Where to Find Your Last Minute Halloween Gear

As the hours tick closer and closer to Halloween 2011, some may still need to get last minute items for the spooky night.

Here are some places that are open and full of Halloween gear.

• Halloween Adventure Costume Superstore has two locations open year-round in Sherman Oaks and Canoga Park. With 15 locations around the Southland, customers can shop for costumes, wigs, props, decorations and hats. Jim McDevitt, corporate manager of Halloween Adventure, said they probably will not be getting any new shipments before Monday, but the stores are still fully stocked and have plenty of costumes for the public to choose from.
• Halloween Express of Ventura County is still full of Halloween goodies. At this store, the public can choose from over 10,000 costumes and try them on in the dressing rooms before purchasing.
• Stu Miller’s Pumpkin Patch has one location in Moorpark in addition to 15 locations from Southern California to Nevada. Each lot has pumpkins, inflatable jumpers and bungee jumps.
• Pa’s Pumpkin Patch in Long Beach will be open Halloween weekend from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Halloween day 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for those who still need to search for the perfect pumpkin. This pumpkin patch also offers harvest items such as ornamental corn, gourds and hay.
• Halloween Town has expanded their location to offer more stock to those craving the best costumes. Located in Burbank, Halloween Town offers a variety of Halloween memorabilia. In addition to selling the essential items, this store sells Halloween-themed toys, action figures and lunch boxes.
• Grocery stores such as Vons, Albertsons and Ralphs all have seasonal sections entirely devoted to shelves upon shelves loaded with all types and sizes of candy bags for Halloween trick-or-treaters.
• Another store that has many locations is Spirit Halloween. Some locations include Huntington Beach, Northridge, Riverside and Anaheim. Spirit stores sell a large selection of Halloween decorations to make your house haunted.
• Trying to create the most realistic haunted house possible? Take a trip to Dapper Cadaver in Sun Valley. “We’ve been crazy busy," Owner BJ Winslow said. “(Products) are dwindling, but we still have a lot of stuff.” Dapper Cadaver will be open until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 so get there as soon as possible.
• Halloween Bootique has 10 locations including Irvine, Mission Vieo and Costa Mesa. They have costumes for the whole family along with props, make-up and decorations.
• Party City has extended their hours at 30 locations in the Los Angeles area. “Things are flying fast, but we still have plenty of Disney princesses, zombie and pirate costumes," said Ressa Tomkiewicz, Party City spokesperson. The stores will be open Saturday starting at 8 a.m. until midnight, Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Monday from 7 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.