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Each year, about 1,400 Spirit Halloween shops pop up across the U.S. Two student journalists, Isabel Jacobson and Adam Sanders, visited their local shop to meet the spirited employees who work there.

Just like those inflatable jack-o'-lanterns, Spirit Halloween stores have popped up across the country. There are about 1,400 locations each year selling fake blood, fog machines and lots of costumes.