August is approaching and with it, the Halloween shopping season.

At least, that’s according to Home Depot, which revealed its plans for this year’s decor line of creatures, ghouls and monsters on July 28. While heat waves and trick-or-treating may not go hand-in-hand in the minds of many, retailers and enthusiasts alike have made “Summerween” something of an unofficial season, pushing product line releases and celebrations earlier and earlier each year.

Home Depot’s 2025 Halloween line, featuring familiar faces like the notorious giant Skelly and friends, will drop online and in-app on Monday, August 4, and in-store later this fall.

Ready to get your (horror) holiday shopping started? Check some of the highlights here.

Skelly is back…

Home Depot’s unofficial superstar has entered the 21st century.

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Skelly, Home Depot’s official name for the 12-foot skeleton figurine that first went viral in 2020, has gotten higher tech than ever in 2025. Those who love the classics can stick with the original, but forward-looking enthusiasts can now opt for Ultra Skelly.

Though he’s about half of the original Skelly’s size at 6.5 feet tall, Ultra Skelly comes souped-up with Bluetooth capabilities that allow users to connect him to their smartphones and direct his movements, choose his light and LED eye displays and select from five pre-loaded phrases.

Perhaps most impressively, users can interact with trick-or-treaters through Skelly by speaking directly into an app on their phone and hearing the words come out of his mouth in real-time. The app also features the option to pre-record 30 original phrases, which can be creepified with built-in voice filter features.

The original 12-foot Skelly retails for $299, while Ultra Skelly is priced at $279.

…with another new pet: Skelly cat

Last year, Skelly welcomed a new not-so-furry friend: a 7-foot-long bony canine aptly named “Skelly’s dog.” The old dog has returned with a new trick, this time coming in its original form and shorter 5-foot sitting iteration.

This year, feline fans need not fret, as Skelly has welcomed a cat to join his posse, as well. The 5-foot pussycat comes poised to pounce in a crouching position with adjustable glowing eyes.

You can bring Skelly’s Dog and Skelly’s Cat home for $199, while Sitting Skelly’s Dog with LCD eyes sells for $249.

More gruesome giants

Skelly isn’t the only larger-than-life figure skulking around this season.

Home Depot’s new “Gruesome Grounds” collection, inspired by an eerie forest feel, features two high-looming, 15-foot-tall characters.

Worricrow, a twisted take on a pumpkin patch-guarding scarecrow, towers over even Skelly and boasts a wingspan of over 13 feet. The motion-activated straw man, adorned in a tattered jacket and hat, features a moving head and glowing eyes, mouth and chest.

The comparably tall Gally-Crow is Worricrow’s counterpart, taking the “crow” part of its name literally with a bird-like appearance, ripped cloak and red-lit eye and chest.

Despite their imposing size, both might cower in the face of the snarling 8-foot color-changing wyvern. The dragon-like creature comes equipped with three color choices, two booming roars and a head and neck that arche forward as it prepares to blow its fiery breath at unsuspecting visitors.

Worricrow, Gally-Crow and the Color Changing Animated LED Wyvern are listed for $399.

Familiar faces

Love – and terror – are in the air this spooky season.

Chucky, the original evil doll from 1988’s “Child’s Play,” appears for a second time in this year’s collection as a 3.5-foot animated doll. Adorned with his classic overalls and wielding a knife, Chucky cycles through voice lines that were specifically written for the Home Depot decoration – as it turns out, the language in the original movie was a little too vulgar to play in stores.

Creepier yet, Chucky’s face not only features eyes that roll and move, but an uncanny smile that twists his realistic-looking face into a menacing grin.

He’s accompanied by his bride, Tiffany Valentine, also measuring 3.5 feet tall and dressed in her unmistakable white wedding dress, black leather jacket and combat boots. Sporting a smile perhaps even more sinister than her beau’s, she also swings a knife while repeating her own five phrases to passersby.

Frankenstein’s Monster returns as well, still standing at an impressive 7 feet, but this time with his own bride in tow.

The new 6-foot Bride of Frankenstein is, like her beloved, crafted with lifelike skin and bulbous, wandering eyes. Dressed in her wedding best, she moves at the waist, arms and face and speaks four classic phrases.

Classic Chucky and Scarred Chucky, equipped with a light-up bloodied knife and torn facial skin, both sell for $229, as does Tiffany Valentine. Frankenstein’s Monster and Bride of Frankenstein are priced at $279.