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This Massive Animatronic Pennywise Prop is Truly Terrifying
Over in St. Louis, this year’s TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show kicked off yesterday, running through the weekend. What is TransWorld, you ask? Well, it’s the only trade show of its kind in the world, dedicated entirely to the haunted house industry. A place for haunted house proprietors to hang out, get ideas and purchase products.
One of the companies displaying their products at TransWorld this year is Unit 70 Studios, a company known for selling incredible animatronic props to haunted houses across the country. As they note on their website, “From severed human heads to demon horse skeletons and 12″-tall animated mutants, we make great horror props!”
Easily the show-stealer of the entire event this year is Unit 70’s animatronic Pennywise, based on last year’s film. A massive animated Pennywise clutches an armless, screaming Georgie in his hand, swinging him around like a rag doll and making sinister noises.
Now THIS is what nightmares are truly made of.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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