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Spooky Scary Jockeys

by ACGaming

Spooky Scary Jockeys adds Halloween-themed mobs to Minecraft, where skeletons, bats, ghasts and vexes ride one another in new combinations.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2 – 1.18

What it does

The mod spawns a set of new jockey mobs at night, including Large Bats, Vex Bats, Small Ghasts and Skeleton Riders, which ride or accompany their base mobs. Some variants are built to hunt players: Large Bats swoop in and attack, and Sniper Wither Skeletons fire fiery arrows from more than 100 blocks away. Spawn chances and other attributes can be adjusted in the config.

The mod was originally made for the MMD SpookyJam 2021 and carries the Cursed category alongside Mobs. It is published for Forge only, across four game versions: 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1 and 1.18. The Forge file for 1.12.2 is the latest, dated 2025-03-27. Client and server both need the mod, and the code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Skeleton Riders

    Skeletons mount spiders in a loyal pairing that attacks players at both close and long range.

  2. Large Bats and Vex Bats

    Larger, more aggressive bats track players and swoop in, while vex-carrying bats move even faster through the air.

  3. Sniper Wither Skeletons

    Wither skeletons with enormous heads shoot fiery arrows from more than 100 blocks away, and are hard to spot at night.

  4. Small Ghasts

    A smaller, faster version of the ghast that cannot shoot fireballs.

  5. Configurable spawns

    Spawn chances and other attributes of the new jockeys can be changed in the config.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.181.18-1.0.0
1.17.11.17.1-1.1.1
1.16.51.16.5-1.0.1
1.12.21.12.2-1.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Questions

Does Spooky Scary Jockeys need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which Minecraft versions have Forge files for Spooky Scary Jockeys?

Forge files exist for 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1 and 1.18, with the 1.12.2-1.0.1 build as the latest, dated 2025-03-27.

Can the spawn rates of the new jockeys be changed?

Yes. Server owners can tune how often each jockey appears, and the chance of each one spawning can be adjusted in the config.

In the catalog

Spooky Scary Jockeys is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 3,927 mods support Minecraft 1.18.

Cursed mods7,555Forge modsMods for 1.183,927

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What the author says

This mod adds various new jockeys, the spookiest combinations you'll probably get! Originally made for the MMD SpookyJam in 2021. Large Bats are the bigger and badder counterpart of regular bats with a desire for the player's blood! They will track, surround and swoop attack the player, similar to phantoms. But they…
ACGaming, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ACGaming
Published
2021-10-10
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

CursedMobs
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