A trip to a Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas, turned into a wild scene Monday night after a pet monkey escaped its owner and began swinging through the rafters.

What’s usually a store filled with fake frights became a real-life spectacle as shoppers watched the animal climb poles, swing from wires and crawl across the ceiling for more than 30 minutes.

“This was animal kingdom live,” said Arlene Pinkston, who was shopping with her daughters at the Spirit Halloween off U.S. 75.

“My daughter looked up and she said, ‘What in the world?’ and she's like, ‘Is that a real monkey?’ and I looked up and said, ‘Well, it’s got a diaper on so I guess it is real,’” Pinkston said with a laugh.

Pinkston said she took out her phone to record the moment, certain no one would believe her otherwise.

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