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Making Monsters

Making Monsters is a fascinating look at the world of animatronics and mask makers. Ed Edmunds and his small staff work tirelessly to create some of the scariest animatronics and "frightronics" the haunt industry has ever seen.
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  1. S1 E1 - It's Not Easy Making Monsters
    October 2, 2011
    43min
    13+
    Ed and his crew struggle to produce enough new products for the annual Transworld tradeshow, the top monster showcase. They must also improvise under pressure when two Evil Trees are damaged during shipment to Monster Mini Golf.
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  2. S1 E2 - Aliens, UFOs and the Enigma
    October 16, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions delivers an amazing alien installation for the UFO Museum in Roswell, NM, after major difficulty with the spaceship build. Jordu comes to Greeley to do a live mask sculpt of shock performer, the Enigma.
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  3. S1 E3 - Ultimate Haunted Houses
    October 23, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions dives into the Halloween season with orders for two of the nation's most popular haunted house attractions during the same week. Additionally, they must fill a fifty-three foot truck with props for Morris Costumes.
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  4. S1 E4 - Horrors For Houston
    September 30, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions hires an army of sculptors to work around the clock to create an entire new line of shocktronics for the retail market to debut at the Houston Halloween and Party Expo in Texas.
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  5. S1 E5 - Zombie, Say Cheese!
    September 30, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    The Distortions team takes a stab at reinventing the classic "Photo Op" piece for Halloween Express and comes to the rescue for the band, Megadeth, getting a new stage prop to them, while Ed's office becomes a tattoo parlor.
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  6. S1 E6 - Transworld 29.0
    October 7, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    The important Transworld Trade Show event is creeping up quickly and the Distortions team creates Hell's Rider, a Grim Reaper character with a motorcycle, and brings back the huge Black Widow for her second debut.
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  7. S1 E7 - You Bug Me
    October 7, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortion's must create a giant spitting centipede for one of the top haunted houses in the nation, Netherworld in Atlanta. But that's not the only challenge. Ed dares Jordu to face him in a monster sculpt-off.
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  8. S1 E8 - Evil Tiki
    October 14, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Nightmares Live in Hawaii wants a giant Evil Tiki Statue to greet people at their haunted maze. Meanwhile, Distortion's helps a local historian by creating 4 large puppets for the book series "Popo the Hawaiian Surf Dog."
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  9. S1 E9 - Must Make More Monsters!
    October 14, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions creates two three-headed "Dino Pods" for a traveling attraction, while Mike repurposes the Zombie Gusher for one of the scariest home haunts in the country. And Morris Costumes needs 4,000 monsters ASAP.
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  10. S1 E10 - Demon Dogs & Hell Hounds
    October 21, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    The Distortions team pairs up with Microsoft Kinect to create an enormous Demon and Demon Dogs to act as an interactive entrance for The 13th Floor haunted house, in Denver.
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  11. S1 E11 - All Creatures Great and Scary!
    October 21, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    The USS Nightmare needs an eerie "sea creature" mask for a spooky scare for its riverfront attraction; Distortions also turns an entire high school marching band into zombies.
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  12. S1 E12 - A Monster In Malibu
    October 28, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions has made some very impressive monsters, but when TV & film legend Dick Van Dyke orders a huge scare for his Malibu home, the team turns to new technology to get it just perfect for the Hollywood Halloween fanatic.
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  13. S1 E13 - Mega Monsters
    October 28, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Distortions takes on their biggest challenge yet, a 25-foot talking skeleton that takes haunters "to their deaths" at Creepywoods Haunted Forest in Maryland & a totally new take on the classic Bigfoot monster for Morris Costumes.
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Content advisory
Violencefoul language
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Cast
Traci FieldEd Edmunds
Studio
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