Outdoor Halloween Decor is Becoming a Spectacle
Halloween yard decorations are growing larger, more theatrical, and more technologically advanced. The trend was supercharged by Home Depot's 12-foot "Skelly" skeleton in 2020, which inspired shoppers to create entire Halloween scenes rather than just placing a few pumpkins on the porch .
2026 Must-Haves from Home Depot:
An upgraded, app-enabled Skelly
An 11-foot mummy
An eight-foot animated plant monster
An interactive zombie parrot
A returning seven-foot Lethal Lily witch
Spirit Halloween is leaning into animatronics, including a Michael Myers figure that stands six feet, six inches tall . The National Retail Federation reports that 51% of Halloween celebrants plan to decorate their home or yard in 2025 .
On Faire, searches for Halloween animatronics increased 50% year over year, while Halloween props rose 167%, and the new phrase Halloween outdoor decor surged a staggering 1,260%
