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Think back if you can. Do you remember actually SHOPPING? Traveling to your favorite record store or perhaps a secondhand boutique was actually a fun activity as you had no idea what you might find. What’s more is that you would actually get to know folks working in your favorite shop and form a relationship with the owner. Unfortunately nowadays, the mom-and-pop concepts and the treasure hunting experience have virtually disappeared with our ability to click a mouse. We can easily find that specialty item that appeals to our most geeky whim on eBay, Amazon, or Etsy. Well, if you’re a fan of the horror movie genre, you’re in luck. Now open for a tad less than a year, Chandler’s Terror Trader caters to its customers by offering a well-rounded selection of creepy collectibles, maniacal masks, and vintage videos. Within this Boo-tique, you can quickly find everything you’ll need to tap into your inner Michael, Freddy, or Jason. What’s that, you say? You want to order online? Nope. Terror Trader does not engage in e-commerce. This store want to be your final destination in AZ to find weird wares. Store owner Jason Swarr (yes, his name is actually Jason) proudly says, “We’ve actually got people coming here from as far as Texas.” Seeing as he runs the venture with his wife Gina and has an 18-year-old daughter who goes simply by “Red,” Terror Trader is truly a mom-and-pop shop that opened specifically and purposefully on October 1, 2021. This would also include the mindfulness of setting up shop across from a Zia Records, one of those few remaining places that is fun to browse. When asked if Gina is also a horror enthusiast, Swarr exclaims emphatically, “No. (laughs) Our house is quite normal and there’s no man cave with a bunch of eccentricities. This store here is pretty much like my man cave.”

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