Unbox Industries: New Halloween Figures

Unbox Industries never does Halloween halfway. Instead of leaning on clichés or quick seasonal drops, the studio uses October as a stage — a moment to explore form, storytelling, and a touch of dark humour. Their newest trio of releases, The Visible Invisible Man (Returns) and two haunting versions of Mr Nobodies — Skeleton (GID Green) and Headless Horseman — captures that balance perfectly. A user picture

🎭 The Visible Invisible Man Returns

Originally designed by illustrator and animator Erik Fountain, this figure revisits Unbox’s Little Horrors series with a clever mix of transparency and texture.

Standing roughly nine inches tall, the character feels halfway between a pulp-era scientist and a contemporary sculpture. His semi-clear vinyl body reveals interior layers that nod to classic anatomy charts. It conveys just enough narrative without falling into parody.

🦴 Mr Nobodies – Skeleton

The Mr Nobodies Skeleton brings a playful morbidity to the mix. Designed in collaboration with Nurfadli Mursyid (Mindblowon), this glowing green version turns the familiar skeleton motif into something bright, humorous, and unmistakably Unbox.

At about 22 centimetres tall, the glow-in-the-dark vinyl shifts from eerie to electric depending on the light. Under daylight, it’s clean and stylised; under darkness, it radiates a phosphorescent energy that feels alive. The figure retains the proportions and posture of Mr Nobody's platform but swaps out personality for presence — a glowing form with quiet charisma.

👻 Mr Nobodies (Headless Horseman)

If the Skeleton plays with glow, the Headless Horseman variant toys with absence. Another addition to Mr Nobody's lineup, this version removes the character’s head altogether. It replaces it with a cape and pumpkin, creating a ghostly silhouette that feels both playful and macabre.

There’s a deliberate simplicity here — smooth surfaces, muted details, and a colour palette that leans into the myth without dramatising it. It’s the kind of collectable that rewards a longer look; what’s missing becomes the story.

🧠 Why This Trio Works

Together, these three figures create a kind of designer Halloween anthology: visibility, decay, and absence rendered in vinyl. Unbox Industries continues to prove that horror-themed art toys can be thoughtful, sculptural, and quietly funny without losing their edge.

Each figure brings its own rhythm — the Visible Invisible Man with its layered transparency, the Skeleton GID with its radiant glow, and the Headless Horseman with its sculptural restraint. Collectively, they demonstrate why Unbox remains a cornerstone of the modern art toy movement: high concept, high craft, and a wicked sense of timing.

Final Thoughts

Unbox Industries treats horror not as a genre, but as a design language — one that thrives on silhouette, finish, and subtle absurdity. Whether glowing, vanishing, or headless, these new releases remind us that Halloween isn’t a theme to decorate with, but a mood to sculpt.

And this is just the beginning — in the next few posts, we’ll be diving deeper into these drops, exploring the stories and artists behind them, including The Visible Invisible Man’s creator Erik Fountain and the mind behind Mr Nobodies, Nurfadli Mursyid (Mindblowon).