Every Halloween season, our buyers look for new props, fake weapons, costume accessories and costume ideas to add to our selection of Halloween items for sale. If there is a choice of higher or lesser quality, we choose higher. Some of our costume choices are more expensive than many you may find, but they are also better-made, quality costumes. The same applies to our props - if they are pricey, they are of movie and haunted house quality. And our Halloween makeup and prosthetics are carefully chosen for their value. We carry items made by trusted companies such as Graftobian, Cinema Secrets, and Ben Nye, and with an experienced film makeup artist on staff, we can answer your questions about how to apply fake wounds and other prosthetics and fx makeup.
But SpookShop.com is one of many online Halloween stores. Why else shop for Halloween decorations here, when there are so many choices? There are several good reasons to shop for Halloween here. We've been in the Halloween business since 1997, and on the web selling costumes, masks, wigs, props and costume accessories since the millennium. There are no price gimmicks (an inflated "Retail Price" crossed out, with a "great deal" price below); simply competitive prices. Our small, seasonal Halloween store attracts loyal customers from as far away as Seattle and Vancouver, BC (80+ miles either direction). The quality and selection that they have come to expect is also available in our internet Halloween Store.
Choosing a Halloween Costume has become a complex job, with the ever-widening selection of costumes (especially expansion in sexy and plus-size women's costumes), men's costumes, kids costumes, and dog costumes (7.4 million households planned to buy dog costumes in 2007!) - and additions to sizing, such as more teen costumes and "husky" kids' costumes. It used to be that Halloween costume choices were quite limited. Early on, costumes were usually homemade, and sometimes 'fancy' ones were accompanied by a painted buckram mask. About the 1960s, most costumes came boxed, with a cheap (often plastic) "costume" and rigid plastic mask. There were few superheroes (maybe Superman and Batman) and even fewer brand-name costumes (Cinderella mask).
Today, however, there are dozens of superhero costumes to choose from, including many for women (sexy Wonder Woman) and girls (pink Supergirl). And brand-name or licensed costumes are among the most popular Halloween costumes to buy. Between outfits from movies (Star Wars helmets and masks, Vendetta masks, Harry Potter robes), TV shows (Farrah Fawcett wig, I Dream of Jeannie costumes, Lucille Ball "I Love Lucy" dresses), cartoons (Scooby Doo costumes, The Simpsons masks, Stewie masks) and musical groups (Slipknot masks), there are hundreds of character masks and costumes to choose from. Some of the fiercest competition amongst costume manufacturers is that for the licensing of a popular character's costume. Some licenses come and go relatively quickly, as the movie, video game or character they represent is only popular for a short while. But characters who remain popular through the years, or are reintroduced periodically (in comics such as X-Men, or movies with many sequels, like The Lord of the Rings), continue to be popular Halloween costume choices. Costumes for cosplay also remain good sellers.
Some people think of Halloween as "The Devil's Holiday." (Please see "History of Halloween" for actual details about how the holiday came about...) SpookShop.com prefers to think of Halloween as a day to celebrate by dressing up as someone else - usually someone very different from our "normal" selves. Take this opportunity to browse our Halloween costume choices, and to be creative. Find new ways to accessorize your costume to make it truly your own. Or make your own costume, and shop for wigs, accessories and makeup to spice it up. Whatever your Halloween costume ideas, you can find what you want here... buy Halloween decorations, play Halloween crosswords and word searches, keep posted on upcoming movies that are likely to generate new costume ideas, and shop for a costume for everyone in the family.
Remember to come here for your Santa suits and other Christmas outfits, to buy Mardi Gras beads and masks, to dress up for a Renaissance Fair or to buy costumes for a play or production. And a costume isn't always just for holidays. The Red Hat Society can buy red hats, gamers can dress as their favorite characters, and adventurous souls can buy wigs just for the fun of it.
We also have a great selection of unique items perfect for birthday gifts, collectors and those with an eye for grim decor. We want to be your Halloween store, but much more than that, we want you to shop for all your holiday costume and accessory needs here.
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