Home Depot Halloween Is Already Here 7 Months Early

Home Depot Halloween? Already?

It's the first day of spring. We're barely seeing crocuses and  and already Home Depot is decking the halls with Halloween décor.

They're not just dipping their toes in, either. Home Depot is diving headfirst into the spooky season, showcasing their latest and greatest Halloween goodies.

We're talking a 12-foot skeleton that's supposedly even better than last year's model, plus some seriously creepy new additions.

This latest version of Skelly is also said to be “new and improved,” with eight additional settings for his LCD eyes, according to a Home Depot product sheet shared with Nexstar.

As announced on Instagram last week, Skelly will have new a “companion” available for purchase, too: a 5-foot “Skeleton Dog” with similar LCD eyes.

A spokesperson for Home Depot spilled the beans, saying this is the earliest they've ever unleashed their Halloween lineup. They claim it's all for the die-hard Halloween fans out there, who apparently can't wait a second longer to start planning their haunted house displays.

“This is the earliest we have ever announced any of our Halloween products. We wanted to share what is coming for our Halloween superfans,” a Home Depot spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement.

“Decorating for Halloween is a yearlong journey to find the best décor and plan their expansive displays for the spookiest time of the year.”

Listen, I love a holiday and I totally dismissed Thanksgiving this year to create a Barbie/Candy Land Christmas early this year. So I hear you.

But this might be a bit much. Even for me. We haven't even dusted off our spring cleaning supplies, and already we're being bombarded with witches' hats and fake cobwebs.

Remember when Christmas decorations used to pop up right after Labor Day? Well, now it seems like every holiday is clamoring for attention earlier and earlier each year. It's like the retail world is stuck on fast-forward.

Why the hurry?

How about some Easter goodies or maybe some springtime décor? Let's give each holiday its moment in the spotlight before we start jumping ahead to the next one.

But hey, if you're a Home Depot Halloween fanatic who just can't wait, then I guess it's time to dust off your broomstick and get ready to trick-or-treat. After all, who needs spring when you've got ghosts and goblins to attend to.

Is Boston America's BEST Halloween city? Wallethub is out with their annual report using a variety of interesting metrics.

While we can moan about our sports teams having a crummy year, Boston is one of the GREATEST cities in the world. This amazing city literally has EVERYTHING one can imagine.

We have the best steak, AND seafood restaurants in America.  (Notice how I go right to food.) While our Red Sox had a bumpy season, is there anything better than a Red Sox game on a nice summer night? Right up there with the Sox, are the Celts and B's. Boston boasts a vibrant local music, comedy and club scene. The North End will give you the most amazing Italian dining experience this side of Italy. The Back Bay in the Summer can give you a wonderful weekend of yummy treats, and shopping.

You can spend a week in Boston leaning about our amazing history, with a trip to the Freedom Trail and into Concord to see the site of the American Revolution, and of course Walden Pond, which shares the inspirational story of Henry David Thoreau.

So now that we all agree the Boston is the best city on Earth, how do we do on Halloween?

Our pals at Wallethub offered some interesting data to share:

But what about Boston? Let's find America's BEST Halloween city!

Believe it or not the New Yorker pictured above is very friendly. New York comes in at #1 for friendliness on Halloween!

When you say Trick or Treat, never say say trick too close to the words, Las Vegas. With the said, the City of Sin is the city of FUN on Halloween. Vegas comes in at NUMBER ONE for FUN!

This LA family says it all. LA comes in at #3 for fun, but #28 for friendly. They don't have time to be friendly, as they are headed off to do another talk show.

The city of sun and fun comes in at #4 for fun, #31 for friendliness BUT #20 for Halloween weather. Maybe too much rain can ruin our green Hulk makeup.

To find our great city, we had to skip down a bit to NUMBER 8. Well we DID make into the top TEN!

Wallethub stats:

Halloween in Boston (1=Best; 50=Avg.):