Get Your Spook On At Halloween Express

Driving home from Oceanport’s towards the Garden State Parkway, it became clear to me that something spooky was going on at 57 Route 36 West in Eatontown. Having just opened their doors on September 12th, Halloween Express is ready for the upcoming holiday, fully stocked with tricks and treats.

With the owner of the Halloween superstore having two other locations (451 Brick Blvd. in Brick and 4235 Route 9 North in Freehold), Cassandra Carlstrom, a store manager at the Eatontown location, explained that it took approximately one week to prepare each store for its opening. With the vast amount of merchandise they carry, building a store this quickly is no easy task!

Joe, the owner of these three Halloween Express locations, stated “Halloween is bigger than Christmas. Families come in and buy different costumes for the daytime and nighttime.”

Halloween is also surpassing Christmas in the way that home owners decorate their homes. “I’ve helped people decorate for their parties,” added Joe. “In addition, we have 14 promotional items that are 50 percent off every year.” One of these items offered this year is a life-sized clown that was marked down to $150 from $300.

What is expected to be the big costumes for this year? Without hesitation, Cassandra belted out “The Smurfs.” Agreeing with Cassandra’s choice, Joe added “Pirates Of The Caribbean. There are threenew costumes in this category for women.”

Halloween Express carries everything you need to dress up and accessorize, whether it is scary or humorous. You can be your favorite villain from “Hellraiser,” “Friday The 13th” or “A Nightmare On Elm Street.” How about dressing up your child as Spiderman or Super Mario? Or maybe you want to be the superhero.

Costumes are available for Men, Women, Juniors, Boys, Girls, Toddlers and Infants. In addition, with the assistance of salesman Justin Clarke directing me to their area on the floor, Halloween Express carries a large variety of Plus-Size costumes. They also have an awesome supply of Leg Avenue product.

Halloween Express offers a variety of costume jewelry, fangs, makeup, hats, wigs and facial hair. For those ghouls that really get into doing their features up right, there is the Don Post F/X Makeup collection. For Kiss fans, there are wigs that can transform you into Gene Simmons or Paul Stanley.

Props, large and small, and Animatronics are available to create any scene for your home outside or inside. However, don’t forget to purchase your Fog Machine to accentuate the eeriness!

Joe and his company have been doing their part with Halloween Express for six years. “Our Marvel Costume Shirts should also be big this year,” offered Joe. Joe also showed me a Superman shirt that is complete with cape. These items are a quick way to get into the spirit.

If you are just craving a Bag of Spiders, Roaches or Bats, they have it here also.

Contact Halloween Express at (732) 851-0030 for more information, or stop in at one of their locations to get your spook on!