2026 Countdown

Sixty days to go and the Spirit stores are wide open! 

Sign ups are available over on the right.

 

As always, I'm looking for a volunteer, or two, to conjure up the blogger badges for this year. We typically have around 4-6 every year so even if you only want to contribute two, it's a big help!

 

I know a lot of us have our own Halloween traditions throughout the spooky season but is there anything you do to "officially" kick things off every year? For me, the first piece of macabre media I consume is The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion album (Disney, 1969) starring lil' Ronny Howard. Join me, won't you?

 

  

 

Top 20 Halloween Blogs

 

Happy first day of Summerween!

 

I got an email from Feedspot this week letting me know that our very own blog was included in their Top 20 of Best Halloween Blogs to Follow! We're in good company with the likes of Spooky Little Halloween and Your Best Halloween Ever. You can check out that list here.

 

Does Code Orange count for Summerween? If so, I spotted some very cute throws and matching pillows at Walmart.

 

 With this being just the first day of Summerween, I'm sure we'll be seeing more merch on the shelves!

Happy Halloween 2025!

 

Whatever you're doing tonight, here's hoping you have a magical night filled with treats and just maybe, a couple tricks. 

The forecast earlier in the week for Salem was rain but it's looking like we're due for a dry, but very windy, night. Looking forward to the wind for dramatic billowing cape action! 

 

Whether you're posting or just reading, thanks for being part of the annual Countdown! 

13 Days to Go!

 

It's creeping up quickly, isn't it?

 

I got to thinking the other day, wondering how long the Countdown has been going on. I know Shawn Robare and John Rozum had the reins when I first joined back in 2014 and it's passed through a few hands since then.

 

Then I remembered "Duh, the post history is right on the front page." So I went back and browsed through some of the very firsts posts from 2009 that started this whole thing off. It was fun delving into the previous Countdown posts and seeing where this all began.

 

I found this neat video posted by Jon Knutson and thought it was worth re-posting here for those (like me) that didn't see it in 2009.