Halloween Mystery Box 2025: The Ultimate Boo Basket Gift Idea for Spooky Season 🎃

Halloween is creeping up around the corner, and horror fans and spooky season lovers know what that means: it's time for boo baskets and Sterye's Halloween mystery boxes! If you're a Halloween enthusiast, you won't want to miss our Halloween Mystery Box for 2025. This spooktacular mystery box is essentially the ultimate “Boo Basket”, packed with exclusive Halloween plushies, collectibles, 40oz tumblers, and other spooky delights. In fact, the idea of "Boo Baskets", Halloween’s version of Secret Santa gift baskets, has exploded in popularity on social media, with over 100 million posts on TikTok showcasing creative spooky baskets. Our Halloween Mystery Box takes that trend to the next level, offering a curated, high-quality surprise box that makes for the perfect Halloween gift idea. Mark your calendars for August 14th at 11am CDT when our 2025 Halloween collection drops, because these mystery boxes are in limited supply and have a history of selling out fast!

What Is a Halloween Mystery Box (Our Version of a Boo Basket)?

A Halloween Mystery Box is an exciting, gift-ready collection of Halloween-themed items. Think of it as a pre-made Boo Basket filled with mystery goodies that are all made exclusively for our Halloween boxes. Only a hand full of items inside are available individually from boxes, and the rest are mystery box exclusives.

Traditionally, a "boo basket" might be a bucket of candies and goodies left on a friend or neighbor’s doorstep with a note saying “You’ve been BOOed!”. But recently, with lots of traction across social media, boo baskets have seen a lot more love and creativity for them has shifted towards a fun gift to put together and build for friends or loved ones with lots of exciting items inside. Our mystery box builds on that fun, but with a twist tailored for all Halloween fans. It’s a curated bundle of spooky merch and collectibles that you can't find anywhere else, making it an experience in itself to unwrap. Each item inside every box is designed, assembled, and packaged up by our in-house team of spooky season lovers, ensuring every item inside is something that will delight fans of all things creepy and cute. Whether you’re surprising a friend with a "boo basket" style gift or treating yourself to some Halloween happiness, our mystery box is the easiest way to deliver thrills and chills in one awesome package.

One of the best parts of our Halloween Mystery Box is the mystery, as you never know exactly what’s inside until you open it, but you can trust it’s going to be good! Unlike generic Halloween gift baskets filled with off-the-shelf candy, the usual low-quality filler items, and items you'd never use, we fill our boxes with exclusive items, collectibles, plushies, tumblers, blankets, and more. (No tricks here, only treats!)

It’s no wonder Halloween gift boxes and mystery bundles have become such a great Halloween gift idea for 2025. Consumers are spending more on Halloween than ever with a record $12.2 billion in 2024 alone, averaging about $108 per person, and they’re looking for unique, exciting ways to celebrate. Our Mystery Box is exactly that: a one-of-a-kind Halloween gift experience that horror aficionados can also get in on as we have a Horror mystery box as well!

Inside the Spooktacular Halloween Mystery Box 🎁

So, what kinds of goodies can you expect inside our 2025 Halloween Mystery Box? This year, we've gone all out to curate an amazing assortment of horror-themed items and Halloween items. Each box is filled to the brim with exclusive, high-quality goodies that mix spooky fun with practical treats. In fact, we have 3 different tiers for each box, so there’s something for every budget and level of Halloween obsession:

• $20 Spooky Mystery Bag: A little taste of Halloween fun! This small mystery bag includes 4 delightfully spooky, smaller-sized items (a ~$30 value) packaged inside our mystery bags. Perfect for adding to your own boo basket or as a treat for yourself if you just want a little Halloween surprise.

• $60 Base Halloween Mystery Box: The next tier up, our base box contains a $20 mystery bag plus 4-6 other goodies. You’ll get everything in the $20 bag plus a sticker sheet, one collectible blind bag/box item, two exclusive items (valued around $15 each), and one premium mystery item (worth $20+ on its own). It’s a fang-tastic mix of items that collectively value well above the box price.

• $95 Ultimate Halloween Mystery Box (Most Popular!): For the ultimate Halloween fan, the ultimate box has it all. It includes everything from the $60 Base Box, plus a coveted Button-Eyes Halloween Plushie Blind Bag (a ~$20 value) and either a 40oz themed tumbler or an ultra-soft spooky blanket (valued $40–$50). This box truly lives up to being called “ultimate”, delivering the biggest thrills and best value (no wonder it’s our most popular choice every year). We have sold out of this box every year in early October.

Each item in our mystery boxes is carefully curated. We combine some of our favorite Halloween elements, horror movie references, seasonal decor, and more to create a well-rounded spooky experience. You might unbox exclusive enamel pins, horror-themed apparel or accessories, spooky home decor, stickers and stationery, or even usable items like drinkware, all with a horror/Halloween twist. We make sure to include a balance of fun collectibles and practical goodies that you can actually use or display during the season.

