New Jersey costume shop closing after 37 years

The Fun Ghoul Costume Company, a fixture in Rutherford for 37 is closing its doors for good.

Cliff Witmyer, the proprietor, told WPIX, “People say why are you closing, and I say where’d you get your Costume last year, and I say that’s why we are closing.”

Fun Ghoul also does makeup.

According to the Fun Ghoul website,

they are a full-service specialty theatrical costume source, specializing in custom costumes, rare accessories, full theatrical makeup, prosthetics and special effects.

 

Fun Ghoul's high-end rental department has over 6,000 theatrical and period costumes.

 

Our costume company is open year-round and is a great resource for schools, theatre companies, movie, commercial and corporate productions, and can meet all of your costume needs. Let one of our highly qualified staff members help with all of your costume needs!

There has been increasing competition in recent years, with pop-up Halloween stores, online sales, and big box stores all offering costumes.

How about a cool Penguin costume?

Classic Halloween movie costumes

Wigs for any occasion

Colored contact lenses are a nice touch for any costume

The costume, makeup, prosthetic nose and chin are all from Fun Ghoul

Halloween masks of all varieties

Their makeup jobs are really something special

Witmyer is offering 50% off everything in the store, including the fixtures. The very last day to shop is Dec. 31, but who knows how much will be left by then. His theatrical business, located next door will remain open after the costume shop closes.

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