HALLOWEEN SKELETON BUYING GUIDE

Halloween enthusiasts tend to buy their Halloween decorations and props in one of two ways. They either spend their Halloween budget on a larger amount of lower quality products, or buy a smaller amount of higher quality products. Personally, we would rather have a smaller haunt filled with high quality, realistic looking props and decorations, than the other way around.

Previously, to add a realistic skeleton to your Halloween festivities you'd have to buy one from a medical supply company, and it would cost you well over five-hundred dollars. Because of the high cost, most people have had to resort to cheap plastic skeletons. The Anatomical Chart Company is the primary manufacturer of anatomically correct charts, bones, skulls and skeletons for use in universities, hospitals, medical schools, and the government.

As they manufacture the bones and assemble the skeletons some become damaged, marked or discolored to some degree. In the manufacturing industry these are commonly called "seconds, thirds or fourths". For those who love Halloween, they now offer a positively ghoulish selection of these imperfect, but very useable skeletons, skulls and bones, and best of all they sell them at cut-rate prices.

If you want to add some realism to your Halloween festivities with a life-like skeleton, then the Anatomical Chart Company is the place to go, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg! For around one-hundred and sixty dollars, the Budget Bucky Skeleton (4th quality) is a fantastic deal. It is life-size skeleton standing a full five foot, six inches tall, and weighs in at seventeen pounds. This adult skeleton features a hanging hook at the top of the skull, jointed arms and legs, and a movable jaw. You can buy the Bucky Halloween Skeleton and other great Halloween props at the Halloween Connection!

We first saw this skeleton at a Target store in 2010 and found it quite impressive for a plastic blow-mold Halloween prop. It is reasonably well made and detailed, even though the skull seems slightly larger than it should be. Standing about five feet in height, it has articulated joints allowing you to pose it to some extent.

This prop will not stand on its own and will need to be either hung up by fishing line to stand upright, or use a skeleton stand where there is nothing above to hang it from. We glue or wire the joints together to make them static. Retails for around $89.99

Actually called the "Plastic Skeleton Set" by manufacturer Century Novelty, it has acquired the moniker "Blucky", as an cheap substitute for a Bucky skeleton. This plastic blow-mold prop has been around for years and offers an inexpensive solution as a Halloween prop. It measures approximately five feet tall and glows in the dark.

This skeleton is not anatomically correct and does not look very realistic in direct light. They are best used as a prop at a distance. Many Halloween enthusiasts customize the Blucky with paint to give it an aged look. Retails for around $20.00

For those on a budget or want multiple skeletons, Halloween Effects carries a plastic five foot tall, glow-in-the-dark skeleton that glows brightly when under black light. This Halloween prop also has battery powered flashing red eyes in the skull for an added effect.

This year we're going to attach three of these Halloween skeleton's on one of our exterior walls facing the front yard, positioned as though they are dancing and illuminate them with a black light. Should look pretty cool! The GID skeleton retails for only $9.99

I remember my mother taping one of the paper skeletons on either side of the front door for Halloween.

These Halloween decorations were printed on heavy paper stock on one side and ranged in size from about two feet high to four feet in height. They had articulated joints via small metal attachments. Sadly, I don't think they even make these anymore.
 

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