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Why We Love Halloween and Selling Props

I love meeting people, building Web sites, and celebrating holidays. My wife and I also sell Halloween decorations and haunt props at Halloween-Hill-props.com and angel statues at AwesomeAngelStatues.com. Why do we like Halloween, selling props and Halloween decorations? I think this article I wrote says it all!

Why Halloween is Awesome and Not Evil ....

Home haunting, owning a haunted house or simply enjoying the Halloween season is not against Christianity or morally wrong.

I have encountered people in life who feel that if you enjoy Halloween, haunt your home, own a haunted house or watch horror movies, you are evil. I remember one man who lived a few doors down from my family in the early 2000s. One evening, he started yelling across the quaint suburban yards that I need to "find God." (Ironically, I am a member of a Methodist church but he didn't bother to ask.) I am sure he got on this soapbox because 1) he had been drinking and 2) my wife and I run an online Halloween prop store and also decorate our home for Halloween. Enjoying the Halloween season is morally right, not wrong.

Owning a haunted house (or Halloween store) is a way to make money and enjoy the Halloween season. Many people also "home haunt." This is where Halloween lovers decorate their homes and yards, turning them into suburban haunted houses. This is done because dressing up in creepy costumes and jumping out at neighbors and children tripping through your garage or professional haunt is fun. It is fun for the actors and for the patrons. Haunted houses and home haunts are not built for the devil and love of death. They are created because the owners and actors love life.

Furthermore, simply decorating your home with spider-webs, creepy skulls and scary bats for Halloween parties is okay, too. I can honestly say I have never thought how pleased dark spirits will be when I decorate my living room for a party. I have never wondered if the devil will be happy I picked out the vilest horror movies for a get-together. I often think, "am I doing enough to entertain party guests? Will this decor please family and friends?" Yes, dark spirits can sit on the curb. They are not invited to my Halloween parties and, I am sure, to none of the parties home haunters and haunted house owners I know prepare.

What about trick-or-treating? Is it wrong? Will it taint the minds of children? I say no. I know many other Christians who agree. Some of my best memories of childhood are trick-or-treating with my parents throughout our neighborhood and even traveling to the homes of other relatives to beg for that sweet candy. I remember approaching my paternal grandparents' home multiple Halloweens. Grandpa could be found sitting on their front steps passing candy out to the roaming trick-or-treaters. I remember him smiling, enjoying the happiness the candy brought the bright-eyed kids. I remember how much fun it was to approach him, and other relatives, hold out my plastic pumpkin and say "trick or treat!?"

No, there is no evil in loving Halloween, home haunting or owning a haunted house. Halloween is fun and a way to bond with friends and family. It is way to enjoy life (and nab some good candy)!

Halloween Hill For Haunters, By Haunters

Halloween Hill Haunters, does anyone ask you why you celebrate Halloween? Why you buy Halloween decorations and alien props and hang fake cobwebs on your porch?

We understand your passion at Halloween Hill. Not only do we sell Halloween decorations, animated Halloween props, and gothic statues, we also love All Hallows' Eve. This store was created by haunters, for haunters.

Shop today at HalloweenHillProps.com and contact our expert haunt staff with any questions.

Halloween Costumes - Big Selection

Click to Visit Buy Costumes.My family manages Halloween Hill, which sells haunted house props, alien props, and Halloween decorations. Although Halloween Hill does not focus on selling Halloween costumes, we are happy to recommend an amazing costume store. Buy Costumes has a huge selection of Halloween costumes at fair prices. The store often has specials running, as well. Check it out. Happy Halloween!

Fear of Aliens Helps Haunted House Owners

Grey alien propStephen Hawking, world-famous theoretical physicist, said in a recent interview that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist - but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should avoid contact. No doubt many people agree with him. Aliens scare the heck out of people, something haunted house owners can use to their advantage. But, why do aliens scare us?

A major reason people fear aliens is the fact they are a mystery. People are afraid of the unknown: death, sickness, a new boss, etc. Hawking even points out that aliens are an unknown factor. Hawking said that there are billions of galaxies and millions of stars. It is unlikely Earth is the only place life exists. But, he said, "The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like."

Of course, we do not really know what aliens look like. (Although many people who claim to have seen aliens report them being about four feet tall with large eyes and long fingers.) We do not know if they are friendly or hostile. We do not know if aliens are abducting people-if you believe in abduction-for scientific, benevolent or evil reasons. It all comes back to the fear of the unknown.

Writer Stuart Wilde writes in his book Simply Wilde that, "Naturally we are scared to move into the unknown because our personality relies a lot on the symbols, psychological structures, and associations we develop. We become comfortable in a society, and with a group of people -- work mates, family, and friends."

Indeed, we like our society to stay the same and to see little alien grays landing on the White House lawn would certainly shake up society.

All this fear of aliens, the unknown, and change is just perfect for haunted house owners. We haunted house and home haunters can seize this fear in our neighbors and customers and bring it to the front of their minds. If you own a haunted house or set up a home haunt, you need to work in aliens. I'm not talking about cute E.T. From the early 1980s movie, I am talking about the aliens from horror and dark science fiction movies. I am talking about the aliens from the nightmares of abduction victims.

Again, to most of society, aliens equal fear. I encourage you to try creating an alien autopsy room. You will love the screams you get! And if aliens ever do land and we find out they are more like cute little Muppets and not brain-sucking monsters, well, we can apologize and buy them a cup of coffee.

More of my Halloween opinions...

What Makes Halloween Great!?

Cobra Candle HolderWhat is it that makes Halloween such a special time? Is it the candy corn, old horror movies on television, or the latex masks hanging from store shelves? No, I put forth the idea that it is the nostalgic factor that makes Halloween special.

As I sit here and watch a Friday the 13th installment and look at Halloween props on the Internet, I think about Halloween and, in turn, youth. I remember being a child and getting excited each fall when my parents would take me to a local department store to pick out my Halloween costume. When I was very young, the costumes came in square boxes with plastic masks you could view through a thin layer of some see-through material that escapes me. Later, latex masks became the big thing (and to an extent, still are).

I remember going to all my grandparents' homes trick-or-treating for candy and also to homes in my neighborhood. Halloween was a magical time. It was a time when seeing vampires and werewolves on the sidewalk was perfectly natural. It was a time when leaves were changing, the Great Pumpkin was on television, and kids could play "monster" and be kids. It was the best of times. It still is the best of times!

The great thing is that even as adults, we can still tap into that sense of nostalgia. Each fall, we can play "monster" and watch horror movies. We can decorate our homes and yards. We can remember what it was like to be young and not feel guilty about having fun. So, go out this October and allow yourself to feel young again. It's Halloween.

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