Horror Miniatures UK: Undead, Zombies and Monsters for a Halloween One-Shot

Halloween one-shots live or die on atmosphere, and nothing kills the vibe faster than reaching for a zombie miniature and pulling out a grey plastic blob that came free with a board game. If you want your undead horde to look like an actual threat, horror tabletop miniatures worth painting are the starting point. At TabletopXtra, every figure is printed to order in 28mm resin at our UK workshop — no import wait, no compromise on quality, and a range that runs from shambling 28mm zombie miniatures to genuinely unsettling eldritch carnival freaks.

Horror Tabletop Miniatures Worth Putting on the Table

These are the ranges we reach for when someone is building a horror encounter or a Halloween one-shot. Each is available individually or as a full set, so you can go big or start with a single boss figure and build from there.

Undead Armies and 28mm Zombie Miniatures

For scale and variety in a single purchase, Artisan Guild's Darkness of the Lich Lord full set is the benchmark. Draugr warriors, skeleton archers, risen champions — a proper undead warband in one box. At £69.99, it covers everything from a single dungeon encounter to an entire skirmish force without needing to piece things together from five different sources.

If you'd rather build gradually, Bite the Bullet's Dungeon Undead range is the better call. Individual skeleton foot soldiers and shuffling dead at lower prices — fill out a single encounter or bulk up an existing warband one character at a time. The Dungeon Undead skeleton set gives you a solid DnD miniatures undead core ready to prime in an afternoon. We covered the full range in our Encounters Undead post.

Gothic Horror and Eldritch Fantasy Miniatures

Printed Obsession's Circus of Horrors is the range that surprises people. A clown hydra. A contortionist. A lobster boy. A murderous rabbit mage. These are fantasy horror miniatures that don't exist anywhere else in quite this combination — carnival grotesque meets Lovecraftian dread, all in 28/32mm resin. The full set is £55.99 and works as a villain crew, a recurring cult, or the main event in a horror one-shot your players will still be talking about in January.

Individual pieces are also available separately — the Clown Hydra alone makes a solid boss encounter for a mid-tier party, while Stabitha and Tiny the Clown drop in cleanly as cult underlings.

Ancient Curses and Mummified Horrors

RN Estudio's Mummy Pharao is the kind of figure that earns its own encounter. Egyptian undead, knuckle blades, ancient bandages — it reads as a dungeon boss from across the table. The Sands of Time range it belongs to is built around cursed-artefact guardians and desert tomb antagonists, and this one fits that brief cleanly. Pair it with the Undead Ghoul Bonythan from the Night Under the Bloody Moon range and you've got a two-creature encounter that actually feels threatening.

Halloween-Specific Sets

Bite the Bullet's Bullet Town Halloween range is exactly what it sounds like. Pumpkin-headed street fighters, masked horrors, dark western grotesques — figures that read immediately as Halloween without needing any explanatory context. The full set makes a strong centrepiece for a horror one-shot, and individual characters let you slot in exactly the right face for a specific scene.

Horror Villains and Masterminds

Every horror scenario needs someone pulling the strings. If you want to go deeper on antagonists — necromancers, vampire lords, eldritch cultists — our post on the best villain miniatures for D&D covers the full field, with picks from across our designer roster. One strong villain figure backed by a horror horde from the ranges above is enough to run a full session.

Frequently Asked Questions

What scale are the horror tabletop miniatures at TabletopXtra?

All our horror miniatures are printed at 28mm or 28/32mm scale — the standard for D&D, Pathfinder and most fantasy skirmish games. A few designers run closer to 32mm on the heroic scale. Any differences are noted on the individual product listings.

Are the 28mm horror miniatures compatible with Warhammer bases?

Yes — our 28mm zombie miniatures and undead figures arrive without bases attached, so you can mount them on standard 25mm or 32mm round bases as you prefer. Some sets include printed scenic bases. Check the individual product page for details.

Can I use these miniatures for DnD 5e undead encounters?

Yes. The undead, zombie and monster figures here map cleanly to D&D 5e monster types — skeletons, zombies, ghouls, wights and draugr all feature across the ranges. The Artisan Guild Darkness of the Lich Lord and Bite the Bullet Dungeon Undead sets cover most of what you'd want for a standard undead encounter.

Do you stock sci-fi horror miniatures as well as fantasy?

Most of our horror ranges are fantasy-focused, but several cross over well to sci-fi horror settings. Eldritch creatures, grotesque mutations and Lovecraftian horrors translate naturally to games like Warhammer 40,000 or Stargrave. The Circus of Horrors set in particular has a genre-ambiguous freakishness that fits almost any setting.

How long does delivery take for UK orders?

All miniatures are printed to order at our UK workshop. Standard delivery runs 3–7 working days from the date of order. We ship across the whole of the UK, and international shipping is available — see our shipping page for rates and full details.

If you're putting together a Halloween horror session and want figures that will actually make the table look the part, these are the ranges to start with. Browse the full horror and undead selection at TabletopXtra — single characters, small sets and full warband releases, all printed to order in the UK.