Article: MERCHANDISING THE MACABRE : SHOP CATERS TO TWO-FACE'S TAILOR, KARLOFF KIN, HEARSE DRIVERS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Deborah Adamson Daily News Staff Writer

Eerily lifelike masks of horror film actors line the walls of Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

And beneath the row of plaster masks of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price is a 6-foot-tall handmade coffin.

The culprits behind this horror book and gift store are Sue and Del Howison, owners of the 2-year-old business described by the Sci-Fi Channel as the ``Macy's of the Macabre.''

The Howisons take pride in selling mainly horror stuff, unadulterated by science fiction or fantasy.

It stands to reason that the variety of products they carry attracts entertainment industry clients. Some of ...

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