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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

Sleeping Giant Animatronic Prop by Distortions
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Prop Reviews

Sleeping Giant Animatronic Prop by Distortions

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Sleeping Giant animatronic prop, a large-scale character that snores, speaks, opens its eyes, and rises to a standing position. The prop is designed for high-traffic professional environments such as theme parks, haunted attractions, and corn mazes. Its versatile fantasy design allows it to function as a giant, troll, or ogre depending on the event's theme.

DistortionsUnlimited· 430,447 views
Swamp Hag Distortions Animatronic
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Prop Reviews

Swamp Hag Distortions Animatronic

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Swamp Hag, a professionally crafted animatronic swamp witch designed for Halloween displays and haunted attractions. The short feature highlights the character's animated movement and detailed creature design. It serves as a product spotlight for one of the company's ready-to-deploy haunt props.

DistortionsUnlimited· 12,370 views
Dick Van Dyke Halloween Yard Haunt | Scares from Making Monsters
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Yard Haunts

Dick Van Dyke Halloween Yard Haunt | Scares from Making Monsters

Distortions Unlimited — the professional animatronic and prop manufacturer featured on the Travel Channel series Making Monsters — visits Dick Van Dyke's home to install a large monster prop in his yard ahead of Halloween. The setup is put to the test scaring unsuspecting neighborhood kids, with the legendary entertainer clearly delighting in the festivities. The video offers a fun peek at what a professionally built yard haunt looks like when deployed in a real residential setting.

DistortionsUnlimited· 16,340 views
Zombie SFX Gore Halloween Props Tutorial | Monster Lab
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DIY PropsIntermediate

Zombie SFX Gore Halloween Props Tutorial | Monster Lab

Industry veteran Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited walks viewers through adding realistic zombie eyes, goo, and gore details to a severed-head Halloween prop. This is episode 15 of the Monster Lab instructional series, which covers the full spectrum of mask and prop creation. The focus here is on finishing and detailing techniques that elevate a basic prop into a convincing undead showpiece.

DistortionsUnlimited· 21,408 views
How to Paint and Gloss Halloween Prop EYES | Monster Lab
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DIY PropsIntermediate

How to Paint and Gloss Halloween Prop EYES | Monster Lab

In this episode of the Monster Lab instructional series, Distortions Unlimited's Ed Edmunds walks through his professional technique for painting and glossing eyes on Halloween props and masks. The tutorial reflects the industry-level craftsmanship that Distortions Unlimited is known for from their work in animatronics, props, and masks. It is part of an ongoing how-to series aimed at bringing professional haunt fabrication methods to a wider audience.

DistortionsUnlimited· 33,999 views
Giant Talking Skull Animatronic by Distortions Unlimited
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Prop Reviews

Giant Talking Skull Animatronic by Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Giant Talking Skull animatronic, a large-scale character piece designed for professional haunted attractions and theme park environments. The video highlights the company's broad catalog of animatronics, Halloween props, and masks. It offers a look at the kind of high-end production-quality prop work Distortions Unlimited is known for in the haunt industry.

DistortionsUnlimited· 21,332 views
Green Sleeping Giant by Distortions Unlimited
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Prop Reviews

Green Sleeping Giant by Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited showcases their custom Green Sleeping Giant, a large-scale animatronic prop designed for high-traffic entertainment environments. The piece depicts a massive slumbering troll-like creature rendered in green, built to serve as a dramatic environmental centerpiece. It is marketed toward theme parks, haunted attractions, and large-scale event installations seeking a show-stopping focal point.

DistortionsUnlimited· 47,522 views
Distortions Unlimited 2017 Halloween Product Catalog
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Prop Reviews

Distortions Unlimited 2017 Halloween Product Catalog

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 2017 Halloween and haunt product lineup in this brief catalog highlight reel. The video features a wide range of commercial-grade props and animatronics spanning horror subgenres, from a winged dragon and ancient mummy to exorcism and witchcraft-themed pieces. Flagship products like the Scream Generator and Wretched VCP are among the featured offerings alongside more novelty items. It serves as a visual shopping preview for haunted attraction operators and serious collectors.

