A gathering place for collectors who love the history, artistry and wonderfully spooky traditions of Halloween - with a special focus on Halloween items made before 1970.
Welcome to the Halloween Collector's Society
Halloween collecting is about more than finding old decorations. It is about preserving the stories, artistry, traditions and wonderfully strange treasures that made Halloween memorable. The Halloween Collector's Society brings collectors together to learn, share discoveries and help preserve Halloween history for the future.
Explore vintage decorations and ephemera, learn how to recognize reproductions, browse Society archives, share pieces from your collection and discover the history behind the Halloween objects we love.
Explore the World of Halloween Collecting
Whether you are identifying your first vintage treasure or researching a collection built over decades, start with the part of Halloween history that interests you most.
Learn & Identify
Explore collecting guides, reference books, Halloween history and resources that help identify vintage pieces.
Spot Fakes & Reproductions
Learn about copies and reproductions so you can better understand what you are seeing in the collector marketplace.
Ask & Share
Connect with fellow collectors, ask questions, share discoveries and show the Halloween treasures in your collection.
From the HCS Archives
The Society's archives help preserve the collecting community as well as the objects themselves. Browse vintage newsletters, Halloween catalog cuts and reference material gathered for collectors.
What HCS Collects
The Society's historical collecting guidelines focus on Halloween items made before 1970, including decorations, costumes, candy containers, postcards, masks, noisemakers and other Halloween ephemera.
HCS is centered on historical Halloween collecting rather than modern horror, gore or prop collecting.
Collector's Corner
A collector society is strongest when collectors share what they know. Show us what you have found, ask for help identifying an item or keep track of the pieces you hope to find someday.
Show & Tell
Share interesting pieces and enjoy treasures from other collectors.
Wishlist
Keep an eye out for the elusive Halloween pieces collectors are hoping to find.
Facebook Community
Continue the conversation with Halloween collectors in the Society's Facebook community.
Help Preserve Halloween History
Collections hold history that can disappear when objects, packaging, catalogs and the stories behind them are lost. HCS welcomes collectors who want to help document vintage Halloween and share knowledge with the collecting community.
Preserving Halloween History - One Collection at a Time.