Questions
Things people ask before they scratch.
- Is this a pre-order?
Yes. The calendar is for October 2027 and ships by August 2027. You are charged when you order. Cancel any time before it ships for a full refund, and if fewer than 50 calendars are ordered the run is canceled and every order is refunded without asking. See refunds and delays.
- Why order now for next October?
Because the pre-orders decide what gets printed. Thirty-one relics per edition are drawn by hand, proofed on real scratch-off stock, and printed in one run. Ordering early puts your edition in that run. Your money is treated as yours until the print order is placed.
- Can I use the lists this October without buying?
Yes, and please do. Every edition is a free printable checklist, a calendar feed and a night guide for October 2026. Nothing is behind an email address.
- What is The Unsealed Print?
An 18 × 24 inch print-ready PDF of the list, no scratch panels. Emailed after purchase. A plain typographic print for your own printer or a local print shop, $6, available now. No relics and nothing to scratch.
- Do I see the relics before I buy?
Not the ones on the poster. Each edition page shows one concept rendering for style and scale, and three off-list relics for films on no edition are shown as they are drawn. The thirty-one under each poster stay sealed until it is in your hands.
- Are the film titles hidden?
No. Titles and dates are printed in plain type above each panel, and every full list is on the site. Only the relic underneath is a secret.
- Why 31 panels when the name says 30?
October has 31 days. Thirty films across thirty nights, and a thirty-first panel for Halloween that behaves a little differently.
- What is the scratch layer?
Opaque latex ink, the same as a lottery ticket, proofed on the real paper stock before the run. A coin or the scraper in the tube takes it off cleanly.
- What is the enamel pin?
The $39 tier adds a completion pin. It is the thirty-first panel made physical. Wear it after Halloween.
- Can I buy more than one edition?
Yes. Add each to the cart; they ship together in one tube. The second edition is $5 off and the set of four posters is $99, applied automatically at checkout.
- Is it a gift?
It can be. Add a gift note in the cart; it prints on the packing slip and nowhere else. The tube carries no price.
- Do you ship internationally?
Not yet. Shipping is free within the United States and that is the only place it goes for now. See shipping.
- Where does checkout happen?
On Shopify. We never see or store your card details.
- Where is my order?
Shopify's confirmation email has a link to your order's status page. Anything else, email us with the order number.
- Is any of the art AI-generated?
The printed relics are hand-drawn. The concept renderings on this site are labeled as such and are not what gets printed.