It's one of the most notable store fronts on Broadway. With silver plastic skulls, and spider web encased coffins, it looks like something out of a horror movie, and that is just how owner Sue Gustafson likes it.

Walking into Flossie McGrew's is like walking into a museum. Skeletons can be found dangling from the ceiling and bright magenta wigs adorn part of the wall space. What started out as used clothing an antique store now bears no resemblance to the conventional local business.

"I wanted it to be a yuppie goodwill" said Gustafson, "We had nice used clothing and then some ugly stuff that I had gotten from the Broadway Review. Turns out, everyone that came in liked the ugly stuff better, that's when I decided we wanted nothing in here that was common."

Now instead of catering to the yuppie crowd, Gustafson see's an eclectic mix of people coming through her door to check out everything from costumes to deer antlers.

"Most of the people that come in always say 'oh man we just wanted to see what this place was," said Gustafson.

Having owned the shop for 16 years Gustafson, who was previously in the restaurant industry, has made her mark on Broadway Ave. and is becoming quite the local celebrity. With bright purple hair, gold teeth, and sparkling green eye shadow, she has the ability to capture anyone's attention and recently was featured in a Denver documentary entitled Grandma Goth, directed by Deborah Hiestand.

Her fascination with all things morbid is what earned her the title of Grandma Goth, which appears almost ironic as she laughs and smiles as she stocks up inventory.

"Nothing pretty, that's what we look for when getting things for the store," says Gustafson as she surveys the 6,000 square foot establishment.

With a huge variety of costumes, Flossie McGrew's caters to the party crowd which has always included a large number of college students.

"We don't see as many DU kids as we used it," remarked Gustafson, "they used to come down here and spend a lot, but its been slowing down recently. It (University of Denver) is getting more sophisticated"

Even though the college crowd isn't strolling in as much as they used to, Flossie's continues to be a hit to those who choose to seek it out. With an atmosphere that evokes lingering memories of Halloween and an owner who is as interesting as the artifacts she sells, Flossie McGrew's is defiantly worth the trip over to Broadway.