Video Tag
Every video tagged “animatronics” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
1242 videos
Distortions Unlimited celebrates Dick Van Dyke's 99th birthday with a tribute to the entertainer's decades-long love of decorating his home for Halloween. The video highlights his use of Distortions monsters, props and animatronics since 2012, along with the studio's visits to help set up his display. It frames the beloved actor as a self-described 'big kid' who delights in scares and monsters.
This short showcase from Distortions Unlimited highlights a Frankenstein-themed animatronic creation. The clip presents the prop as a featured product rather than a step-by-step build. Specific details on mechanics, dimensions, or pricing are not provided in the available metadata.
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a walkthrough of their booth at the Transworld Halloween Show 2022, showcasing a wide range of professional-grade animatronics and props. Featured pieces include large-scale creatures like Colossus, a T-Rex animatronic head, a Yeti, Mutant characters, and an Electric Chair animatronic, among others. The video doubles as both a product showcase and a behind-the-scenes look at one of the haunt industry's premier annual trade events. It serves as a useful reference for haunters scouting new animatronics and props for upcoming seasons.
This video takes a deep-dive iceberg format approach to Spirit Halloween, exploring increasingly obscure trivia, lore, and behind-the-scenes facts about the iconic seasonal retailer. Topics appear to span well-known props and animatronics down to rare prototypes, discontinued items, and lesser-known corporate history involving brands like Gemmy and Morris Costumes. The clown prop category receives notable attention, with a specific reference to the Towering Clown animatronic. This is part one of an ongoing series, with a follow-up installment promised.
This is the third installment of Haunt Former's 2019 Spirit Halloween store walkthrough series, filmed as the Halloween season kicks into high gear in September. The video takes viewers through the aisles of a Spirit Halloween location, showcasing the props, animatronics, costumes, and décor available that season. It serves as both a shopping guide and an enthusiast's appreciation of the year's Spirit Halloween lineup.
Haunt Former tours Target's 2025 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's latest lineup of animatronics, props, and masks available to everyday shoppers. The video offers an up-close look at what mass-market retail has to offer for the Halloween season. It serves as a practical shopping preview for haunt builders and home decorators alike who want to scout Target's offerings before hitting the store.
Haunt Former tours the Halloween section at Lowe's for the 2018 season, showcasing the available decorations, props, and animatronics on offer. The video gives viewers a ground-level look at mass-market Halloween products including inflatables, lighting, pumpkins, and Gemmy animatronics. It serves as a handy preview for shoppers wanting to know what's in stock before heading to the store.
A quick rundown of seven animated props teased by Spirit Halloween for their 2022 season, with the creator noting that several pieces were originally intended for 2021 but were held back due to widespread shipping delays. The video also highlights two fan-favorite characters — Two Scoops and Harriet Hustle — as bonus showcases. It serves as an early-season preview for shoppers and collectors eager to see what's hitting shelves.
This nearly hour-long video ranks over 45 Spirit Halloween store themes from worst to best, offering the creator's personal takes on the strengths and weaknesses of each. It serves as an opinionated guide for fans of the annual Spirit Halloween lineup who want to debate or discover which themes stand out. The format is editorial and conversational, making it accessible to casual Halloween enthusiasts and hardcore prop collectors alike.
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.
Haunt Former previews Spirit Halloween's all-new animatronic lineup for 2021, spotlighting licensed characters and original creations hitting store shelves that season. The video serves as an early sneak-peek showcase, giving Halloween enthusiasts a first look at what to expect before the products become widely available. Coverage includes a range of horror-themed animatronics spanning well-known pop-culture villains and classic spooky archetypes.
GMHaunts returns to the Spirit Halloween 2024 flagship store for a second-day walkthrough, giving viewers an extended look at this season's new props, animatronics, and themed offerings. The video serves as an early preview of what Spirit Halloween is bringing to retail shelves for the 2024 Halloween season. It's a great resource for collectors and decorators wanting to scout upcoming releases before committing to a purchase.
A fast-cut highlight reel showcasing Poison Props' booth in the Dark Zone section of the Transworld Halloween & Attractions trade show in 2019. The brief clip gives viewers a rapid-fire look at the company's lineup of animatronics and haunted house props, including clown, zombie, ghost, and monster characters. It serves as a promotional snapshot of what Poison Props brought to one of the industry's premier trade events.
