Preparations For Halloween

Halloween masks are offered for sale at Fantasy Costumes on October 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The store, which had long lines at the registers at 4 AM this morning, is open around the clock through Halloween to help keep up with customer demand. Retailers nationwide are expecting record sales for Halloween merchandise this year with shoppers spending close to $7 billion dollars to celebrate the holiday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A man carries a pumpkin as he walks through Petaluma Pumpkin Patch on October 28, 2011 in Petaluma, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Members of staff at Angels Fancy Dress shop work in their Shaftsbury Avenue branch in Halloween costumes on October 28, 2011 in London, England. Many London partygoers are preparing their fancy dress costumes ahead of Halloween which falls on Monday October 31, 2011. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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