Everything Halloween

There will be costume parties for children of all ages, (even those aged 30 and up) decorations on houses, businesses, yards and street corners. There will be witches on brooms, black cats, and pumpkin patches showing up everywhere. Haunted houses that will no doubt cause you to have second thoughts before you enter their doors.

Stop and think about it - it is the only day of the year when we give free food to strangers and display carved vegetables on our front steps! October 31st is a very weird and wonderful day - where did we get this occasion called HALLOWEEN?

The history of Halloween has been inspired by traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.

The origin of Halloween can be dated back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in) and with its emphasis on the supernatural, was decidedly pagan.

It was believed that on the night of October 31st the ghosts of the dead would return. The Druids would observe this occasion by building huge hallowed bonfires, where the community would assemble to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During this celebration the Celtics would dress up in costume, believed to be from small animal heads and skins. At the end of the festivities they would use flames from the sacred bonfires to relight their hearth fires, which they had extinguished prior to the celebration, to provide them with warmth for the upcoming cold and harsh winter.

The Romans would eventually conquer most of the Celtic lands and in the course of the 400 years that they ruled this land, would combine 2 festivals of Roman origin with the traditional Samhain. It was during this time the holiday became to be known as All-Hallows Eve.

Halloween - the word itself - has been altered from All Hollows Eve, or All Saints Day, and its origin can be traced to the Catholic Church. Despite the attempts made to convert the ancient beliefs, this way of celebration would continue to live on in new guises. People continued to observe All Hallows Eve as a time of the wandering dead, only the mystical beings were now thought to be evil.

Various Halloween customs were brought to America as European immigrants began to settle. The celebration of Halloween was greatly restricted during colonial times due to the rigid Protestant beliefs. Public events were held to celebrate the harvest where the communities would dance, sing, tell each others fortunes, and relate tales of the dead. These festivities included the telling of ghost stories and different manners of causing mischief.

Fortunately for us, and despite the origins, the tradition of celebrating Halloween has evolved into a celebration of good clean fun.

Decorations and Displays

As the years go by, Halloween decorations seem to get more and more sophisticated and elaborate. Decorating your yard for trick or treaters is the "in" thing to do!

Transform your yard and your home into a haunted house - everything to send a shiver up your spine.

Enter If You Dare sign is made from plastic with light up red Enter If You Dare which is overseen by a gargoyle with light up eyes and mouth. Includes chain for easy hanging. Approximately measures 16 in x 16 in x 2.25 in.




6 Foot Inflatable Life Size Frankenstein is soft and easy to blow up. The shoes have water pockets that when filled allow the Frankenstein to stand on its own. This is an officially licensed Universal Studios Monsters decoration.




Forget the broom...this witch is on the move and coming for you! A truly unique Halloween decoration, our fun, fabulous five-foot witch moves on a 6-wheeled base that makes her appear as if she's floating off the ground! Spooky sound effects complete the fright.

5' Animated Floating Witch





12 Foot Clown Halloween Decoration


No more clowning around!You probably don't want to hang this scary Halloween decoration in front of the kids' windows, but if your target is the neighbors, your porch has met its match! This awesome and very tall 12' clown will be a sure hit whether you hang it indoors or outdoors.




Animated Rise From the Grave Grim Reaper

Death is coming...to your front lawn! This spooky, scary animated Grim Reaper is a great Halloween decoration or haunted house decoration. Unsuspecting trick-or-treaters will have the fright of their lives as he rises up and screams, "Welcome to my graveyard!" 3 feet tall. Sound or remote control activated.




Hanging Mummy Prop

This scary mummy is an outdoor Halloween decoration that will look great strung up from any window, tree, post or porch. Just don't plan on disturbing his sleep!




Haunted Bones Hanging Skeleton Prop

This eerie hanging skeleton is a Halloween decoration that looks great no matter where you hang it. With its classic 1800s attire, it could be a ghost out of a Dickens novel. This skeleton is sure to be a great Halloween decor item for years to come!