Spooky season starts now — 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.
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.
The new 12-foot App-Controlled Skelly costs $100 more than the 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly, which has similar smart features. Credit: The Home Depot
The new 12-foot Giant-Sized Animated LED App-Controlled Skelly 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.
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