Spirit Halloween Carves Out The Chills & Thrills Of The Season

Spirit Halloween promises a variety of classic and trending options, making it your one-stop shop to celebrate in true All Hallows Eve fashion. This year, fanatics can snag wicked looks, ranging from exclusive Stranger Things and Hocus Pocus characters to larger-than-life social media trends and White House Mayhem. Spirit is predicting a new family tradition this year with the Clown in the Closet— known to play tricks on unsuspecting victims.  

"At Spirit Halloween, our excitement for the season is year-round, as our loyal customers count on us for an unparalleled collection of costumes, accessories and décor that reflect today's top trends, viral sensations and fresh takes on the classics." said Steven Silverstein, President and CEO, Spirit Halloween. "This year's highly anticipated inspirations deliver on that promise, including Wonder Woman and Hocus Pocus to Stranger Things and Rick and Morty."

As the Halloween Authority, the experts at Spirit Halloween are excited to share the top costumes of 2017:   

• Stranger Things: Celebrate the cult-followed Netflix hit Stranger Things with official costumes found exclusively at Spirit Halloween. Your favorite characters, Eleven, Dustin, Joyce and even poor Barb are available for kids and adults of all strangeness. Accessorize accordingly with a waffle-style cross-body bag to stash your treats and Christmas lights necklace or lighted tapestry to communicate haunted messages to the upside down.
• Hocus Pocus: Each October, zealous fans flock to watch this iconic movie on repeat to get into the spirit. Join in on the spellbound fun by grabbing one of the exclusive Sanderson Sisters costumes this Halloween and adorning your GLORIOUS viewing party with enchanting décor.
• Social Trends: Keep the likes coming this Halloween with viral-worthy, social media inspired costumes. From the famed dog filter, to the dancing girls and giant bobble heads, Spirit has what you need to make your favorite social crazes come to life! Grab a presidential pout mask and your cellphone for an easy transformation into Tweeting Trump, tiny hands not included #LOL!
• Halloween Humor: If you're looking for non-stop entertainment with a side of tears, Spirit's humor costumes will keep the amusement high and the laughter loud way after October 31^st. Whether you're looking for poop inflatables or want to Ride-a-Long on President Trump, your hilarity for the holiday may start a new trend.
• #GIRLPOWER: What do Wonder Woman, Moana, Belle, and JoJo Siwa have in common? They are this year's most popular female power icons. Young girls and women of all ages can unleash their inner (and outer!) strength and dress as their favorite female heroes.
• Out of This World: Embody our intergalactic friends and light-up-the-night in alien costumes and female intergalactic creatures will radiate in gleaming separates. Adults and tweens can also dress as their favorite TV characters from Rick and Morty and Steven Universe to become totally unearthly.
• Toddler Transformations: Your little ones will love transforming into their favorite cartoon characters, making mom and dad the true Halloween heroes. This year's kid-approved costumes include Rusty Rivets, Blaze, Shimmer & Shine genies-in-training, PJ Masks and the Paw Patrol crew.
• Steampunk: Immerse yourself in this subculture where Victorian fashion and science fiction collide. Spirit's selection of high-quality ready to wear ensembles, as well as accessories, will allow Steampunk's cult following to be true-to-self this season.
• '90s Flashback: Millennials are recapturing Halloween nostalgia with childhood favorites. Watch out for 90's movies and TV throwbacks, from Baywatch babes to Saved by the Bell jocks or Space Jam all-stars.
• For The Foodie: Take your favorite foods off the plate and wear them… literally. From exclusive ice cream dresses to hot dogs with #TheWorks, and taco costumes for #TacoTuesday, your mouth will water over this costume selection.
• DIY: With an all-encompassing selection of separates and accessories, create a one-of-a-kind look that only your imagination can dream up, such as mystical mermaids and unique unicorns, with or without the latte.

"The team's passion for the Halloween season expands beyond costumes," adds Silverstein. "In fact, our animatronics, including this year's exclusive offering of The Nightmare Before Christmas classic Jack Skellington, is already flying off shelves a month before Halloween."

Spirit Halloween will spotlight fear-inducing animatronic displays for the home. Those who enter Spirit Hollow will confront their terror as they navigate the shadowy bridge and come face to face with the Forest Demon, Towering Creepy Clown and other eerie surprises. Classified information has leaked at Area 31, the site of an alien landing, transformed into a laboratory of fright for anyone who steps in the vicinity. Stay clear of the High-Voltage Fence, while witnessing Levitator Girl defy gravity and the Electrified Corpse fizzle.  Fogging Hazmat Zombie is sure to send chills down the spines of all creatures who dare approach.  

Looking to eat, drink and Monster Mash the night away? Spirit Halloween offers top décor items for the stylish ghostess with the mostess. Spirit's wide variety of Hocus Pocus-themed entertaining items will put a colorful spell on your home, Binx included. With fortune-teller balls and tarot card tablecloths, transform your space into a psychic escape. Jack Skellington may have stolen Christmas, but this year you can steal the show at Halloween with a life-sized animatronic of the immortal Pumpkin King from The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

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About Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween (spirithalloween.com) is the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country with more than 1,300 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. Celebrating 34 years of business, Spirit is the authority on all things Halloween, offering one-stop shopping for everything from costumes to decor and party goods to accessories. In addition to being a fun and interactive event for shoppers, Spirit stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants/toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, and adults along with exclusive decor you won't find anywhere else.

At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children (spiritofchildren.com), a program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. Since its inception in 2006, Spirit of Children has raised over $37 million for the Child Life department at hospitals across the country. Donations to Spirit of Children stay within local communities, with 100% of funds going toward a child's life. For the 2017 Halloween season, Spirit of Children will be supporting 139 hospitals across the country, with a goal to raise $8.0 million. Spirit encourages customers to help make a difference in a child's life this Halloween season by donating at their local Spirit Halloween or spreading awareness via Facebook and Instagram by using #SpiritofChildren in their photos.

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