Sofie, 4, and Kira, 6, get a scare Thursday while shopping at Spirit Halloween set up in the former J.C. Penney location at the Durango Mall. Their mother, Bre Carlton of Bayfield stands in the background. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
The Spirit Halloween store is located in the former J.C. Penney spot at the Durango Mall. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Chynitta Yazzie, assistant manager at Spirit Halloween, hangs masks Thursday at the store located in the Durango Mall. Halloween sales are expected to reach $11.6 billion this year based on the results of a National Retail Federation survey. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Sofie, 4, and Kira, 6, engage with an interactive display set up Thursday at Spirit Halloween in the former J.C. Penney location at the Durango Mall. Halloween sales are expected to reach $11.6 billion this year based on the results of a National Retail Federation survey. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Chynitta Yazzie, assistant manager at Spirit Halloween, hangs masks Thursday at the store located in the former J.C. Penney store at the Durango Mall. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
The Spirit Halloween store is located in the former J.C. Penney spot at the Durango Mall. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Abbigail Johnson, a sales associate at Spirit Halloween in Durango Mall, helps Kim Hodges of Pagosa Springs with a Cruella de Vil costume exchange on Tuesday. Hodges came to the store, which will sell Halloween items through Nov. 1, because it was the nearest Southwest Colorado location. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
An employee at Spirit Halloween helps an employee Thursday at the store in the Durango Mall. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
