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Best LEGO sets for horror and sci-fi fans to buy this Christmas

LEGO is great at building more than suspense...

Gillian Anderson sat at a table holding a minifigure from the X Files LEGO set

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Published: Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 1:03 pm

If you have a sci-fi or horror fan in your life, then buying gifts shouldn't be terrifying. In fact, it should be easy.

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LEGO® has released a ton of spooky themed sets over the past few years, from beloved sci-fi series' to creepy film classics.

Below, we've got a great list of the sets you'll need to get in the creepy mood from X-Files to Nightmare Before Christmas to Twilight. Simply buy one of these this Christmas and you'll be sans screams.

Here's the sci-fi and horror LEGO you need.

Best horror LEGO sets and sci-fi gifts to buy this week

The X-Files

Gillian Anderson sat at a table holding a minifigure from the X Files LEGO set

The X-Files LEGO

The set includes 1,478 pieces and eight minifigures, including one modelled on Gillian Anderson’s character Scully. Also included are minifigures of Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Mr X, Alex Krycek, Carl Busch, the Flukeman and a grey alien. The set also features a replica of FBI Agent Fox Mulder’s office, a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO.

Buy The X-Files for £179.99 at LEGO

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas on a table

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas LEGO

Halloween film or Christmas film? It doesn't matter, this set caters to both. Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas has been gloriously captured in this LEGO set, which includes Halloween Town's City Hall, Jack's tower and the iconic curling hill he stands on.

Buy Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas for £169.99 at LEGO

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

ET the Extra-Terrestrial LEGO figure on a desk under a shelf

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial LEGO

Everyone's favourite Extra-Terrestrial is available as a 1,226-piece model. Build it, and bring one of cinema’s most beloved characters into your home as charming shelf décor.

Buy E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for £119.99 at LEGO

Stranger Things: The Creel House

Woman assembling Stranger Things: The Creel House LEGO set with minifigures and vehicles on a table

Stranger Things: The Creel House LEGO set LEGO

The 2,539-piece Stranger Things set is a replica of the iconic Creel House from the series, and is LEGO's first ever transforming LEGO house set. The Creel House set boasts a detailed façade and seven furnished rooms, as well as iconic vehicles like Steve’s car and the WSQK radio station van, as well as plenty of easter eggs from across all five seasons of the show.

Buy Stranger Things: The Creel House for £249.99 at LEGO

Twilight The Cullen House

Twilight The Cullen House LEGO set on a chest of drawers

Twilight The Cullen House LEGO

You better hold on tight spider monkeys, because LEGO is releasing its first ever Twilight-themed set, featuring details from all five movies.

Comprised of 2,001 pieces, the set is of the iconic Cullen house, with three floors, seven minifigures and additional props like Bella's beloved red truck.

Buy Twilight The Cullen House for £189.99 at LEGO

Nevermore Academy

Nevermore Academy LEGO set sitting on a book under a shelf

Nevermore Academy LEGO

Wednesday's Nevermore Academy is now available in LEGO form, complete with all its mysteries. You have microfigures of Wednesday and Enid, plus their iconic room window and extra accessories.

Buy Nevermore Academy for £59.99 at LEGO

Alien with Pizza Planet Rocket Ride

Alien model with Pizza Planet rocket ride on a table

Alien with Pizza Planet Rocket LEGO

Shoot off to Pizza Planet with this gorgeous Toy Story set. With just 714 pieces, you can build a claw-obsessed model alien, a moving rocket ship and even a pizza slice to complete the set.

Buy Alien with Pizza Planet Rocket Ride for £54.99 at LEGO

Gremlins Gizmo™ and Stripe Figures

Gremlins Gizmo and Spike figures on a table

Gremlins Gizmo™ and Spike figures LEGO

Another potential Christmas film, but who's counting? Gremlins Gizmo™ and Stripe are available as a 230-piece LEGO set. The iconic mogwai and gremlin toys are instantly recognizable and up for mischief, with Stripe holding a skateboard while Gizmo enjoys popcorn.

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Buy Gremlins Gizmo™ and Stripe Figures for £19.99 at LEGO

Authors

Olivia Garrett

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