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Written by Paul D. Race for Family Garden Trains™
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Eerie October Fun - Halloween isn't just for trick-and-treaters anymore. These Halloween-themed collectible trains and villages are "flying off the shelves." In fact, it's all Hawthorne Village® can do to introduce enough new products to keep up with the demand. The John Deere® Halloween village or the Munsters® train and town, may summon up old-fashioned Halloween fun. Others, like the Nightmare Before Christmas® train and town may summon up more recent creepy visions. But all are high-quality, limited-run collector's items that you can proudly display for years to come.
Most of the products on this page are available by subscription, which means that you sign up for them like you would a magazine and get a package about every four weeks for the next four months. For more information on subscription trains, please refer to the "About Subscription Trains" article. The accessory packages, however, are sold as single-purchase packages.
Every train is exquisitely detailed and warranteed for one year against manufacturing defects by Hawthorne Village®. The mechanical parts of each train are manufactured and warranteed by the Bachmann company, the world's largest model railroad manufacturer, so parts, service, and accessories will always be available.
Although service will always be available, it is worth noting that the products on this page will not. Most of them are "limited runs" which will be discontinued after the initial "run" of products is completed. In most cases, this means that the time will come when these trains and villages are unavailable except from other collectors who will demand a huge profit. (A good number of the e-mails we receive about these products ask us to track down trains that are no longer available, so as Dave Barry used to say, we're not making this up!)
Note about Suppliers: While we try to help you get the products you want by recommending suppliers with a good record of customer service, all transactions between you and the supplier you chose to provide your trains are governed by the published policies on the supplier's web site. So please print off any order confirmation screens and save copies of invoices, etc., so you can contact the appropriate supplier should any problems occur. (They almost never do, but you want to be on the safe side.)
Note about Deadlines: These issues arrive about once a month, so the earlier you get started the more you will have to display this Halloween season.
New for 2008!:
Introducing Spook Hill™. Our sister site Big Indoor Trains™, now features a series of free, 100% original Halloween building projects in O or S scale, enough to give you a complete Halloween village that you can build yourself from inexpensive materials. In addition, most of these structures will complement any train or town on this page.
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Subscription Village
Halloween Trains and VillagesTim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Express Subscription Train
Our Best Seller! Collectible "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" Train Set with FREE Track Set and Power-pack! Exclusive! - This train, and the Munster ™ train below are the two most unusual trains that Hawthorne Village has ever manufactured. What could be more frightfully delightful on a cold October night than an eerie train filled with these classic Nightmare Before Christmas characters? The illuminated collectible "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" train set is a Hawthorne Village first inspired by the 1993 movie. This set includes a FREE 16-piece E-Z Track® set and power-pack, a $60 value!
In 2008, Hawthorne Village® has presented two new, unique holiday villages based on Disney® characters and settings! If you decorate for Halloween, and you like Disney, check out the photos and discriptions of the first-ever Halloween village based on the Disney® villains. will bring back great memories at the same time it adds to your Halloween fun. Demand is already high - several of our readers bought these before we even knew they were available.
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Please click on the photograph for more pictures and details.
Canadian shoppers, click here!
The Universal Studio Monster Village collection has been such a success that Hawthorne Village is delivering a limited-edition collector's item subscription train to match! This is the first-ever Universal Studios Monsters Halloween train! Watch with horror as it flies along the tracks in the dead of night, aglow with eerie lights! And look! This unique Halloween decorating idea is covered with portraits of the classic Universal Studios Monsters - Dracula, Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, and the Mummy!
