The Halloween Thread - My favorite time of year!!!

[Princess_Amethyst]

I had a great time with friends watching horror flicks drinking punch with Superman ice cubes!!

[Tango X]

Gah, didn't really do anything here... Had plans but they fell through when I came down with a nasty bug.

[packerbacker180]

Man, I get bummed when Halloween is over. Took me three hours to take everything down outside. Luckily we hit a warm spell and it was in the 60's. Last year it was in the 40's. Scored a $100 inflatable 8ft blacklight spider and three sets of eyeball lights for next year, 70% off, whole thing cost me $45. Hate when Halloween is over, but usually score a cool cheap item or two afterwards.

[BrandonDaCollector]

I had an awesome Halloween, although I'm really sick of these confusing "sexy" costumes. A sexy nurse makes sense. So does a sexy mermaid. Heck, I can even forgive sexy Batgirl. But a sexy Ninja Turtle chick? Sexy Chewbacca? C'mon, son. There's even a sexy Gizmo costume! WTF?! Still, it was pretty awesome. I hit two parties with the wife and kind of roamed the bar scene for a bit on Thursday night. The Gremlins costumes (Billy and Kate, not that horrifying Sexy Gizmo suit) went over pretty well - I'm sure the Medicom Gizmo on my back helped. And, to further affirm my faith in humanity, only two people (both dressed as Miley Cyrus, oddly) asked "Who are you guys supposed to be?"

She already has our couples' costume picked out for next year, and apparently I'm "going to really hate it". That's okay. Wait'll she sees what I've got planned for Comic Con.

And man, what was with the whole Miley Cyrus / zombies thing this year? I kind of get the zombies, but there were SO many wandering Chicago on Thursday - kind of cool in a surreal sense. But Miley Cyrus? Here a Miley Cyrus, there a Miley Cyrus, everywhere a Miley Cyrus? Okay, I get it, that whole twerking business made headlines. What the hell? I get that the ladies like an excuse to prance around in their undies, but c'mon. I saw more Mileys here in Chicago than I did in the closeout bins at Wal-Mart when those crappy Hannah Montana dolls were $5 a pop.

Personal favorite costume of the year: My boss - a tall, sorta chubby, very bald dude with a huge nose - dressed up as the dude from Despicable Me. That costume was spot-on. I'm pretty sure his kids were the little yellow guys.

First Halloween in Chicago, and I'm still reeling from all the crazies coming out in force. My morning train got accosted by guys dressed as zombies, an oddly spot-on Progressive Girl (Flo?) rode the elevator with me AND tried to sell me insurance, the Walgreen's nearby was staffed by bums (costumes, but it was jarring to see), and the wino who hangs out near work - I call him Hennessy Dave - was selling Halloween safety tips for money. I handed him a dollar and he told me that silver kills werewolves. I call that one wasted dollar.

Oh all of this is awesome, I love to read Halloween stories! Your ending is hilarious, I love it

[BrandonDaCollector]

Man, I get bummed when Halloween is over. Took me three hours to take everything down outside. Luckily we hit a warm spell and it was in the 60's. Last year it was in the 40's. Scored a $100 inflatable 8ft blacklight spider and three sets of eyeball lights for next year, 70% off, whole thing cost me $45. Hate when Halloween is over, but usually score a cool cheap item or two afterwards.

I know, I hate it as well. I'm still really trying to get over with it and realize how soon Thanksgiving is coming

[AcidDragon]

Well not quite yet but that didn't stop me from digging up some old decorations for the page and a few new ones! Hope you all have a great Halloween this year, gang!!!

[Doctor Fate]

Halloween - as the older I get it's gets less and less significant as time goes on. I live in a Condo Complex and they don't allowed Children to go trick or treating - so I just buy a couple bags of candy and donate it to the Condo Board so they can have an annual Halloween Party for all kids at the Condo Complex Cabana.

I usually go to my Girlfriend's place and watch movies like Dracula, Werewolf, and that's pretty much my Halloween this year. I don't even put decorations up because that against Condo Board Policy. I'm nothing like Packerbacker - I'm complete opposite of him.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my experiences of Halloween and I did one time worked in a Haunted House for several years and because of my size 6'5" 275 lbs - I was Frankenstein for 7 years from 1982 to 1989.

[packerbacker180]

Spent six hours Monday putting decorations out in front of the house.

Didn't finish yet, lol.

[Tango X]

Spent six hours Monday putting decorations out in front of the house.

Didn't finish yet, lol.

Pics or it didn't happen. Haha j/k but seriously pics would be cool.

[Illiasc]

Awesome decorations and emotes AcidDragon! This is among my two favorite times of the year. And yes, pics or it didn't happen packerbacker180!

Sadly we don't get trick or treaters out where I am, so I don't decorate the yard or exterior of the house much other than a few nice jack-o-lanterns carved up, however I tend to go all out on the inside of my house I guess just for my own enjoyment. I already started about a week before October began! Thankfully about half the stuff so far is generally fall themed, so it sticks around through November as well for Thanksgiving. Beyond the decorations, I think the only thing I'll do differently this year that I've planned is to watch a scary movie every night for the whole of October, all but maybe four of them will be ones I've never seen before. Should be fun!