skeleton a social media sensation sold out almost immediately in july. in salem, massachusetts the halloween capital of the world, ghosts and goblins have already started creeping in. salem in october is craziness. this family home has been a local atrack. it brings us a lot of joy. decorating brings people can come. it doesn t matter who you are. if you love halloween just come look, take pictures, and it s just a lot of fun for the kids. reporter: nationwide shoppers are expected to spend a record $10 billion this year. that is over a billion dollars more than pre-pandemic levels. after a year off halloween is back in a big way but decorating our homes might not be so easy. supply chain backups are haunting u.s. retailers. shipping delays, trucker shortages, and port congestion all causing a slowdown on inventory. historically we would have delivered probably 90 plus percent of our merchandise to our stores. today we are probably at 80%.