Author: allen

Animated Towering Boogey Man Review

A few months ago I was digging around online and found out a 7 foot tall Towering Boogeyman was coming out for Halloween 2017. From the videos and pictures I saw he looked pretty cool but I wanted to see him for myself before I made the decision on whether or not I…

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Animated Arkham Joker Scrapped from Morbid’s 2017 Lineup

Earlier this year Morbid Enterprises revealed one of the coolest Halloween props I’ve seen in a long time. They showed everyone a sneak peak of the Animated Arkham Joker at the Halloween and Party Expo at their booth. Since then I’ve been counting down the days until I could get one to put…

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Home Accents Angel of Death Review

Last year I was walking through Home Depot a few days after Halloween and I stumbled across some picked over Halloween props. Everything was marked down 75% so I loaded up on a few lower tier animated props that I vowed to do something with this year. One of the most interesting one…

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Animated Scorched Scarecrow Review

We told you back in June that Halloween Express would be rolling out a Scorched Scarecrow Prop this year and now he is finally here. I was strolling through my local Halloween Express this afternoon and ran across the Scorched Scarecrow for the first time. Here’s a video showing what the big scary…

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Home Depot Brings Back a Slightly Different Home Accents Witch Animated Prop for 2017

One of my favorite kid-friendly animated props has returned to Home Depot for Halloween 2017. This time the Home Accents Witch animatronic has a green face instead of a white one. The prop is for sale in stores and also at HomeDepot.com Here’s the witch in action. If you haven’t noticed the witch…

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Animated Swamp Hag Review

I love unique Halloween props and the Animated Swamp Hag prop is pretty darn unique. She’s not quite a witch and it’s hard to tell what she’s all about when she starts talking and she sounds more cajun than creepy. I picked the Swamp Hag up three years ago and she’s one of…

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Animated Gothic Girl Review

Last year when I was looking for some deals on Halloween animatronics I came across the Animated Gothic Girl on eBay for $130. I was interested in the prop but thought that $130 was a little too much for the creepy animatronic. I reached out to the seller, Sarcazmos Fun House and asked…

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Home Depot Introduces Gray 7 Ft. Towering Werewolf for Halloween 2017

If you like big werewolf props you are in luck. We’ve seen several different animated werewolves over the years come and go but it looks like Home Depot has hit a home run with the one they are rolling out for Halloween 2017. This year Home Depot is introducing a 7 ft tall…

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Zombie Horde Animated Prop Review

Last year I was really excited when I saw the Zombie Horde Animatronic at Halloween Express. However, when I noticed it was $250 I became a little less excited and enthusiastic about bringing it home. I kept my eye on the prop and checked in a week before Halloween and I noticed the…

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Save 20-28% Through Labor Day Spirit Halloween and Halloween Express With Discount Codes

Halloween is getting closer and closer and next weekend we will start seeing Spirit Halloween and Halloween Express stores open all over the country. If you can’t wait that long, you are in luck. Both retailers are offering some pretty big discounts online if you have the right codes. Spirit Halloween code: OPENTW17…

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2017 Lowe’s Exclusive: Black Widow

Halloween has finally come to Lowes for 2017. We started to see a few props trickle out last week but this week the animated props hit the salesfloor. The one I’ve had my eye on is the Black Widow/Black Countess that is made by Gemmy for Lowes “Haunted Living” collection. The Black Widow…

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Rosemary Zombie Girl Animatronic Review

Rosemary is one of my favorite Halloween animated props. I got her in 2014 on the day after Halloween at a big box Spirit store in Nashville. When I got to the store there was a line about thirty people deep who were all waiting to get their hands on some half price…

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Don’t Sleep On Distortions Unlimited Sleeping Giant

If you like big animated props Distortions Unlimited has just the thing for you. The Sleeping Giant is massive and might be one of the coolest props I’ve ever seen. It’s basically a big giant who is trying to sleep but he keeps getting woken up by his little friend Bobo. Here’s the…

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New For 2017: Towering Wailing Soul Animated Prop

We’ve been covering Spirit Halloween’s latest Halloween offerings this summer but Halloween Express has quietly been adding new items to their website recently. Their latest is the Towering Wailing Soul Animated Prop. It’s also available on Amazon.com. Here is the Wailing Soul in action. The best thing about the Towering Wailing Soul animatronic…

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Honky the Clown Animatronic Review

There’s just something about clowns that keep you on our toes. And if you want to scare everyone at your Halloween party this year I’m sure you will have one or two clowns around the house or backyard. My first ever animatronic clown was Honky the Clown. I bought him in 2011 and…

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Top Ten New Animated Props from Spirit Halloween in 2017

