And heeeeeere's Summerween!

Spirit Halloween finally takes the leap into Summerween merch with something different

I was contacted a few days ago by Spirit Halloween, asking if I’d like to be in on their Summerween release.

“Wait,” I actually asked them (well, maybe not exactly in these words), “is this the first time Spirit’s done the whole Summerween thing?”

It is, shockingly.

But they didn’t approach it like Michael’s or Home Goods or Walmart. No cute pastel ghost figures, no blow-mold pineapples that are carved like jack-o’-lanterns.

Instead, they went with their current favorite licensed character, Art the Clown from the Terrifier movies.

I was intrigued, and (thanks, Spirit!) they actually sent me a box of the merch to look over. And I gotta say, I was dubious (I mean, could Art really fit in with the summer vibe?), but they killed it (pun intended).

Included in their debut Summerween offerings (all Terrifier flavored) are:

• A beach towel

• A pool float

• A canvas beach tote

• Sunglasses

• A reversible bucket hat

• A tumbler with straw

• A plushie

The Spirit Summerween offerings, complete with a particularly dignified selfie

There’s a little stroke of genius at work here in the designers’ ability to turn an insane murderous clown into a festive Summerween figure…although I also admire the little touches like the dripping blood on the sunglasses and the tumbler.

Okay, I kind of love this stuff.

If the 2026 Summerween merch sells, I’d like to imagine more licensed Summerween stuff in the future - maybe Halloween III shorts or a Squid Game squirt gun.