99% Invisible   /     Spirit Halloween

Summary

Spirit Halloween takes over empty stores every fall—explore the eerie allure behind these spooky pop-ups and what they say about the decline of retail.

Subtitle
Spirit Halloween takes over empty stores every fall—explore the eerie allure behind these spooky pop-ups and what they say about the decline of retail.
Duration
00:32:19
Publishing date
2024-10-22 21:18
Link
https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42850
Contributors
  Chris Berube
author  
Enclosures
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/288D49/tracking.swap.fm/track/0bDcdoop59bdTYSfajQW/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/3bb687b0-04af-4257-90f1-39eef4e631b6/episodes/d53712cf-fce2-4fd2-bda2-aee3605b84ac/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCo
audio/mpeg

Shownotes

Every fall, a vacant Toronto storefront is possessed by Spirit Halloween, the pop-up shop haunting 1,500 empty spaces across North America. What does this seasonal invasion say about the retail apocalypse? And why are people so drawn to its eerie aisles? Explore the spooky rise of Spirit Halloween—where the scares are temporary, but the obsession is real.

Spirit Halloween

Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes and get exclusive access to bonus content.