Home Depot Halloween 2025: What’s Coming & What Should
Over the past few years, the big dawgs of Halloween décor (At Home, Home Depot, and Lowe’s) have been locked in a cutthroat competition to out-spook each other. Their weapon of choice? Absolutely enormous Halloween props.
We started with the now iconic 12-foot skeleton from Home Depot, then came a whole slew of monsters. A towering mummy. A massive werewolf. A grim reaper so big he could probably collect the souls of entire midwest towns in one sweep. And now? These towering terrors even have pets. Yes, that is correct. The 12-foot skeleton got a dog, and for 2025, social media has confirmed that a skeleton cat is joining the crew! Now, this whole skeleton cat situation is especially satisfying for me because I actually joked about this last April Fools. I even posted a fake mock-up of what it could look like. Now it’s real. I have officially become a Halloween prophet. I am thrilled that the Halloween decor industry is reading my mind (or screenshotting my posts…. jk! It’s probably a coincidence…)
But with the hits come the misses. And I am not talking about flops. I am talking about the MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. My neighbor decorates by putting out every prop he has on his lawn during spooky season. Like about 100 props. And there is one piece in particular that has haunted me, not in a spooky way, but in a "why do they have it and I don’t" way. Home Depot once sold a headless horseman, and let me tell you, it was perfect. The silhouette? Classic. The vibes? Whimsical. The sheer power it can bring to a front yard? UNMATCHED.
So why has Home Depot left us high and dry? Why has this absolute legend of Halloween been left to rot in the archives when it should be standing proudly in front yards across America? I. do. not. know.
And here is where I propose something so brilliant, so undeniable, that it could single-handedly secure Home Depot’s place as the reigning champ of Halloween. Not only should the headless horseman return, it should be massive. A towering, 12-foot (or more) nightmare on horseback. Imagine it: the giant, eerie rider with glowing eyes, holding its pumpkin head high, ready to strike fear into the hearts of trick-or-treaters. It would be a smash hit. The kind of thing people would line up at 5 AM to buy while throwing elbows in the Home Depot parking lot and fighting resellers online,
So Home Depot, if you are listening, you know what to do. The 12-foot headless horseman is not just an idea. It is destiny.
Aside from that, the one prop I actually bought from Home Depot last year was Frankenstein’s monster. He was an instant classic and a must have for me. And this year for 2025, Home Depot has confirmed they are releasing a Bride of Frankenstein prop, which is, of course, a fantastic move. An iconic duo deserves to be together. But this also brings me to another very important missed opportunity. Why are these stores not releasing more of the classic monsters? Where is Gill Man? The Invisible Man? Wolf Man? And no, I do not mean just another generic werewolf. I mean the Wolf Man. And what about The Mummy? Actually, just any mummy? Why are mummies suddenly an endangered species in the world of Halloween props? Aside from Lowe’s 12-foot mummy, there has not been a single notable mummy in recent memory, which is downright criminal! Especially when you consider the Universal Monsters license is sitting right there, begging to be used.
Other props that can be seen in the leaks for Home Depot are: Chucky with Tiffany, a big shark, some witches, an evil leprechaun, an evil troll, an evil snowman, an evil tree, and a pig butcher (probably evil as well).
Excited for spooky season 2025 starting to ramp up, hopefully the stores have plenty of scares we’re not expecting up their sleeve. I’m ready to be surprised and have my fingers crossed someone out there sees my vision and brings what is needed to the decor world.
