В Грли завершился десятилетний фестиваль Monster Day, который больше не будет проводиться

Owners of Distortions Unlimited, Ed Edmunds, left and Marsha Paud-Edmunds, right, meet together to get some work done in their office in the lead up to Monster Day, in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Michael O’Shea works in on a mold for a monster in the basement of Distortions Unlimited in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) A worker uses a sponge to bring out the detail on a rat figure after being painted at Distortions Unlimited in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Owners of Distortions Unlimited, Marsha Paud-Edmunds, left and Ed Edmunds, right, discuss a monster while it is prepared for Monster Day at Distortions Unlimited in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) A close up portrait of one of Distortions Unlimited’s monsters is seen in their warehouse in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Mike Glover tests out a monster while preparing it for Monster Day at Distortions Unlimited in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Families tour the Distortions Unlimited warehouse during a open house the day before Monster Day in Greeley on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) A person dressed as a monster walks in the crowd at the final Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Ed Edmunds, founder of Distortions Unlimited, auctions off some of his creations during a skit at the final Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Bill Huggins, a volunteer from Lincoln, California, who has been attending and volunteering at every Monster Day with his son Colby Huggins, participates in a skit on stage during the final Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. Huggins surprised his son Colby with a visit to Distortions Unlimited 10 years ago on the first Monster Day and they have been coming back every year to volunteer their time painting monsters, performing and doing whatever volunteer work is needed. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Ed Edmunds, the founder of Distortions Unlimited, who started his business making masks in high school, puts the finishing touches on a mask before he throws into the audience during the Distortions Extravaganza at the last Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Festival goers take photos of a monster made by Distortions Unlimited depicting the alien mother from the movie “Alien” during the final Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Ed Edmunds, the founder of Distortions Unlimited, who started his business making masks in high school, throws a mask into the audience as hands clamor for the chance of catching one during the Distortions Extravaganza at the last Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Stella Sharp, 8, sits on her mom’s shoulders, Emily Sharp, both of Greeley, while masks are thrown into the crowd during the Distortions Extravaganza at the last Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Ed Edmunds, the founder of Distortions Unlimited, who started his business making masks in high school, smiles as he crosses the stage looking for someone to throw a mask to during the Distortions Extravaganza at the last Monster Day in downtown Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Owners of Distortions Unlimited, Marsha Paud-Edmunds, left and Ed Edmunds, center, admire a key to downtown Greeley presented to them by the Greeley Downtown Development Authority at the last Monster Day in Greeley on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Show Caption 1 of 16 Owners of Distortions Unlimited, Ed Edmunds, left and Marsha Paud-Edmunds, right, meet together to get some work done in their office in the lead up to Monster Day, in Greeley on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer) Monster Day began a decade ago with a costumed pitch to the Greeley DDA by Ed Edmunds, founder of Distortions Unlimited. “I come in with this Creetonian Elder mask — a big-headed alien — and a lab coat,” Edmunds said. “It was first-class, movie-quality stuff. I thought, ‘This is going to be the hardest sales pitch of my life.” What followed was a decade of Monster Day celebrations that have brought people from around the country to Greeley. The event has undoubtedly been a massive success, drawing thousands to downtown Greeley each year. But just like an old vampire, the organizers said, it finally came time to put a stake in it. Although the beloved event wont be returning as Monster Day, for Edmunds and his wife, business partner and co-inventor of Monster Day, Marsha Paud-Edmunds, it has always been about bringing them closer to their community. “The best thing about Monster Day for us was that it connected us to the city,” Edmunds said. “We got to know people.”