1998 Distortions Unlimited Saucer Invasion Flyer

12 foot animatronic saucer prop. 'Nuff said...

2011 Distortions Unlimited Flyer

2007 Morbid Industries Catalog

Here's another Morbid Industries catalog, this one from 2007. Sooo many great character designs throughout these pages. The Baron Bloodshock being my personal favorite along with the Necrodemon and Edgar...

2003 Morbid Industries Catalog

This 2003 Morbid Industry only contains a few masks, but it provides a look back at some of the company's early offerings...

1996 Halloween Outlet Catalog - Part 6

Welcome to Part 6 of the 1996 Halloween Outlet catalog...  "Accessories and Props". Today's post features a whopping 28 pages of props and Halloween accessories from Don Post Studios, Distortions, GAG Studios, Be Something Studios that teased and tantilized many of us home haunters and pro haunters alike. 

This was a pretty cool time as larger props, as well as the sheer number of props, were becoming more widely available to both pro haunters and home haunters alike. It might be argued that these props were precursor to what has become the standard over abundance of cheap props seen at the Halloween big box stores of the last decade...

1994-95 GAG Studios Catalog

This GAG Studios catalog may not contain any monster masks, but they do contain some killer props. While I can't say for certain, I believe these catalogs date around 1994-95. It was around this time that these props showed up at the local Spencer's gift shop and they blew me away. In the Fall of 1994 we were working on our third consecutive home haunt and were hungry for props. GAG Studios answered the call.

I started with some small prop purchases that year. I was sophomore in college, and like most college kids, I was poor as hell. But I took portions of my measly pay checks straight to Spencers. I remember picking up the small "Rat Skull" prop first. From there I moved on the the "Deluxe Skull Wreath". Both of these props are smaller are long gone, probably heisted in our haunt. I went for some larger props during the day after Halloween clearance sale and bought two GAG Studios props that I still have to this day, which include the large "Deluxe Gargoyle" and the super cool "Casket". Both of these have remained staples in our Halloween yard display for years. In fact, this weekend I'll be popping open the door to the attic to crawl in and retrieve these props for the big week ahead.

I'm of the opinion that these are some of the best mass produced props that were ever offered to the public. I say this because of several factors. First and foremost, they were affordable. Second, they were light weight, durable, and easy to store. Third they were designed by monster maker and mask enthusiast Jeff Wehenkel. Jeff is one of the true gentlemen in the industry and, along with Jim Kessler, was responsible for the Head Hunters Quarterly Magazine.

These single page flyers contain a few of my all time favorite Halloween props... the Count, the Count Casket and the Haunted Knight...

GAG Studios -  The Count Prop

GAG Studios - Haunted Knight Prop

1994 Distortions Catalog Supplement

Hey creeps, today's entry piggybacks the 1994 Distortions Catalog post from last Friday with the 1994 Supplement Catalog which was distributed by Morris Costumes. The quality of the images in the catalog are poor compared to the standard '94 catalog, but I thought it was still well worth posting...