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Maybe they're finding Halloween just isn't that profitable. If it was, they'd be selling it.
I've seen more than enough over here in the US, but only because I presently work at Michaels chain craft store. We actually have an aisle or two of Certifiably Nice Stuff this year along with the usually chintz and cheese. I think most of it's sold at this point, though I spend most of my time in the framing shop and not on the retail floor.
As someone who works on the warehousing/distribution side of retail, it seems pretty normal to me (I’ve been there 13 years). Halloween stuff goes out in July and Trim-a-tree goes out in a single week in august. We only store incidentals and overages, so once it’s gone it’s gone. And the stores I service don’t have back rooms, so yeah. They have both seasons out at the same time. I think most people go to Spirit Halloween stores for most of their stuff (over here in the US).
To be fair, Halloween is now a night of hiding in the house with the lights off trying to avoid being shaken down on your own doorstep by gangs of youths, with no effort being made to wear a costume, saying "trick or treat" and just expecting money, with very few actual kids doing proper trick or treating with their parents. Even then, cost of living probably makes most people avoid both buying both decorations and sweets in, so you'd have nothing to hand out anyway.
The cost of living lark probably has something to do with it. With modern Halloween being something of an import to the UK, customers and by extension shops may prefer to focus on the more "UK" Christmas tradition.
*insert "when I were a lad", "Guysing", "carve a turnip with a butter knife" etc here*
*insert "when I were a lad", "Guysing", "carve a turnip with a butter knife" etc here*
I did actually get a set of three skulls (see/hear/speak no evil) from One Below for £1.25 each. I'm undecided whether to keep them as ornaments or to repaint them for Frostgrave scenery. Perhaps I might end up buying more, if they still have them next time I go... But I'd wanted some plastic/polystyrene ones for crafting with. I don't think it's anything to do with cutting down on plastic, since the shops do have other things like plastic bats/rats and animal skeletons.
(Of course, I have unused Hallowe'en stuff from years past that I've not done anything with yet...)
(Of course, I have unused Hallowe'en stuff from years past that I've not done anything with yet...)
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There’s a bit of Halloween stuff around but way more Christmas things.
TBH I rarely see anyone actually doing anything with Halloween around here, there’s a few with decorations out but that’s it. Maybe there’s more with internal decorations?? I guess if you have young kids or are a student it’s ok but everyone else seems to mostly ignore it.
5th November still has decent turnout where there are official bonfire sites and Christmas is always quite decorated.
TBH I rarely see anyone actually doing anything with Halloween around here, there’s a few with decorations out but that’s it. Maybe there’s more with internal decorations?? I guess if you have young kids or are a student it’s ok but everyone else seems to mostly ignore it.
5th November still has decent turnout where there are official bonfire sites and Christmas is always quite decorated.
I've got an entire skeleton inside me...
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You know you're not meant to eat the bones in a KFC meal right?
Yes, you're supposed to collect them into a bizarre amalgamation of osseous horror, far removed from any mortal form, animated by heretical biomancy, to go and get you more KFC.
I've already bought my Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year turkey. (Yeah I know we don't really do Thanksgiving here in the UK, but we do "Harvest Festival" which is roughly the same holiday, well schools do it, or they did "in my day"), Tesco had turkeys and a "turducken" (thank you the late John Madden) in two weeks ago. And you're right they do seem to have bypassed Dia de los Muertos.
I'm at a loss for what to do for All Hallows Eve this year. In recent years I've got drunk whilst watching Ghostbusters I + II back to back (they "work" better that way). But this year I want to watch something else. Problem is I've watched all my favourite Halloween movies -
Sleepy Hollow
the aforementioned Ghostbusters (no I won't watch the new ones).
Beetlejuice
There's probably a couple more but they escape me at the time of typing this!?
And when you look at most lists on the web I've watched most of them before, or don't care for them. Hmm, what to do?
Oh, and btw, Die Hard is a Xmas movie...
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I went to a harvest festival yesterday. It had craft stalls, some of which had Hallowe'en-type stuff like pumpkin and spider earrings.
Without knowing what really makes it a halloween movie for you it's a difficult question to answer. The Crow is my go to but you seem to favour works with a touch of whimsy which has been missing from the horror genre for some years.
Aye, I'm not a horror fan per se.
After some consideration I think I'll go with the Jaws quadrilogy this year, even if the sequels are swimming pool floaters...
My local supermarket now has half an aisle of Halloween stuff. 1/4 of which is boxes of sweets.
Try Bekmambetov's Night Watch (2004) or Day Watch (2006) both are scary & kinda whimsical, lwith some action.
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