Spirit Halloween stores will be opening in the next few weeks. They have also been releasing their new animated props on their website the past two months so we know what to expect when the stores finally open. We’ve seen the new items and have ranked them one through ten so you know…

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Gemmy Edwardian Butler Animatronic Review

For me this is where it all started. In 2007 on the day after Halloween I was walking through Kroger and saw a box containing a creepy butler marked down to $25. The store was eager to unload their leftover Halloween merchandise and had marked everything down to 75% off to make room…

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Spirit Halloween Makes It Easy To Build Your Own Halloween Props

I love to make bad Halloween props into good ones. I’ve done it several times with cheap props I’ve bought the day after Halloween for $20 and turn them into something special. You can check those out here. CVS and Rite Aid are notorious for having some pretty bad animated Halloween props that…

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Swinging Sally Animatronic is new for Halloween 2017 at Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween keeps rolling out more and more new animated props for Halloween 2017. Last month they introduced the 7′ Evil Clown and the Forest Demon among other top notch Halloween props, now they have unveiled the Swinging Sally Animatronic. This antique doll that swings back and forth will freak out just about…

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Take a Tour Through Spirit Hollow

Spirit Halloween stores are gearing up to open in a few weeks all across the country. Fans of the store have been putting up videos and pictures of the stores in malls that are in the process of unboxing and putting things together. Earlier today Spirit Halloween took the guessing out of what…

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Spirit Introduces Janglin’ Bones Trio Animatronics for Halloween 2017

Spirit Halloween must be working overtime trying to get out all the new props before their stores open in a few weeks. It seems like every week they roll out a few new items on their website that are new for Halloween 2017. This weekend the Janglin’ Bones Trio appeared on SpiritHalloween.com for…

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Design Toscano Crash Landing Flying Saucer Statue Is Perfect for UFO-Themed Haunt

Alien themed haunts like Area 51 have become very popular for Halloween parties and backyard haunted houses in recent years. Some people don’t go with clowns, vampires, zombies or werewolves and stick to UFOs and extraterrestrials. If you are one of those people I think I found something for you. Design Toscano has…

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Haunted Scarecrow New For 2017 At Big Lots

Big Lots isn’t exactly what comes to mind when you think about Halloween props but they are working hard to change that. I stopped by the location close to me in Nashville, TN and found that they have a lot of Halloween items out already even though it’s early January. The manager informed…

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Gertie the Cauldron Witch is New for Halloween 2017 at Home Depot

Home Depot is slowly starting to catch up to Spirit Halloween this year with a new reall cool animatronic witch on HomeDepot.com. Gertie the Cauldron Witch is new for 2017 and looks much better than the witches Home Depot put out last year. Check out the video to see her for yourself. Gertie…

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Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: CVS Grim Reaper

On November 1 2016 I go hunting for discounted Halloween props. Everyone knows that big box retailers like Home Depot, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Target will mark down their Halloween items 50% to 75% just to get rid of it and make room for Christmas stuff. Big Box Halloween stores like Spirit…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces Deadly Roots Animated Prop for Halloween 2017

Spirit Halloween is back at it. After rolling out a ton of hot new animatronics in July they are still introducing new Halloween props for 2017. This week Spirit put the Deadly Roots Animated Prop up on their website. Check out the video below. Deadly Roots is a huge prop at 6.5 feet…

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Utilizing Accent Clown Props For Circus Themed Haunts

Not every Halloween prop is going to be a homerun. But if used properly every Halloween prop can accent your haunt and add something to it. Every year I do a Haunted Circus themed haunt in my backyard. I have a 5×5 tailgating tent I put out in the yard that I use…

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Home Depot Unveils 59 Inch Gargantuan Spider For Halloween 2017

We had heard rumblings that Home Depot had something big in store for us this year for Halloween 2017 and it appears the rumors are true. Recently Home Depot rolled out the Gargantuan Spider for sale on HomeDepot.com. A video of the spider is up on the site and also has been uploaded…

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Spirit Halloween Stores To Open By Labor Day 2017

All around the country drug stores are starting to put out Halloween candy but all we really want to know is is when Spirit Halloween is going to open their doors for the 2017 Halloween season. Now we have an answer as Spirit replied to a customer on Twitter over the weekend spilling…

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Shivering Mummy Animatronic Review

Last year on the day after Halloween I was checking out my local Halloween Express. I had been to this location several times checking out Halloween props leading up to Halloween and had a few picked out that I wanted to pick up for a reduced price. As we all know big box…

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Spirit Halloween Quietly Rolls Out Area 31 Alien Animatronic

Everyone lost their minds when Spirit unveiled their new Jack Skellington animated prop today but hardly anyone noticed when the new Area 31 Alien animatronic showed up on their site. The new alien animated prop came in under the radar earlier today and I happened to stumble across it when looking for another…

