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[[File:Halloweentown2 4692.jpg|link=The Nightmare Before Christmas|frame|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI Boys and girls of every age<br />Wouldn't you like to see something strange?<br />Come with us and you will see...]]]
This is a setting with a creepy motif. The buildings are gothic in design (often clearly modeled on ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''), there's always a heavy fog in the air that obscures your vision, and the full moon always lights the cloud-draped sky... even at 2:30 in the afternoon. '''Halloweentown''' is usually inhabited by [[Vampire|the usual assortment]] [[Wolf Man|of horror trope]] [[Mad Scientist|creatures]]. The main color schemes are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|black, gray, orange]], [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|red, and black and slimy green]], and [[Rule of Three|black]]... sometimes in combination.
Despite the somber colors and the Horror Trope decor, this setting is not always played solemnly. Imagine the [[Perky Goth]] or [[Nightmare Fetishist]] character as a setting, and you've got this place. It's less [[
[[Big Boo's Haunt|A very popular video game setting.]]
Contrast with [[
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Death City in ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
* Thriller Bark in ''[[One Piece]]''.
== [[
* The independent comic series ''[[Underburbs]]''. Countess Winifred Pale, a vampire, begins a world domination plot by turning a small human town into part of an evil dimension, transforms residents into monsters and effectively makes every day into Halloween.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* This trope is the entire point of ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'', along with the similarly themed show, ''[[The Munsters]]''.
** But only in the respective family's homes and inner circles. The outside world is just as normal as ever.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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** The ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' [[Follow the Leader]] game, ''[[Magicians Quest Mysterious Times]],'' has both the "Creepy" and outright "Halloween" themes; "Creepy" is more haunted-house oriented while "Halloween" is full-out Jack-o-Lantern style Halloween.
* Mad Monster Mansion in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.
* Croatoa, a zone in ''[[City of Heroes]]'', is fog-
* Horrorland in the [[Goosebumps]] point and click adventure game ''[[Escape from Horrorland]]''.
* ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' has the aptly-titled ''Spooky'' level, which seems to be this, except there actually are flesh-eating zombies and vampires that you have to kill.
* The Netherworld/Makai in every iteration of ''[[Disgaea]]'' and its sister series.
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]] 2'' has one of these.
* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', the protagonists actually visit the trope-naming town a couple of times.
* ''Haunted House'' on the Atari is one of the first games to be set here.
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* The "Wacky Worlds" expansion pack of [[Rollercoaster Tycoon]] 2 lets you put Halloween and "horror"-themed decorations in your park, along with the option of bare dirt (or whatever you want) for the ground. Some rides are even Halloween themed.
* The Transylvania world in ''[[Looney Tunes]] Bugs & Taz Time Busters''.
* The town of Threed in ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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