Halloween Universe

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The Halloween Video Library

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.

69 videos

We Used 2500 Pounds of Clay to Sculpt Our Kong Animatronic!
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DIY AnimatronicsPro

We Used 2500 Pounds of Clay to Sculpt Our Kong Animatronic!

Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a comprehensive 43-minute behind-the-scenes journey through the creation of their Kong animatronic gorilla head — a massive professional-grade figure that stands approximately 11 feet tall when raised. The build is documented from initial metal armature construction through clay sculpting, latex skin application, foam filling, mechanical rigging, and final paint and finishing. Sculpted by company founder Ed Edmunds as a passion project, Kong features articulated mouth, head-turn, and independently moving eyes and eyelids, driven by heavy-duty cylinders. The finished prop ships with a control system, audio track, amplifier, fog machine, and simulated lightning lighting effects.

DistortionsUnlimited· 4,320 views
Sculpting a Giant Kong Animatronic at Distortions Unlimited
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DIY AnimatronicsPro

Sculpting a Giant Kong Animatronic at Distortions Unlimited

This behind-the-scenes look from Distortions Unlimited follows the sculpting of a massive King Kong-style gorilla animatronic in their studio. It showcases the artistry and scale involved in creating a giant creature figure rather than a step-by-step home build. Viewers get an inside view of professional prop fabrication and animatronic character design.

DistortionsUnlimited· 8,373 views
We Sculpted a Giant Kong Gorilla!
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DIY PropsPro

We Sculpted a Giant Kong Gorilla!

The Distortions Unlimited team races a tight deadline to finish a massive clay sculpt of a giant Kong-style gorilla head ahead of the Transworld Halloween Show. Sculptor Ed battles the clay cracking and drying as he sprays and wets it to keep the surface workable. The finished giant gorilla is intended as a photo-op centerpiece at the company's Transworld booth.

DistortionsUnlimited· 59,280 views
We made a GIANT KONG Animatronic!
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DIY AnimatronicsPro

We made a GIANT KONG Animatronic!

Distortions Unlimited takes viewers behind the scenes on the creation of their giant Kong animatronic gorilla head — a passion project sculpted by Ed Edmunds. The build journey covers every major stage: metal armature construction, clay sculpting, latex skinning, foam filling, and final paint work. Standing approximately 11 feet tall when fully raised, the finished piece features moving eyes, blinking eyelids, a opening/closing mouth, and a side-to-side head turn, all driven by professional-grade pneumatic cylinders. The complete package ships with a control system, audio track, amplifier, fog machine, and simulated lightning lighting effects.

DistortionsUnlimited· 24,818 views
We Need To FINISH This 5000 Pound Gorilla Head Sculpture Today
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Professional Haunted Attractions

We Need To FINISH This 5000 Pound Gorilla Head Sculpture Today

Distortions Unlimited races against the clock to complete a massive gorilla head clay sculpture weighing between 4,000 and 5,000 pounds, built over a metal armature fabricated by their crew. The sculpture must be finished before a professional mold maker arrives on site, and keeping the clay from cracking under drying conditions is an active challenge. The finished piece is destined to serve as a photo opportunity at the Distortions Unlimited booth at the Transworld Halloween Show.

DistortionsUnlimited· 25,224 views
Best Sculpting Tools for Clay | Three Sculptors Share Tips
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DIY PropsIntermediate

Best Sculpting Tools for Clay | Three Sculptors Share Tips

Three experienced sculptors from Distortions Unlimited — Ed Edmunds, Mikey Rotella, and Tom Cassidy — share their go-to clay sculpting tools and techniques for creating monsters and Halloween props. The video is a curated mashup drawn from the Monster Lab tutorial series, condensing multiple perspectives into a single practical guide. Viewers get a rare look at how professional creature and mask makers approach tool selection in a real studio environment.

