halloween !

[A Gent Orange]

Most of the trick-or-treaters round here seem to have come as teenagers - to be fair that is the scariest thing I can think of.

[Rich Pullen]

I spent Halloween 2005 in Boston and it was incredible seeing how into it they are. The below image is the only picture I have left from a walk around the historic (and posh) Beacon Hill on Halloween.
 
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The next day I went to Salem. Which is THE biggest tourist trap I've experienced (apart from a beautiful colonial cemetary).

Most of the tourists could be found around a statue of Samantha from the TV show Bewitched while the only museum I risked taught me about goblins and ghoulies but not of the Salem witch trials (as it advertised).

I went to the tourist information who informed me that the actual of of Salem village was now called Danvers, a small town where a memorial of the Salem Witch Trials is situated and where the foundations of the 'birthplace' of the witch trials are located. However, the old guy at the information centre didn't have a clue where it was, he also informed me that he'd never been asked this simple enquiry before during his decades working there.

So I decided to trek to Danvers, walked around the majorly quiet town and eventually discovered a narrow track where the remains of the house where the girls were "taught witchcraft" was located (below). It looked like it hadn't been visited for a long, long time.

It was quite rewarding really.

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[jonny72]

I always go in to silent running mode, lights out and tv volume down, so it looks like I'm out. Unfortunately I forgot and some kids rang the doorbell when I was stood in the hallway so I couldn't ignore them, which was a pain as I didn't have anything for them. They were really polite though, said it was ok and went happily on their way.

[@MacPhlea]

I find setting the dogs on them tends to work - plus in their blind panic they tend to leave behind any sweets they have gathered prior to calling at my house...

[Ginginho]

We've only had a couple of trick or treaters tonight, young kids with their parents at the end of the path, don't mind that all, had a bowl of sweets by the door.
As we've only had a couple, that means I get to munch on leftover haribos and maoam sweets.
I was going to make some toffee apples, but I couldn't find any sticks anywhere.

[Summerof69]

Dont like it.............but the kids do and we were all kids once don't forget.

Iv'e spent the afternoon dipping raw brussells in chocolate...and watching with mirth as the youngsters bite into the chocolate truffles i have dished out.

Evil bastard....but I like where you're coming from. 

I assume you'd call that 'Trick and Treat' !!

[Christy]

Same routine for the last ten years or so.

Wychwood brewery open evening with all sorts of halloween fun for the kids, if they could be arsed.  More importantly, free beer, which I can be arsed with.

So, out of the house for a few hours at peak visitor time?  Yep.
Free Hobgoblin on tap? Yep.

Win - win. 

[leefer]

Evil bastard....but I like where you're coming from. 

I assume you'd call that 'Trick and Treat' !!

One little tyke had the cheek to ask for cranberry sauce

[Batch]

Love it. Pumpkin went outside and we had three groups of little kids with their parents come round. All said thank-you and went away happy with their harribo. Had one slightly older group come round but  hey had at least made an effort and took the sweets just the same.

Nowt wrong with that. We seem to be relatively chav free round here which helps.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

No-one even bothers knocking on our door anymore.....haha!

[nochee]

I have never been that fussed about it but I went to a Halloween/engagement party last night and had a great time. The hosts put so much effort into decorating the house. Uv lights, smoke machines, full size skeletons sitting around the dining table, hanging heads, ghoul wallpaper and even a real pigs head in the centre of the buffet. It cost them over £700 and 2 weeks work apparently. All of that combined with a bunch if nutters dressed in scary outfits full of booze and god knows what else made for a Cracking night that will be talked about for a long time.

[PHIL!!!!]

I have never been that fussed about it but I went to a Halloween/engagement party last night and had a great time. The hosts put so much effort into decorating the house. Uv lights, smoke machines, full size skeletons sitting around the dining table, hanging heads, ghoul wallpaper and even a real pigs head in the centre of the buffet. It cost them over £700 and 2 weeks work apparently. All of that combined with a bunch if nutters dressed in scary outfits full of booze and god knows what else made for a Cracking night that will be talked about for a long time.

That's it, if people are willing to make the effort, then Halloween can be great fun!

Saying that, i was never too bothered about it as a kid (Trick or treatin'), but as i've gotten older, i've quite enjoyed it! The whole dressin' up to go clubbin' with a  bunch of mates, is a good laugh.

Gothed it up a treat last night (Any excuse to wear eyeliner and nail varnish..........)

[Crispy]

Walking home from the pub and got fucking jumped. Great.

Happy fucking halloween and birthday.

[Bennett]

Walking home from the pub and got fucking jumped. Great.

Happy fucking halloween and birthday.

still at least you lost your virginity, perhaps not the way you would have wanted to...

[Crispy]

still at least you lost your virginity, perhaps not the way you would have wanted to...

Been there done that