(Radio Iowa) – The season of ghosts and ghouls is nearly here and many Iowans will be heading off to Halloween parties over the next two weekends. Juanita Cameron, a clerk at The Theatrical Shop in West Des Moines, says plenty of adults are mimicking their favorite movies for costumes this year. She says guys are channeling their inner Tom Cruise as a “Top Gun” pilot while gals are mirroring the “Hocus Pocus” witches.

Kids are snapping up costumes from Disney’s “Encanto” line, or they’re falling back on Winnie the Pooh. After two COVID years, Cameron says she’s seeing an uptick in theme parties this October, while more businesses are having company parties.