Haunt Former ranks all 25 of Spirit Halloween's 2020 animatronic lineup in a single countdown-style video, offering opinionated commentary on each entry. The video covers the full breadth of that year's retail animatronic offerings, highlighting standouts and low points alike — with Johnny Punk earning particular notoriety. It serves as a quick buyer's guide and entertainment piece for Halloween prop enthusiasts heading into the 2020 season.
This short tutorial from FrightProps demonstrates how different power supplies can be used to control the speed of their Dual-Speed High-Torque Prop Motor. By varying the power source, builders can achieve different motor speeds to suit their animatronic prop needs. It's a concise, practical guide aimed at getting props up and running quickly.
This video tours Menefee Manor, an elaborately decorated residential yard haunt located in San Antonio, Texas. The display features a large collection of animatronics alongside live scare actors delivering unexpected scares throughout the walkthrough. The 2024 edition of this free neighborhood attraction appears to be a standout Halloween destination in the San Antonio area.
This video is the third installment in a 2018 Halloween store walkthrough series, filmed at a Spirit Halloween location in Clearwater, Florida. The creator tours the store's seasonal selection, highlighting costumes, masks, and spooky decor including recognizable pop-culture and classic horror offerings. It serves as a fun preview of what shoppers can expect to find at Spirit Halloween that season. The casual, enthusiast-driven format makes it an entertaining guide for Halloween fans scoping out the year's merchandise.
Haunt Former takes viewers on a walkthrough of Home Depot's 2018 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the retailer's lineup of decorations, animatronics, props, and masks available for the season. The video highlights a wide variety of characters and creatures including dragons, werewolves, skeletons, witches, and reapers. It serves as a practical shopping preview for haunters and home decorators looking to see what's available before heading to the store.
This long-form video explores the darker narrative lore hidden behind Spirit Halloween animatronic characters, with a particular focus on themes of nuclear apocalypse and other grim backstories. The creator digs into the fictional world-building surrounding well-known retail Halloween props, treating them as characters with their own mythology. It appears to be an entertainment-focused commentary or analysis piece rather than a build or tutorial. At over an hour in length, it offers a deep dive for fans interested in the storytelling side of Halloween prop culture.
This video presents a curated countdown of ten animatronic Halloween props selected for their unsettling or disturbing qualities, continuing a series that has covered similar ground in previous installments. The host reviews props from major retailers and manufacturers, highlighting what makes each one particularly creepy or effective as a scare piece. It serves primarily as entertainment and a seasonal buyer's guide for Halloween enthusiasts hunting for standout animatronics.
This video covers the announcement that Spirit Halloween will be launching Spirit Christmas retail locations for the 2024 holiday season, with at least ten confirmed store sites. The creator breaks down what is known about the seasonal expansion of the popular Halloween retail chain into the Christmas market. It functions primarily as a news and commentary piece for fans of Spirit Halloween and seasonal horror retail.
A multi-year highlight reel showcasing Distortions Unlimited's lineup of Halloween animatronics, props, and decorations. The catalog spans creatures and characters like the water-spraying Mutant, the charging Scare Wolf werewolf, the giant Colossus and Grim Death reaper, plus pumpkin-patch and circus-themed pieces. It serves as a promotional overview of the company's offerings for haunters and themed attractions rather than a how-to build.
This behind-the-scenes tour of Distortions Unlimited's production facility showcases the full lifecycle of professional Halloween props and animatronics — from pouring and pulling foam to painting and programming finished pieces. The video highlights a seasoned crew with over four decades of monster-making experience, all based in the USA. Featured creations include the Electric Zombie, Xenovore, Cyclops Head, Ancient Wizard, and Zombie Breakout animated props. It offers a rare, authentic look at what it takes to manufacture commercial-grade Halloween products at scale.
This video offers a look at Spirit Halloween's 2016 seasonal lineup, highlighting two featured themes: Clock Tower and Haunted Hotel. The channel tours the store's offerings across costumes, animatronics, props, and lighting. It serves as both an enthusiast showcase and a shopping preview for haunters and Halloween fans heading into the season.
