Posted Jul 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTCAHome Depot’s new Halloween collection features a haunted hipster.Alongside an upgraded version of its towering Skelly, Home Depot is introducing several new animatronics this year, including a $179 six-foot-tall hipster bartender — err, mixologist — with tattoos and a well coiffed beard and mustache. John the Last Call Mixologist also stirs a drink in a hand while speaking one of five different prerecorded phrases.1/3Image: Home DepotFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Andrew Liszewski
Home Depot’s new Halloween collection features a haunted hipster.
Alongside an upgraded version of its towering Skelly, Home Depot is introducing several new animatronics this year, including a $179 six-foot-tall hipster bartender — err, mixologist — with tattoos and a well coiffed beard and mustache. John the Last Call Mixologist also stirs a drink in a hand while speaking one of five different prerecorded phrases. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/hd_hipster1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/hd_hipster2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/hd_hipster3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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