Halloween Spotted: "Light & Magic" documentary on Disney+

HALLOWEEN SPOTTED:

Spotted in the excellent documentary "Light & Magic" on Disney+, Steve "Spaz" Williams' office at Industrial Light & Magic back in the '90s featured both a honeycomb pumpkin decoration and a Halloween 2 (1981) poster.

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What did Steven Soderbergh watch on Halloween in 2021?

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Personal Stories: My Beloved Beistle Jointed Skeleton Decoration

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