Hey there hi there! Welcome to the blog! If you’re following my ongoing coverage of Spooky Season, you’ll already be familiar with some of these items, but I wanted to put everything in one place so we could refer to this ongoing list.
Here is what has been/ is trending so far for Spooky Season 2024, where you can get it, and whether I am hunting for it. If you’re looking for the answer to the question “Why is this thing so popular?” your guess is really as good as mine. I’m just here to report the trends, people!
1. Spooky Doodle Tumbler.
There is a whole lore about this one (long story short, the parent company of HomeGoods/TJ Maxx/ Marshalls bought this design from an Etsy seller and didn’t pay for a commercial license, so they were not technically allowed to mass produce it). I understand that the lawsuit is still pending, but if you want to support the original designer, buy it directly from her rather than hunting for it in stores.
I have enough spooky tumblers in my house, so I have not been searching for this one or adding any to my collection this year. I do have one spooky floral tumbler in my eBay shop in case anyone is dying for one (pun intended).
2. Ghost Walking Dog statue
This one is not really my style as I’m not a whimsigoth fan myself and I don’t have any ghost themes going at the moment, but this item has been trending on the social medias (and on the reseller apps). This piece has been trending since July so it already has a bunch of knockoffs, which you can find on Amazon and Temu (although, I suppose it goes without saying, but “Buyer Beware” of knockoffs on Amazon and Temu). If I happen upon it in the store, I will stick it in my eBay shop, so go over and follow that if you’re interested. 🙂
3. Beetlejuice Light-up Popcorn Bucket.
I covered this one in my Beetlejuice article, so I won’t go on about it for too long here. This one is super cute and I am still looking for this one myself, as my ADHD took over and I forgot to check out on the one day I found it on the website (still kicking myself over that one).
4. The infamous “Scrote Ghost.”
This is a ghost that everyone has decided looks like a ball sack.
Yes, you read that right. It’s a ghost that looks like balls. Everyone is swarming their local Big Lots to find one of these “in the wild.”
All of the Big Lots near me seem to be going out of business, so I am passing on this trend.
5. The Cast Iron Cauldron Pot you can actually use for cooking!
That’s the Smith & Clark 4-Quart Cast Iron Cauldron Pot with Handle, in case you used Google to get here.
This one was my # 1 “In Search Of” this year and I am happy to say that not only did I find it for myself (pictured below on my stove), but I made three people’s Halloween wishes come true when I found some in the store and sold them for basically the price of retail + tax + shipping. Yes, this is a public service I offer. 🙂
I haven’t used this cauldron for cooking yet, but I am absolutely in love with the way it looks in my kitchen and plan to try it out sometime soon. Go follow my TikTok for a video on that! This piece is $29.99 if you can find it in-store at HomeGoods, $59.99 if you get it on Smith & Clark’s website (sold out at the moment, but sign up for updates!), and stupid overpriced if you buy it from some (most) resellers (I’m not linking to any of them). Also, there is a rumor going around that this is the same cauldron for basically half the price (although this listing is also sold out, so I have not been able to order it and verify this information). If you don’t have any luck getting this one in-store or from one of the websites, I would say if you really want this one, wait until October to get it from a reseller, because that is when the return period will be over and many of them will be looking to get rid of inventory. 🙂
One thing I will say about this particular cauldron is that it is smaller than you think. If you’re looking for a bigger one, here’s one you might like.
I’ll be updating this post throughout spooky season to include new stuff that goes viral, so please check back, or subscribe to our email list for updates!