Terrible Analogies

A sure sign that Halloween is on its way is the annual opening of the Spirit Halloween stores.  These seasonal stores, open only during the months of September and October, seem to pop up overnight, providing a wider selection of Halloween frights and delights than your typical big chain store.

Not being one able to resist a good freak show, Karin and I stopped by a local Spirit store that had just opened in the recent days.  Hedging our bets that, because Halloween was over six weeks away, and that the average American typically waits until the last minute to purchase their Halloween gear, the store should be relatively quiet.  Thankfully that turned out to be the case.  Everything displayed in the store was freshly out of the boxes, intact, and functional.  But give them a few weeks and I’m sure the kids will have destroyed the cool displays.

It’s amazing to think that the Spirit chain opens in over 700 locations countrywide each year.

The few kids that were in the store this past Sunday afternoon were running around, having a great time.  Several of them approached us, claiming that the masks, creepy decorations, and displays were, and I quote here, “more annoying than scary.”  I guess jaded kids are a sign of the times…

This was, by far, my favorite display.  The man inside would occasionally shake and plea to be set free “before they come back and eat me!”  Heh….

I’m a sucker for Halloween.  It’s probably my most favorite time of the year.  I think we’ll be decorating the front of the house in the next couple of weeks, stock up on candy, and hook up the porch speakers for some eerie mood music.

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