Like you saw last year, things get pretty dead around here during Halloween because we’re posting over at 365Halloween.com. Here are some Halloween sales that we posted about over there that are still in effect.

Fright Catalog Monster Costume Clearance - Get up to 60% off select costumes. Also remember to use code SPOOKY07 to get 10% off orders $90+.
UPDATE: Get up to 33% off all Gortraits (gorey portraits).

BuyCostumes - There is still time to order your costume online and get it before Halloween, but you have to act quick. Get discount shipping (on orders $60+) plus guaranteed Halloween delivery. See their shipping chart to make sure you order in time for Halloween.

Costume Craze - Use coupon code LNTEN to get 10% off

Be sure to see our previous post about Halloween discounts and Halloween store coupons. Some of those devilish deals are still in effect. Better yet, subscribe to our Halloween Sales RSS Feed and be the first to know.

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Halloween is less than 60 days away and you know you always wait until the last minute to buy your costume. Why stress yourself this year? Do yourself a favor and start browsing the new costumes for the year over at Mable’s Halloween Costumes section. We recently re-designed it and made it easier to find the costume you’re looking for or get ideas for what you want. Check out the hundreds of new costumes; for men, women, kids, and even pets.

Halloween had always held a special place in our hearts, even when it’s the middle of Spring, which is why we created 365 Halloween just over a year ago. To get you into the spooky spirit we invite you to take a look at our Halloween recipes, creative costume ideas, and haunted homemade decor. We encourage those DIY spirited folks to submit their Halloween flavored crafts and creations to 365 Halloween so others who believe Halloween should be more than one day can get their fill throughout the year.

Good things come to those who plan ahead, which is why we’d like to spread the word about how to get 10% off and free shipping from BuyCostumes. Get 10% any order of $20 or more by using the coupon code bat91. Get your order total to $40 or more and they will even throw in free shipping*. Of course this wont last forever so be sure to order by the end of day on Sunday Sept. 9th, 2007.

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Starting Monday December 18th BuyCostumes is offering 50% off all their clearance items. That’s 50% off adult costumes, kid costumes, pet costumes, costume accessories, party decor, party supplies and more that are marked as clearance. A clearance item is denoted as any item that has a red banner with white text that says “Clearance” in their product listings.

This is the perfect time to get a Rich Velvet Santa Suit for well below it’s normal price. This particular costume retails for $169 but with the clearance price plus the 50% coupon code you can get it for only $50! It’s also a perfect time to stock up on Halloween decor for next year or display it all year round if you are a fellow 365Halloween fan.

Coupon Code: Use coupon code OUTTAHERE06 to receive 50% off any clearance items while supplies last.

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The next 3 days or so is the final rush for online Halloween shopping, so retailers are offering some good deals. Costumes are flying off the shelves too, so if you don’t have your costume yet then you need to either buy RIGHT NOW or plan to wear a DIY get-up. Some of the coupons and deals below expire this weekend, so don’t wait!

Extremely Time-Sensitive Deals

• Fright Catalog: Same day shipping on most orders placed by Noon EST. Variable shipping costs. Place an order of $50 or more TODAY (October 21st, 2006) and receive 2 R.I.P. Rewards cards worth $10 each for future purchases of $40 or more (details here).
• Buy Costumes: $0.99 FedEx Ground shipping and $5.99 FedEx Express shipping for orders over $60. Expires Sunday October 22, at 11:00 P.M. CST. Not sure which shipping method you will need? Check their handy “order by” chart.
• Hot Topic: 50% off all pre-packaged costumes. Orders must be received by Monday, October 23rd to arrive by Halloween.

More Great Deals

• Spirit Halloween: 15% off pirate costumes, sexy costumes, and theatrical quality costumes. Use coupon codes “pirate15“, “sexy15“, or “theatrical15“, respectively. Or save $5 on any purchase of $15 or more. Variable shipping costs. Not sure which shipping method you will need? Check their handy “order by” chart.
• Half Price Costumes: Free economy shipping on costumes. Not sure which shipping method you will need? Check their handy “order by” chart.
• Costume Craze: $5.99 flat rate shipping. All Orders placed by 3:00 pm MT on weekdays will be shipped the same day
• Flirty Lingerie: 10% off using coupon code “spooky“. Variable shipping costs.
• Spook Shop: $5.99 flat rate shipping for most costumes. Most orders ship within 1 business day.
• Nickelodeon Shop: 20% off costumes, plus free shipping on orders over $75.
• Target: Free shipping on most costumes (and a lot of other items), plus 10% off your entire order.

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As consumers, we have a lot to consider before making purchases; value, durability, style, environmental responsibility, and even the conditions under which the product was made. Some items are notorious for being manufactured using unfair labor practices, and unfortunately cocoa (the key ingredient in chocolate) is one of them. With Halloween fast approaching and mounds of chocolate being purchased to give out to trick-or-treaters, please be sure to consider the source of the chocolate you buy. 43% of the world’s cocoa comes from the Ivory Coast, where child slave labor is used. Consider purchasing Fair Trade chocolates or non-chocolate goodies to hand out. For an easy and delicious way to promote Fair Trade products, check out the Fair Trade Halloween Kit, which includes F.T. chocolates and attractive informational postcards which help spread the word… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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On Halloween night, lawn decorations get the most attention simply because trick-or-treaters have to pass them to get their treats. Low lying fog, eerie colored lights, and spooky sounds are all just accents to your lawn decorations, which are the center of attention to your costumed visitors. My obsession for zombies brings us to an obvious choice for lawn decorations that should bring a scare or smile to anyones masked face.

