It seems like everywhere you look people are talking about the new Home Accents 12 foot tall Skeleton Halloween prop. I’ve got to admit, it is pretty darn imposing. When you see a very large skeleton the size of a house out of the corner of your eye, you stop what you are…
Category: 2020 Halloween
Home Accents Animated Flaming Scarecrow Review
When I went to Home Depot to check out the new Halloween props I was expecting to be blown away by the large werewolf and maybe one or two others. But one thing caught me by complete surprise, the Animated Flaming Scarecrow animatronic. I saw him but didn’t immediately pay much attention to…
Sorta New For 2020: Holiday Living Werewolf From Lowes
Some things are certain in this life; death, taxes and a werewolf animatronic at Lowes each Halloween. This year Lowes is dusting off an old favorite, the Holiday Living Werewolf. If you aren’t familiar with the Holiday Living Werewolf please check out the video below. I know what you are thinking. Didn’t they…
New For 2020: Holiday Living Bride and Groom Skeleton From Lowes
After Home Depot took their Halloween game to the next level, Lowes has tried to step up their game as well. Unfortunately for Halloween animatronic lovers Lowes hasn’t quite caught up, but they do get extra points for effort. While browsing through my local Lowes I noticed that they had some of their…
New For 2020: Reaper Ride From Spirit Halloween
We told you back in January that the Pale Reaper was coming. Now he’s here, except he has a different name! The Reaper Ride has finally hit Spirit Halloween! If you aren’t familiar with the reaper on horseback, check out our video below! 7 Ft. Reaper Ride Animatronic – Decoration… Death waits for…
New For 2020: Cuddles The Clown Form Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween continues to add new items to their 2020 lineup after announcing over a dozen of new animatronics last month! This time we have Cuddles the Clown. If you aren’t familiar with Cuddles, please check out the video below! 6.2 Ft Cuddles the Clown Animatronic – Dec… One evening during a special…
New For 2020: Catacomb Creature From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween is still rolling out halloween props for Halloween 2020. Their latest effort is something really cool we saw back in January, the Catacomb Creature. In case you aren’t up to speed on the new animatronic, please check out the video below. According to Spirit Halloween: After spending years of his life…
New For 2020: Animated LED Cemetery Statue From Home Depot
Home Depot has quietly been elevating their Halloween animatronic game in recent years. After blowing everyone away last year with their headless horseman prop that everyone is ripping off this year, they’ve one upped themselves this year with a solid lineup of clowns and other terrifying animatronics. One of the ones that caught…
Little Daisy and The Maestro Review
I recently acquired one of the coolest props I’ve seen in a long time, Little Daisy and The Maestro. When I initially did a write up about the new animatronic I was really impressed that he stands 6’5. Well, let me tell you. When you see him in person he is larger than…
New For 2020: Looming Clown From Spirit Halloween
You know the saying, bigger is better, right? When it comes to Halloween animatronics, that’s saying typically applies. Well, Spirit Halloween subscribes to that theory and this year they went all in. We’ve seen feet tall clowns. In recent years we’ve seen seven feet tall clowns. This year we are getting the ten…
New For 2020: Animated Book Witch From Home Depot
As we all have seen, Home Depot has elevated their Halloween game in recent years. We are starting to see what will be in stores this year and one that I’ve seen that I like is the Animated Book Witch. If you haven’t seen Home Depot’s newest witch please check out the video…
New For 2020: Mr. Salty From Spirit Halloween
We told you he was coming! Now he’s here! Mr. Salty has finally made his debut and will be featured as one of the newest Halloween animatronics at Spirit Halloween. 6 Ft Mr. Salty Animatronic – Decorations b… After years as a struggling song and dance man on the Vaudeville circuit, Mr. Salty…
New For 2020: Life-Sized Animated Old Time Clown From Home Depot
Home Depot has really stepped up their Halloween animatronic game in recent years. That is quite evident when you see their latest offerings for 2020. My favorite new Home Depot Halloween prop is the Old Time Clown from Home Accents. If you haven’t seen the new clown prop from Home Depot, check out…
New For 2020: Harvester of Souls Animatronic From Spirit Halloween
Oh my God! Just when I thought Spirit Halloween had gone and made one of the best Halloween animatronic I’ve ever seen they go and top themselves again! Don’t get me wrong, the Krampus prop is amazing but have you seen the Harvester of Souls? This guy freaking awesome! If you haven’t seen…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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….
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…
New For 2020: Candy Creeper Animatronic
Of all the Halloween animatronics I saw at HauntCon 2020 Candy Creeper was my favorite. There’s just something about a creepy old man with bushy eyebrows that is a little scary as it is. Then you add in the way he’s trying to draw you in with a lollipop in order to bash…
New For 2020: Mr Happy Halloween Animatronic
Don’t you just love clowns? I know I do. And when I saw the new clown animatronic from Morris Costumes at HauntCon I was blown away. This guy isn’t just a clown. He’s an old grouchy clown who doesn’t even wear makeup. Oh, and he kidnaps and eats children. That’s always a plus….
New For 2020: Pale Rider Animatronic
If you enjoyed the Headless Horseman Halloween prop last year chances are you are going to love the new Pale Rider animatronic from Morris Costumes. I know I say it a lot but Morris Costumes consistently delivers some of the best props we see each year. Check out the video below and see…
New For 2020: Looming Clown Animatronic
HauntCon 2020 is upon us and from what I saw today we are going to have a lot of fun this fall! Morris Costumes, also known as Seasonal Visions, has one of the best booths each year. And this year was no different! One of the first things I saw when I walked…
New For 2020: Demon Rising From Distortions Unlimited
You’ve got to hand it to Distortions Unlimited. While most other prop companies are still trying to figure out what they are doing for 2020 Distortions Unlimited is rolling out new props before New Year’s Eve! Last week we saw their latest prop-a take on Nosferatu that is pretty darn cool. This weekend…
New For 2020: Nosferatu By Distortions Unlimited
We are a few weeks away from 2020 and I’m proud to tell you about the first Halloween prop for the upcoming year. I have to commend Distortions Unlimited for not only coming out with the first Halloween prop, but it might just be the best. Let me introduce you to Nosferatu! According…
Ten Halloween Props We Want To See In 2020
Halloween 2019 is in the books and I’m sure it was a record year for those who make props that you find at Halloween Express, Spirit Halloween and other retail stores. Now we can start thinking about Halloween 2020 and all the fun stuff that is around the corner. Last year we put…
