Calling All Ghosts, Ghouls & Goblins: Halloween Season Has Arrived

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fall is here, the kids are back in school, and best of all Halloween is just around the corner. Spirit Halloween, the country's leading seasonal Halloween retailer, inaugurated the start of Halloween festivities with the opening of its stores throughout North America.

Spirit has been giving Halloween enthusiasts everywhere the latest and greatest in Halloween costumes and home decor for the past 27 years. This year, Spirit Halloween will open more than 850 stores across North America, all of which offer the most comprehensive one-stop Halloween shopping destination. The experience of shopping at a Spirit Halloween store goes far beyond costumes on a rack; each store offers an unforgettable shopping experience. New themes for this year include Cirque du Spirit, haunted graveyards, in-store horror movie screenings and annual favorites Zombie Babies plus many more surprises.

"It's officially Halloween season when Spirit Halloween stores begin opening around the country," said Steven Silverstein, President and CEO, Spirit Halloween. "Our mission has always been to get people just as excited about Halloween as we are. Our stores offer the best interactive shopping experience for consumers with haunted house and theatrical quality props, decor and animated figures. That's all in addition to the widest selection of this season's hottest costumes available along with classic Halloween favorites."

In addition to being a fun and interactive event for shoppers, all Spirit Halloween stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants, toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, adults and even pets. A broad assortment of decor, animatronics and party goods complete any look at any budget and a large portion of the selection is exclusive merchandise found only at Spirit Halloween.

To locate a Spirit Halloween store in your area, visit www.spirithalloween.com or call 1-800-COSTUMES.

About Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com) is the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in the country with more than 850 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. The authority on all things Halloween, Spirit has offered one-stop shopping -- ranging from costumes to decor and party goods to accessories -- for more than 25 years.  In addition to being a fun and interactive event for shoppers, Spirit stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants/toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, adults, and even pets. At the heart of Spirit Halloween is the Spirit of Children program which brings fun and funding to hospitals at Halloween and all year long.

SOURCE Spirit Halloween