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Dapper Cadaver, the death-related prop house, has been expanding their diversity of characters. At Transworld 2022, the company featured new heads and light casts featuring different ethnicities, ages, body types, and sizes to offer a more inclusive lineup of props. With over 75 different styles of heads, bodies, body parts, and more, haunters have a wide range of choices. In addition to standard polyfoam products, Dapper Cadaver offers a high durability, urethane rubber – called “Dura Rubber” – for use in escape rooms, actor props, or anything that may be roughly handled. You can view their full catalog on their website. This time of year, orders can take up to 8 weeks before delivery, so be sure to place your orders early.

Hallucinations Creations debuted 14 new DIY mechanisms at this year’s TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show. One of the most popular new designs for 2022 was a full-sized scissor mechanism with a head and arm lift that come out to six feet. Haunters can combine the mechanism with the prop of their choice for a startling effect. You can view all their new products and entire catalog on the Hallucinations Creations online store. 

Now in their 22nd year, the Dark Attraction and Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and enjoying dark attractions, haunts, and escape rooms. For 2022 DAFE members can expect some fun and exciting events, quarterly editions of Dark Times magazine, and opportunities to socialize with like-minded individuals. To join DAFE or learn more about their upcoming events, magazine, and attraction list, visit their website. 

Pittsburgh Poster‘s popular Dot Room and Clown Maze 4’x8′ GloFlex PolyPanel walls create stunning black light effects used in haunts around the country. In a recent interview with the Haunted Attraction Network, Melanie Paul of Pittsburgh Poster highlighted a way to take those 3D rooms to a new level: the “Gizmo”. The “Gizmo” rotates a screen fitted with any print up and down to create a sense of motion to the room. Combine the Gizmo with their “Hypnoscopes” for a truly disorienting experience, “You got motions, and then with our hypnosis spinning wheel next to it, it really just creates this awesome illusion to where you don’t even know what’s up and down… It’s almost too much motion and crazy illusions that you can put all that in a room, and really do some cool stuff with it.” You can view all Pittsburgh Poster’s haunt division catalog on the Aisle 13 at Pitsburgh Poster website. 

Making monsters since 1978, Distortions Unlimited is a Halloween manufacturing company and online Halloween store. The company showcased a variety of new and returning products at this year’s TransWorld’s Halloween & Attraction Show. Highlights of their new 2022 lineup included “Mutant”, a savage animatronic prop with fast, realistic movement that can shoot water or air from its mouth; and “Jack Widow”, a giant Halloween Spider Jack-O-Lantern prop with a leg span of approximately 5 ft. Classic designs were also brought back to the show this year, including their infamous Electric Chair, T-Rex, and Wizard (with film & TV legend Dick Van Dyke’s vocals as a new feature for 2022). Haunters looking to place orders should do so as soon as possible to make sure orders arrive in time for the haunt season. Last year, for the first time ever, the company cut off orders in early September. You can view the entire Distortions Unlimited catalog on their website. 

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Shattered FX debuted several news designs for 2022 including the popular Necromancer full head silicone mask. The company also creates half-masks with adjustable lacing to fit a multitude of scareactors. All Shattered FX masks have a lifetime warranty; if you mask rips or tears for any reason, they will fix it free of charge. To learn more about the company and see their entire catalog, visit their official website. 

For 19 years Creepy Collection has been providing its unique style of static props to the industry. In a recent interview with the Haunted Attraction Network, Jerry Dalessandro discussed the durability and craftsmanship of their products. From flex bodies that can be moved around to fully-foam table bodies, Creepy Collection creates detailed, durable prop bodies that are built to be long-lasting with steel reinforcements. Their 2022 TransWorld lineup included all new props, such as a 7ft Gruesome Granny, Santa and Elves Frozen Head Set, and Large Pop Corn Puke Clown. You can view their entire catalog online on their website. Be sure to place your order soon, as price hikes may loom in the future due to rising gas and material costs.

Minispotlights have been providing LED lighting solutions for haunts since 2006. In a recent interview, Bert Zelten of Minispotlights discussed the company’s standout custom products. Minispotlight’s top selling items are their Jacob’s Ladders. “They’re all one-of-a-kind items,” Zelten remarked, “I hand built all of them. They’re all one of a kind and really unique, and low voltage, so they’re super safe, but they look just like a real Jacob’s Ladder art.” While Zelton does have standard units haunters can purchase, he regularly works with haunts to design custom works – custom heights, designs, things that are build into scenes, etc. You can view Minispotlights’ entire catalog online or e-mail Zelten directly at [email protected] for custom order inquiries.