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Animatronic Towering Witch Review

Earlier this month Spirit Halloween had a really good sale on animatronics to clear out inventory before the new 2017 props started rolling into their warehouse. I took advantage of their sale and picked up a Towering Witch for only $125. Last year the prop was $249 so getting this really large prop…

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Spirit Halloween Officially Announces Jack Skellington For Halloween 2017

We knew a Jack Skellington animatronic was coming last weekend when Amazon.com accidently listed him for sale. After that it was only a matter of time before Spirit Halloween officially unveiled him as part of the new animatronics for 2017. 6 Ft Jack Skellington Animatronics Decorat… Boys and girls of every age; wouldn’t…

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Wicked Witch of the West Animatronic Review

I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz and was along with a lot of other people in the world was scared to death of the Wicked Witch of the West. I had seen that she was made into an animated Halloween prop a few years ago and wanted to add her to…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces The Forest Demon Animatronic For Halloween 2017

My God, Spirit Halloween has done it again. If you weren’t impressed with all the stuff that already introduced in July the Forest Demon Animated Prop will make you perk up and pay attention. After they rolled out the Jack Skellington prop earlier this week I thought Spirit was done introducing their new…

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When Will Stores Start To Put Out 2017 Halloween Items?

Halloween can’t get here fast enough and if you are like me you have been looking at stores in your area to see if anyone has jumped the gun and started to put out Halloween items. I’ve started seeing some Halloween candy in some stores but with back to school still going strong…

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Spirit Halloween Officially Releases the Creepy Towering Clown

We told you something big was coming back in June for Halloween 2017 and now Spirit Halloween has officially unveiled the 7′ Creepy Towering Clown Animatronic. Even though Spirit is rolling it out now it’s been for sale on Amazon.com for quite sometime for $199.99. Spirit tweeted out a teaser yesterday for the…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces New Levitator Girl Animatronic for 2017

Just when you think you’ve seen it all from Spirit Halloween they roll out another high quality animated prop for Halloween 2017. Yesterday Spirit unveiled the video for the 5 Ft Levitator Girl on their Youtube page. Basically it’s a possessed girl who levitates in the air. She doesn’t say anything but she…

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Skeleton Fortune Teller New From Target For Halloween 2017

We’ve seen a lot of new Halloween props in recent weeks from Home Depot and Spirit Halloween. Now Target is starting to get in on the action. Despite not having props available to purchase on their site Target has released their 2017 lineup. This year they are featuring several themes: Nocturne Collection, Mad…

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Tricycle Doll Animatronic New From Spirit in 2017

Amazon.com is stealing Spirit Halloween’s thunder this weekend. After churning out teasers and official videos unveiling new props for 2017 Amazon is now putting out new items for sale before Spirit can get them up on SpiritHalloween.com. The latest is the new Tricycle Doll animatronic. Check it our for yourself. The doll is…

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Jack Skellington Animatronic Coming For Halloween 2017

Someone at Amazon.com is going to chewed out on Monday. Amazon has been putting up new Spirit Halloween props on their site today that aren’t listed at SpiritHalloween.com. Earlier today we reported on a new haunted vacuum prop that showed up this morning, now it looks like the big one is here. There…

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Get AHead for Halloween with Little Jars of Horror

I stumbled across Little Jars of Horror a month ago when I was looking for new props to use at my Halloween party in October. They took a good idea and made it into an inexpensive prop anyone could afford if they wanted to add a little something to their haunted house for…

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Introducing the Hazmat Zombie Animatronic from Spirit Halloween

Apparently Spirit Halloween isn’t taking the weekend off after dropping four new animated props today the 5′ Hazmat Zombie suddenly appeared on their website. This is a pretty big surprise since Spirit has gotten into a habit of dropping sneak preview videos followed by an official unveiling on SpiritHalloween.com. Here’s the prop in…

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Spirit Halloween Releasing A Haunted Vacuum for Halloween 2017

Spirit Halloween has some tricks up their sleeves this year. After rolling out a ton of new props like Menacing Molly and Lil Zappy this month there is more to come. Amazon.com is showing a Haunted Vacuum on their site that comes from Spirit Halloween. It’s an animated prop that is a great…

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Menacing Molly Swings By For Halloween 2017

Spirit Halloween shows no signs of stopping this year with the new animated props for Halloween 2017. Earlier today Spirit dropped a teaser video for a new prop that looked like someone swinging on a swing. Spirit only made us wait 13 hours for the real video and it’s pretty creepy. The new…

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Lil Zappy Is New From Spirit Halloween In 2017

Spirit Halloween shows not signs of slowing down as they continue to roll out the new props for 2017. We’ve seen several new animated props pop up on their site this month and now they add their second new clown animatronic this month with Lil Zappy. Hopefully he won’t be the last. There’s…

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Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: eBay Clown

Last summer I was trying to find some cool animated props to bring my Clown Tent to life. I looked online and found some really cool props. The problem was I had a budget and had burned through most of it when I bought some of the new 2016 props from Spirit Halloween….

