‘The Spirit of Halloweentown’ tells the story of the differing feelings locals have about the annual event
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- The locals of St. Helens, Oregon, turn their town into Halloweentown, which was filmed there in 1998, each Halloween season
- The celebrations bring a lot of joy to fans of the movie and the overall Halloween season
- The Spirit of Halloweentown, now available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of the differing feelings locals have about the annual event
Halloweentownis more than just a movie!
For the locals of St. Helens, Oregon, turning the town into Halloweentown each year for over a decade has become a cherished local tradition that brings in many out-of-towners to celebrate the spookiest time of year.
The self-proclaimed “Queen of Halloweentown,” who volunteers to spread the magic, explained the roots of the celebration.“13 years ago was about when we started all this. We had maybe, maybe 100 people? And we had the pumpkin sitting in the middle of the square with some corn stalks around the base of it, because Byron hadn’t made a base for it yet,” she shares…