Thread: A real Halloween Town? (daydream with me)

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So let's just say, you win the lottery, and buy enough land to start your own town. You name it "Halloweentown", or some other appropriate name, and advertise that you're looking for people to move there that, like most of us here at Halloween Forum, celebrate our most revered holiday 365 days a year.

What amenities would your town have? A Home Depot and a town cemetary would be a must, but what else could you appoint your town with that would make it unique? How about a recycling/upcycling location, where we could buy/sell/trade items that most folks consider junk, but WE could make some real magic with (scrap plywood, aquarium tubing, used pvc piping, anyone?). A community center that offers rooms for make & takes would be nice. What would your town have?

How about location? It seems the farther east you go here in the US, the higher the concentration of haunters. The October weather here in California, on the other hand, is perfect. It almost never rains here on Halloween. What do you think would be the best location for your town?

Let your imagination go wild, and share your ideas and fantasies for your Halloween town!

Oh man. Let's see. All of the houses there would have to be Victorian or straight out of the Addam's Family or equally creepy like that. And of course they'd have extra storage areas & breaker boxes. And appropriately sized yards.

The weather would be an issue - because part of the atmosphere of Halloween is the crisp nights & fallen leaves (at least in my opinion!!). That's not going to happen year round. Hmmm.

Yes - a Home Depot / Lowe's. A variety of Goodwill / Thrift stores.

Ummm, I could proably think of more, but I'm at work - aka the Fun Killers.

[QUOTE=lisa48317;1018400]Oh man. Let's see. All of the houses there would have to be Victorian or straight out of the Addam's Family or equally creepy like that. QUOTE]

Mid-century-Ranch style homes would probably be banned in my H-town, LOL. Love the Goodwill idea, and I agree, industrial-strength breaker boxes are a must.

>Definitely Adams Family
>Everyone should drive a hearse (or pull a cart with a horse).
>It needs a massive graveyard with dead trees.
>A funeral home with caskets and toe pincher's.
>A mortician
>Like you said, a scrap yard (recycle) is a must!
>We need electronics, probably Radio Shack or even the Guitar Center if your going DMX (but on the outskirts of town. We don't want to ruin the ambiance.
>Proabably dirt roads.

Hello BTM....There are actually, 2 real places that somewhat resemble actual Halloween towns. I saw a special on one, unfortuntely, the first one, I cannot remember the location. I do know that there is a guy, who has a very large piece of land, almost like a small town. He loves Halloween and basically he keeps the area like it's Halloween all the time. I believe he has a few neighbors that also live in this Halloween area.. I really wish I could remember where this was..

The second one is Salem, Massachusetts... Salem is probably the the most Halloween town in all of America. To this day, many witches live there... The town is filled with rich history. Especially since the Salem Witch trials happened there back in 1692.. The town is filled with small shops, costume shops, prop and magic shops, museums and memorabillia.. All associated with the witch history and Halloween.. Almost everywhere there is a witch or something to do with Halloween..Also, lots of old houses, historic sites, historic graveyards with graves as old as 1600-1700's. On Halloween, the town becomes like Mardi Gras and it is one huge celebration of Halloween. The streets become almost immovable with people....

At least on some maps, never found it yet. (Maybe it only is find-able under the full moon?)
Eastern Iowa, north of Clinton, Iowa is Hauntown, a settlement created by the Haun family.
Just a tiny spot in the road....Disappointed?
My hometown where I also live , Mount Carroll, Illinois has been dubbed "A piece of new england in the midwest" because of the old buildings and houses here, it is also hilly, unlike most of this flat state.("Mount" Carroll)
Our little downtown looks like a Hollywood movie set to many, for a movie to be shot in the 1898 time period. There is the 1858 brick courthouse the civil War cannons, the Tall 1898 Civil War monument with over-sized figures by Larado Taft, the 1885 brick hotel, the numerous storefronts featuring antique cast-iron designs made by the Meskar Bros, from St. louis over 100 yrs. ago, the 1910 brick streets takes you down the hill pointing you right at the graveyard on the next hill, 6,400 graves up there, my Great-great grandfather's buried there , he was born in 1796! Turn the corner before you quite get to the graveyard and there's MY HOUSE, The Ravens Grin Inn! An Italianate design with cupola, spooky paint job, my Spookmobile parked there and sometime this year we will see our 9,000th Night of being open for house tours of my haunted, haunted House!(Featuring the huge wine cellar under the house, "Haunted" since at least 1925)
See : hauntedravensgrin.com for some pictures.
Haunted town? Pretty good start Right Here!

Oh we'd definitely have to have a huge monument of some sort in the middle of town. Something creepy to celebrate the mood! I'd love for the townsfolk to "dress appropriately" - , muahahahahahaaa! And I believe bat houses should be a MUST for every resident. Bats are such awesome misunderstood little creatures. Familiars . . . people should have a familiar of their choice. The graveyard - oh don't get me started! Statuary, wrought iron gates, rickety wooden fences, gorgeous sprawling live oak trees and moss throughout the community . . . *sigh* Obviously candy stores - we need candy stores! A place so colorful and overflowing with bulk candy, fudges, chocolates and sweet smells that would make us all run for insulin! And what town would be complete without the old, creepy house where the recluse lives - the house that you DARE NOT go to - where it's rumored that many have disappeared while fetching balls from the yard or snooping . . . . (Of course we all know it's just some cantankerous old man who doesn't want to be bothered.) Community hay rides, corn field maze, ghost stories by the campfire, pumpkin carving contests. Halloween would be a holiday - no work, no school, all play!

our town would need a few witches.and a few "potion shops", a casket factory, headstone carver, must dress in costume and a huge pumpkin patch

A real Halloweentown, what a great concept. I've built numerous homes in areas which had covenants ensuring that all new homes would comply with a dedicated theme, nothing new there. And, of course, the Town Council will veto Daylight Savings Time...

Lots of great ideas being tossed around I'm all for the dark side, like some of the other members, as that is the route I go each year for Halloween (I suppose that there could be a few 'cutesy' thing thrown in here and there). I certainly agree about the Victorian housing. Stores that are always stocked with props, costumes, masks, & 'gothic' decor and jewelry would be ideal, in my opinion. Somewhere where there is absolutely no snow would be the best choice for location, I'd think.

How great would it be if there really were such a place? Spectacular thread idea, BTM