DistortionsUnlimited· 3,248 views
Sculpting Halloween Monster Masks at Distortions Unlimited
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DIY Props

Sculpting Halloween Monster Masks at Distortions Unlimited

Distortions Unlimited founders Ed Edmunds and Tom Cassidy are shown sculpting latex monster masks in a music-driven montage set to The Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter.' The video showcases the professional sculpting process behind two specific masks created for the 2025 Greeley Monster Day event. It offers a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into how a legendary Halloween prop company brings monster characters to life from raw sculpt to finished design.

DistortionsUnlimited· 6,473 views
Sculpting Goblin & Wolf Spider Halloween Props at Distortions Unlimited
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DIY Props

Sculpting Goblin & Wolf Spider Halloween Props at Distortions Unlimited

This behind-the-scenes video takes viewers inside Distortions Unlimited's professional monster-making studio as sculptors Tom Cassidy and Jordu Schell work on three new 2025 Halloween props: the Wolf Spider, Goblin, and Demon Legend. Company founders Ed and Marsha review the sculptures in progress and discuss the design direction for each piece. Jordu shares insight into WED clay, the material of choice for these prop sculptures, including his personal history with it. It's a rare look at how a major Halloween prop company brings original creatures from concept to physical form.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,010 views
Texas Slim Wesbot Timelapse Video
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Other

Texas Slim Wesbot Timelapse Video

This timelapse video compresses an eight-hour CFX Live stream into two minutes, showcasing how the company's Kuka 6-axis robotic arm—nicknamed Wesbot—mills a clay sculpture of their newest mask character, Texas Slim. The footage captures the operator pausing the robot to refine and build up clay by hand, as well as using compressed air to clear milled debris. The final piece is a near-complete Monster Clay sculpt destined to become a professional silicone mask. CFX emphasizes that human artistry and digital design by their sculptor Herman remain central to the process.

CFX MASKS· 692 views
Have you tuned in to our Wesbot livestreams? 🤔
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DIY Props

Have you tuned in to our Wesbot livestreams? 🤔

CFX Masks showcases a time-lapse of their robotic sculpting workflow using Wesbot, a Kuka 6-axis robotic arm programmed by Robotic Solutions, to rough-sculpt a new mask design called Texas Slim. The piece is created in Monster Clay as part of the pipeline toward a finished silicone mask, with human artists still refining every machine-cut piece. The video teases the Texas Slim design created for the Texas Haunters Convention and invites audience feedback on preferred content formats — full live streams versus weekly time-lapse uploads.

CFX MASKS· 1,122 views
WESBOT LIVE May 8, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK TEXAS SLIM!
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DIY Props

WESBOT LIVE May 8, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK TEXAS SLIM!

CFX Masks documents a full-day livestream of their robotic sculpting system, Wesbot, cutting a brand-new mask design called Texas Slim from Monster Clay. The process showcases how a digital sculpt file is translated into a path program for a Kuka 6-axis robotic arm, which performs the bulk of the physical sculpting work. Human artists then step in to add finishing details and refinements the robot cannot achieve on its own. The end goal is a fully wearable silicone mask brought to market through this hybrid digital-robotic workflow.

CFX MASKS· 550 views
WESBOT LIVE May 8, 2024 cutting a NEW MASK: Texas Slim - Part 2!
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Other

WESBOT LIVE May 8, 2024 cutting a NEW MASK: Texas Slim - Part 2!

CFX Masks broadcasts a full-day livestream following the robotic sculpting of a new wearable silicone mask called Texas Slim, using their proprietary Kuka 6-axis robotic arm known as Wesbot. The workflow begins with a digital sculpt that is translated into a robot path program, allowing Wesbot to carve the majority of the form from Monster Clay. Human artists then step in to add finishing details and refinements the robot cannot yet achieve, resulting in a fully handcrafted-quality piece ready for silicone production.