First up is the Corpse Solar Light that cleverly combines a solar powered lantern held by an undead rising corpse. It rises 17 inches above the ground and requires no extension cord or batteries because it’s solar powered. Leave it out during the day and it will charge itself up to work at night. With that same idea in mind check out the Skeleton Arm Solar Light, which is basically the same, but just a skeleton arm holding a solar powered lamp and no head. Add a creepy tombstone next to either of these to complete the look… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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Stringing lights up around the edges of your home is so 1900’s. We haven’t seen much advancement in styles other than more colors and “icicle lights”. Now, thanks to technology, we can project fun shapes on the sides of our homes.

Well that’s why there is this Light Display Projector. It’s a device that shines bright light onto your house, or where ever you have it aimed, with a filter to make amusing shapes that float by. These are typically used most during the Halloween and Christmas seasons, but it can be used all year long. It’s great for letting visitors know which house is having the birthday party, wedding, graduation, etc. Tell them to look for the house with the flying deer, stars, balloons, skaters, witches, bats, ghosts or snow flurries all over it. These are all the shapes it comes with, but I’m curious to know if you can easily make your own.

There is a mirror ball inside that you can adjust to determine the direction at which things are flying by as well as a switch to adjust the speed of their flight. Each design is on an interchangeable slide that easily slips in and out of the light projector. The projector comes with a sturdy stand to help keep it upright even in the lawn and plugs into a regular AC outlet.

Anyone know of any modifications or homemade slides for this? I’d definitely be interested in hearing from you.

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Every time I visit a baking website or store I come up with new ideas for Halloween recipes and creepy food presentation. If you’ve been to the site before you may have realized this already. So far I’ve covered this year’s new Halloween-themed cupcake and cake options, and I’ve finally found some cookie cutters that befit our creepy kitchens. Cuz we know the traditional pumpkin and cat shapes are old hat.

In the shapes of hands and feet, these small cookie cutters will make a delicious spread fit for zombies and cannibals alike. This could actually be one of the most simple, yet impressively presented, homemade treats in your spooky arsenal. I picture just small amounts of red icing on the fingertips & toenails (or almond slivers, as many “witch’s fingers” recipes suggest) and some of the digits being snipped off or malformed before baking. Unlike other roll-out/cookie cutter recipes, you won’t have to spend copious amounts of time frosting each one to make it look fantastic, and you won’t have to resort to those nasty pre-made dough packages from the store. One more upswing is less frosting = less sugar during a time when everything is loaded with sugar. Here’s an idea of what a stack of hand cookies looks like, and how deforming the hands and feet can give it an even creepier appearance… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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Chalk this one up as another Halloween mystery because I can’t figure out how these color changing ghost candles can change colors while they are lit. The only thing the product description gives away is that there is a “special sensor” inside that detects when the candle is lit. When that sensor detects the candle is lit it puts on a multicolored light show. The base of the candle will even continue to cycle through it’s rainbow of colors as it burns down.

[via 365 Halloween]

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Another one of our Halloween favorites is the annual showing of The Simpsons Halloween Specials entitled Treehouse of Horror. The first Simpsons Halloween special was aired October 25th 1990 and is arguably still one of the best episodes.

For those of you who can’t get enough Simpsons Halloween Specials you can construct a Simpsons Halloween Village, with spooky sounds and lights. These are definitely collectibles as they are hand-cast and hand painted with great attention to detail. Enjoy the figurines of classic Treehouse of Horror characters like a Witchy Marge Simpson, a Bart-headed fly, Devilish Flanders, Count Burns, as well as buildings of The Simpsons family home, and the Kwik-E-Mart. All these and more are available exclusively from CollectionsToday.

[via 365 Halloween]

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A few days ago I blogged about some Halloween Baking Pans for making full-size cakes and mini cakes. How did I forget to talk about my favorite of all cake sizes, the cupcake?! Along with shaped pans, another baking item that I find indispensable are reusable silicone cupcake liners. They are traditionally available in bright colors (with more pastels available during the Easter season), but new for this Halloween are some black and orange ones… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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Hosting a spooky Halloween party this year? Or just want to redecorate the living room for a while? Try these inexpensive and easy to apply covers and wall clings over your everyday furniture to spook the place up. This Torture Coffin Sofa Cover is made of cotton/polyester blend and it not only freaks people out, but makes it easy to clean up all the crumbs your guests leave behind… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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I just got an e-mail in from Fright Catalog about a their Grave Yard Sale where there is literally hundreds of spooky items on sale. One of their biggest mark downs is this 12′ tall Latex Hanging Ghoul.

The product description reads “A massive monster that hangs 12 feet tall. Foam filled latex ghoul has scary facial features with long straw-like hair. Bony fingers reach out from a tattered white shroud.“… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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Looking for a more creative way to pass out candy? You’ve found it! This creepy cardboard zombie display makes trick-or-treaters reach inside the rotting zombie’s guts to get their free treat. I love this idea better than when people leave a big bowl of candy out on their porch because they aren’t home. This way kids can’t tell what they are getting before they reach into the bowl and the good candy gets evenly dispersed. Plus it’s just creepier… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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Halloween is a time for reinvention and trying new things. We take ideas that seem mundane on any other day, and with an added creepy kick, they become unique Halloween entities. Pretty prom queens become zombie prom queens, pumpkins become jack-o-lanterns, and cupcakes become skull cakes. Mmm, skull cakes… more
[via 365 Halloween]

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