{"id":2044533,"date":"2026-07-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044533"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:00:00","slug":"home-depot-unveils-2026-halloween-collection-including-talking-12-foot-skelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044533","title":{"rendered":"Home Depot unveils 2026 Halloween collection, including talking 12-foot Skelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/060DlLIlrhBS9EELy1NgZKP\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1784045762.png”]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Home<\/a>><\/span>Life<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Home Depot’s viral 12-foot skeleton can talk now<\/h1>\n
This is Skelly’s biggest update since it launched back in 2020.<\/div>\n
\n
\n \u00a0By\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haley Henschel<\/a><\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
\"Mashable<\/p>\n
\n
Haley Henschel<\/div>\n
Senior Shopping Reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what\u2019s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes<\/a> to 12-foot skeletons<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n

Read Full Bio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0on\u00a0

Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a>Share on Flipboard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\"the<\/p>\n
Credit: The Home Depot \/ Mashable composite<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Table of Contents<\/h2>\n

Spooky season starts now\u00a0\u2014 at least according to the Home Depot. Today, the hardware superstore unveiled nearly 30 new Halloween decorations and animatronics for 2026, including an app-controlled version of “Skelly,” its iconic 12-foot skeleton prop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The full Home Depot Halloween collection will be available online and on the Home Depot app this Thursday, July 16, while supplies last. There’s no set start time, but past drops have gone live between 6 and 7 a.m. ET. Select products will arrive in stores sometime in August.<\/p>\n

\n
\"two<\/div>\n
The new 12-foot App-Controlled Skelly costs $100 more than the 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly, which has similar smart features.<\/span>Credit: The Home Depot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The new 12-foot Giant-Sized Animated LED App-Controlled Skelly<\/a> marks the biggest update to the oversized lawn decoration since its viral debut in 2020. You can talk to trick-or-treaters through it in real time using a voice modulator on a companion mobile app. You can also record up to 30 voice lines for it to play. Servo motors make its head and jaw move, and LED lights inside of its ribcage produce a colorful glow. Additionally, its LCD LifeEyes can cycle through 20 different effects.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
You May Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

The Home Depot has introduced smaller upgrades and new accessories<\/a> for Skelly over the years, but the big guy has never been this interactive or high-tech before. Last year, the retailer released a prototype of sorts with the 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly<\/a>, which also had app-controlled voice effects, movements, and lighting. It will return this year as a web exclusive at the same price of $279.<\/p>\n

The 12-foot app-controlled Skelly will cost $379 and also be sold online only. For those who don’t want to splurge, the Home Depot will continue to sell the standard Skelly<\/a> in stores and online at its usual price of $299. It has eight eye settings but is otherwise a static prop.<\/p>\n

\n
Mashable Trend Report<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n
Decode what\u2019s viral, what\u2019s next, and what it all means.<\/div>\n
Sign up for Mashable\u2019s weekly Trend Report newsletter.<\/div>\n
\n By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Thanks for signing up!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Skelly is getting some new giant-sized friends<\/h2>\n
\n
\"the<\/div>\n
The Home Depot’s 11-foot mummy is $50 cheaper than its 12-foot counterpart at Lowe’s.<\/span>Credit: The Home Depot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Home Depot’s 2026 Halloween collection features five more new giant animatronics. An 11-foot Mummy ($299)<\/a> has motion-activated lights, posable shoulders, and removable cloth wrappings. It’s a clear answer to the popular 12-foot mummy<\/a> sold by competitor Lowe’s for $349.<\/p>\n

\n
\"the<\/div>\n
Ah!!!<\/span>Credit: The Home Depot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The new eight-foot Perilous Plant Monster ($299)<\/a> is a viny, tricephalous beast with motion-activated head movements and sound effects. It joins the Home Depot’s “Wicked Woods” decor line, along with an evil nine-foot tree named Dry Rot Dennis ($299)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"the<\/p>\n
The 8-foot Perilous Plant Monster and 9-foot Dry Rot Dennis animatronics are both embedded with bones.<\/span>Credit: The Home Depot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"the<\/p>\n
Dry Rot Dennis has color-changing lights inside of his eyes, mouth, and chest.<\/span>Credit: The Home Depot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The new eight-foot-long, motion-activated Zombie Velociraptor ($299)<\/a> is tailor-made for a Jurassic Park<\/em>-themed display. <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
Related Stories<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n