Halloween Animatronics

How to choose Halloween animatronics

Think about size, space and power first. Tabletop dolls and small props fit a shelf or a party table, hanging props need a hook or a beam, and life-size figures need floor space and often a nearby outlet. Check the product page for height, power source and whether the prop is made for indoor or covered outdoor use.

Life-size and lunging figures

Seasonal Visions makes most of the large figures, including 6 foot lunging reapers, a lunging witch with digital eyes, a 68 inch Soothsayer witch, a 7 foot prowling Jack, a Jack stalker, a 7 foot rotten ringmaster with a caged clown, a hooded phantom and a stew brew witch with a fog machine. Other large props include a 10 foot looming clown archway, a 60 inch mangey rat, an animated lunging mad dog and a 68 inch light-up butler from Magic Power. For a holiday crossover, there is a 60 inch dancing Santa.

Clowns, dolls and creepy kids

Clown fans can choose a clown-go-round, see-saw clowns, a tricycle clown doll, a 5 foot twitching clown, a swinging Chuckles clown and Cagey the clown. Smaller dolls include the talking Little Precious doll, a talking haunted vintage doll, a talking Cracked Charlie doll, forgotten dolls, a Hellequin doll and an 11 inch creepy girl who kicks. Ring Around the Rosie and Ghostly Go Rounds scenes add motion to a tabletop. For standing figures that do not move, see Halloween props and mannequins.

Hanging props and scarecrows

Sunstar makes many of the hanging animated props, such as a 48 inch winged reaper, a flying reaper, a reaper in chains, a leg kicking witch with broom, a 72 inch hanging witch and a light-up hanging skeleton ghost with chains. Seasonal Visions adds hanging gargoyles, bats, hags, phantoms, ghosts and pumpkins. Scarecrow props include a twitching scarecrow, a kicking scarecrow and standing scarecrows. More hanging pieces are in Halloween hanging props.

If a prop is triggered by sound or motion, place it near a doorway or path for the best scare. Pair them with fog and lights from Halloween lighting and effects, and fill the rest of the yard with outdoor Halloween decorations. Call 800-618-6053 with questions about a prop.