We are right in the middle of Spirit Halloween’s big reveal and the Halloween retailer isn’t disappointing us with their new line of props for 2020! We’ve seen clowns, creepy kids and zombies. But today Spirit Halloween rolled out a really creepy animatronic, Ellie Hatchet! 4.3 Ft Ellie Hatchet Animatronic – Decorat… Ellie…
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New For 2020: Plague Doctor Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
As if Spirit Halloween knew about the Coronavirus all along, today they unveiled their newest animatronic, The Plague Doctor. I know what you are thinking, why didn’t they roll this guy out back in March when everything went nuts? Anyway, if you haven’t seen the Plague Doctor in action. Check this out! 7.4…
New For 2020: Fright in the Box Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
Clowns, clowns, everywhere! Spirit Halloween just dropped several of their new clown animatronics on us today and it’s going to be a lot of fun this October! One of the most unique offerings this year is the Fright in the Box animatronic. If you have not seen what this bad boy can do,…
New For 2020: 7 Ft Clowning Around Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Spirit Halloween is currently in the middle of rolling out their new lineup of Halloween animatronics for 2020 and right now it’s clown season! Have you seen the new Clowning Around animatronic? Man, he is creepy! If you haven’t seen our new friend Clowning Around,…
New For 2020: 7 Ft Johnny Punk Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
Halloween is coming! You know that that means, right? Clown, clowns and more clowns! Today Spirit rolled out their new Johnny Punk animated prop for 2020. In case you may have missed it, here is Mr. Punk in all his glory! When activated by a sensor or step pad Johnny Punk begins to…
New Book Southern Ghost Stories: Murfreesboro, Spirits of Stones River Digs Into The Haunted History Of The Only City To Host Three Civil War Battles
As the only city to host three battle during the Civil War, Murfreesboro, Tennessee is one of the most haunted places in the country. From two raids on the town by controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest to the Battle of Stones River, which by all accounts was the bloodiest of the war,…
New For 2020: Miserable Marie From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween has been on a roll lately. They’ve been rolling out new props just about every single day and today we got to see a new animatronic called Miserable Marie. In case you aren’t familiar with Miserable Marie, please check out this video. According to Spirit Halloween, Marie likes to wash the…
New For 2020: Punctured Pete From Spirit Halloween
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Spirit Halloween is dropping new animatronic Halloween props left and right and today we get to see their latest offering, Punctured Pete! If you aren’t familiar with Punctured Pete, maybe this video can get you up to speed. According to Spirit Halloween, Pete’s life was…
New For 2020: 16 Inch Sewer Varmint Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
We are right in the middle of the big reveal from Spirit Halloween! For the next few weeks the Halloween retailer will be dropping new animatronic Halloween props ever few days! This is like Christmas in July, or should I say, Halloween in July. Or whatever. Anyway, today Spirit Halloween dropped their latest…
New For 2020: Little Daisy and the Maestro Animatronic
Did you hear that? That’s the sound of the internet breaking. Spirit Halloween’s latest animatronic has just dropped and they have overdone themselves with their latest offering, Little Daisy and the Maestro. If you haven’t seen Daisy and the Maestro in action, here you go! 6.5 Ft Little Daisy and the Maestro Animat……
New For 2020: Peek-A-Boo Clown Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween continues to roll out their 2020 Halloween prop lineup. Today the popular Halloween store revealed one of their creepiest animatronics yet, the Peek-A-Boo Clown. Behold the Peek-A-Boo Clown in all his glory! 6 Ft Peek-A-Boo Clown Animatronic – Decora… No one knows his real name or what circus brought him to…
New For 2020: Nightcrawler Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
We told you something was coming. And now it is here! Today Spirit Halloween officially unveiled the Nightcrawler Halloween animatronic for 2020! I thought the creepy Butcher prop was horrifying but the Nightcrawler is even weirder and more eerie than the guy with a cleaver and a pig’s head. Behold the Nightcrawler! 3.5…
New Spirit Halloween Nightcrawler Animatronic Prop Leaked Online!
Spirit Halloween is on a roll with their new props. Today a new one leaked online, the animatronic Nighcrawler! According to Spirit Halloween. Tossed to the streets by deadbeat parents when just a teen, Nightcrawler learned how to live in the shadows, fend for itself and make friends with the denizens of the…
New For 2020: The Butcher From Spirit Halloween
We told you it was coming and now it is here! The Butcher has arrived. Earlier today we were made aware of a new prop that was about to drop and we put something up about the Pig Butcher leaking online. Well, we were halfway correct. The prop is called “The Butcher” so…
New Pig Butcher Spirit Halloween Prop Leaks Online!
