I went to Lowes two weeks ago to buy a wall switch and I browsed the Halloween section near where you first walk in. Most of it was already clearanced to half price or more in order to make room for Xmas stuff.
Shit's expensive too, even with the clearance prices. I always wanted to deck out my house for Halloween, but I'd be spending a paycheck or two to keep up with my neighbors, and I'm terrible when it comes to crafting and DIY.
gotta start somewhere, and you'll get better by doing. even if it is totally amateur it's going to have more heart than some plastic thing stamped out an ocean away