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PROPERTYMASTERSGUILD.ORG 1 WINTER 2026 I VOLUME 2 I ISSUE 1 8 I THE PROP CULTURE CLUB Meet the Property Masters Guild members behind the props. 10 I AWARDS NIGHT REVUE "Hope said you have to come to the MacGuffin Awards." 11 I RED CARPET REPORT The looks of the night. GUEST STARS COVER: Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Dennis Parrish SERIES REGULARS 2 I FROM THE PRESIDENT We are proud to be moving forward together. 4 I LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Welcome to this special MacGuffin Awards issue of Prop Culture. 5 I CONTRIBUTORS Learn about the writers 6 I DEAR THERESA AND SCOTT Turn to us when you have questions about the biz. 32 I SCENE STEALERS The MacGuffin that beats at the heart of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is the chest, itself. DENNIS PARRISH Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient EXCELLENCE IN... Profiling the Work of This Year's Award-Winning Property Masters LIGHTS, CAMERA, TAKING ACTION: Leadership in Times of Disaster MAKING THE MacGUFFIN From Trope to Trophy MacGUFFIN AWARDS A Night to Remember T H E O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E P R O P E R T Y M A S T E R S G U I L D W I N T E R 2 0 2 6 SPECIAL AWARDS EDITION 12 I THE PROP CULTURE INTERVIEW: DENNIS PARRISH Celebrating this year's MacGuffin Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. 17 I LIGHTS, CAMERA, TAKING ACTION Property Master Chuck McSorley receives the 2025 Humanitarian Award for his disaster relief leadership. 18 I EXCELLENCE IN... Profiling the winners of the 2025 MacGuffin Awards. 28 I MAKING THE MacGUFFIN Conceptualizing a single, iconic visual representation for the wildly eclectic work of the Property Master. 28 11