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The Home Depot to Offer 13-Foot Animated Jack Skellington for Halloween

The Home Depot's 2023 Halloween collection also includes an animated Yoda, a spooky predator prop with a 12.5-foot wingspan, and creepy swamp creatures.

Angela Moscaritolo
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The Home Depot's viral 12-foot skeleton was a hit of Halloweens past, but this year, you can adorn your yard with something even taller: a 13-foot animated Jack Skellington. 

Created in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company and inspired by the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas, the $399 towering Jack Skellington prop wears the character's iconic black pinstripe suit and bat bowtie for an unmistakable look. It plays three different songs, features Servo motors for movement, and glowing LED lights in the head, executives from The Home Depot said during a call with reporters. You can even customize its skull for either a sinister or happy look. 

Unveiled today, The Home Depot's 2023 Halloween collection will be available in stores at the end of August and online starting Thursday. The Disney-themed assortment also includes a Star Wars-inspired 3.5-foot animated LED Yoda that speaks Jedi wisdom, holds a glowing lightsaber, and comes with interchangeable accessories for both Halloween and Christmas. 

The Halloween lineup includes many other show-stopping pieces, like a 9.5-foot-tall animated Predator of the Night prop with a massive 12.5-foot wingspan, the widest piece the retailer has ever offered. Priced at $349, the Predator of the Night prop, which is part of the retailer's new spooky swamp-themed Dead Water collection, also features a Servo motor for lifelike head movement, plus an illuminated jaw with sharp teeth for a truly scary look. 

The new Dead Water collection also features a $249 animated Lethal Lily the Witch prop that stands 7 feet tall and offers "theme park-quality animatronics," according to The Home Depot executives. It's one of the most technologically advanced pieces in the retailer's Halloween lineup, featuring eight Servo motors for a scarily realistic look, including blinking eyes, eyeballs that look around, and a mouth that moves as the witch speaks about scary spirits. LEDs illuminate its eyes, face, walking stick, and the glowing toad it holds in a basket. For an eerie focal point, you can optionally pair the witch with a $99 5.5-foot bubbling cauldron. 

My favorite piece in the Dead Water collection is an $89.98 animated Possessed Penny prop, a creepy little girl with pigtails and glowing eyes that tears the head off her teddy bear. The Dead Water collection also includes a 6.5-foot animated swamp fisherman ($149), 7-foot animated swamp scarecrow ($129), and more. 

To browse the retailer's selection of Halloween decorations, head here.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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