Whether you've seen them in Grandville, Walker, Kalamazoo, or Muskegon, sometimes it seems like Spirit Halloween finds you rather than you finding it. America's go-to pop-up store for all things Halloween fills vacant buildings around the country for three months before disappearing until next fall.

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However, Spirit Halloween has announced its plans to enter uncharted territories and embrace a new kind of spirit: the Christmas spirit.

⬇️SEE THE PAST LIVES OF EVERY SPIRIT HALLOWEEN IN MICHIGAN⬇️

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Spirit Christmas

Hot off the heels of a viral beef with Saturday Night Live after the comedy sketch show made a skit dissing the company's "sketchy" products, Spirit Halloween has announced that it will be sticking around and converting select locations into Spirit Christmas 

Spirit Christmas will sell Christmas/holiday "stocking stuffers, holiday apparel, fun gifts, unique décor, plus all the special trimmings for creating an unforgettable Christmas." It will also feature photo opportunities with the one and only Santa Clause.

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Will Michigan Be Getting A Spirit Christmas?

Considering how the company famously moves into vacant malls and knowing that many malls around the country are dying, this could be a stellar move for the company. Currently, various locations in Massachusetts, Conneticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania have been selected as the first Spirit Christmas locations.

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It is not a stretch to say that if these locations are successful in these states that one of Michigan's nineteen locations could be chosen as a future location for Christmas retailers. After all, no state does winter quite like Michigan.

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They pop up overnight and take over recently or long abandoned storefronts in Michigan beginning in August: October retail giant "Spirit Halloween," the grim reaper of retail closures. Here's a look at what all 37 Michigan Spirit Halloween were like in their past lives before they became home to masks and fake cobwebs.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

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