Weekly Halloween~ Won't you take me to Spooky Town?

Real ones know Halloween doesn't end. Oh, sure, the actual holiday comes to an end... but everything that goes into it never stops. November 1st is the clock resseting for next year. January is when many companies start soliciting their wares for the upcoming season. Octobers maybe 10 months away, but it takes alot of early planning to get all that scary stuff in stores by then. It's a lot of fun for somebody like me who loves and breathes the holiday all year... and I'm assuming you reading this as the spooky stuff gets the most site hits.

Leemax has recently unveiled their 2023 Spooky Town lineup. Spooky Town is a Halloween tradion for most that is part of the early seasonal kick off that starts showing up late summer during Code Orange mania. This year looks to be a banner year for the town where all things are spooky.

I'm particuallry intersted in the 'Trick or Treat, if you dare' house. It's a wonderful suburban house decorated for Halloween with a home haunt in the garage. Simple, but perfectly represents the holiday. The 'Full Moon Diner' is a resturant staffed by werewolves. It's a silly take on those greasy all night joints straight out of an episode of Goosebumps. 'Skeleton Cottage' is a simple shack, like the ones you might find on the side of a rural road. However excellently themed with pumpkins and constructed partially with bones. It's a pretty artistic design is impressivley well done. There's a lot to see on the site and I'm sure more will be unveiled as the year goes by. I'm pretty fond of the smaller figure sets meant to populate your own Spooky Town with scary civilians. It's just the beginning of the year as I'm writing this, but Halloween is already off to a great start.

Won't You Take Me To Spooky Town

Summer is the prelude to Halloween, I keep saying that because it's true. The spooky shit starts creeping out throughout the summer months before hitting full force towards the end of August. One of the best of the early arrivals each year is Spooky Town by Lemax. You know, those cool little motorized towns at Michael's that pop up at Halloween? Usually the town pops up come August, but following At Homes lead last year, it was more mid-summer. Thank you Michael's, I really mean that. Lemax recently unveiled it's Spooky Town for 2020 and as usual it looks amazing. Admittedly I say that every year, but this year I mean it. I also say that every year. Shut up.

I'm not sure which one is my favorite yet. This year may have some strong competition as they all look pretty great. I always favor the smaller figures and I think I've already picked out my favorite of this years bunch. The Pumpkin Monster looks like a leftover from Monsters in my Pocket and I might just keep on of him in my pocket. Next to the chap-stick. The wife and I usually pick out a couple of the sets and it's going to be a in person type thing to do that. It's one thing seeing spooky shit online, it's another in person. I love the in person part.