Who's Afraid of the Local Halloween Store?
When I was little, a store bought Halloween costume was a cheap affair with a flimsy plastic mask and sorry swatch of fabric. If you were saddled with one of those for the “bestest holiday all year,” the other kids took pity on you.Today, it’s a different story. A homemade costume is just … well, odd. And the Halloween stores that start popping up in late August are swamped by early October. The best stores are filled with gorey props and outfits that scare the dickens out of young shoppers.
Although Halloween teeters on that mass commercialism that mars the December holidays, I like the new hoopla. Those stores are filled with a much different energy than Macy’s on Dec. 24. If you haven’t been to one, try it this weekend … if you dare. Waaa-haaa-haaa (that’s supposed to be an evil laugh).