UPDATE: The new prop is called The Butcher! 6.3 The Butcher Animatronic – Decorations … It;s not easy being a butcher in the big city unless you cut corners by grinding your s… [More] Price: $199.99 Sale: $199.99 Buy Now Spirit Halloween is slowly rolling out their 2020 animatronic collection over the next…
New For 2020: Mommy’s Favorite From Spirit Halloween
It’s that time of year! Spirit Halloween is now releasing their Halloween 2020 lineup. Today they just dropped a new prop called Mommy’s Favorite. Creepy kids are always a lot of fun in horror movies and now you can have one on your front porch or backyard this Halloween! The little girl is…
Spirit Halloween Teases Entire 2020 Lineup In New Video
Spirit Halloween knows we can’t stand it and want to know what is in store for Halloween 2020. Well, yesterday they dropped a new video which teased their entire lineup for this year. In it we get glimpses of clowns, a few little girls, an old man, a teddy bear and other new…
Get 10′ Towering Reaper For Only $95.99!
Spirit Halloween is having their annual summer clearance sale to make room in their warehouse for all the new things coming for 2020. The giant ten foot tall Towering Reaper originally cost $249.99 last year plus shipping and handling. Now it has been reduced to $124.99 AND if you you use the 20%…
Spirit Halloween Announces Michael Myers Animatronic Will Return For 2020
As we inch closer and closer to Halloween Spirit Halloween is starting to roll out their latest animatronics for 2020. Today the seasonal retailer revealed they are bringing back an old favorite for this fall, Michael Myers. In case you forgot about Michael, here is a quick reminder. 6 Ft Michael Myers Animatronics…
Reese’s Announces Peanut Butter Cups With Green Creme
Typically we cover Halloween props on the site. However, today I saw something that jolted me to my core, Reese’s Frankenstein cups with green creme! Now, I know that you are thinking, a green Reese’s cup? I get it. That was my first thought as well. But I refuse to bash the good…
New For 2020: Mr Salty From Spirit Halloween
What’s scarier than one clown Halloween animatronic? Two animated clown props in one super-sized prop! Spirit Halloween has something really cool up their sleeves this year with the new Mr. Salty Clown animatronic that will be available this year. 6 Ft Mr. Salty Animatronic – Decorations b… After years as a struggling song…
Spirit Halloween Announces Flesh Eating Zombie Will Return For Halloween 2020
Spirit Halloween keeps rolling out the hits for Halloween 2020. Today, the Halloween company announced that the Flesh Eating Zombie animated prop will return this fall. The zombie prop made his debut in 2011 and quickly became a fan favorite. This year they have updated the popular animatronic and made him available for…
Spirit Halloween Confirms that Bloodthirsty Betty Will Return For 2020
After announcing some new props over the weekend Spirit Halloween is going back to the well for an old favorite they will bring back this year. Bloodthirsty Betty, who made her debut last year is coming back for an encore this fall! In case you forgot, here is a refresher on Betty. When…
New For 2020: 21 Inch Red and Black Jumping Spider From Spirit Halloween
Halloween is drawing near and today we take one giant leap forward as Spirit Halloween officially unveiled their first new animatronic prop for 2020. We’ve seen some sneak peaks as well as an old favorite that is returning but today with the unveiling of the Red and Black Jumping Spider we are kicking…
Spirit Halloween Announces Uncle Charlie Will Return For 2020
Just when you think the news couldn’t get any better! Not only will Spirit Halloween begin opening stores in August they will also announced their first new (old) animatronic for Halloween 2020! Uncle Charlie will be making his way to your Halloween parties this year, as long as you pick him up at…
Spirit Halloween Announces That Stores Will Open In August 2020
There were lots of rumors flying around that Spirit Halloween would not be opening up stores this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. After a week of rumor and innuendo, the Halloween retailer made an announcement today via their social media platforms. Beginning in August Spirit Halloween will begin to open stores nationwide….