DistortionsUnlimited· 60,712 views
Resurrection Mask Painting with Jordu Schell, Ed, & Marsha
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Makeup Tutorials

Resurrection Mask Painting with Jordu Schell, Ed, & Marsha

Legendary creature sculptor Jordu Schell joins Distortions Unlimited founders Ed and Marsha to paint masks from the Resurrection collector mask line. The short clip offers a behind-the-scenes look at the professional hand-painting process used on these high-end Halloween masks. It provides a rare glimpse into how studio-level artists approach finishing collector-grade pieces.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,133 views
Spraying Skunk Animatronic
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DIY Animatronics

Spraying Skunk Animatronic

Distortions Unlimited showcases a custom-built spraying skunk animatronic designed for professional outdoor and indoor Halloween attractions. The character is fully animated and built to commercial-grade standards suitable for high-traffic environments. Distortions Unlimited offers bespoke fabrication services for a wide range of venue types, from corn mazes and hay rides to theme parks and haunted houses.

DistortionsUnlimited· 12,022 views
Giant Tree for Mini Golf by Distortions Animatronics
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DIY Animatronics

Giant Tree for Mini Golf by Distortions Animatronics

Distortions Unlimited showcases a custom animatronic build created for Adventure Golf and Raceway, featuring a giant talking tree face, animated skunks, and an owl. The piece demonstrates the studio's capability to produce large-scale, character-driven animatronics for themed entertainment venues beyond traditional haunted attractions. This short highlight reel doubles as a portfolio piece for the company's custom design services across haunted houses, theme parks, water parks, and mini golf courses.

DistortionsUnlimited· 18,789 views
Krazy Kristen Insane animated asylum Halloween prop by Distortions
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Prop Reviews

Krazy Kristen Insane animated asylum Halloween prop by Distortions

Distortions Unlimited showcases Krazy Kristen, a commercially produced animated asylum character prop featuring a straitjacketed girl with erratic movement. The prop is designed for haunted house operators and professional attraction builders looking to populate an asylum-themed scene. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer in the haunt industry, with props that have been featured on the TV series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 87,773 views
How to Make a Gremlin Prop! Sculpt, Two Piece Mold, SFX, & Paint | MONSTER LAB
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DIY PropsAdvanced

How to Make a Gremlin Prop! Sculpt, Two Piece Mold, SFX, & Paint | MONSTER LAB

In this extended Monster Lab episode, Distortions Unlimited founder Ed Edmunds walks viewers through the complete process of creating a latex gremlin character from scratch. The tutorial covers three major stages: sculpting the creature in clay, constructing a two-piece plaster mold, and painting the finished latex pull for a professional SFX result. Running at nearly an hour, the video provides a thorough, professional-level breakdown of techniques used in the Halloween manufacturing industry. It serves as a valuable reference for anyone looking to move beyond basic prop-making into full creature fabrication.

DistortionsUnlimited· 152,695 views
Transworld Halloween Animatronics SFX Props Convention 2016 Tour
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Professional Haunted Attractions

Transworld Halloween Animatronics SFX Props Convention 2016 Tour

This video offers a floor tour of the 2016 Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, one of the haunted attraction industry's premier annual trade events. Filmed by Distortions Unlimited, the walkthrough showcases the wide range of vendor offerings on display, including animatronics, SFX props, masks, costumes, and escape room products. It serves as both a highlights reel for those who attended and an introduction to the scale and variety of the professional haunt industry for newcomers. The footage provides a useful snapshot of where animatronic and prop design stood in 2016.

DistortionsUnlimited· 410,903 views
Distortions TRex Animatronic Dinosaur
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Professional Haunted Attractions

Distortions TRex Animatronic Dinosaur

Distortions Unlimited showcases their large-scale T-Rex animatronic dinosaur, complete with a custom paint job that highlights the company's fabrication capabilities. The piece is designed for high-traffic entertainment venues including theme parks, water parks, and haunted attractions. The short showcase reel serves as a portfolio demonstration of Distortions Unlimited's custom creature-building services.

