Remote Controlled Tarantula www.hammacher.com $25
LED T-Shirts, Goodie bags and socks www.litewear.com at Walmart $3.50-$14
Trick or Treat Computer Protection VIPRE http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/rd/?id=081010EB-WLSTV Under $20 (special holiday price)
Spider Wall Clings http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product/halloween-creature-wall-clings.do $20
Pre-carved pumpkins and also stencils so you can carve your own pumpkin www.masterpiecepumpkins.com
Pumpkin lighting options http://www.pumpkinmasters.com
Kid safe way of decorating pumpkin (no knife needed) Sort of like Brightlites when we were kids--use a mallet to pound light sticks into pumpkin http://www.pumpkinmasters.com
Projector to put images of ghosts on your house www.hammacher.com $150
Skull Fountain www.hammacher.com $70
Witch on broom--motion activated, you make sound--she says something scary http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product/flying-witch-halloween-decoration.do $50
Infant Political costume/sleeper http://www.buzzillions.com/dz_244970_political_party_infant_outfits_reviews $22
For more information, check out Steve's book Gadget Nation: A Journey Through The Eccentric World of Invention or visit his website at www.gadgetnation.net