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NIGHTMARE-BEFORE-CHRISTMAS

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These Mini Bluetooth Speakers Are Shaped Like Your Favorite Fictional Characters

The best small Bluetooth speakers just might be the ones shaped like Baby Yoda and Baby Groot from Bitty Boomers.

Ellen Gutoskey

Make Jack Skellington the true king of your pumpkin patch this Halloween.

Skelly Who? Meet Home Depot’s Newest Giant Skeleton—A 13-Foot Jack Skellington

The Home Depot is back with a new Halloween collection featuring a 13-foot, animatronic Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Shayna Murphy

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Are Santa's Visits Legal?

When that jolly old elf shimmies down your chimney, is he actually breaking the law?

Jill Harness

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