Halloween: It's the most wonderful time of year! (A photo blog)
I love Halloween, and the celebration of everything spooky and macabre is in full swing at the Evans Light household.
We don't go too crazy, no full haunted house makeovers or anything, but we do like to get out and enjoy the wonderful seasonal shops that pop up around the city this time of year, and I usually try to add something new and unique to our slowly growing collection of Halloween-related decorations each year.
Our first trip of the season was to a store that apparently has a Hollywood monster mask maker legend, Jim Lawrence, in residence:
Some very fine work. On my next visit I hope to make his acquaintance.
Would I love to have this MARS ATTACKS! specimen grace my home? Why yes, yes I would.
Too bad it's not for sale. Not that I could afford it if it was.
Some horrific animatronics here...this one would keep the trick-or-treaters at bay, but the several hundred dollar price tag means she won't be coming home with me.
And then we get to the stuff I'm interested in...the first-weekend-only sale items. I really like that pumpkin-headed scarecrow. And if that clown was Pennywise, he'd be in my trunk before he could say "We all float down here", but he's not, so he'll be staying here.
I also like the half-torso grandpa with the walker (on the far right), he moves something creepy, but that witch in the middle has a killer cackle and looks very high quality. She's kind of lost in the bright lights and the cluttered display, but I think she might be a little more impressive after the sun sets. And she's under a hundred dollars...hmmm...
Moving in for a closer look. She's got a pressure sensor and the book she's holding lights up with a flashing green light while she's casting spells. There's only two of her for sale, so I get the manager to hold one for me at the counter while I look around.
If I was buying myself a new costume this year, I'd probably get this one. I like illusion costumes like this.
This one wins the award for saddest costume in the store. C'mon people, do the right thing and pay Willie Nelson some money and get it officially licensed. And make it not so totally lame.
So the witch came home with us after all, and she looked just as spooky as I'd hoped in the dark!
She's positioned right inside the front door ready to scare unsuspecting visitors. I've already scared myself a few times with it.
The pranks my wife and I have been playing on each other with it by moving it into into unexpected places are growing ever more elaborate. I might move the witch to stand over her side of the bed while she sleeps tonight...no, probably shouldn't! The payback probably wouldn't be worth it. Still...
A stop by Party City afterwards seemed incredibly lame in comparison, but one of my boys did find his Halloween mask there. I didn't recognize him at first. Creepy!
And that's all for this trip to the Halloween store. Thanks for riding along.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
-Evans
We don't go too crazy, no full haunted house makeovers or anything, but we do like to get out and enjoy the wonderful seasonal shops that pop up around the city this time of year, and I usually try to add something new and unique to our slowly growing collection of Halloween-related decorations each year.
Our first trip of the season was to a store that apparently has a Hollywood monster mask maker legend, Jim Lawrence, in residence:
Some very fine work. On my next visit I hope to make his acquaintance.
Would I love to have this MARS ATTACKS! specimen grace my home? Why yes, yes I would.
Too bad it's not for sale. Not that I could afford it if it was.
Some horrific animatronics here...this one would keep the trick-or-treaters at bay, but the several hundred dollar price tag means she won't be coming home with me.
And then we get to the stuff I'm interested in...the first-weekend-only sale items. I really like that pumpkin-headed scarecrow. And if that clown was Pennywise, he'd be in my trunk before he could say "We all float down here", but he's not, so he'll be staying here.
I also like the half-torso grandpa with the walker (on the far right), he moves something creepy, but that witch in the middle has a killer cackle and looks very high quality. She's kind of lost in the bright lights and the cluttered display, but I think she might be a little more impressive after the sun sets. And she's under a hundred dollars...hmmm...
Moving in for a closer look. She's got a pressure sensor and the book she's holding lights up with a flashing green light while she's casting spells. There's only two of her for sale, so I get the manager to hold one for me at the counter while I look around.
If I was buying myself a new costume this year, I'd probably get this one. I like illusion costumes like this.
This one wins the award for saddest costume in the store. C'mon people, do the right thing and pay Willie Nelson some money and get it officially licensed. And make it not so totally lame.
So the witch came home with us after all, and she looked just as spooky as I'd hoped in the dark!
She's positioned right inside the front door ready to scare unsuspecting visitors. I've already scared myself a few times with it.
The pranks my wife and I have been playing on each other with it by moving it into into unexpected places are growing ever more elaborate. I might move the witch to stand over her side of the bed while she sleeps tonight...no, probably shouldn't! The payback probably wouldn't be worth it. Still...
A stop by Party City afterwards seemed incredibly lame in comparison, but one of my boys did find his Halloween mask there. I didn't recognize him at first. Creepy!
And that's all for this trip to the Halloween store. Thanks for riding along.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
-Evans
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Oct 13, 2013 09:33PM
That witch is awesome :)
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Thank you for taking me on your journey. I loved everything. There is a famous house about a 1/2 hour from me that has a small but amazing display. I cannot even begin to describe it. Things move, they talk, light up, etc. I talk about decorating every year and we did get a couple things that lay in the shed. But I SWEAR next year, we are going to start building a collection like we have for Christmas. :)
I loved looking at all your photos, that witch is pretty cool.
Glad you liked my little blog.If you want to hear the witch in action, I captured her cackling threats to children here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qm3cxsvk28f...
After listening, the witch got THAT much cooler.I'm with Adam. I want that witch. :p
After listening to the witch it's even better. My kids would of loved it. That voice and cackle, no wonder kids love it :)
I found some really cool soft witches in inside cuddly pumpkins the other day. But they weren't scary at all.
