About a month ago, a story from the Greely Tribune hit my Google alerts and caught my eye for a couple of reasons. One, it was from my home state (Colorado). Two, it was about monsters. Specifically, ones invading Denver (my hometown) at a new Distortions Monster World exhibit.
Yeah, that was something I had to investigate further. Here’s what I found out.
What is Distortions Monster World?
Immersive experiences, a monster of a good time.
Distortions Monster World is not just an exhibit. It’s a new museum exhibiting spooky props, masks, and more in Denver, Colorado, that’s located in the Denver Pavilions on 16th Street, downtown.
Here’s the description that greets you when you visit their site:
Ready to get up-close and personal with the things that go bump in the night?!
Welcome to Distortions Monster World, where surprises (and monsters!) meet you at every corner and open doors lead you on an out-of-this-world interactive adventure.
A series of cinematic environments featuring immersive installations and infamous creatures and characters – many you’ll recognize from music, film, T.V., and your favorite haunted attractions – will truly transport you to another place!
Distortions Unlimited has been making monsters for movies and haunted attractions for over 50 years. This museum gives you the chance to learn about this “unique art form” as “the sets, sights, and sounds take you away to a supernatural world where giants roam, kings rule, and… you never know what’s around the corner.”
You can also study the “life-sized ghouls, zombies, snarling gargoyles, creatures of the night, and more” up close (including touching them!). You’re also welcome to take selfies with them —if you dare.
It’s a place that invites you to “ignite your imagination and challenge your perception of what makes a monster in this technologically-advanced and interactive art installation.”
It kind of reminds me a bit of Austin’s Museum of the Weird. At least the horror movie exhibit and wax museum parts of it. It also looks like the kind of place I could get my haunted house (of the Halloween variety) fix without having to freak out about people jumping out at, or chasing, me.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online for timed entry. Ages 12+ cost $25, 5-11 cost $18, and ages 4 and under are free.
It’s open Monday through Saturday from 11 am until 8 pm, and on Sundays from 12 pm to 6 pm.
For More Info
Visit https://distortionsmonsterworld.com/.
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Do you have a favorite type of monster?
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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I don’t have a favorite type of monster, but I find Bigfoot stories fascinating and sea monsters super scary! If you’re out in the ocean and you can’t “see the bottom” like you can in the pool, and then there might me a monster swimming under you as you tread water? Yeah, that’s scary.:-)
YES! Not being able to see the bottom in like a lake thrills me but also terrifies me! And Bigfoot…I’m right there with you. Ever since I was little. He’s super fascinating!