April officially marks the beginning of spring. But for Halloween fanatics, it marks the halfway point until the year’s spookiest holiday, and decorations are already available for those planning ahead.
On the morning of April 8, Home Depot debuted its annual “Halfway to Halloween” collection, a line of exclusive and over-the-top decorations for those who like to get a lurid leg up on the holiday.
“Halloween lovers have started shopping for decor and planning their setups earlier and earlier,” a Home Depot spokesperson told Fast Company. “We wanted to provide another moment for them to prepare for the Halloween season. Year after year, we have seen this trend grow among Halloween enthusiasts.”
This year’s line marks Home Depot’s fifth and largest collection, with the first Halfway to Halloween line released in 2022. Available until supplies last, the collection of 14 items features spooky scenes and characters in Home Depot’s extra-large style. Buyers will be limited to one of each item per order.
The collection includes a number of delightfully dreadful pieces, including a 5-foot-tall hearse carriage with one skeleton in the driver’s seat and another as the back passenger, and an 8.5-foot-tall skeleton horse standing on its two hind legs. For Disney fans, a 6.5-foot-tall Maleficent is also on sale.
One of Home Depot’s most popular decorations, however, is missing from the collection: Skelly. The 12-foot-tall skeleton first went viral in 2020, and has since spawned new iterations, including last year’s 6-foot-5, Bluetooth-enabled, big-boned bloke named Ultra Skelly.
“While we love Skelly, and he will be returning, we wanted to showcase the innovation and value our broader Halloween collection offers,” the company explained.
While a new Skelly is expected to be released later this year, its technology is already influencing the collection’s current offering.
“This is the largest collection we have offered for Halfway to Halloween, and it showcases some new products and returning favorites with tech upgrades, like our app-enabled Lethal Lilly the Witch,” the company said. “She is a fan favorite that our team has updated with our app technology that debuted last year with our Ultra Skelly.”
