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Every video tagged “animatronics” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
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GMHaunts recaps and celebrates the Spirit Halloween flagship store grand opening for 2022, giving thanks to those who made the event possible. The video offers an overview of the experience surrounding one of the most anticipated seasonal Halloween retail openings of the year. Viewers get a firsthand look at the atmosphere and props on display at this high-profile location.
This wide-ranging live video tours the 2025 Halloween product landscape, covering new releases and leaks from major retailers and manufacturers including Lemax Spooky Town, Department 56, Lowe's, Distortions Unlimited, Trick or Treat Studios, and Morris Costumes. The host also reflects on the closures of Party City, Big Lots, and Zagone and what those losses mean for the haunt and Halloween community. Coverage of the Halloween and Party Expo 2025 rounds out the episode with a look at what the industry is bringing to consumers this season. It's a broad industry check-in for Halloween enthusiasts eager to plan their 2025 purchases and builds.
GMHaunts counts down his top five Spirit Halloween animatronics he hopes will return as part of the retailer's Flashback Fridays program in 2021. The video reflects on Spirit Halloween's 2020 innovation of bringing back beloved classic props for a limited time and speculates on which fan-favorite pieces deserve another run. It serves as both a nostalgia-driven retrospective and a wishlist for Spirit Halloween enthusiasts heading into the new season.
This video tours multiple Spirit Halloween store locations in San Antonio, TX, showcasing the full lineup of animatronic props available for the 2024 season. The creator films live in-store demonstrations of each animatronic, giving viewers a real-world look at movement, sound, and overall presentation. It serves as a practical preview for shoppers weighing which pieces to add to their home haunt or display. Notable themes spotted include Carnevil, Corpse Bride, and the Bobby Strings character.
A quick in-store look at Lowe's Haunted Living Halloween lineup for 2022, focusing on Haunted Mansion-themed merchandise and animatronics. The video highlights pieces that will appeal to fans of Disney's Haunted Mansion aesthetic. Presented as a short-form buying-guide style clip, the creator invites viewers to weigh in on whether the items are worth purchasing.
Spooky Guy444 ranks over 30 brand-new Christmas animatronics for 2025 from worst to best in a single extended review. The video covers a wide range of retail and specialty products, drawing on the creator's haunted attraction background to evaluate scare quality, movement, and overall value. Retailers referenced in the tags include Spirit Halloween, Home Depot, Lowe's, and Gemmy, suggesting a broad cross-section of the seasonal market. Note: despite Halloween-focused branding, the subject matter is Christmas animatronics, making this a holiday-adjacent rather than strictly Halloween video.
This episode of Haunt INFormer is a horror and haunt news roundup covering multiple upcoming projects and releases. Highlights include casting updates for the 2020 Ghostbusters film, a new Creepshow series coming to Shudder, and NECA's latest horror collectibles and figures unveiled at a major convention. The episode also touches on a potential Ghostbusters maze at Halloween Horror Nights and other genre news spanning film, TV, and merchandise.
This short commentary video covers the halfway-to-Halloween milestone as it relates to Spirit Halloween's 2022 season, analyzing a teaser the retailer released. The creator discusses potential upcoming themes, a newly hinted animatronic, and speculation around a possible flagship store confirmation. It is primarily a news and analysis piece aimed at Spirit Halloween enthusiasts eager for early season intel.
The creator tours both a Spirit Halloween location and a Lowe's store to showcase their 2024 seasonal Halloween offerings, including animatronics and large-scale props. The video is structured as a retail walkthrough, giving viewers an early look at what each store has on the shelves this year. Highlights appear to include oversized and themed animatronic figures such as a giant fish and circus-themed pieces. It serves as a helpful scouting guide for Halloween shoppers and prop enthusiasts planning their 2024 displays.
SpookYouLaterz takes viewers on a walkthrough of Freaky Findz, a year-round Halloween and horror specialty store located in New Braunfels, Texas — the original of two locations. The video showcases the store's wide selection of Halloween props, masks, animatronics, novelties, and horror collectibles. Highlights include a Jason Voorhees animatronic and various Morris Costumes animated props. It's a fun, informal tour for fans of Halloween retail culture and prop hunting.
