15 Best Halloween Animatronics To Give Everyone a Good Scare

Don't get too close to this massive 8-foot skeleton, or it'll spring to life! With its motion sense function, this Halloween animatronic's jaw will begin to move and its LED eyes will awaken when anyone dares to stand before it. Are you brave enough to startle this larger-than-life skeleton?

You don't have a proper haunted house unless a killer clown is stalking around, and there's none that strikes more fear into the heart than Pennywise from It.

This indoor Halloween animatronic spouts terrifying lines from It and can move its balloon arm and head, ensuring your deep fear of clowns is still going strong.

Meet Terra and Minerva: the wicked witch sisters who could be taking up residence in your home this Halloween. Not only do the life-size animatronic witches talk to each other while brewing their potion, but their eyes glow and Minerva's body rotates. And though they might seem convincing, we would steer clear of their witch's brew...

Proceed with caution around this mythological monster, or you just might turn to stone! This animatronic Medusa bust is motion activated, with its eyes and mouth lighting up a frightening green and its snakes coming to life. Not to mention, it also speaks, but we wouldn't hang around long enough for Miss Medusa to finish...

Start growing your wolf pack with this set of two skeleton wolves. They have startling LED eyes and a goosebump-inducing howl to warn you about any unwanted visitors (or potentially your friends). Plus, you can put them inside or outside, so they can help keep an eye out for ghouls and goblins.

Turn up the party this Halloween with this animatronic drumming reaper. Though the glowing eyes, bones for drum sticks, and reaper cape are slightly unnerving, this reaper can play any music you want! It's Bluetooth compatible, so you can just connect it to your phone and then the reaper will perform for all your guests. Rock on!

Calling all Disney fans, this one's for you. This animatronic Jack Skellington makes for a perfect host to your haunted house, welcoming guests in with a scare as he is, of course, a motion activated skeleton — even if he is wearing a fancy suit. Though, he will serenade them with a rendition of Jack's Lament for all The Nightmare Before Christmas stans in attendance.

Your nightmares are about to come true with this Halloween animatronic that reacts to noise and motion by emitting guttural moans, flashing its red eyes, and moving in the most disturbing way.

This horrifying, night-crawling banshee is battery-operated so that you can place it anywhere in your front graveyard.

If you're ready to give your guests the fright of their life, this is the Halloween animatronic you need.

Anyone who dares come close to this creepy clown will trigger a horrifying response: His eyes will start flashing red and he'll lurch forward in a grabbing motion. Plus, he'll mutter the menacing phrase, "Oh, did I scare you? Good!"

Not all Halloween animatronics have to flail around menacingly to strike fear into your heart. This animated mirror from Grandin Road is a more subtle yet still creepy approach. Reviewers who like smaller, less shouty decorations love it — especially since they can turn its volume down.

Appropriate for indoor use, this haunted mirror shows a shadowy figure trapped inside a dim, flickering dimension. Are they a friend or foe?

You can easily turn your front yard into a haunted hellscape this Halloween with this absolutely nightmarish fog-breathing zombie.

Appearing to be pulling itself out of the ground, this Halloween animatronic stands 2 feet tall, and it requires a connection to a fog machine for it to work its best.

Seat this Halloween animatronic on your porch with a bowl full of candy in its lap. This scarecrow's limp head makes it look like it's sleeping (or dead!) until someone reaches out for a treat. Its neck will snap up and make a freaky sound. So much for sweet dreams.

TBH, this one is pretty disturbing. This undead corpse hangs from a netted bag as it grunts, growls, and struggles to break free.

It’s motion-activated, and its sudden, flailing movements are enough to make anyone scream. Says one reviewer, “Scared everyone walking by! The movement is good, and the noise it makes with the movement was great!”

The devil's in the doorbell — er, details. When your guests push the button, this Halloween animatronic opens its glowing eye, looks from side to side, and recites one of many ominous greetings.

Users tout that this one is just the right level of creepy for little ones to enjoy!

Speaking of kids, this pseudo-animatronic is another one that's right on their level. This teddy bear looks super cute and cuddly, but if you squeeze it, its happy face will turn terrifying. It's a great addition to a kid's Halloween costume as a Gremlin-like sidekick.

This Feisty Pet is also available in bunny, dragon, and even unicorn form, and best of all, no batteries are needed.