And of course, the highlight of this year’s boxes: our Button Eyes Plushie Blind Bags included in the Ultimate box. Which brings us to… 👻🧸

Meet the Button-Eyes Plushies – Exclusive Halloween Collectibles 🧸

One of the most exciting additions to our Halloween 2025 Mystery Box is the introduction of our new Button-Eyes mini plushies! These are apart of our exclusive Halloween-themed plush toys that we're absolutely thrilled about. If you’re a plushie collector or just love cute-but-creepy decor, these will steal your heart (and maybe your soul!). Each Button-Eyes Plushie Blind Bag contains one of six possible characters from our original character line. The lineup features 3 returning characters: Patchy the Pink Bear,  Lucibaa the (sacrificed) Goat, and of course the Original Button-Eyes himself, as well as 3 new characters: Howley the Werewolf, Jinxie the Jester, Count Fang the Vampire. 

What makes these Button-Eyes plushies extra special (besides being limited-edition) is that each plushie comes with a handy clip attachment. That means you can hook these little cuties onto your purse, backpack, keys, or anywhere you want to add a little touch of spooky. They’re perfect for showing off your spooky spirit on the go! The quality is top-notch too: from detailed embroidery to unique designs, these plushies are made to last as part of your collection. In fact, they’re exclusive to our mystery boxes and only 400 are available separately from our boxes this drop. You won’t find these exact characters in big box stores or anywhere else. For plushie lovers and horror collectors alike, a Button-Eyes blind bag is a great Halloween gift if you're looking for something budget friendly, fun, and even makes the perfect addition to any boo basket you might be doing this Halloween. They're unique, exclusive, and something you absolutely will not find anywhere else (and yes, an awesome gift to yourself too!). We’ve essentially created the ultimate set of Halloween plushies that you can collect and trade with fellow fans, don’t miss your chance to snag your favorite one!

(Psst... follow us on instagram @steryeboxes as we're planning on doing a giveaway for 1 of each Buttoneyes plushie! 2 winners will be able to select which one they'll get, and the other 2 winners will get a mystery blind bag. Sometime in September!)

We'll also have a Buttoneyes page on our website soon with each character!

What Makes Our Mystery Box Is the Perfect Halloween Gift Idea 🎁💀

If you’ve ever hunted for Halloween gift ideas or tried to put together a spooky basket yourself, you probably know how tricky it can be to find truly unique, high-quality Halloween items. Many stores carry the same generic decorations and candy year after year. That’s where our Halloween Mystery Box comes in as a game-changer. We pride ourselves on offering original, curated content that you won’t find anywhere else. Each item in our box is either designed in-house or sourced from small creators, and exclusive to our collection, no party-store trinkets here! For example, our boxes often feature artist-designed collectibles and artwork, limited-run merchandise, and creative horror-themed items that stand out from the usual Halloween fare. We never use AI artwork, and all designs are hand illustrated by talented artists.

Not only are you giving (or getting) a box full of cool stuff, but you’re also giving an experience. The excitement of opening a mystery box and discovering each item is like opening a bunch of presents on Halloween night. That sense of surprise and fun is something a pre-made store basket just can’t match. It’s a gift experience as much as it is a collection of items and that makes it memorable and shareable. We’ve heard from so many fans that unboxing their mystery box has become an annual tradition, often shared with friends or family as a highlight of the season.

Another big reason our Mystery Box shines as a gift: quality and usefulness. We focus on “fun, useful items” and collectibles that horror fans will actually enjoy using, wearing, or displaying .From cozy horror-themed blankets and tumblers (for those cool autumn nights), to journals for logging horror movies, to decorative pieces that can double as year-round goth decor. The box is full of things that won’t just end up in the trash after Halloween. In a time when some viral Halloween baskets have been criticized for being full of disposable trinkets, we take the opposite approach: fewer, better items that bring real joy to horror aficionados. It’s a premium Halloween gift that shows you put thought into something truly special.

Lastly, let’s talk about exclusivity and fandom. 2025 marks our fifth year creating these Halloween mystery boxes, and over the years we’ve built a passionate community of horror fans who eagerly await each new collection. By gifting a Sterye Halloween Mystery Box, you’re essentially giving someone membership into this fun community of horror & spooky season lovers who have unique merch. It’s the kind of gift that sparks conversations (everyone will ask “Whoa, where did you get that?!” when they see your goodies) and creates lasting memories. If you want a Halloween gift idea that truly wows someone whether they’re a hardcore horror geek or just love all things autumn-- this is it.

