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Hot for Halloween
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times, published October 19, 2000
When Halloween became a major commercial holiday in the United States, we're not sure. Judging from retail aisles and neighborhood lawns, there's a huge market for spooky stuff. Here are some treats for procrastinators.
- MARY JANE PARK, Times staff writer
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| Can't quite bring yourself to appear bloodied, beaten or battered? These charming paper copies of Victorian masks are clever and inexpensive. Printed and published by Mamelok Press Ltd., England, $3.95 each. Museum of Fine Arts shop, St. Petersburg. |
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| Won't these look festive as you wander the streets in search of treats? Spooky Hollow glow-in-the-dark skeleton earrings, $2.49. Jo-Ann fabrics and crafts. |
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We love Monster Mash, Sympathy for the Devil and Witchy Woman, and we've seen CDs with those and other seasonal tunes at party and discount stores. For sound effects guaranteed to chill you to the marrow, we recommend Martha Stewart Living Spooky Scary Sounds for Halloween. Blast the sounds of howling winds, beating hearts and the sharpening of knives from your speakers and throw the most terrifying soiree in town. $9.98. Kmart; online at http://www.marthastewart.com.
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 Collectors of Christopher Radko ornaments have new Halloween figures to choose from. Black Spider ornament holder, $10; Howl Manor ornament, $42. Both at the Straw Goat, St. Petersburg. Some Radko ornaments also available at Jacobson's stores.
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