If you remember the glory mall days, Hot Topic was the home of alt/goth/punk clothes, and stuff ranging from hair dye to video games. You always found the most unique of the cool stuff at Hot Topic. Now, Spirit Halloween's parent company, Spencer Spirit Holdings, has announced that they're taking on Hot Topic Inc. too. Over half of those are Spirit Halloween stores and a few dozen of them are Spirit Christmas stores. Meanwhile, the pending question you've had all through this: will my local Hot Topic become a seasonal Spirit Halloween store?