Perfect for Your Halloween Traditions & Building Your Own Boo Baskets

Our Halloween Mystery Box is incredibly versatile. Are you building a Boo Basket for a loved one or a kid this year? The items in our box can elevate your spooky basket to the next level. You can take the whole mystery box as a ready-made Boo Box surprise, or incorporate the individual items into a DIY basket of your own. For example, you could snag a $20 Mystery Bag and sprinkle those surprises among some candies in a custom basket, or add a $20 Buttoneyes plushie blind bag to make it a guaranteed hit! In fact, if you don’t need a full box, our smaller mystery bag or even individual Halloween items can be the perfect additions to your own boo basket. They add that unique flair that will make your gift stand out from the typical dollar-store Halloween bucket.

Looking to start a new Halloween tradition with family or friends? Try unboxing a Halloween Mystery Box together every year. It’s a fun activity to kick off your Spooky season: gather around, open the box, and enjoy the excitement of revealing each spooky item inside. Some of our fans make a whole night of it, complete with pumpkin carving and a horror movie marathon (using the Horror Die from our previous box to pick the film, of course!). Others have used our mystery boxes as a 10-days-of-Halloween countdown, pulling out one item each day leading up to October 31st. There’s no wrong way to enjoy it, and the possibilities are as creative as you are.

The items in the box are also fantastic for decorating, celebrating, and perfect for using year round. And don’t forget: the Button-Eyes plushies make adorable companions for trick-or-treat night or Halloween party centerpieces. Clip one to your candy bowl, Halloween bag, or costume for an extra “aww” factor (or should we say “awwOOO” factor, in the case of the little werewolf plushie!).

Whether you’re gifting it or keeping it, the Halloween Mystery Box helps you celebrate spooky season in style. It’s ideal for horror fans of all kinds: women, men, young adults, anyone who loves Halloween or Horror, but we know our core fans appreciate the blend of creepy and cute we put together. Need help making a boo basket this Halloween? Check out our guide on how to make a boo basket! 🎃🖤

Limited Stock so Don’t Miss Out! (Our Ultimate Boxes Sell Out Every Year)

A word of warning for all interested: our Ultimate Halloween Mystery Boxes are limited edition, and once they're gone, that's it. In fact, for the past five years (and we've only been doing this for five years), our largest Halloween boxes have completely sold out and faster each year. To give you an idea, in 2022 our Halloween mystery boxes sold out within 2.5 weeks, and in 2023 they were gone by October 18th (barely a month after release). Last year, 2024, we offered three different box sizes and the biggest "Ultimate" size was snatched up in just 3 weeks. We do not restock items once they sell out, and if we do it'll take a few months.. so when we say limited, we mean it! If history is any guide, these boxes will fly.

The official launch is Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11am CDT. Circle that date in blood red on your calendar (figuratively speaking… or not, we won’t judge your methods)! We have 1,000 Horror, and 1,000 Halloween boxes this year, but because we’re releasing earlier than usual, we expect an earlier sell-out as well. The best way to ensure you get yours is to be ready when the drop happens. We highly recommend signing up for our email and SMS alerts before release day, so you get a reminder when the collection goes live. Our subscribers often get early sneak peeks or access codes as well so it pays to be in the spooky loop.

When the clock strikes 11am on drop day, head to our online store and snag your favorite Halloween goodies and boxes. Trust us, you do not want to experience the scare of finding them “Sold Out” because you waited too long. (That’s a real horror story for any true fan!) If you’re torn on which size to get, remember that the Premium box gives you the full experience and has the exclusive Buttoneyes plushie blind bag, and a 40oz Tumbler or Woven Throw Blanket, so grab that one if you can. But honestly, any box you get will be filled with Halloween goodness and surprises you’ll love.

👻 Shop Now Don’t Let This Spooktacular Surprise Pass You By!

Our Halloween 2025 Mystery Box and the entire collection of new horror merch go live on August 14th at 11:00am CDT. This is our favorite collection yet, and we can't wait to share the spooky fun with you. Whether you’re gifting a boo basket to someone special or treating yourself to the ultimate Halloween mystery gift, these boxes are the must-have item of the season for horror and Halloween lovers. Once they;re gone, Halloween won’t come again until next year... 👀but Creepmas.. that's right around the corner!! Looking for something with all Horror items? Checkout our Horror Mystery Box for Halloween 2025!

Get ready to unbox a Sterye Halloween box. We promise it’ll be a Halloween experience you won’t forget. So creep it real, stay spooky, and happy haunting!

— The Sterye Team 🎃👻🕸️

Sources:

• FastCompany – Boo baskets viral trend explanation

• NRF (National Retail Federation) – Record Halloween spending in 2024 (consumer stats)

• Sterye Halloween Boo Basket Guide – Halloween Mystery Boxes 2025 announcement (box contents and details) 

• Sterye Blog – Halloween 2025 plans and past years’ sell-out record

• Sterye Blog - Halloween Mystery Boxes are the Ultimate Boo Basket

• Sterye Blog – Button-Eyes plushies spooky-cute style preview 

• Sterye Blog – Boo basket additions from sterye in 2024