Zombie Product Review: Zombie Pathway Marker – Zombie Head Yard Lights at Big Lots

It’s that time of year again! Just like July means the start of Christmas decorations showing up in stores around here (it gets earlier every year), August means it’s time for many stores to start stocking Halloween decorations. That’s even more exciting for me because it means the opportunity to score some awesome zombie stuff!

One of the new products this year (at least they are new to me) are some pretty cool zombie head “pathway marker” yard lights. These lights consist of three plastic zombie heads with white LED lights in their eyes. They’re wired together and powered by 3 AA batteries. Activated by a sound module, when they sense a loud enough noise (slightly louder than normal conversation) they’ll burst into action with loud spooky sounds and bright white flashing lights. Check them out in action in our YouTube video below:

You can mount the three heads on the included lawn stakes or use your imagination and come up with new ways to display them. I paid $16.00 before tax but you may be able to snag them for less if you’re willing to wait for a sale which I’m sure will come. If you’re really brave and your store has a surplus try holding out until just after Halloween when they’re sure to mark them down to move them out of inventory.

What’s Great:

• They’re loud. Much louder than you’d anticipate. Easy to set up. Simply open the box, unplug the “Try Me” button”, flip the switch to “ON”, twist the lawn stakes on and then plunge them into your lawn…or the heart of the nearest unsuspecting sparkly vampire.

• Affordable

• They have a flat back and they’re just BEGGING to be customized by creative types.

MEH…What’s Not So Great:

• The wires connecting the lights are just around 24″ in length. That means you can only space these guys a couple feet apart at the most. If you’re handy with wire cutters and a soldering iron I’m sure there’s a way around this. However the manufacturer and I surely aren’t recommending you modify their product. ()=)

• Not quite bloody or gory enough for me, but again that’s nothing fifteen minutes and a paint brush won’t fix.

• The sounds are the typical cheesy Halloween sounds. You know…things like rattling chains, crows, spooky “oooooooooooo” sounds. I’m having a hard time resisting the urge to see if I can hack the sound module to record different sounds or install my own altogether. Again: Don’t try this at home.

The Final Verdict:

Zombie heads with light up eyes for less than $20.00? Lawn decorations that can terrify visitors and annoy neighbors all year long? Come on what’s not to like? Aside from the cheesy sounds, lack of gore and short wires, these are pretty cool.

We give the “Zombie Pathway Markers from Big Lots a 4 out of a best possible score of 5. With a little work and some more attention to detail these would be even better! We recommend heading down to your local Big Lots store to pick up a set.

What do YOU think? Will you be picking up a set of these zombie pathway markers or are you going to pass on them? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!

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