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Spirit Halloween Hoping To Scare Up New Business With Animated Cryo Chamber Corpse in 2017

You have to hand it to the folks at Spirit Halloween, they are rolling out tons of new animatronics for 2017. I knew they were going to have some new items this year when they had that huge clearance sale earlier this month. Typically when you see a big sale like that the…

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Home Depot Rolls Out Skeleton T-Rex Dinosaur for Halloween 2017

Halloween is almost here folks! Home Depot has started to put out their new Halloween props on their website and they have some exciting new dinosaur props for 2017. They have a nine foot tall T-Rex that appears to be the cream of the crop. Home Depot is also offering a 17 in….

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Spirit Halloween Introduces Evil Eye Spell Book for 2017

If you are like me you are running out of room around the yard and house for the big, lifesize Halloween animatronics that come out every year. Spirit must’ve heard my cries and finally introduced a really cool smaller prop that can be used on a table inside the living room. I tend…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces Toe Tagged Corpse for 2017

Spirit Halloween has been reducing prices in the past two weeks to clear out excess inventory to make room for new props for 2017. Since the beginning of July Spirit has introduced the Hi-Voltage Zombie, Fogging Basement Doors and the Sitting Scare Clown. Today they unveiled the Toe Tagged Corpse to add to…

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Spirit Halloween Slashes Prices on Select Halloween Animatronics

If you didn’t take advantage of Spirit Halloween’s Independence Day sale you are still in luck if you wanted to grab some really cool animatronics for your Halloween party this year. Spirit announced earlier today that they are holding a Clearance Sale on their site. Prices have been slashed even further to eliminate…

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New for 2017: Sitting Scare Clown Animatronics from Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween is on fire right now putting out new animatronics and animated props on their site almost every day this weekend. Last week they rolled out the Animated Fogging Basement Doors and the High Voltage Zombie Animatronic . Today they upped the ante with the Sitting Scare Clown. Check out the video…

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Animated Lunging Haggard Witch Review

I ordered a Lunging Haggard Witch from Spirit Halloween last week when they ran their big sale last week for Independence Day. Normally the prop sells for $229.99 but the sale price during the event was only $137.99. For a prop that lifelike that truly was a bargain. I saw the witch last…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces Animated Fogging Basement Doors for 2017

Spirit Halloween has been on a roll this week. After introducing the Hi-Voltage Zombie earlier in the week they have rolled out another exciting new prop for 2017, the Fogging Basement Doors. What’s creepier than going down into a dark, dank basement? Seeing the doors bang back and forth while hands keep trying…

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Spirit Halloween Introduces Fenced In High Voltage Zombie Animatronic for 2017

UPDATE The High Voltage Zombie is finally here and available for purchase! We knew something big was coming but we didn’t know exactly just what. Spirit dropped a teaser on their website earlier this week that showed something getting electrocuted and the internet was baffled by the video. Today Spirit unveiled their next…

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Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: The Twitching Zombie

Waiting until the day after Halloween to buy discounted props is always a crap shoot. Most of the stuff is picked over and the good stuff is gone. Also, a line forms before the store opens and usually the store opens at a different time than it did before Halloween so you don’t…

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Distortions Unlimited Winged Dragon Might Be The Coolest Prop of 2017

Distortions Unlimited has a track record of churning out killer Halloween props every year and this year may have outdone themselves with the Winged Dragon prop.The Dragon stands 8′ tall and when his wings are expanded he is 10′. The prop gives off the illusion of breathing fire by using a fog machine…

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Spirit Halloween Bringing Back 6′ Limb Ripper Werewolf for 2017

Spirit Halloween put out a teaser on Wednesday about something ferocious on Youtube. Many wondered if what animatronic prop would be and speculation was all over the place online. Here’s the teaser so you can it for yourself. Today Spirit ended the suspense by putting the 6′ Limb Ripper Werewolf up for sale…

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Spirit Halloween Offering 40 to 70% Off Animated Props

Update: According to Spirit Halloween the sale runs until Tuesday, 7/11/2017 at 11:59PM PST. Spirit Halloween has a great sale going on right now at their website. I’m no sure if they are trying to clear out their warehouse for the new props coming in for 2017 but these deals are going to…

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