DistortionsUnlimited· 26,169 views
Angel of Death Animatronic Grim Reaper by Distortion
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Prop Reviews

Angel of Death Animatronic Grim Reaper by Distortion

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Angel of Death animatronic, a large-scale Grim Reaper figure designed for professional haunted attractions. The prop features a fully animated skeleton form and was exhibited at Transworld 2017. It represents the kind of imposing, high-production character piece aimed at serious haunt operators looking for a dramatic centerpiece.

DistortionsUnlimited· 23,250 views
Deadly Doll
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Prop Reviews

Deadly Doll

Distortions Unlimited showcases their Deadly Doll, an animatronic frightronic prop designed to deliver unsettling, doll-based scares. The piece fits naturally into toy room scenes, home haunts, and professional dark attractions alike. At just one minute, the video serves as a quick product showcase highlighting the prop's creepy character and thematic versatility.

DistortionsUnlimited· 13,681 views
Well Fed Undead Zombie
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Prop Reviews

Well Fed Undead Zombie

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Well Fed Undead' zombie animatronic, a gore-themed prop designed for haunted attractions and Halloween displays. Despite apparently having already fed, this undead creature is presented as still hungry for more. The video serves as a product highlight for the animatronic, directing viewers to the Distortions Unlimited online store.

DistortionsUnlimited· 6,333 views
Headless Helga Costume by Distortions
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Costume Tutorials

Headless Helga Costume by Distortions

Distortions Unlimited showcases their handcrafted Headless Helga costume, a wearable beheaded-character illusion suited for haunted houses, themed events, and Halloween. The short feature highlights the costume's professional construction and striking visual effect. It appears designed for performers who want a show-stopping, ready-made headless illusion without building from scratch.

DistortionsUnlimited· 49,420 views
Transworld Halloween Show 2017 Tour | Haunted Halloween Animated Props Trade Show
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Professional Haunted Attractions

Transworld Halloween Show 2017 Tour | Haunted Halloween Animated Props Trade Show

This video offers a walkthrough tour of the Transworld Halloween & Attractions Show 2017, one of the haunt industry's most prominent annual trade events. Filmed by Distortions Unlimited, it captures highlights from multiple vendor booths showcasing animated props, masks, costumes, puppets, animatronics, and special effects makeup. The footage provides a broad snapshot of the creativity and innovation on display across the professional Halloween and haunted attractions industry that year.

DistortionsUnlimited· 7,466,632 views
Scream Generator Shocktronic SCARES
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Prop Reviews

Scream Generator Shocktronic SCARES

This short clip showcases the Scream Generator, a Shocktronic animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited, captured at the Transworld Halloween Show 2017. The footage highlights real scare reactions from haunters — experienced industry insiders — getting startled by the prop in full lighting, underscoring just how effective it would be in a dark haunt environment. It serves as a visceral, reaction-based demo reel for the product.

DistortionsUnlimited· 38,569 views
"Shock and Awe" Beheading Illusion
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Professional Haunted Attractions

"Shock and Awe" Beheading Illusion

Distortions Unlimited showcases their 'Shock and Awe' beheading illusion, a professional-grade haunt prop demonstrated at the 2017 Transworld Halloween and Haunt Attractions Trade Show. The illusion creates a convincing severed-head effect suitable for high-end haunted attractions. Distortions Unlimited is a well-known manufacturer in the haunt industry, also recognized from the TV series Making Monsters.

DistortionsUnlimited· 694,518 views
Laughing Hag Animated Prop
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Prop Reviews

Laughing Hag Animated Prop

This video showcases the Laughing Hag, an all-electric animatronic prop from Distortions Unlimited's Frightronic line. The prop features an old woman character with a signature laughing animation, designed for use in professional haunts and home Halloween displays. It offers a compelling look at how a fully self-contained electric figure can deliver repeatable, attention-grabbing scares without complex rigging.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,834 views
Quaking Cody Halloween Zombie Haunt Prop
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Prop Reviews

Quaking Cody Halloween Zombie Haunt Prop

Quaking Cody is an all-electric zombie animatronic haunt prop from Distortions Unlimited, designed to deliver a shaking, undead scare effect. Built under the brand's 'frightronics' line, the prop is ready-to-use straight out of the box with no pneumatics or complex setup required. It suits a wide range of Halloween applications, from home haunts to professional haunted attractions.

DistortionsUnlimited· 8,789 views