My Top 10 Favorite Halloween Village Buildings - Lemax Spooky Town / Department 56

[@thepixelatedpumpkin31]

I 100% agree, jacks pumpkin farm is my favorite and the best of all time

[@SpookyVillages]

I thought more people would think Jack's being there is weird, but in reading comments and talking to friends, it turns out many feel this way too!

[@BootProductions83]

Man I’m glad I found this channel. I just bought Dept 56’s Black Cat Diner & while searching around, I found your channel. Keep up the good work. Black Cat Flat is next on my list! Then maybe Jack’s Pumpkin Farm. I feel like I’ve found my people!

[@SpookyVillages]

Thanks for stopping by! Good luck on finding some of your favorite pieces!

[@nanaszu]

I agree with straying away from animated pieces, I have 2 witch buildings that no longer work.

[@SpookyVillages]

Hey Sue, yep I like being able to have my display on without worrying about anything so it's nice not having animation on a good number of them! Happy Halloween!

[@TKDPrincess1Gold]

I am sooooo glad I found this channel! I love Lemax and Department 56! You’ve got a great top 10 list, Jack’s Pumpkin Farm is amazing. lol wish me luck on my (impossible) journey to find the Lemax mountain wolf pack!

[@amandasomma]

We definitely have few in common! That pumpkin crypt might need to find its way into my life. Happy Halloween to you and your family, Doug!

[@SpookyVillages]

Happy Halloween to you and yours!

[@nickl2118]

I love this dudes style

[@SpookyVillages]

Happy Halloween!

[@scottc3270]

I"m not too shock about the number 1 being Jacks Pumpkin farm it the reason a made a whole cornfield maze 2ys ago ! the one thing that did surprize me was you didn't have Hollowgraves manor or the Octo Squeeze on it

[@SpookyVillages]

Thanks Scott it seems many do love Jacks and I remember when it came out, so many people were building cornfields! Happy Halloween!

[@michaelrivera8665]

Love Jack's Pumpkin Patch. Happy Halloween!

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you and Happy Halloween!

[@asyouwish6228]

Thanks for the video Doug, I have a lot of buildings that go along with the pumpkin theme. It is so nostalgic to me growing up around the farms outside of St. Louis.

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you and Happy Halloween!

[@bitwhiskers6969]

Just ordered jacks farm. Thanks for this video.

[@idabara7585]

GREAT LIST! happy halloween doug!

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you and Happy Halloween!

[@dianegoodreads]

Monsters of the Deep is my favorite from your list. Happy Halloween.

[@SpookyVillages]

It's sooo good!

[@countrycandle1460]

Happy Halloween Doug and all the subscribers!!!!! Hope your loving your new digs. I love the background and your tree with the skull stand...awesome!!!!!! Looking forward to the future with this channel.👻😈👍🎃🎃

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you, yes I'm settled in and loving it! Have a Happy Halloween!

[@countrycandle1460]

@@SpookyVillages HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CassidysWorkshop]

Thank you, Doug. And a Happy Halloween to you and yours. A great list, all of them are stars in one way or another.

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you Greg, Happy Halloween!

[@marcusgeiger6298]

Hope you had a great Halloween! I went to see the new Halloween Ends film in the theatre and got to look at my display all night! Can’t wait for the coming holiday season. I’m sure it’ll be great

[@Larry_Love]

YES !!! I LOVE Top 10 lists, especially when it comes to Spooky Town !!!! I know I'm in the minority when I say Dept 56 Trick r Treat Lane houses are way too plain and simplistic, especially for what they cost, BUT I do love Black Cat Flat. Some surprises 4 sure, but awesome list overall. Can definitely see why they all made it for you. Happy Spooky Village Halloween!

[@SpookyVillages]

Hey Erik I actually agree with you a good bit on the D56 line, at least in recent years. Kraken House looks like they are finally going back to what the theme is supposed to be- way over decorated homes. Black Cat Flat will probably always be king though! Happy Halloween!