CFX MASKS· 607 views
WESBOT LIVE April 2nd, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK THE OTHER
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Other

WESBOT LIVE April 2nd, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK THE OTHER

CFX Masks hosts an all-day livestream showcasing Wesbot, their in-house Kuka 6-axis robotic sculpting arm programmed by Robotic Solutions, cutting a brand-new mask design from Monster Clay. The workflow begins in a digital environment, where a sculpt is designed and then translated into the robot's path program, allowing Wesbot to handle the bulk of the physical carving. Human artists then step in to add finishing detail and refinement that the robot cannot yet achieve on its own. The end goal is a fully wearable silicone mask ready for production.

CFX MASKS· 481 views
Best Halloween Spider Wins!
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DIY AnimatronicsPro

Best Halloween Spider Wins!

This behind-the-scenes look from Distortions Unlimited follows the studio as it designs and builds two new monsters for Halloween 2024: an Alien Spider prop and a Banshee animatronic. Viewers watch the full workflow from clay sculpting and armature construction through molding, trimming, and finishing, with several crew members tackling different stages. A highlight is a paint-off between two artists to decide the spider's final color, while the Banshee races to come together before the Transworld Halloween show.

DistortionsUnlimited· 60,000 views
WESBOT LIVE March 27th, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK: GEMINI!
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DIY Props

WESBOT LIVE March 27th, 2024 - Join the livestream on cutting a NEW MASK: GEMINI!

CFX Masks hosts an all-day livestream showcasing the robotic sculpting of their newest design, the Gemini mask, using their in-house Kuka 6-axis robotic arm nicknamed Wesbot. The workflow begins with a digital sculpt that is translated into a robot path program, allowing the machine to carve the bulk of the form from Monsterclay. Human artists then step in to add finishing details and refinements the robot cannot achieve, ultimately producing a wearable silicone mask. The stream offers an extended, real-time look at how professional-grade technology is integrated into high-end mask production.

CFX MASKS· 7,975 views
WESBOT LIVE December 12, 2023 - Join the livestream of cutting a NEW MASK!
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DIY Props

WESBOT LIVE December 12, 2023 - Join the livestream of cutting a NEW MASK!

CFX Masks broadcasts a full-day livestream showcasing Wesbot, their Kuka 6-axis robotic sculpting arm programmed by Robotic Solutions, cutting a brand-new silicone mask design from Monster Clay. The workflow begins in a digital environment where the mask is designed, then translated into the robot's path program to produce the majority of the sculpted form. Human artists step in afterward to refine details and complete elements the robot cannot fully achieve, resulting in a finished wearable silicone mask. Viewers are invited to tune in throughout the day and guess what the new mask design will be.

CFX MASKS· 415 views
2 PART MOLD MAKING a Halloween Prop at Distortions Unlimited | Monster Lab
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DIY PropsAdvanced

2 PART MOLD MAKING a Halloween Prop at Distortions Unlimited | Monster Lab

This behind-the-scenes Monster Lab tutorial from Distortions Unlimited walks through the complete 2-part plaster mold-making process for a Halloween prop called the Mutant Baby. Ed Edmunds seals the finished clay sculpture with spray paint, builds a clay dam to define the mold parting line, and hands off to Mondo who pours and completes the 2-piece plaster mold. The video explains how this plaster mold will be used to create a foam master, which then feeds into one-piece production molds — giving viewers a rare look at a professional prop pipeline from sculpt to production-ready tooling.

DistortionsUnlimited· 28,898 views
Sculpting and Molding Our Mutant Baby Prop at Distortions Unlimited
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DIY PropsPro

Sculpting and Molding Our Mutant Baby Prop at Distortions Unlimited

This behind-the-scenes video from Distortions Unlimited follows sculptor Tom Cassidy as he completes a Mutant Baby clay sculpture, after which Ed Edmunds prepares the piece for a two-piece mold build. Viewers get an authentic look at the professional prop-making pipeline inside one of the industry's most established Halloween prop studios. The video also captures day-to-day studio life, including ongoing production of various props and animatronics.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,298 views
Gremlin Monster Sculpting DIY Tutorial | Monster Lab Shorts
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DIY PropsIntermediate

