WORDS Madelyn Ivy Horn Confection Candy Shop
PHOTOGRAPH Amy Sexson
254 W Central Ave B Winter Haven, FL 33880 (863) 207-6007 FB & IG @confectionwh
CINEMA SCARES & SWEETS “SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GHOUL SCHOOL” (1988) NR “SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND” (1998) RATED G I don’t let a Halloween season pass by without revisiting these childhood favorites. Enjoying gummy eyeballs, spiders, bats & a round of pumpkin soda while watching these movies is the perfect way to recapture a childhood Halloween.
UNIVERSAL MONSTER FILMS These films start it all for me. They never cease to provide comfort and inspiration every time I put any one of them on. If you visit Confection during the month of October you are likely to walk in on the Wolfman in mid-transformation or the Invisible Man delighting in the chaos he has created. In addition to Halloween candy, I’m really excited to be carrying licensed collectibles from Universal Monster and Super7. If you are interested in a spooky treat that has no expiration date, we will have a selection of blind boxes, ReAction figures, and monster trick or treat buckets all featuring the monsters that we celebrate every Halloween.
“THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” (1974) RATED R If you went trick or treating in the neighborhood that I grew up in, you might remember hearing the sounds of a chainsaw on Halloween night. Every Halloween one of our neighbors would walk around in his yard ripping his chainsaw to frighten (in my case, delight) the people out harvesting candy. If I close my eyes, I can still hear it. I can almost feel how excited that sound made me, it meant that it was Halloween and a bucket full of candy would soon be mine. I begged and begged my parents to let me watch “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” but they did not give in until I was much older. Like I always knew it would... it became a cherished favorite. A box of Brown Butter Bourbon Caramels from Fruition Chocolate or a Brown Butter Nibs & Sea Salt chocolate bar from Dick Taylor would pair perfectly with this gritty classic.
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