Pocket-sized. Glowing eyes. One squeeze, one scream. You've got yourself a Pocket Screamer.
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Small. Strange. Loud.

Welcome to the strange little world of Pocket Screamers.

For years these creepy little figures have been hiding on store shelves, waiting for someone brave enough to give them a squeeze.

Some are clowns. Some are babies. Some are creatures that probably should not have been made in the first place. But the rules are simple...

01 Pocket Sized Small enough to disappear into your pocket.
02 Glowing Eyes Give it a squeeze and the eyes come alive.
03 It Screams If it screams back, you may have found one.

If it fits in your pocket, its eyes light up, and it screams when squeezed... chances are, you are holding a Pocket Screamer.

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The Pocket Screamer Archive

The Collection

One very tall photograph. Years of hunting. Shelf after shelf of creepy little dudes.

The full collection stays intact here. Grab the scrollbar, use your mouse wheel, or tap the arrows and work your way down that ridiculous wall of Screamers.

ExhibitPocket Screamers
StatusStill Growing
Next FindUnknown
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POCKET SCREAMER ARCHIVE MANUAL COLLECTION VIEW
The Pocket Screamers collection displayed on many shelves
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DRAG • WHEEL • ARROWS
You have seen them

Now Hear Them.

It is a quick little demonstration, but it answers the important question: yes, they really do scream.

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They come. They scream. They disappear.

Years of Darkness

Finding Pocket Screamers has never been predictable. Different figures turn up at different stores, sometimes for only a season, and then vanish again.

That is half the fun. Every fall starts the same way: keep your eyes open and check the shelves.

2024Year of darkness
2023Year of darkness
2022Party City
2021Year of darkness
2020Home Depot
2019Spirit / Meijer
2018Kroger / Meijer / Spirit
2017Spirit
2016Big Lots
2015Jewel-Osco
2014Big Lots
2013Spirit
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And that is where things get weird

Where do they come from?

Pocket Screamers have appeared under different names, in different stores and in different collections over the years. Tracking them down can feel less like collecting toys and more like investigating a very strange little mystery.

Some disappear for years. Others turn up when you least expect them. Old variations are still being discovered. And just when you think you have seen them all, another face shows up.

Somewhere out there, another Screamer is waiting.

Do not leave them alone in the dark.

Build your own Pocket Screamer army.

Explore the collection, identify the ones you remember, and help us track down the ones still hiding out there.

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