The moon is full. Dense fog seeps across a grassy hill, slowly rising, as a shadowy figure is uncovered. A hooded cape covers the form, only revealing red glowing eyes.
“Trick or treat!” screams the boy, as he reaches in to grab a handful of candy, with his family close behind.
It’s Halloween and it’s once again the season for candy, costumes and parties.
Halloween may be a holiday about playing dress up, but it’s not just for children anymore.
“They’ve got their costumes already, now it’s our turn,” said Jamie Kurtis, as she shops for costumes for herself, her husband and their children, Jake and Jaden.
“She, Jaden, is going to be a mermaid. And her brother, Jake, is going to be a railroad conductor,” said Kurtis.
The two children just smiled as they showed their mother their favorite costumes.
“Here it is,” said Jaden as she spotted her sequined mermaid costume.
The two watched happily as their mom picked out a nurse and doctor costume for her and their dad.
Along with families with young children, Halloween has become quite popular with older “youth,” said Cody Drum, Spirit of Halloween employee.
“The female firefighter and the bumblebee for girls, and the pirate and the criminal for guys have been the most popular costumes to try on this year,” said Drum.
“Most of the people to come try on costumes have been between the age of 15 and 25,” he said.
Drum says there has been a steady traffic of customers all week leading up to the holiday and crowds have seemed “pretty relaxed” while picking out costumes and decorations.
Customers like Brent Chapman and Delaney Farris, students at North Lincoln High School, say they’re “looking for something scary.”
“I want a mask,” said Chapman. “But they’re a little bit expensive,” he says as he tries on a colorful clown mask.
“I really want to be something scary,” said Farris to Chapman.
“Hopefully, we’ll find something today,” said Chapman.
Lots of people were out searching for their costumes Friday.
Party City’s parking lot was crowded to the point of spilling over into the Target lot next door.
When calling the store, the voice recording echoes the influx of customers with a statement: “Due to the high volume of calls this month, we are not able to check costume sizes over the phone
So Halloween stores all bustle with customers searching the perfect costume, one must wonder, where do they all go?
The Kurtises plan to visit Tweetsie Railroad to celebrate the holiday.
“We usually go trick or treating,” said Kurtis. “But this year, we are doing something different,” she said.
Since Halloween is not a traditional Christian holiday, some families say they are celebrating at their churches.
“We are going to the fall festival at our church then to a family Halloween party,” said Kurtis.
Like other common holidays, Halloween is becoming a chance for families to get together to spend time together.
“We’re going to the party together, as a family,” said Kurtis.
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