Gremlin Monster Sculpting DIY Tutorial | Monster Lab Shorts

Ed Edmunds, founder of the legendary Halloween prop and animatronics company Distortions Unlimited, demonstrates gremlin monster sculpting in this short-form clip from the Monster Lab instructional series. The video offers a condensed glimpse into professional-level creature sculpting techniques developed over decades in the industry. It serves as a teaser for the full-length Monster Lab tutorials available on the channel, which cover the complete mask-making pipeline from sculpt to finished prop.

DistortionsUnlimited· 9,300 views
We made a real crawling THING Animatronic!
20:39
DIY AnimatronicsAdvanced

We made a real crawling THING Animatronic!

Wicked Makers' Jaimie and Jay transform a Spirit Halloween mechanical crawling hand animatronic into a screen-accurate 'Thing' from Netflix's Wednesday series. The build walks through disassembly, clay sculpting over the existing mechanism, two-part plaster mold making, latex skin casting, and final painting. A guest expert in mold making and sculpture joined the project and contributed key technical guidance throughout. The result is a fully functional walking animatronic with a realistic latex skin that closely resembles the on-screen character.

Wicked Makers· 909,960 views
DIY Zombie Eyes Tutorial - Super realistic living dead resin eyes!
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DIY PropsIntermediate

DIY Zombie Eyes Tutorial - Super realistic living dead resin eyes!

This tutorial walks through the process of crafting highly realistic zombie eyeballs entirely from scratch using resin casting techniques. The creator demonstrates how to achieve the signature milky, cataract-like cornea effect that defines convincing undead eyes. Ball bearings serve as the core form, with mold-making compound, clay, white casting resin, and a clear epoxy topcoat used to build up the finished prop. Custom-printed iris sheets are incorporated to add lifelike detail beneath the resin layers.

Monster Tutorials· 12,099 views
Easy Latex Horns - DIY FX Makeup Horns Tutorial
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Makeup TutorialsBeginner$20–$50

Easy Latex Horns - DIY FX Makeup Horns Tutorial

This tutorial from Monster Tutorials walks viewers through building wearable latex horns suitable for devil or unicorn looks using readily available crafting materials. The process covers sculpting a horn form in clay, creating a plaster mold, and casting with liquid latex. Alcohol inks are used to achieve realistic coloring and depth on the finished horns. At 30 minutes, the video is accessible enough for beginners while producing professional-looking results.

Monster Tutorials· 14,694 views
Nosferatu Prop UNBOXING & Setup | Distortions Unlimited & Ace of Clay Special Mini Nos Unbox
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Prop Reviews

Nosferatu Prop UNBOXING & Setup | Distortions Unlimited & Ace of Clay Special Mini Nos Unbox

Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited unboxes and assembles their popular Nosferatu (Count Orlok) Halloween display prop, walking viewers through what's included and how to set it up. The video doubles as a fun collaboration with Anthony of Ace of Clay, who sculpted a miniature Nosferatu inspired by the Distortions prop and ships it to the team for an on-camera unboxing reveal. The mini sculpture then gets a playful tour of the Distortions Unlimited facility. It's a lighthearted behind-the-scenes look at two Halloween creators celebrating a shared love of classic horror.

DistortionsUnlimited· 15,168 views
Wednesday Guest Sculpting Bingo
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DIY PropsIntermediate

Wednesday Guest Sculpting Bingo

Stiltbeast Studios hosts an extended live sculpting session centered on a Wednesday-themed character, featuring a guest artist in an interactive bingo-format event. The session showcases hands-on clay sculpting techniques used in professional haunted attraction mask and prop creation. Running nearly three hours, it offers an in-depth look at the creative process behind Halloween character design from concept to sculpted form.

StiltbeastStudios· 2,352 views