New For 2020: Clown Toe Tapper From Spirit Halloween
Behold! The first official new Halloween prop from Spirit Halloween for 2020, the Clown Toe Tapper. The Clown Toe Tapper appears to be an animated clown shoe prop that tap dances and makes noise as it scoots along the floor. We’ve seen similar props in the past, like the creepy hands that vibrate…
Spirit Halloween Confirms Graveyard Ghoul Will Return For Halloween 2020
Did you hear that? That’s the sound of the slow drip of Spirit Halloween releasing their lineup for the 2020 Halloween season. Today the company confirmed that the Graveyard Ghoul will be coming back this year. In case you have forgotten what the Graveyard Ghoul is all about, here is a refresher. When…
New For 2020: Grim Reaper Prop From Home Accents
We all know Home Depot has really put they floor on the gas the past few years and has really picked things up when it comes to Halloween. This year they are rolling out some old favorites with a fresh coat of pain. We’ve seen the Grim Reaper done to death (pardon the…
New For 2020: Animated Standing Surprise Scarecrow
Tired of werewolf and zombie animatronic Halloween props? Well, we got you covered. This year we have a new spin on an old favorite, the Animated Standing Surprise Scarecrow. It looks like a lazy old scarecrow that time has forgotten. That is, until you get up close and he whips his head up…
New For 2020: Dancing Alien Greeter From Home Accents
Home Depot has been stepping up their Halloween game the past few years. And 2020 doesn’t appear to be any different. Recently they have started to show their cards and what exactly will be in the store this fall. One of the most unique props Home Depot will be featuring this October is…
New For 2020: Animated Smiling Jack Greeter
It might be getting hot outside but Halloween prop manufacturers are starting to roll out their latest offerings for the 2020 season. Today we have the Animated Smiling Jack Greeter that will be hitting stores in the coming months. The Animated Smiling Jack Greeter is quite simple, it’s a pumpkin man wearing overalls…
New For 2020: 6 Foot Jack In The Box Prop From Home Depot
Home Depot has really started stepping up their game each October. For the past few years, Home Depot has arguably some of the best Halloween props outside of the big box Halloween stores. Werewolves, witches clowns and other large animatronic props have been featured as part of the hardware retailer’s October lineup recently….
Introducing Southern Ghost Stories: Haunted Hotels
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? And what’s better than staying at a haunted hotel while you are on vacation? Southern Ghost Stories: Haunted Hotels takes you to nine of the most haunted hotels in the southeast. From the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky to the Magnolia Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana…
New For 2020: Chomper Flower From Sun Star
Finally! Someone heard my please for a Little Shop of Horrors Halloween prop! Sun Star has produced a new prop called “Chomper Flower” that looks to be pretty cool. I have to want you, the mouth moves and tries to bite you! How awesome is that! The Animated Plant Chomper features a black…
Get Sitting Scarecrow for only $79.99!
Spirit Halloween is almost giving away props! This weekend out favorite Halloween retailer announced that they are slashing the cost of Sitting Scarecrow to only $99! And guess what…. If you use promo code DCR you will get 20% off which brings it down to $79.99 before tax and shipping costs. Last year…
Spirit Halloween Confirms Crouchy Will Return For Halloween 2020
Did you hear that? That is the sound of Halloween inching ever so slightly closer. We are less than four months from October and Spirit Halloween is slowly starting to reveal their lineup for 2020. Yesterday we got confirmation that Crouchy, the animatronic clown will return after a successful rookie outing in 2019….
Spirit Halloween Confirms Jack Straw Animatronic Returning For Halloween 2020
Halloween is inching closer and closer with each passing day and Spirit Halloween is helping to pass the time by slowly returning props for 20202. Today the company confirmed that Jack Straw will be coming back this year. In case you may have forgotten exactly who Jack Straw it, here is a video…
New For 2020: Pennywise Sewer Grabber
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the sewer Pennywise strikes again. We’ve seen a lot of Pennywise props in the past few years but this year Tekky Designs has an old favorite with a new twist-the Pennywise sewer prop. Except this time he will reach out and grab you!…
New For 2020: Rising Ghost Woman From Tekky Design
We are now into June, which means that October is only four months away! And you know what that means! Lots of cool Halloween animatronics that we can put out to scare our friends and families with. One of the new props I’ve stumbled across is the Rising Ghost Woman from Tekky Designs….
