Halloween

'Tis the Season to Be Spooky': The Collection's First Retro Design

'Tis the Season to Be Spooky': The Collection's First Retro Design

Every design in the Halloween collection so far has stuck to a fairly bold, graphic look. “’Tis the Season to Be Spooky” changes that with a warm, retro palette and a pumpkin-and-skeleton pairing that feels pulled from a decades-old holiday card.

Borrowing from a different holiday’s phrase

The pun here comes from Christmas, not Halloween — “’tis the season to be jolly” becomes “’tis the season to be spooky,” repurposing a familiar holiday phrase for October instead of December. It’s a small twist that gives the design a different kind of humor than the rest of the collection.

The collection’s first retro treatment

Where Frankenstein Monster Face and Boo Classic Ghost Outline both go for a more classic, timeless look, this is the first design to lean specifically into a warm, vintage color palette — see Introducing the Halloween Collection for how it fits with the rest.

Who it’s for

Fans of retro and vintage-style graphic design, and anyone who wants a Halloween shirt that feels a little warmer and cozier than the collection’s bolder, more graphic-forward pieces.

Shop the design

Find “’Tis the Season to Be Spooky” in the Halloween collection.

Frequently asked questions

What's the pun in 'Tis the Season to Be Spooky'?

It plays on the Christmas carol line "'Tis the season to be jolly," swapping in "spooky" to repurpose a holiday phrase for Halloween instead.

Is this design retro-styled like any other design in the collection?

It's the first — the warm, vintage color palette sets it apart from the collection's other designs, which have mostly stuck to bold graphics or classic black-and-white imagery.

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