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Spirit Halloween’s 2026 Ghost Face collection runs from a $7.99 pack of mystery figures to a $279.99 animatronic that stands just over six feet seven, oozes blood through its mask, and speaks in the voice of the man who has voiced Ghost Face since the 1996 original. Ghost Face Tiny Mights 3-Pack, $7.99 The Ghost […]
Ghost cows, 6′ skeleton roosters, animated deviled eggs, and other farm-inspired items headline Tractor Supply’s 2026 Halloween collection. This year’s “Halloween Out Here” collection is the company’s largest collection and is hitting stores earlier than ever. Here are some of my favorites. 6 ft. Rooster Skeleton, $299.99 The Red Shed 6 ft. Rooster Skeleton. Photo: […]
In honor of the Resident Evil haunted house, Universal Studios Japan will offer a Resident Evil popcorn bucket and merchandise during Halloween Horror Nights 2026. Resident Evil Merchandise The Licker Popcorn Bucket features the creepy brainy creature crawling on your back. Miso-flavored popcorn will be served with the bucket at the popcorn cart in front ... Read more
Mondo’s Over the Garden Wall Chapter 2 Figure Set is available now, and it brings the Pottsfield Pumpkin People from Hard Times at the Huskin’ Bee into plastic. The standard set is $120 and ships in August 2026. Before you go looking: of the five Over the Garden Wall figure sets Mondo has put out, […]
Your dog can be Art the Clown this year. That is the single most useful thing to know about the 2026 pet costume aisle, and it is the thing none of the big retailers will tell you, because only one of them carries it. Six retailers have their 2026 pet Halloween costumes live right now, […]
Every major Halloween retailer has now revealed its 2026 animatronics lineup, and this is the largest, wildest, most licensed-IP-heavy class in years. There’s a 14-foot Lord of the Rings Balrog that costs as much as a car, a life-size Freddy Fazbear finally arriving at Spirit Halloween, a 12-foot Home Depot Skelly with app-controlled voice modulation, […]
Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner will reunite with their Strange Darling filmmaker JT Mollner for Skeletons, an upcoming creature feature that also stars Brie Larson and John Goodman. We’ve learned this week that it’s releasing in Summer 2027. Skeletons will release in theaters from Sony on June 4, 2027. The film’s cast will also include Ione Skye, Keith Carradine and Daithí Ó Haragáin. From Sony Pictures, Skeletons is […]
HalloweenCostumes.com has released its 2026 animatronics lineup, and it is the largest and most ambitious the retailer has ever put out. This year’s collection tops more than 75 new pieces, including one that stands nearly 14 feet tall and costs as much as a car. Leading the class of 2026: a $24,999.99 Lord of the […]
Costco has a lot of Halloween on shelves this year. The showstopper is a warehouse-exclusive 3.6-foot Mickey Pumpkin with Infinity Mirrors at $219.99. Around it: a returning 62-inch Giant Ground Breaking Skeleton with LCD moving eyes, a full slate of Disney Nightmare Before Christmas licensed decor, spinning Disney character lanterns, and giant animatronics stretching from […]
Michael Myers is coming to your home to stalk your consoles this year in the upcoming Halloween: The Game, and
One of the absolute best and criminally underseen modern horror classics of recent decades is easily Behind the Mask: The
The Home Depot has officially revealed its full lineup of new 2026 Halloween animatronics and props, announcing that they will
Bigger, bolder, and spookier than ever. That’s how Home Depot is describing this year’s lineup of brand new Halloween animatronics and decorations, and that’s saying something given how big and bold Home Depot’s Halloween offerings have been in recent years. You might not think of Home Depot as a Halloween destination, but trust me, they […]
Our friends over at HalloweenCostumes.com have just launched the most incredible lineup of brand new Halloween decorations we’ve quite frankly ever seen from a single company in a single year, and it’s highlighted by “the biggest animatronic launch the industry has ever seen.” Over 75 brand new animatronics have been unleashed for pre-order today, including […]
Halloween Costumes officially launched their full 2026 Halloween animatronics lineup today, featuring more than 75 new products, most of which