This year's San Diego Comic-Con 2026 has been the epicenter for some of the best toy announcements, but Mattel's latest Skullector doll editions inspired by horror movie icons are all I can think about.
Unveiled on July 24 and sitting on display at San Diego Comic-Con Monster High Booth #3029 over the last Sunday of the nerd-fueled convention, this new doll line-up includes impeccably stylish renditions of characters from my favorite movies, including Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas and Universal Monsters' own Dracula. Who knew Bela Lugosi could look this fabulous? Yet, it's the upcoming Michael Myers doll that slays the most, figuratively and quite literally.
Set to launch on August 8, plenty of time before the spooky season, this new doll is a nod to Halloween II, and in typical Skullector fashion, is dripping in glorious little references. The iconic skull-pumpkin that horror fans will recognize from the film's cover is now dangling from its arm like a handbag, but more importantly, it can also be found on a tiny VHS slipcover, which hides a little video-tape which can be slotted into her high heels. Yes, this doll has VHS high-heels and I now need both it and those heels in human sizes as soon as humanly possible.
If you're sitting there wondering why this doll is based on Halloween II and not the first movie, then that's simply because Universal owns the rights to the second film. Just as my fellow horror fan and GamesRadar+ Hardware team member Phil Hayton so rightly pointed out to me, that means the doll looks like she's been through it, as the tussle with Laurie has already occurred from the original Halloween 1978 film.
Fortunately, despite all she's been through, the doll's makeup is still pretty immaculate and nothing like Michael's grubby mask in Halloween II. There's naturally still a ghostly white face to mimic the inside-out William Shatner mask look, but Monster High has swapped any scrapes and bits of dirt for glittery blood-red tears, and some killer blue and orange eye-shadow. Honestly, it's a look - and one I want to recreate this Halloween (funds permitting) after acquiring this doll for myself.
The upcoming 10.5-inch-tall Skullector Michael Myers is also dripping in glittery blood patches and has a belt featuring weapons as found in the film, from a syringe to a hatchet. A tiny scalpel would have been even better, as Michael wields one as he creeps throughout Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, but I get there's only so many accessories you can include. At least the iconic pumpkin skull motif continues throughout the collectible, including on the belt and the earrings.
As a new addition to the Monster High Skullector line-up, you won't be able to simply grab it from the toy shelves. It will be available first to Fang Club members at MattelCreations.com on August 7, 2026, later this year, and then to the general public on August 8, 2026 9am PT. If you're as consumed by this doll as I am, I recommend bookmarking the page so you're all ready to go once August rolls around to avoid missing out.
Of course, there are plenty of new horror dolls where it came from. Mattel also showed off its upcoming Oogie Boogie doll I mentioned earlier, a Skullector Krampus doll, and a series of three dolls inspired by classic Universal Monster villains, Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Mummy. These dolls are now available for $43.99 at Walmart, but Mattel announced that they'll be available internationally and across a wide variety of retailers starting September 1, 2026.
In fact, I've already spotted a listing for the Monster High x Universal Monsters Frankenstein Doll starting from £39.99 at Smyths Toys, so at least I know one local store I can run to to collect the set. If you're just in it for the Halloween merch, don't forget to check out the Halloween: The Game Limited Collectors Edition, which includes an 8-inch figure of the man himself.
- View all Monster High dolls at Walmart
Want to check out more toys announced at this year's SDCC 2026? Check out the Avengers: Doomsday Lego sets and the upcoming Hasbro Doomsday action figures.