Exclusively from Hawthorne Village, this just may be the coolest creepy Halloween collectible and decoration you've ever seen, and it's a terrifyingly terrific movie collectible too! Precision crafted and authentically detailed, this Halloween collectible train collection comes with monster figurines and also a 16-piece track set and power pack, a $70 value, yours FREE! Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Unique Collectible John Deere Halloween Village Sets Your Halloween Decoration Aglow with Spooky Fun! An Exclusive First! - Remember when Halloween was about dressing up and running from house to house collecting candy? About apple cider and carving pumpkins? This is my favorite of all of the Halloween villages, because the accent is on fun that even children can enjoy - that I enjoyed as a child. This FIRST-EVER collectible John Deere Halloween village includes a Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch, a "Haunted Barn," a Cider House Mill (with a working water wheel), and a John Deere Tractor hay-ride! (Did I mention that my own tractor is a collectible John Deere?) The whole Halloween village is filled with handcrafted detail, glowing light, and nostalgic charm. This limited-edition 
decorative Halloween village collection is available only from Hawthorne Village, and comes with two FREE ERTL® diecast John Deere Tractors, the Hayride Wagon, and four figurines - a $60 value! Hurry, don't miss this unique Halloween decoration idea!
If you're interested in more John Deere collectible villages, click on the button link to the right.
To learn more or to purchase the John Deere Halloween Subscription Village, click on the link below.
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Subscription VillageNew and Creepily Unique! Exclusive! - Jack Skellington and all his extraordinary friends will welcome you to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas village town. Each devishly detailed and hand-painted building lights up with ghoulishly glowing colors! Your collectible village town is complete with figurines and accessories inspired by the twisted holiday classic - a $65 value that's yours FREE!
Here's a personal note: You can imagine that I've seen and owned my share of model trains and structures. But I was frankly surprised at the quality of these issues when I received them. I unpacked the first issue of the village and the train at the same time, and the very first thing I did was mix up the pieces. I think the Jack Skellington figurine came with the house and his ghost dog came with the train, but the pieces all went very well together as you can see. My 16-year old figured out that the dog was supposed to snap on the locomotive's headlight the first second she saw it; go figure. The short version is that the Hawthorne 
Village line is continuing to grow in quantity as well as quality.
Back to the sales talk. A bunch of these sold through our site last holiday season without us even particularly featuring them. My contacts at Collectibles Today tell me they are continuing to be best-sellers, even in the "off season." So if you want go get on board for what is possibly the most unique collectible train ever designed, as well as the village pieces that will give it the best possible setting, order now. Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Attention Universal Studios Fans: Your Favorite Monsters and More! - Celebrate the monsters and gothic castles of the silver screen that have been scaring young and old for over 70 years. A Hawthorne Village exclusive, this collectible set is officially authorized by Universal Studios. Comes with Frankenstein figurine, The Mummy figurine, Count Dracula figurine and The Creature' of the Black Lagoon figurine, and a 6-piece light set - yours FREE, a $60 value. A truly unique Halloween decorating idea. Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
The Munsters™ Halloween Collectible Express Train! A "Spooktacular" Ride Any Time of Year! Exclusive! - This fine collectible commemorates the spooky fun of the beloved Munster family. It includes the Munster Koach, riding on its own special flatbed car, along with figures of Herman and Lily, with Eddie, sitting on top of the passenger car! Loaded with authentic details and Munsters graphics, this collectible electric train set has a working headlight and eerily glowing train cars! It even comes with a nickel-silver track and power pack, a $60 value, yours FREE! But you can only catch the Munsters Halloween Express from Hawthorne Village - hurry or you'll miss all the fun! Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Exclusive Munsters™ Halloween Village Special Offer with Eddie Munster Photo Signed by Butch Patrick! Hype aside, we hesitate to post this product, as it is so unique, and we don't have any way to guarantee that we will be able to offer it for long. Unlike the other villages on this page, which include three or four buildings and one set of accessories and figures, this set gives you three buildings on your very first order, buildings that are filled with moving figures, spooky sound effects and eerie glowing lights! In fact, this exclusive, limited-edition Special Offer even includes a rare 8" x 10" photograph of Eddie Munster, signed by actor Butch Patrick himself, accompanied with its own Certificate of Authenticity! Other buildings arrive in later shipments, but to get the whole set, you'll want to get started soon. Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Munsters™ Figurine Sets and Accessories for More Creepy Fun! - If you like all things Munster, you may want to have even more Munster fun. Hawthorne Village is here to help with several more sets of Munster figurines and accessories. In the first set, Herman and Lily and family are enjoying a fine family picnic. Other sets will feature other fun Munster activities and accessories. Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Village Collection is Wedded Bliss with FREE Figurines, Light Set! The Perfect Halloween Decoration
- Say "I Do!" to a wedding fright night you won't soon forget! Introducing Tim Burton's Corpse Bride village collection, available exclusively from Hawthorne Village. Delight in the thrills and chills of this "spooktacular" illuminated Halloween decoration as Victor takes the hand of his beloved Corpse Bride in marriage. All the wonderful characters and buildings from the movie classic are here, beginning with Issue One featuring the Ball and Socket Pub and FREE Victor and Corpse Bride figurines. Soon, the haunts of your collectible lighted indoor Halloween decoration will continue with Issue Two, 2nd Hand Shoppe which includes a FREE Skeleton Band Leader figurine. Additional village buildings, each a separate issue and some with select free figurines and accessories, will follow.‡Inspired by the Academy-Award® nominated film of optimism and true love, this collectible Tim Burton's Corpse Bride village brings the characters and buildings to life in a decorative Halloween village collection that even lights up. There's Victor and the Corpse Bride, Victoria , the Skeleton Band leader, Maggot, Elder and more, each with meticulous handcrafting and hand-painting that's true to the otherworldly colors and look of the film. Complete with FREE figurines and accessories for the perfect collectible Corpse Bride gift. Accept your invitation to the wedding of the year. Strong demand is expected, so order now!
Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Newline Pictures Approved!- A Hawthorne Village exclusive. Brisk demand is expected for this screamingly scary movie collectible Halloween village, with six exclusive figurines including a Jason™ Voorhees figurine, Freddy Krueger™ figurine, Leatherface™ figurine and three more - yours FREE - a $60 value. This handcrafted village collection makes a unique Halloween decorating idea, so order now!
Click on the link below to purchase or for more information.
Autumn Harvest Trains and VillagesThomas Kinkade End of a Perfect Day Subscription Train
Terry Redlin Autumn Subscription Village
OthersI just invented a new category, because some of these are so unusual, I'm not sure where to put them.
New for 2007 (and Going Fast)! Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express® - At long last, an model of the Hogwarts Express™ that is big enough for small hands to operate. Fantasy lovers will enjoy a magical journey that is portrayed in J.K. Rowling's enchanting Harry Potter series. Train lovers will enjoy a truly historic event in the world of toy and model trains. This is the first European train ever modeled in O gauge by Lionel! It is also the only train on this page that runs on O gauge, 3-rail track, like the Lionel trains of old.
Okay, a "Harry Potter" train may not quite seem like a "Halloween" train, and it may be too big to go around your Halloween village. But this is such a neat product, I wanted all of my readers to have a chance to see it before it became impossible to get this year. To learn more about the Lionel Hogwarts Express click here
New for 2007! Disney Pirates Of The Caribbean Collectible Black Pearl Ghost Ship Collection
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Accessories for All Trains and Villages on This PageAs different as they may look, all of the trains on this page are mechanically interchangeable. They are On30 trains, built on frames made by the Bachmann Corporation, the world's largest model train manufacturer. The track they all use is the same EZ-Track that Bachmann sells for HO trains, so if you order more than one Hawthorne Village train, you can use the track from each set interchangeably. You can also always get extra Bachmann EZ-Track pieces as well as Bachmann parts and service on your Hawthorne Village trains. A few extra track pieces and other Hawthorne Village accessories you may find useful are provided below for your convenience.Summer Crossing Gate Train Accessory Set
Track Multi-Pack Train Accessory Set
Crossing Track Pack Train Accessory Set
Bridgeport Train Display Wood Cabinet
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