Halloween is my favorite holiday.  I'm not into the gory part of it but I don't mind a good scare.  I like the fantasy and sci-fi part.  Of course, there is the silliness too.  My Halloween flag is three ghosts in the classic "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" pose.  I started collecting Halloween village pieces about 8 years ago.  The collection is called Creepy Hollow, much like the Dept 56 of Christmas.  Some of the figures in the village are part of the Creepy Hollow collection.  Others are just ones I have picked up.  I added the costumed teddy bears in 1998.