HOME DEPOT’S VIRAL 12-FOOT SKELETON NOW TALKS

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Skelly returns for 2026 with some new capabilities. | Image: Home Depot The Home Depot is once again upgrading its 12-foot-tall skeleton to help keep the viral piece of Halloween decor popular as spooky season creeps closer.

Skelly is borrowing some of the tech introduced in the smaller 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly last year, including letting you speak through the skeleton's moving mouth using a mobile app. The new version of Skelly will be available online starting tomorrow for $379 and in Home Depot's stores later this summer, along with a new collection of Halloween characters. Skelly was last upgraded two years ago with eight different animations for its animated LCD eyes, but the new version bumps that to 20 dif … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Topic: TECH — the feed headline centres on HOME, DEPOT, VIRAL, FOOT, SKELETON.
Original feed: The Verge.
Published: 15 Jul 2026, 13:00 UK.
Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.

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The Verge: Skelly returns for 2026 with some new capabilities.
The Verge: | Image: Home Depot The Home Depot is once again upgrading its 12-foot-tall skeleton to help keep the viral piece of Halloween decor popular as spooky season creeps closer.
The Verge: Skelly is borrowing some of the tech introduced in the smaller 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly last year, including letting you speak through the skeleton's moving mouth using a mobile app.
The Verge: The new version of Skelly will be available online starting tomorrow for $379 and in Home Depot's stores later this summer, along with a new collection of Halloween characters.
The Verge: Skelly was last upgraded two years ago with eight different animations for its animated LCD eyes, but the new version bumps that to 20 dif … Read the full story at The Verge.

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