld 2018 haunt industry trade show. The display features their Frightronic animatronic zombie props integrated into a cohesive cemetery-themed set. It offers a quick but impressive look at professional-grade haunt prop design and scene staging.

DistortionsUnlimited· 14,097 views
Monster Tales #2 - Ed's Sisters Beth and Neva Tell a Story
4:49
Other

Monster Tales #2 - Ed's Sisters Beth and Neva Tell a Story

Monster Tales is an original series from Distortions Unlimited exploring the lives and stories behind the brand. In this second installment, Ed Edmunds' sisters Beth and Neva share a personal childhood memory about their brother. The segment offers a warm, humanizing glimpse into the early life of one of the Halloween industry's most recognized figures.

DistortionsUnlimited· 5,231 views
Headless Helga & Henry Costumes Kissing
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Costume Tutorials

Headless Helga & Henry Costumes Kissing

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Headless Helga and Headless Henry illusion costumes in a playful demo clip from the 2018 Transworld Halloween Tradeshow. The two costumed performers lean in for a kiss, highlighting the comedic and theatrical potential of the beheaded illusion wearables. These professionally manufactured costumes create a striking full-body headless effect suitable for haunted attractions and Halloween events.

DistortionsUnlimited· 15,701 views
TRANSWORLD 2018 HIGHLIGHTS - Halloween & Haunt Show HAA
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Professional Haunted Attractions

TRANSWORLD 2018 HIGHLIGHTS - Halloween & Haunt Show HAA

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.

DistortionsUnlimited· 14,097,693 views
ZOMBIE SHOCK Scares at Transworld Halloween Show 2018
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Professional Haunted Attractions

ZOMBIE SHOCK Scares at Transworld Halloween Show 2018

This short video captures real scare reactions from haunt industry professionals encountering Distortions Unlimited's Zombie Shock Shocktronic prop at the 2018 Transworld HAA Halloween & Haunt Show. The animatronic zombie — which includes a costume and mask — triggers startled screams, jumps, and laughter from attendees even under bright trade show lighting. The clip serves as a compelling live demonstration of the prop's effectiveness in an uncontrolled environment. As the creator notes, if it can rattle seasoned haunters in daylight, its impact inside a dark haunted attraction would be even more dramatic.

DistortionsUnlimited· 158,480 views
Monster Tales #1- Distortions Ed Edmunds - How He Got Started
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Other

Monster Tales #1- Distortions Ed Edmunds - How He Got Started

Monster Tales is an interview series from Distortions Unlimited that spotlights artists and industry insiders in the Halloween and haunt world. In this debut episode, company founder Ed Edmunds reflects on how he first broke into mask making and built what became a prominent name in Halloween prop and costume manufacturing. The conversation offers a rare, personal look at the early days of a career that helped shape the modern haunted attraction industry.

DistortionsUnlimited· 12,961 views
Junior Frightronic Prop
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Prop Reviews

Junior Frightronic Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Junior Frightronic, an animated Halloween prop designed for both home haunts and professional haunted attractions. The video highlights the prop's animatronic movement and character design. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer of high-end haunt props and costumes.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,264 views
Gothic Gravestone Halloween Cemetery Prop
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Prop Reviews

Gothic Gravestone Halloween Cemetery Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Gothic Gravestone, a fully electric moving Halloween prop designed for home haunts and professional haunted attractions. The company, known from the TV series Making Monsters, specializes in animatronics, props, and elaborate Halloween creations. This short showcase highlights the gravestone in motion, giving buyers and haunters a quick look at its animated effect.

DistortionsUnlimited· 10,742 views
GRAVE DANGER Moving Zombie Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

GRAVE DANGER Moving Zombie Halloween Prop

Grave Danger is an animated zombie prop from Distortions Unlimited, part of their Grave Buster Frightronic line. The prop is designed to anchor a cemetery or graveyard-themed Halloween display with convincing undead movement. It pairs well with complementary tombstone and zombie props from the same manufacturer to build out a cohesive scene.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,738 views
WICKED Frightronic Halloween Witch Prop
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Prop Reviews

WICKED Frightronic Halloween Witch Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases Wicked, an all-electric animatronic witch prop from their Frightronic line. The clip highlights the prop's motion and visual presence, reflecting the studio's reputation for professional-grade haunt and theme-park-quality characters. Distortions Unlimited is known from the television series Making Monsters, lending credibility to their production standards.

DistortionsUnlimited· 7,528 views
SCARE BEAR Killer Haunted Teddy Bear
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Prop Reviews

SCARE BEAR Killer Haunted Teddy Bear

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2018 Scare Bear, a killer teddy bear animatronic prop from their Frightronic line. The company is a well-known manufacturer of masks, props, and animatronics serving haunted attractions, home haunters, and theme parks. Distortions Unlimited has also gained wider recognition through a feature on the television series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 10,163 views
MORTAL REMAINS Moving Halloween Skeleton Decoration
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Prop Reviews

MORTAL REMAINS Moving Halloween Skeleton Decoration

Mortal Remains is an animated skeleton Halloween prop from Distortions Unlimited, a professional manufacturer of haunt-grade animatronics, masks, and costumes. The short showcase video demonstrates the prop's movement capabilities as part of the company's 2018 product lineup. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known name in the professional haunted attraction industry, and this piece reflects their frightronic product line.

DistortionsUnlimited· 14,248 views
DANDY ANDY Scary Haunted Doll is ALIVE!
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Prop Reviews

DANDY ANDY Scary Haunted Doll is ALIVE!

