2008 Guide to Halloween Villages
Mixing and matching Halloween village buildings from different collections can be a challenge.
Here's a brief guide to Halloween collections from several manufacturers:
Department 56 Halloween Snow Village
Now in it's tenth year, Department 56 leads the way with classic haunted buildings and figurines.
Haunted Rails Engine & Coal Car,
and the
Rickety Railroad Station
are two Department 56 Halloween village pieces created to mark the ten
year anniversary. While the train itself is ceramic and
non-working, you still get the feel of the haunted railroad..
Some retired Halloween Dept 56 includes the , the Haunted Mansion (the first Halloween building), and the Ghostly Carousel. Keep a lookout for these gems on Ebay because they likely won't be found in retailers.
Hawthorne Village Halloween Collections
Hawthorne Village has several Halloween collections, including, the
Disney Villains Collectible Halloween Village Collection ,
Universal Studios Monsters Halloween Village Collection , and
The Munsters(TM) Halloween Village Collection
Lemax Spooky Town
Lemax collections are affordable village series available through retailers like Michaels craft stores.Spooky Town is their Halloween village. New for 2008 is the haunted ship, the Bloody Mary.
