Well not so scary but given the spirit of Halloween, lets talk about trick or treat product development.  Where is the product development in that you ask?  Well every costume has accessories and these accessories are products that need to be developed.  Whether it be the reaper’s reaper or the doctors syringe or in my case the pirate’s hat these are all new products that are introduced seasonally around Halloween.  Besides the costume angle, I think the major and somewhat unique product development that surrounds Halloween is the decorations.  We have all seen these products that go booo when we walk by and steam with scary fog.

I would put these decorations in two categories, outdoor and indoor.  The indoor variety are more based around parties, foyers or front porches and other small potential for abuse situations.  The real potential problem is the outdoor decorations durability.  I saw too many skeletons with light up eyes turned decapitated on November first.  This is an unfortunate part of Halloween but it can’t be ignored.  I would be quite upset if every year I had to buy new skeletons, ghosts, Draculas for my front lawn because of vandalism.  So I believe there is an opportunity to create more durable outdoor Halloween decorations.