Distortions Unlimited showcases Dandy Andy, a fully electric animated haunted doll prop from their Frightronic line. The creepy clown doll is designed to bring life to haunted house toy rooms, fun houses, and similar horror environments. This short demo reel highlights the prop's movement and unsettling character in action.

DistortionsUnlimited· 10,495 views
RANCID Creepy Girl Frightronic Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

RANCID Creepy Girl Frightronic Halloween Prop

Rancid is an all-electric animatronic haunt prop from Distortions Unlimited, presented as part of their Frightronic product line. The character takes the form of a creepy girl and is designed to work in both professional haunt and home haunter settings. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known Halloween industry manufacturer, recognized from the TV series Making Monsters, producing masks, props, and animatronics.

DistortionsUnlimited· 27,529 views
Distortions Crew Gets Zombie Make Up by Rayce Bird
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Makeup Tutorials

Distortions Crew Gets Zombie Make Up by Rayce Bird

Face Off Season 2 winner Rayce Bird transforms the team at Distortions Unlimited — including founders Ed and Marsha Edmunds — into zombies for a fun behind-the-scenes session. The crew sits for professional SFX makeup application before taking part in a group photo shoot. It's a lighthearted look at what happens when one of the Halloween industry's top prop manufacturers gets a taste of their own medicine. Distortions Unlimited is also recognized as a subject of the TV series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 3,176 views
How to Make a Halloween Prop DIY Bloody Eyeball | Monster Lab
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DIY PropsIntermediate

How to Make a Halloween Prop DIY Bloody Eyeball | Monster Lab

In this episode of the Monster Lab instructional series, Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited walks viewers through the complete process of creating a gory latex bloody eyeball Halloween prop. The build covers every major stage — sculpting in clay, making a mold, casting in latex, airbrushing detail, and finishing with blood effects. Distortions Unlimited is a respected name in professional Halloween manufacturing, lending real industry credibility to the techniques shown. At 37 minutes, the video is detailed enough to give beginners a solid foundation while offering useful refinements for intermediate makers.

DistortionsUnlimited· 24,219 views
Charlie the Horse Visits Distortions (Arenus Equine)
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DIY Animatronics

Charlie the Horse Visits Distortions (Arenus Equine)

Distortions Unlimited, the professional prop and animatronics studio behind the Travel Channel series Making Monsters, welcomes back Charlie the Horse — a life-size animatronic equine built for Arenus, an equine health company. The studio originally fabricated Charlie's realistic digestive tract and animatronic systems for use at veterinary trade shows. This short video offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the kind of high-end commercial animatronic work Distortions Unlimited produces beyond the haunted attraction industry.

DistortionsUnlimited· 5,166 views
La Llorona Animtronic Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

La Llorona Animtronic Halloween Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their La Llorona Frightronic animatronic prop, a haunting figure rooted in the Mexican and Latin American legend of a weeping woman cursed to roam the Earth eternally searching for her drowned children. The prop features the character's signature blood tears and ghostly appearance, capturing her tormented existence between the living and spirit worlds. Suited for professional haunts, home haunters, and Halloween parties alike, it brings a culturally rich piece of folklore to life as a ready-to-use scare prop.

DistortionsUnlimited· 13,338 views
Headless Henry Costume with Cut Off Head Prop
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Costume Tutorials

Headless Henry Costume with Cut Off Head Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Headless Henry Halloween costume, a ready-to-wear character suit featuring a severed head prop. The costume is designed for a wide range of Halloween applications including haunted house performances, costume contests, and parties. This short showcase video highlights the visual impact of the completed look rather than walking through a build process.

DistortionsUnlimited· 27,054 views
TOUR Distortions Unlimited with Tom Savini & Crew
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Professional Haunted Attractions

TOUR Distortions Unlimited with Tom Savini & Crew

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.

DistortionsUnlimited· 41,556 views
Jolt Electric Chair Animatronic Prop
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Prop Reviews

Jolt Electric Chair Animatronic Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases Jolt, a ready-to-use electric chair animatronic prop designed for haunted attractions and Halloween events. The figure delivers a wild shaking motion paired with built-in audio to sell the electrocution illusion. As a manufactured, plug-and-play product, it requires no DIY assembly and is aimed at professional haunt operators and serious home haunters alike.

DistortionsUnlimited· 202,146 views
Zombie Girl "Spitting Debby"
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Prop Reviews

Zombie Girl "Spitting Debby"

Spitting Debby is a ready-made animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited featuring a zombie girl character. The prop mimics chewing on a severed hand before launching a stream of water (simulating blood) at unsuspecting guests. It is designed specifically for haunted attraction environments where interactive, high-impact scares are essential.

DistortionsUnlimited· 20,030 views
"Helga Beheaded" Cut Off Head Halloween Prop
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Prop Reviews

"Helga Beheaded" Cut Off Head Halloween Prop

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Helga Beheaded' prop, a cut-off head illusion crafted from latex and foam. The prop is designed for a wide range of applications including Halloween haunts, costumes, cosplay, and theatrical productions. At just one minute, the video serves as a quick product showcase highlighting the realistic illusion effect.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,129 views
Gargoyle Shock SCARES by Distortions Unlimited
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Prop Reviews

Gargoyle Shock SCARES by Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases the Gargoyle Shock, a prop from their Shocktronic line that blends a realistic gargoyle animatronic with live actor capability for a surprise scare effect. Guests assume they are looking at a static or standard animatronic display until the hidden element launches toward them. The Shocktronic concept is designed to give haunted attraction operators a versatile, high-impact scare tool that combines the best of both animatronics and live performance.

DistortionsUnlimited· 30,381 views