HALLOWEEN TRENDS FOR 2011

While predicting trends for Halloween Costumes and Decorations isn't as esoteric as using a Ouija board, it does take some figuring out and some guess work thrown in. There are several sources of information needed to predict what will be "in" for the coming Halloween. Current surveys,  previous year statistics and good old research are the meat and potato's of predicting anything. Being part of the largest family of Halloween related websites on the Internet gives us a great advantage in having access to statistical information, survey results and targeted polling.

Over the past decade, Halloween has developed an even bigger following of adults. While we have seen growth every year, those years that Halloween has fallen on either a Friday or Saturday have shown the most pronounced increase for obvious reasons. Every year more and more adults can be seen haunting Halloween parties, walking the streets, and yes, even going Trick or Treating.

And why not? After all, Halloween is the one day a year that almost anything goes, allowing people to live out fantasies if only for this one night. It gives people who are normally stressed out and/or emotionally restrained a chance to let loose, get spooky, scary, naughty and even sexy without being judged. It's simply an assumed persona for a night of Halloween festivities. While traditionally filled with ghouls, goblins, ghost and other scary characters, Halloween night is also a very sexy holiday. Costumes portraying sexy Witches and Vampires are always a great choice. And let us not forget the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira! Who wouldn't want to be her for just one night? Adult costumed gatherings and sexy masquerade parties have become Halloween traditions everywhere.

OUR ADULT COSTUME PREDICTIONS

This years movie to watch for are any type of super hero movie, such as Ironman 2,  X-Men: First Class, and Thor. Don't forget Harry Potter and Hogwarts, since the last part of the final movie comes out this summer! You'll still see a surge of pirate costumes since Capt. Jack Sparrow and crew are back for another round in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Couples costumes will be big again this year, take a look at some of them at http://www.adulthalloweencostumes.com. The usual horror film bad guys such as the new Michael Meyers costume and mask, Jason from the Friday the 13th series and Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street are all still popular. Classic movie villains such as Dracula, the Wolfman and the Mummy are always good choices. Theater quality Vampire and Witch costumes, particularly sexy ones will be to die for this year. Elvira style costumes will also be in great demand. Gothic, ghostly apparitions as couples costumes will also make an appearance.

DECORATING PREDICTIONS

People love to decorate for Halloween and with the mass market stores carrying large amounts of more popular items like fog machines, tombstones, animated door greeters, everyone can do a nice Halloween decor indoors and out! You can go with a popular film theme or just go with old fashioned scary, just make sure that you start putting things up w couple weeks in advance so you can enjoy it for a while.

HALLOWEEN PARTY PREDICTIONS

Halloween falls on a Monday this year and that means a week-end of before Halloween partying! Have a kids party one afternoon, an adult party the next night and then on Monday, take the kids out trick-or-treating! It will be a while before we have a week end Halloween so you'll just have to make the best of the week-end before or after Halloween to throw your parties. And those that hold these parties should pull-out all the stops when it comes to decorating and the libation!

 

Every year, Halloween enthusiasts anxiously await the retail industry to begin their Halloween season and see who's first to stock products for the spooky season. Many stores begin stocking Halloween products as early as July! Every year it seems to get earlier.

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