Spirit Halloween

«Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,–
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-​broth boil and bubble.»
– William Shakespeare’s «Macbeth»
All Hallows’ Eve where young and old seeks costumes either competitively for praise, fame or money all for one’s personal gain or purely for fun. With a fellow Unilocaler, Angel R. and fellow poet/​writer we ventured here to view all the happenings of this Pagan holiday. As Halloween was (and still currently is) never my favorite holiday in the calendar I never cared for costumes or decorating with the exception of my former employer who commission every employee in all five retail stores for an annual mandatory competitive costume contest. Spirit Halloween is a seasonal retail chain. Within a month later this location will be eliminated and eradicated from this street. Cleanliness of this store was minimal as merchandise and products were all on the floor as children mostly play with merchandise and do not put back to its proper space. Adults also do not accept responsibility to put unwanted merchandise to its proper space which staff cannot upkeep with the cleanliness. Rather than making purchases customers appears to be engross with the gossip of competitive costume contests, the chatter of their party plans and try-​outs of hats, props, accessories with cell phones constant clicks of their camera function. Yes, complete set are available for purchase for the whole ensemble (pants, top, glasses, props, gloves, etc). Cosmetics are also available enable to enhance All Hallows’ Eve spectators appearance for a more genuine look.
Authenticity cannot be claimed for an actual replicate of props and accessories as depicted in the film or TV show for costumes claimed even if it were licensed by a third party (i.e. the actual Batman gadget belt replicated from the film or Harry Potter’s wand and glasses).