Halloween Express is a great place to go to find some of the most popular Halloween props every year. They don’t have the same selection you find at Spirit Halloween but you can still find some really creepy stuff at their stores or website. Earlier this week Halloween Express announced their top five…
Category: Halloween Props
Animated Palm Bleeder Booth Review
I’ve been dying to check out the Palm Bleeder Booth for several months now and finally came across one of them at Caufield’s in Louisville. If you aren’t familiar with the prop it’s basically a clown in a 6′ booth that sways back and forth as he tried to entice you over to…
Make Your Own 2017 Pennywise Animated Prop
The movie “It” has exploded and is #1 at the Box Office this month after $123 million it’s opening weekend (no pun intended). With Pennywise becoming the most popular clown in years Halloween stores are finding that anything and everything that has to do with clowns won’t stay on the shelves very long….
Lighted Spooky Tree from Lowes Review
Walking through Lowes today I stumbled across the Lighted Spooky Tree prop in the seasonal department. Lowes has all of their Halloween items out and there seems to be a lot more things to choose from than the last time I was in the store a few weeks ago. The Lighted Spooky Tree…
Spirit Halloween Having Trouble Keeping 7 Foot Towering Creepy Clown In Stock Due to Popularity of “It” Movie
Earlier this year we told you Spirit Halloween had a big creepy clown coming out this year for Halloween 2017. The larger than life clown was released in late August and was a hit with customers all over the United States. The 7 Foot Towering Creepy Clown was so popular that it sold…
Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: Home Depot Butler
Last year I was walking through my local Home Depot on the day after Halloween checking out all the discounted merchandise when I stumbled across a 6′ Animated Standing Butler Holding a Candy Tray. The manager had marked him down to $20 to get rid of the prop to make room for some…
Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: Home Accents Angel of Death
Last year I picked up a Home Accents Angel of Death from Home Depot on the day after Halloween. The manager at Home Depot was eager to get rid of the leftover Halloween items to make room for all the new Christmas stuff he had in his backroom. For fifteen bucks I got…
Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: Home Depot Zombie
I love to go to big box retail stores the day after Halloween to look for deals. Last year I picked up the 72 in. Standing Zombie with Halloween Sound Effects at Home Depot the day after Halloween. The original retail price was $99.98. Home Depot had marked him down half price a…
Where to find an It Pennywise Animated Prop for Halloween 2017
It is the breakout movie hit of the fall and everyone will want to have Pennywise the Dancing Clown at their Halloween party this year. Lucky for you Pennywise will be available to make an appearance if you know where to look and have the means to make him appear for your friends…
Home Depot rolls out a Grim Reaper with Moving Hood for Halloween 2017
Home Depot has some surprisingly good Halloween props. I know when I think of big animated Halloween props Spirit Halloween and Halloween Express come to mind but you can’t forget about Home Depot. Home Depot doesn’t have as many props as Spirit Halloween every year. Usually Home Depot will put out a dozen…
Animated Towering Wailing Soul Review
I stopped into my local Halloween Express the other day to see what was new for 2017. I had seen a lot of new props online in pictures and videos but some things don’t translate well and don’t come across like they do in person. One of the props that caught my eyes…
Home Depot Introduces the Motorcycle Riding Reaper for Halloween 2017
If you are a “Knucklehead” and love Halloween props Home Depot has just thing for you. This year Home Depot literally rolled out the Motorcycle Riding Reaper for Halloween 2017. It’s basically a skeleton in motorcycle garb sitting on a bike. It might sound silly but you need to see him for yourself….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Distortions Unlimited Introduces Moving Tombstones for 2017
If you are as stoked for the new animated Halloween props as I am you are going to love some of the new additions to Distortions Unlimited’s already impressive portfolio for 2017. This year the prop makers are rolling out moving tombstones. What’s more creepy than a tombstone in the backyard for your…
Making a Bad Halloween Prop Scary: The Zombie
Two years ago on the day after Halloween I was walking around a CVS seeing what kinds of things that had marked down after the holiday. I found a cheesy Animated Vampire Skeleton for 20 bucks and thought at that price it would foolish not to get him. I knew I would never…
Top 5 Animated Props from Morbid Enterprises 2017 Halloween Catalog
We are four months away from Halloween and it seems like each day new things drop from top Halloween prop companies all over the country. One of the most popular prop makers, Morbid Enterprises rolled out their catalog earlier this year and we are still waiting for their new items to hit the…
Spirit Announces the Smoldering Zombie Groundbreaker is back for 2017
Who doesn’t love a good groundbreaker prop at a Halloween party? One of last year’s breakout props, the Smoldering Zombie Groundbreaker is back for 2017 according to Spirit Halloween. The prop retails for $139.99 on SpiritHalloween.com and is available for pre-order. The Smoldering Zombie is expected to ship in August so he will…
