Trick-or-Treaters, Beware: This 9-Foot Clown Animatronic Is in the Mood For a Scare

Lowe's added an extra scoop of spooky juice when it cooked up this Haunted Living 8.6-foot Lighted Animatronic Clown ($115, originally $229). If you weren't afraid of clowns before, this life-like Halloween decoration — aka Stitches the Clown — is almost guaranteed to change your mind with its glowing yellow eyes and chilling smile. "You keep me in stitches! People say I'm funny but look at you. That face is something that anybody would laugh at," the animatronic says in a demonstration video on the retailer's website.

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Though its jokes are cheesy, there are definitely more than a few ominous undertones to this Halloween decoration. Decked out in a paint-splattered purple suit, the clown gives off an unsettling Joker-like quality with its shaggy amethyst hair and stark white face paint. With only a few wires keeping its head afloat, the clown's silhouette gives off a skeletal quality, while the position of its hands creates the illusion that it's coming toward you at all times. Plus, the animatronic talks, lights up, and features a moving head and mouth.

From its bony fingers and glossy eyes to its overly defined facial features, pretty much nothing about this animatronic makes me want to put it in my home. Imagine getting up in the middle of the night for a glass of water and seeing this at the end of the hallway. No, thank you! But, to each their own.

While some Halloween lovers may prefer to stick to cute Halloween decorations or the cozy fall aesthetic, this decor piece is strictly for those looking to spook friends and family — or even the entire neighborhood. One buyer even took the time to comment on the animatronic's scarily realistic movements. "This animatronic is very scary at night and looks right into the eyes of those who dare look at him," the customer wrote in a review on the Lowe's website. "His eyes glow and his head moves as if it were real, 10/10, would recommend."

Luckily, the clown arrives disassembled, so it shouldn't scare you straight out of the box. Still, something about that creepy laugh will definitely be haunting us all season long. Of course, if you do have coulrophobia, save yourself the purple nightmares. If you're feeling brave this season, though, you can prop the animatronic up near the front door to create a creeptastic atmosphere for trick-or-treaters, or stand him in a front window to keep an eye out for any ghouls or ghosts.

Shop the terrifying clown animatronic above, and check out more of our favorite Halloween decorations ahead — including this 12-foot mummy and this 13-foot Jack Skellington — for the spookiest Halloween yet.