We haven’t even reached halfway to Halloween yet, but the Halloween animatronics shopping season is already in full swing. The Home Depot already had its first drop; Lowe’s announced theirs; and over the weekend, Spirit Halloween celebrated Alien Day with the release of its Xenomorph animatronic.
But before that, Spirit Halloween did something else: they unveiled this year’s store theme and, with it, teased images of some of its new and returning animatronics for 2026. The video, which was shared across Spirit’s social media channels, unveiled this year’s theme as “Camp Harbor Lake” and included several instant-camera photos of this year’s animatronics. The photos are unveiled on the screen rather quickly, but I’ve done a frame-by-frame analysis of the video, and here is the list of animatronics we have to look forward to in the coming Halloween season, along with a brief description of each based on the photo:
- Dead Humor – A clown in a black and red outfit that’s likely a pop-up animatronic.
- Lady Misfortune – A classic-looking witch in a red robe and hat with a crystal ball.
- Doomsday Duo – An eerie adult and child pair in gas masks—this year’s frontrunner for the most unsettling, considering the state of the world.
- Harvey Carvey – A child-like animatronic wearing footie pajamas and a cape with a messily carved jack-o’-lantern for a head.
- Pumpkin Punisher – A scarecrow-like character with a jack-o’-lantern head holding an axe.
- Buzz – A giant fly.
- Crackles – A clown in a striped suit and spikey red hair.
- Jumpking Spider
- Windup Wally – A short clown.
- Creepy Crawler – A remote-controlled severed zombie torso that actually stalks its prey.
- Trash Bandit – A jump-scare raccoon popping out of a trash can—perfect for the “camp” theme.
- Willow Witch – A classic forest hag with long white hair, tattered robes, and a wooden staff
- Harmonica Hank – A tiny scarecrow playing a harmonica.
- Ghostface – The iconic slasher returns!
- Bog Monster – Groundbreaker bog creature.
- Jeremy Jaws – A zombie-like character.
- Screaming Reaper – A classic Reaper that’s likely a pop-up animatronic.
- Pennywise – The dancing clown from the “IT” franchise.
- Carnival Creeper – A creepy clown with long arms and legs crawling on all fours.
This isn’t everything Spirit has in store for 2026. There appeared to be at least one or two blank instant photos in the video, with question marks where their names should be, meaning Spirit still has a few tricks (or treats) up its sleeve. If you want to catch a glimpse of all the animatronics yourself, you can take a frame-by-frame look in the teaser video below. Which animatronic are you most excited about for 2026? Let me know on social media!
