A number of companies offer various landscapes, buildings, and figures to build your own little Christmas village display/diorama/scene. Those are very cute and enjoyable, but in the past chunk of years I have seen the rise of something I endorse even more--Halloween-themed villages. For example, the good folks over at Lemax have been doing a mix of themed sets since 1990, with recent offerings including the usual Christmas stuff like Santa's Wonderland and an alpine Ski Village. However, since 2000, they've also offered Halloween stuff, such as Spooky Town. Someone can buy a miniature Halloween village that is as cute as it is scary? I mean, sign me up! It isn't just Lemax who do creepy town sets either, with the folks at Department 56 offering the usual smorgasbord of Christmas pieces, but selling some superb Halloween miniatures too!
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| Why not add some elves and such with the Headless Horseman? |
One thing I have not yet seen but would 100% approve of is someone combining the different themes from the same brand (or even different ones) to create a surreal mix of holidays. Something like a twisted, "Nightmare Before Christmas,"-type situation. I want to witness Santa and his elves at an undead roller rave or set the brains food cart (geared toward zombie customers) right outside of the Polar Frost Ice Cream Parlor. Yes, I am equal parts deranged and hilarious, but I lack the space or bottomless funds to create such an epic village of absurdism; I can only encourage someone else as bizarre as myself to do this idea.
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