[@jcarr1289]

Doug - you and I are in alignment with number 1 and 2. Love these style of videos. Happy Halloween Weekend 🎃

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you and have a Happy Halloween!

[@dianegoodreads]

I work in outdoor advertising. The billboard is called a trivision. It’s always cool to see a spooky piece for your industry.

[@SpookyVillages]

Thanks for the knowledge Diane!

[@davidbenson7592]

Happy Halloween, Doug! I agree with you on many of your selections. Did you have time and room to set up a display this year? If so, would love to see a video of it.

[@SpookyVillages]

Hey David, no this year I did not have time to set up any kind of real display. I put up something small at a trunk or treat but that was it. Moved at the worst time! Happy Halloween!

[@taylorw.8509]

I can probably count on both hands what I don't like from lemax, some of the things being from the most recent years. I love the hobby and the themes from both companies so much I can't really narrow it down! Since you could though what an amazing list and video! Happy halloween Doug to you and yours 🎃

[@SpookyVillages]

Thank you Taylor, Happy Halloween!

[@ramtruck21]

Happy Halloween Doug!!

[@spookyboyjones9373]

Great list ! I have a top 3 because I have three pieces. 😆 3- Dept 56 Haunted Mansion, 2- Dept 56 Haunted Barn and #1 Lemax Graveyard Party 🎃

[@SpookyVillages]

A great top 3! Happy Halloween!

[@Thejanjan39]

Great list! Agree with D56 Grimsly Manor--I have one and it is indeed the perfect, classic haunted house. I like the few D56 witch buildings that I have, as well as Ghoul School and its figurine (I teach college, so this is perfect for me). With Lemax, I like the Tilt'n'Hurl, the Library (2019) and Jack's Pumpkin Patch. Thanks for the season! Happy Halloween!

[@user-my8bn4uz5t]

Ty

[@airtiki2374]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL..I am too lazy this year. just put up my abandon house (lemax) and the MUNSTERS house (hawthorne) among other decor including blowmolds.Must be an age thing :(

[@SpookyVillages]

Happy Halloween!

[@mdcastle]

As a new collector this year I've observed is there seem to be two different running themes to Spooky Town: A real, realistic town of humans that really, really likes Halloween, and a cartoonish, fantastical town of monsters and witches and the supernatural. I bought Meow Mansion and the Bailey and Bella Pet Shop and put them together... and they looked wrong. I'm assuming that either it's something you ignore and are fine with, or tend to gravitate towards one or the other. Or have separate displays or separate areas of displays. I'm thinking maybe Lemax should separate their Halloween lines like they do thier Christmas stuff- all the North Pole Santa Claus stuff is a different line than the real village stuff. Am really liking the D56 Trick or Treat Lane series but they seem to sell for a bazillion dollars.

[@SpookyVillages]

Lemax has always played very loose with themes throughout spooky town. You have realistic styled pieces, you have fantastical monster town stuff, you have macabre horror style pieces where monsters are doing bad things to people) and then you have the really wild stuff like nuclear apocalypse (wasteland pub and gas station this year) plus other older themes like the pirates, mummy/exploration, etc. Spooky Town is just kind of a mess theming wise so most long time collectors just roll with it and gravitate to the pieces they like

[@66.6thehorror7]

Hi! I have a few Lemax Spooky Tower houses that are having issues. One is all of sudden not turning on and the other is getting stuck in motion. Do you have any recommendations on where I can take them/send them for repairs? Thank you!

[@ellenmarkham6177]

how do you find out which items are going to be retired?

[@SpookyVillages]

Sometimes dealers get wind of what's going to be retired and will say something, but otherwise Lemax just announces it with no real lead up or anything.

[@leadahonhorst297]

I have the first three years it started still have boxes and in totes. you showed none of these.

[@SpookyVillages]

Sorry, none were on my list! This is just my personal preference from buildings I've had over the years!