These Creepy Animatronics Will Scare You to Death
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Halloween is always scary. But today’s animatronics aim to tell a story and spook you in ways you never even thought of.
Hungry for haunt ideas? The animated props below might just get those juices going.
Click on each pic for details and be sure to scroll through reviews for videos of the items in action.
Animated Scarecrow
He’s tall, dark and sinister. We love this motion-activated Jack because his movements are a bit more realistic than you sometimes find.
- Head and torso move
- Embedded fog machine
- Creepy voice with various sayings
Haunted Tricycle
What is it about kids that’s so terrifying? We’re not sure, but we do know you can create a truly eerie haunt “story” with this tricycle whose owner abandoned it way too soon.
- Rolls forward and backward
- Laughing child sound effects
- Manual-switch operated
Window Peeping Stalker
The stalker who created a stir and went viral is back. If you want to hear a bloodcurdling shriek followed by “That’s NOT funny!” then this is the prop for you.
- Suction cup attachment
- Eyes move back and forth
- Updated hyper-realistic face
Dancing Broom
It’s a haunted holiday favorite, so don’t forget to add this broom to your haunt. It works seamlessly for a witch or Harry Potter theme.
- Moves in circles
- Cackling witch sound effects
- Motion and sound activated
Chainsaw With Sounds
What fun is a party if you’re not chasing everybody around with something dangerous? Luckily, this prop won’t harm anyone, but the authentic sound will definitely make them run.
- A realistic 29″ long
- Beaten-up, haunted look
- Makes loud chain saw sound
Haunted Mirror
When trick-or-treaters or party guests walk past this mirror, they’re in for a surprise…and it isn’t good. Eek!
- Skull lights up and flashes
- Deep-voice soundtrack
- Uses 3 AAA batteries
Ring-Around-the-Rosie Kids
Sorry to scare you with five-year-olds again, but this little group wanted to come out and play. The eerie part is the song rather than the motion, which is basically a repeat rotation.
- 4 creepy children in ghostly outfits
- Entire mechanism revolves slowly
- Creepy child’s song
Dueling Banjos Skeletons
- Each skeleton is about 39″ high
- Banter and banjo playing
- Can be separated up to 90 feet
These two exchange some hilarious banter and then play the famous tune. Creepy + morbidly funny = a total win in our book.