Something About Full-size Candy Bars

Give me something big to eat.

I was reviewing some of the articles we published when The House with a Clock in its Walls finally made it to the big screen. We're coming up on Halloween and this anecdote from the Chicago Tribune prompted a smile:

In real life, the home at 407 N. Madison Street belongs to Florida resident Jeff Hamilton. He’s a lawyer and real estate broker, not a warlock. Hamilton had no idea the house was a local celebrity of sorts when he purchased the fixer-upper in 2016.

“I just thought I was buying this cool house in the middle of nowhere,” said Hamilton, who grew up in Indiana and was in the market for a second home in the Midwest. “I didn’t know about the book.”

He was in the dark about another well-known Marshall fact: The Cronin sisters, who lived in the house until the early 2000s, would always hand out full-size candy bars on Halloween. Now Hamilton does too. And he’s read the book. He’s even grown accustomed to fans taking selfies on his front lawn.

Marshall canceled their historic home tour this year. Let’s see how trick or treating fares. Just no candy corn, people.