GMHaunts takes viewers on a walkthrough of their local Spirit Halloween store for the 2022 season, showcasing the new props, animatronics, and themed displays hitting shelves. The tour gives Halloween enthusiasts an early look at what the retail chain is offering for the year. It serves as a quick visual guide for shoppers and collectors planning their 2022 haunt setups.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of Lowe's 2024 Halloween seasonal offerings, showcasing animatronics, props, decorations, and inflatables available in-store. The creator highlights what appears to be one of Lowe's strongest Halloween lineups to date, covering a wide variety of themes including nautical, clown, and classic monster aesthetics. It serves as a useful preview for shoppers and collectors looking to see what Lowe's has stocked before heading out to buy.
A quick walkthrough of Party City's newly released 2022 Halloween animatronic lineup, previewed from their online catalog. The host shares personal impressions of the collection and highlights three standout pieces: a light-up talking ghost and skeleton trick-or-treater duo, a crouching zombie child animatronic, and a talking light-up ice scream clown yard stake. Overall the lineup gets a mixed but enthusiastic reception, with a few gems worth noting for decorators.
This short video spotlights the Gravely Granny, a new Halloween 2025 animatronic from Tekky available through Home Depot. The clip gives viewers a look at the prop's design and movement as part of the Haunted Hill Farm lineup. It serves as a quick first look for shoppers hunting for standout animatronics this season.
GMHaunts delivers an early first look at Big Lots' Halloween 2022 animatronic lineup, drawing on in-store footage captured by fellow community members. The video previews what budget-conscious Halloween shoppers can expect to find on shelves that season. It serves as a quick reference guide for haunt enthusiasts scouting affordable animatronic options from a major retail chain.
This short video showcases the opening title sequence from Making Monsters, a Travel Channel series that followed Distortions Unlimited and their professional monster-making operation. Distortions Unlimited is a long-established American studio with over four decades of experience crafting Halloween props and animatronics. The clip serves as a brand introduction and teaser for the channel's broader content library.
A short-form haul video showcasing items picked up at the 2024 Transworld Halloween trade show. The creator gives viewers a quick look at a variety of new Halloween props, animatronics, and related products from multiple well-known manufacturers. Given the one-minute runtime, the coverage is a rapid-fire overview rather than an in-depth review. A link to Kamibashi is featured as a notable vendor from the haul.
This video takes viewers on a walkthrough of CVS Pharmacy's 2023 Halloween seasonal section, highlighting both new arrivals and returning favorites. The host showcases a variety of Halloween animatronics and decorations available on shelves that year. It serves as a quick reference for shoppers wanting to preview what CVS has to offer before making a trip to the store.
This brief teaser-style video from the Haunted Attraction Network hints at an animatronic build or attraction concept framed around a dramatic, lore-driven narrative. At just one minute, it appears to showcase a prop or scene rather than provide step-by-step instruction. The cryptic title and hashtag pairing suggest it is promotional or inspirational content aimed at the haunted attraction community.
Posted in February, this short video from Haunt Former offers an early-season peek at leaked images of Halloween 2023 props and animatronics expected to hit major retailers. The coverage appears to include oversized figures and licensed horror characters spotted ahead of the official retail season. At just two minutes, it functions as a quick news-style roundup for Halloween enthusiasts hungry for what's coming later in the year.
GMHaunts delivers an early look at Grandin Road's Halloween Haven 2022 lineup, spotlighting newly revealed animatronic and static prop offerings ahead of the season. The video walks through sneak-peek images and footage sourced directly from Grandin Road, giving Halloween enthusiasts an advance preview of what's coming. It serves as a first-look showcase rather than a hands-on review or build tutorial.
The creator unboxes and sets up two Spirit Halloween 2021 animatronic props — Grim and Mr. Dark — showcasing both daytime and nighttime presentations. Fog and lighting are incorporated to simulate how the props will look during a full home haunt display. The host expresses strong enthusiasm for both pieces, particularly Grim, calling it a standout Spirit Halloween release. The video doubles as an informal review and a preview of an upcoming yard haunt build.
A short showcase of an outdoor Halloween animatronic display set up in a residential yard. The creator highlights the scare factor of the moving props, drawing a playful comparison to Five Nights at Freddy's. At just one minute, it serves as a quick visual tour rather than a build tutorial.
This video is the eighth store tour visit to a local Spirit Halloween location for the 2021 season, highlighting newly stocked items and updates since the previous walkthrough. The creator spotlights several notable arrivals including character-based props, masks, and figures. It serves as a real-time inventory update for fans tracking what has hit shelves at Spirit Halloween stores this season.
