Get in the Halloween ‘Spirit’ in Turkey Creek
Spirit, which opened Sept. 28, has everything from costumes to home décor and bigger-than-life-size animatronic figures.
“We have everything you could possibly need for any look or design that you want for Halloween,” said Zack Fleming, the Turkey Creek store manager. “We’ve got adults, infants, children … masks, costumes, accessories, wigs, home decors, pillows.
“If you can think of anything Halloween related, we’ve probably got it,” he added.
Around for quite a while, “Spirit has been in operation since 1982,” Fleming said. “It started with Spencer’s Gifts (of which it is a partner) and expanded from there.
“It’s one of the largest Halloween distributors in our entire country,” the store manager added. “I think there are more than 3,000 stores nationwide … it’s almost a global thing.
“We give over $100,000 a year to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. We take donations every day for it.”
As for its locations, “We pop up in abandoned buildings,” he said. “We typically look for larger buildings for our larger stores.” However, “we’ll take just about anything.
“We can accommodate for any business, really,” Fleming added. “We have small stores that are just costumes, and we have large stores, like this, that are 10,000 square feet with home décor and fully animatronic displays.
“We open up between three months to a month – this year, not as long. Its last day at that location will be Nov. 2.”
On Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, “everything in the store will be half off,” Fleming said.
Spirit is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday.
“But the hours get later as we get further into October,” Fleming said.
For more information about Spirit, call 865-704-2669.
