This Might Be Your Last Chance to Buy One of Those 12-Foot Skeletons

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• This Home Depot skeleton restock guide was last updated as of 7 a.m. ET on August 17, 2023.

• The 12-foot skeleton (a.k.a."Skelly") was just restocked on Home Depot's website. The skeleton first went viral in 2020 and has been a popular Halloween decoration every year since. The skeleton immediately sold out when Home Depot restocked it for the 2023 season in July.

• Its durable weatherproof design withstands the elements so you can set it up year after year.

Here's a haunt for you: The Halloween season is right around the corner. While Halloween decorations may not be top of mind in these dwindling days of summer, if you've had your eyes on Home Depot's coveted 12-foot skeleton animatronic, it's time to make that purchase. The sold out skeleton was restocked on Home Depot's website today, Thursday, August 17, 2023. Notorious for selling out quickly (it sold out in just over 24 hours during the first restock for the 2023 season back in July), you'll need to act fast if you want to see the skeleton in your yard by Halloween — especially since we just heard that Home Depot will not bring it back next year.

The Home Depot skeleton, affectionately named "Skelly" online, took the Internet by storm when it was first released in the summer of 2020. A viral sensation ever since, Skelly is an in-demand Halloween decoration, amassing a waitlist of thousands of people signing up on Home Depot's website to get notified when it's back in stock.

Once you get a closer look, you'll notice the looming 12-foot tall stature isn't the only notable aspect of this popular skeleton. It also has animated LCD eyes that light up, blink, and move, making it feel like Skelly is watching you wherever you go. The eyes can be programed to turn on at nightfall and stay on for six hours, then turn off for the next 18 hours, and repeating the cycle every night. Not placing your skeleton near an electrical outlet? Not a problem. Skelly's eyes can be powered by four C batteries or an electrical power source. For even more dramatics, you can illuminate the skeleton's body with Home Depot's skeleton lighting kit that cycles through spooky pre-programmed lighting schemes.

The popular Halloween decoration is built with 14 easy-to-assemble bones that attach to the included support rods for stabilization. Grab a friend or family members and start a new Halloween tradition of putting up Skelly the skeleton. Despite its size, The Home Depot skeleton can be a standalone decoration or, better yet, join the rest of your Halloween scene alongside a glowing jack-o'-lantern archway (another Home Depot favorite of ours), seasonal inflatables or your favorite homemade decorations. The skeleton is made of lightweight, high-density polyethylene so it can withstand the unpredictable fall weather year after year (there's even a guide on Home Depot's website to caring for your skeleton). We've even noticed some Skelly owners on social media leaving their skeleton up past Halloween, dressing it like Santa and even the Easter bunny.

In addition to the 12-foot skeleton restock, Home Depot also restocked other popular Halloween animatronics today, including the 13-foot Jack Skellington and the 12.5-foot wide Predator of the Night. We expect these to sell out quickly and have no word yet on additional restocks before Halloween. Get your skeleton and more outdoor Halloween decor before it's sold out to up the scare-factor of your Halloween display this year.

12 ft. Skeleton Lighting Kit

13 ft. Giant-Sized Animated Jack Skellington

12.5 ft. Wide Animated Predator of the Night

7.5 ft. Tinsel Plug-In LED Pumpkin Archway

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