Target Halloween - Domo's World Screamiere

Maybe this makes me an uber-consumer but, to me, nothing really trumpets the arrival of the Halloween season like Target filling up their seasonal aisles with all things black, orange and scary.

Until that happens, though, I can head over to Target.com to see what their Halloween on-line presence has this year. And THIS year... it's all about Domo.

For those of you who may not know, Domo began as a mascot for a Japanese TV station and through the help of the internet has become a bit of an icon himself. Basically a brown fuzzy square of a monster with a constantly open maw, baring teeth.

Over at Target.com you can see a 2 minute short film featuring Domo and his Halloween adventures. The short is very Tim Burton-esque with tons of jack o'lanterns, candy, costumes, monsters, a full moon and all done in stop-motion. It definitely captures the spirit of Halloween while still being cute and fun enough for everyone. Very G rated. For film buffs, there's even a "Making of" that shows the crew making the short.

A good way to get in the spirit of things. I like it enough that I'd add it to my Homemade Halloween Special if I knew how to rip it.