“When others leave, we show up,” Spirit Halloween community liaison Lauren Ashman, played by Heidi Gardner, says in the “SNL” bit (see video below). “We don’t see a dead-end town.” “We don’t see an abandoned Kmart,” says another employee played by Michael Longfellow in the “SNL” sketch.

It’s that time of year again, where all throughout the country skeletons of recently closed businesses are replaced by Spirit Halloween stores. Whether you’re looking for a specific item to complete your attire for a costume contest or a last minute ...

Halloween is just over a month away and the Spirit Halloween stores have moved into a vacant building near you.