Demand rising for halloween information

I try to tailor my content based on the search queries being conducted which lead people to this blog. The majority of the searches from the last ten days are halloween based, so I'm going to try and focus on more halloween posts, pictures, displays, tips and I'll try and link to more halloween sales at specific shops and online stores.

Here is a sampling (about 1/4) of the keyword traffic we received recently. Note the large number of "Harry Potter"-related d56 searches - seems to be big demand for a village series that doesn't even exist!

"halloween light displays"
"snow village halloween: black cat diner"
"dept 56 mill retired"
"DEPT 56 UP UP AND AWAY WITCH"
"department56"
"making a village ideas department 56"
"dept 56 all hallows eve"
"halloween houses department 56 for 2007"
"DEPT 56 HALLOWEEN VILLAGE ACCESSORY SET OF 22"
"dept 56 haunted mansion"
department 56, halloween village retired"
"zombies yard ornaments"
"department 56 halloween craigslist"
"dept 56 haunted carousel"
"ideas to display the snow village halloween pieces"
"2007 halloween department 56 houses"
"retired dept. 56 halloween haunted mansions"
"sale department 56 halloween"
"DEPT 56 HALLOWEEN CAROUSEL"
"department 56 harry potter"
"department 56 harry potter secret boxes"
"Dept 56 village halloween scene"
"department 56 snow village, halloween sale"
"Department 56 lighted skeleton"
"dept 56 halloween village displays"
"department 56 halloween"
"department 56 haunted mansion"
"hogwarts castle department 56"
"harry potter christmas village"
"dept 56 haunted outhouse"
"Halloween Village Pieces"
"department 56 halloween 2007"
"Department 56, Halloween village displays"
"halloween village layout"
"dept 56 holloween"
"department 56 halloween"
"harry potter department 56 new releases"
"dept 56 halloween village 50% off"
"harry potter dept 56 village"
"Department 56 Haunted Funhouse"
"craigs list - snow village halloween"
"department 56 Black Cat Diner"

We'll also be looking to feature halloween costume shops, halloween yard art, or halloween craft sites, so keep those recommendations coming!

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