Cats Like Us Blog — Halloween

The lovely lady featured in our Everyday is Halloween Collection banner is Chevygrrl. Known locally for founding the Nickel City Dolls and as an internationally published pinup, we decided to get to know her a little more! Photo: Sweet Heart Pinup What's the story behind your pinup name? My Name is Anjie, but in the pinup world I go by Chevygrrl. Back in 1995, I bought my first classic car, a 1972 Chevelle. Also around this time was the wonderful world of the AOL chatroom and I needed a handle. One of my customers at the bar I was working...

Halloween is my favorite holiday! It’s a day that you can be anyone you want to be. Why limit yourself to one day a year to express the essence of you? You can let your true self shine all year long and celebrate Halloween everyday! Do you love a good scare? Do you enjoy things that go bump in the night? Let Cats Like Us help you share your love of the creepy and kooky with the Everyday is Halloween Collection of our website! We carry spooky merchandise year round! Witchy Woman Brew up a brand new outfit with these...

 It's 93 days till Halloween and we've already been getting in some 'treats' to tickle your spooky bone. We absolutely love Halloween at Cats Like Us (Did you know the owners, Julie Ann and Andrew got married on Halloween!?), so we're all buzzing with excitement and anticipation as more and more products will be trickling in! Cats and bats and kewpie's, oh my! Did I just say kewpie's?! Yes, Sourpuss Clothing has put out the most adorable kewpie doll art. There is the Lil Devil Kewpie Doll Sweater in a beautiful light turquoise, the oh-so-soft Lil Bones Kewpie Doll Scoop T-Shirt and a...

I consider fall to be the nicest time of year in Western New York (WNY), where Cats Like Us is located. As the season changes the days get cooler and the leaves turn a rainbow of autumn colors. Halloween and then Thanksgiving are not far off. Apples and pumpkins are in season and I can't seem to get my fill of apple cider.   The Great Pumpkin (Farm) This area has a few hidden gems that open seasonally, and one that is not too far out in the suburb of Clarence NY is The Great Pumpkin Farm (GPF). What has...

I love to dress in theme, which may be why my favorite holiday is Halloween. This is the time of year I start planning my costume (only 133 daysuntil Halloween)... yes I plan this early! Most of my friends love Halloween too, so there's lots of costume parties and dances to attend. The past few years Andrew and I have been putting together couples' costumes, and every other year we switch who gets to choose the theme. Let me share with you some past costumes.... 2022 Our "big" costume was a couple's costume if there ever was one! We did...

Another Monster Matt installment from Ha-Ha! Horror (soon to be a book!) Munster, Go Tiki!   You can haunt MonsterMatt on the web: www.monstermatt.com Ha-Ha! Horror Shop Monster Matt's joke book Come on back to the Cats Like Us blog for the last Monday of every month for some more MonsterMatt madness!   -Andrew

Halloween is almost here! Costumes have been planned out, candy has been purchased and now it's time for a party! Whether you're attending a Halloween shindig or having one of your own, don't forget about the party games. Sometimes old school retro games are the best (and often messy and fun) and it's fun to experience some nostalgia as everyone is a kid on Halloween! Apple Bobbing: The most traditional of Halloween games for all ages. Take a large container or tub of water filled four to six inches from the top rim (to prevent the water from sloshing out) and several apples....

  Keeping with Cats Like Us Halloween tradition, we are offering you some kooky spooky costume ideas! We truly believe that thinking outside the 'big box' Halloween costume stores will give you a unique Halloween ensemble as well as piece's you can wear all year long!   I Love Lucy is an iconic 1950s television show and with a red wig paired with the Navy Nicky Polka Dot dress, you'll look like Lucille Ball! Add a crinoline like the Royal Blue Crinoline for extra fullness and the Beach Party Cat Eye Sunglasses in white.   Sometimes a dress just speaks for itself, but...

The count down to Halloween is now 51 days and I just can't apologize for being super excited! The store is filled with kooky spooky fun, like the Moon Faces Spooksville Dress that are inspired by vintage Halloween art from the 1920s and beyond. As a retro lover, it's no surprise that we are all drawn to these wonderful images whether it's on clothing, tattoo art, the actual vintage decorations or reproductions. Black cats, witches and jack-o-lanterns, oh my!  One of the most iconic images is the black cat which appears on the Lucy Fur Vintage Cat Handbag (limited edition!) and...