Celebrate Halloween at Midsummer Scream this Weekend

UPDATE: Check out my recaps of the event for DAY 1 and DAY 2!

Midsummer Scream is a Halloween and horror convention and festival that will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center this weekend, July 29th and 30th! They will have spooky panels, classes, workshops, screenings, scare zones, vendors, artwork, and even a costume party aboard the Queen Mary! Are you going? I sure am and I cannot wait!

Sneak Peek: Halloween 2017 at Crate and Barrel

Eeeeeeek Crate and Barrel has finally started listing Halloween decor online and they have some boo-tiful items! I love looking at their Halloween collections every year and they usually have some swoon-worthy stuff. They have some creepy-cute Halloween items online now, but I'm hoping more will be added soon!

For now, I really like the ones below (including a few repeats from past years):

Watch Now on Netflix: The Worst Witch (2017)

Netflix recently released the TV series The Worst Witch, based off the series of books (said to be the inspiration behind the Harry Potter series) by Jill Murphy first published in 1974 and most well-known for the 1986 made-for-TV film starring a young Fairuza Balk and featuring an unforgettable Halloween musical number by Tim Curry. There are various other film and TV adaptations, but I've only seen the 1986 version, which has a sweet, quirky, and cheesy charm.

Sneak Peek: Halloween 2017 at Sur La Table

Skeleton Tealight Candle Holder

Sur La Table has started sprinkling their site with orange and black! It doesn't look like their full collection is up yet, but they do have a few things. They tend to carry mostly cutesy kitchen Halloween items that usually aren't my jam, but some of their things are so sweet that they put a smile on my face no matter how much I fight it!

Here are a few of their Halloween 2017 products that I'm digging:

Most Anticipated Midsummer Scream Presentations

Midsummer Scream is just a few days away and I can't wait for the second year of this Halloween convention (read my coverage of last year's event)! This Halloween convention features thrills and chills via mini haunted attractions, spine-tingling performances, special FX makeup demos, classes and workshops where you can build your own Halloween props, special celebrity guests, spooky vendors galore, a Saturday night costume party on the Queen Mary, and tons of presentations about the season's upcoming haunt attractions from premiere amusement parks like Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights, Queen Mary's Dark Harbor, Knott's Scary Farm, and many more!

I've been looking through their schedule of events, and there are just so many exhibitors, panels, performances, haunts, screenings, celebrities, classes, and even adoptable pets to see over the course of two days on Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th. I don't know how I'm going to do it all, but I started jotting down all the presentations and performances I can't wait to check out. I thought I'd share my most anticipated Midsummer Scream presentations with you below:

Sneak Peek: Halloween 2017 at Pottery Barn

There isn't much of a Halloween section up on Pottery Barn's site yet, but it seems like they are slowly starting to add pieces. Right now, they have a few new items up as well as some from previous years. I've been keeping an eye on any new items that pop up, and I think they are getting closer and closer to revealing their new Halloween 2017 collection. For now, I wanted to share Pottery Barn's Halloweenie products that have caught my eye so far:

Sneak Peek: Halloween 2017 at Big Lots

Dark Indoor Dining Halloween Décor Collection

Big Lots usually starts stocking their Halloween items in-stores pretty early (usually in late July or early August), so I didn't think to check their website for new items until a reader kindly suggested I do, and I am sure glad they did, because they have a preview of what to expect in stores!

It also looks like they have several dupes of what Target is offering for Halloween this year, including an animated crystal ball and haunted TV.

Here are some of the neat things they should have in their stores soon:

Only 100 Days to Halloween!

I don't know about you ghouls and boils, but I am freaking out that there are only 100 days to Halloween!! It just seems to be going far too fast, and in a way I hate countdowns because they just re-emphasize how little time is left to celebrate the glorious Halloween season!

Let's face it, for Halloween fiends like us, Halloween is so much more than just one day a year, and while I celebrate it everyday, there is just something special about the actual Halloween season when you are surrounded by lovely autumn decor and everyone has the spooky spirit!

Watch Now on Netflix: American Fable (2016)

This fantasy thriller was a film I had very much been looking forward to seeing since I saw the trailer. Its portrait of rural Americana in the 1980s tinged with a fantasy atmosphere appealed to me partly due to the fact that I grew up on a rural ranch and seemed I would identify with the young lead. It also looked beautiful and the fantasy elements made me even more intrigued.

Sneak Peek: Halloween 2017 at Cost Plus World Market

Orange And Black Halloween Garland

I have been stalking Cost Plus World Market's site for quite some time waiting for them to start posting Halloween stuff, and I'm happy to say they finally have! They already have a good selection of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos items up on their site, and I can't wait to see their entire 2017 collection! Nothing is available for purchase yet, but keep checking back for when their autumn items go on sale online and expect them in-store around September.

Check out some of my faves from what is currently listed online now: