Timid Rabbit Magic & Masquerade Shop

11/05/2025

Thank you all for the well wishes, offers of help, and support. It is truly appreciated!

A Jeep crashed into the side of a costume and magic shop Friday morning.

11/04/2025

35% off all costumes, accessories, hats, shoes Wednesday through Saturday, November 5 - November 8 from noon till 6 pm

11/02/2025

UPDATE:
On the morning of Halloween, a Jeep crashed through the side of our building — hard enough to break through the block wall and into the shop.

By some miracle, it happened right before we opened and Laura had just gone upstairs to get something so no one was standing at the register and no customers were in the building when it happened. If they had been, this post would be a very different one.

We spent what should have been our busiest day of the year sweeping debris, shifting displays, and doing our best to keep the doors open. To every customer who still came in — who shopped through the chaos, offered kind words, and showed patience — thank you. You reminded us why we love this community.

Unfortunately, the loss of business, upcoming repair costs and destroyed products and collectibles that were on and near the shelves, turned our biggest day of the year into our biggest loss. So while we don’t ask for donations or handouts, we are asking for something simple:
If you’ve ever loved The Timid Rabbit — the costumes, the chaos, the nostalgia — please come visit us during our Post-Season Sales (Noon-6pm, Wed 11/5– Sat 11/8).

Every small purchase helps us recover from our losses. Whether you grab a mask, a wig, a funny gift, or just stop in to say hello — it truly makes a difference.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you again for supporting a small, family-run business through good times and bad. We’re so grateful for every one of you, and we hope you all had an amazing Halloween. 🎃🧡

Stay tuned for updates as we clean up and get back on our feet.

Thank you all,
Antony and Laura Gerard

Questions? Call: 269-343-7777

10/31/2025

⬇️BE SAFE OUT THERE!⬇️
This morning, just before opening, our building was hit full speed by a vehicle.

They hit hard enough to go through the block wall and into the store. Fortunately, nobody was at the cash register at the moment so we are all physically safe.

Despite this, we are still open for business in our upper level part of the building to help you with your Halloween needs. Just please understand that the downstairs will not be open. Because of the devastation, we can only conduct business in our uppe@r level. At least until we can clear the glass, bricks, destroyed product, and other debris from the floors.

Thank you for understanding
Antony and Laura Gerard

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Thank you to Shane from Vandam And Krusinga for being fast to stop out and temporarily board up the hole in the block.

10/27/2025

⏰ Only 4 days left until Halloween! THIS IS IT — the final week of The Timid Rabbit’s last Halloween season after 52 years.

Costumes, wigs, props, and masks — everything is 25–50 % off and selling fast.
We have plenty of amazing and unique costumes left to choose from, so stop in today.

🧙‍♂️The Halloween Shop🧙‍♂️ and
📍 The Timid Rabbit — 2011 W Main, Kalamazoo
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5
Phone, 269-343-7777

10/26/2025

REMINDER! It is five days until Halloween. Do you have your costume yet? If not, we are open extended hours through November 1st. Stop by to see our extensive collection of costumes, masks, mascots, props, wigs, hats, and many other items to make your Halloween great.

The Halloween Shop
2011 West Main Street
Kalamazoo Michigan 49006.

We are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM through 9:00 PM and Sunday from noon through 5:00 PM. Phone, 269-343-7777

Have a safe and Happy Halloween

We’re Closing… and We Need YOUR Help 💔
[Please Read & Share]
For 52 years, Our store has been part of Kzoo’s Halloween heartbeat.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generations have found their first costumes here — witches, pirates, superheroes, and everything in between.

But after more than half a century of memories…
this will be our final Halloween season.
We’re closing our doors — and everything in the store is at least 25% off until it’s gone.

We wish we could tell the whole town —
but we can’t compete with Amazon’s ad budget.
So we’re asking for something better: your voice.

If you’ve ever shopped here, rented here, or just smiled seeing that big orange building every October…
👉 Please share this post to help us reach every Timid Rabbit fan before the lights go out for good.

Let’s make this last Halloween one Kalamazoo never forgets. 🎃

And THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful years of Spooky fun!

📍 The Timid Rabbit — Kalamazoo, MI
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5

10/26/2025

Every mask you see here has a story — not from a factory, but from the workbench of Antony Gerard, who’s been crafting latex creatures for over five decades.

Sculpted in clay, cast in cement, made with latex, and hand-painted one at a time — these masks are wearable art.
Some even move with your mouth, a design Antony invented so you can talk, laugh, or sip a drink while staying in character.

Stop in and check them out while they are still on sale and while we are still open. Everything in the shop is 25–50% off while it lasts!

📍 The Timid Rabbit — 2011 W Main, Kalamazoo
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5

10/26/2025

We’re Closing… and We Need YOUR Help 💔
[Please Read & Share]
For 52 years, Our store has been part of Kzoo’s Halloween heartbeat.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generations have found their first costumes here — witches, pirates, superheroes, and everything in between.

But after more than half a century of memories…
this will be our final Halloween season.
We’re closing our doors — and everything in the store is at least 25% off until it’s gone.

We wish we could tell the whole town —
but we can’t compete with Amazon’s ad budget.
So we’re asking for something better: your voice.

If you’ve ever shopped here, rented here, or just smiled seeing that big orange building every October…
👉 Please share this post to help us reach every Timid Rabbit fan before the lights go out for good.

Let’s make this last Halloween one Kalamazoo never forgets. 🎃

And THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful years of Spooky fun!

📍 The Timid Rabbit — Kalamazoo, MI
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5

10/19/2025

No, Halloween’s not on Friday the 13th —
but we have SLASHED our prices enough to make Jason proud. 🔪🎃

Come laugh, browse, and get creative — from horror classics to hilarious costumes, everything in the shop is 25–50% off while it lasts!

📍 The Timid Rabbit — 2011 W Main, Kalamazoo
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5

10/16/2025

While online sellers try to make their low quality costumes LOOK good in pictures, our mission, for over half a century, has always been to make your Halloween reality BETTER than your expectations. HOW?

Simple: We have high quality products that you can see and try on, partnered with costume experts that can help you craft the perfect combination of costumes and accessories. And as a bonus, since it is our LAST YEAR, we are selling everything for at least 25-50% OFF!

10/16/2025

Kalamazoo, we hear you...
Yes, we have been trying to close down for the past few years. But truthfully? We just underestimated how much stuff one little Kalamazoo shop could hold after 50+ years.

So, no... this is not a 'marketing ploy' to drum up business. This isn’t a “see you next season.”
It’s a heartfelt thank-you for 52 years of Kalamazoo memories. It is the OFFICIAL LAST HALLOWEEN.

Some people said we were priced too high, so...
— we’ve dropped prices way down, and hit them again with 25–50% off everything.

We are in our 70s and currently we are in the shop 80-90 hrs/wk but we love helping you all get the most out of your Halloween but now we are ready to enjoy some down time — and we’re doing our best to finish strong.
Even if you’ve been here before, come stop in one last time, say hi, and see what’s left. 🧡

📍 The Timid Rabbit — 2011 W Main, Kalamazoo
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5

10/16/2025

We’ve all been there — that online purchase that looked amazing in the photos… but showed up two sizes too small and made of something that feels like a grocery bag. Don’t let that be you this Halloween. 😭

At The Timid Rabbit, you can actually see, feel, and try on your costume before you buy — no surprises, no disappointment, and no last-minute panic. From pro-quality makeup to deluxe masks and movie-level outfits, everything in store is 25–50% off for our final Halloween season. This is it... Your last chance to shop at a local landmark that has been around for 52 YEARS! But this is our last. Don't miss out.

Skip the shipping drama. Support local. And look legendary while you do it. 🧡
📍 The Timid Rabbit — 2011 W Main, Kalamazoo
🕒 Mon–Sat: 10–9 | Sun: 12–5