Spirit Halloween Confirms Good Guys Chucky Doll Returning For Halloween 2020
Spirit Halloween is bringing back an old favorite for Halloween 2020! Earlier this week they announced that the Good Guys Chucky Doll will be returning this year. Chucky was a new prop in 2019 and due to the demand he was brought back for the 2020 lineup. In case you forgot, here is…
New For 2020: Clown Window Banger From Poison Props
If you love clowns as much as I do, you are going to love the new Clown Window Banger from Poison Props! If you haven’t seen it, here is a video to get you up to speed! The clown is hiding behind a plexiglass window and when he is activated he begins violently…
New For 2020: Crouching Gravedigger From Gemmy
Halloween is rapidly approaching and we are in a weird place where we are starting to get a slow drip of information about the new props for 2020. In July Spirit Halloween will start to unveil their lineup so we have to be patient until later this summer. But we do know of…
Returning For Halloween 2020: Sam From Trick ‘r Treat
You knew it was coming and now it’s starting to happen. Spirit Halloween has finally started to announce their lineup of animatronic halloween props for Halloween 2020. Generally Spirit Halloween will announce some of returning favorites in the late spring until they start to drop new props in July. The first confirmed animatronic…
New For 2020: Michael Myers Halloween 2 Animatronic
You can’t have Halloween without a new Michael Myers prop. Actually it is a new, old Michael Myers prop. Gemmy is rolling out a Michael Myers prop from Halloween 2 in time for Halloween 2020. Is that as confusing to read as it was to write? It appears that the Michael Myers prop…
New For 2020: Looming Ghoul
HauntCon is in the rear view mirror but we still have some things we wanted to share with you from the unofficial kickoff to Halloween. One of the props that caught my eye this year was the Looming Ghoul. If you haven’t noticed that Halloween prop manufacturers are going big this year and…
New For 2020: Underworld Clown Animatronic
When it comes to Halloween animatronic you know my motto. “The bigger, the better!” Well it looks like I’m getting my wish as half a dozen or so ten foot props will be hitting the market later this year. One of the larger Halloween props I saw at HauntCon was the Underworld Clown…
New For 2020: Peek-A-Boo Clown From Hallucinations Creations
Transworld 2020 may have been postponed but there was a lot of really cool stuff coming down the pipe at the event. Unfortunately with the Coronavirus and everyone freaking out the promoters of the event had to pull the plug on the March event. A lot of the prop manufacturers who didn’t unveil…
New For 2020: Jack Attack From Distortions Unlimited
HauntCon 2020 is in the books and we got our first look at some of the cool stuff that we will see for Halloween this year. Distortions Unlimited had a lot of really cool stuff this year and one thing that jumped out to me was the Jack Attack Frightronic that is new…
New For 2020: Catacomb Creature
Every year we see a trend when it comes to new Halloween animatronics. Two years ago we started to see large Halloween animatronic that stood at least seven feet tall. The last year we saw even more large props for Halloween 2019. For Halloween 2020 it appears that the new animatronics are going…
New For 2020: Kiddyland Teeter Totter Prop
What’s creepier than a zombie Halloween props? A zombie Halloween prop that is a child that wants to eat your face! Distortions Unlimited has a new line called Kiddyland that have introduced for Halloween 2020. From what I saw the props are very well done and look really good. If you haven’t seen…
New For 2020: Pennywise Animated Inflated Prop
After a ton of new Pennywise props for Halloween 2019 you’d think we have seen the last of them for a while. Well, you would be wrong! Morbid Enterprises has put a unique spin on the Dancing Clown we haven’t yet seen. Their new concept for Pennywise is an inflatable that rises out…
New For 2020: Wailing Phantom
We saw a lot of new animatronic at HauntCon 2020 last weekend. Some of the were great, while some of them, well, at least they tried…. One of the ones that has been getting a lot of positive reviews is the Wailing Phantom. If you have yet to see the impressive phantom please…
New For 2020: Animated Hanging Ghoul From Morbid Enterprises
Now that HauntCon 2020 is in the rear-view mirror I am doing my best to get you all of the new stuff for the upcoming Halloween season up and on the site. One of the new items I saw in the Morbid Enterprises booth was the Animated Hanging Ghoul. When activated by a…
Animated Clown Halloween Prop From Morbid Enterprises
HauntCon 2020 is in the books and we saw some really good Halloween animatronics. We also saw some, well, props that can be improved upon. The idea is there but the execution may not have been the best in the world. Typically after HauntCon I upload all the new prop videos to Youtube….
New For 2019: Pennywise Creature Reacher From Rubies
Everyone loves Pennywise and scary clowns. Ever since “It” came out a few years ago clowns have been en vogue every October. Even though we have seen the last of Pennywise on the silver screen I don’t see the demand for “The Dancing Clown” waning anytime soon. At HauntCon I stumbled across a…
New For 2020: Kiddyland Maypole Animated Prop From Distortions Unlimited
Distortions Unlimited always has some of the best and most innovative Halloween props each year. This year is no different as they unveiled their line of animatronics for 2020 at HauntCon in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend. One of the things that jumped out at me was the new Kiddyland line Distortions…
New For 2020: Animated Winged Vampiress
Just when I think I’ve seen every possible animatronic I seem to always find something new at HauntCon in New Orleans. This year one thing that jumped out at me was the Animated Winged Vampiress from Morbid Enterprises. I’ve seen plenty of vampire animatronics over the years but now we have a female…
New For 2020: Animated Inflated Bloated Zombie
What do you get when you cross a zombie who has been stuck underwater with an inflatable? The Animated Inflatable Bloated Zombie from Morbid Enterprises, of course! Typically inflatable Halloween props aren’t necessarily my thing but this guy caught my attention. In fact, he caught a lot of people’s attention. I saw numerous…
New For 2020: Animated Monkey Prop
When it comes to Halloween props sometimes bigger isn’t better. I saw several really cool large Halloween props that stood seven to ten feet tall. But one I saw really jumped out at me and it was one of the smallest I saw all day at HauntCon 2020. Everybody loves monkeys, right. That…
