Just Not a Halloween Fan

[ToomuchStuff]

Though I suppose I could very weird and macabre and do sexy Ebola victim...

Ebola Elvira?

[mtnlaurel]

Thought so :-)!

This Halloween I would like to do something spooky - visit an old New England graveyard kind of spooky. Probably won't (mainly because I doubt I'll be in New England) but it's a thought. I love old cemeteries and walking around them and would probably fun on Halloween. Besides that I'll have to rent some scary movies from Redbox.

If you are ever in the mid-Atlantic during Halloween:
I had no clue that Sleepy Hollow was just up the Hudson River Valley from NYC, I thought it was up in New England.... we happened upon it on a leaf looking drive in mid-October. It was then a Must Do every fall that we lived in that area. My kids were too young for us to go on the cemetery tours, etc. and were usually crashed out in the back seat by the time we got there at sundown, so we didn't get to go too deep, but boy did it look fun to explore. (and I don't think I could handle it anyway :S)
In Philadelphia there is a prison from the early 1800s (eastern state prison) that opens for Haunted Tours. I nearly pee'd myself just driving past it in the middle of the day in April. Super Spooky looking.

I too can't stand the general Pornification of our culture since the Internet and that everyone that has kept their figure, or not, feel compelled to slut it up on Halloween. A little cleavage, OK, but the whips & chains... oh please.

I like most anything silly and lighthearted, so Halloween is right up my alley.
It's got to be easy though or forget about it - I'm a lazy, low-hanging-fruit kind of goodtimer.

One time we spent a Halloween in Santa Barbara and were directed to a neighborhood where the whole neighborhood just went completely over the top. Each house having a different theme and whole families dressed in costume with garages open, huge huge block party. Truly a sight to behold. It was like trick or treating on a movie set. Totally fun to see.

For us, Halloween is just a piece of the Autumn puzzle.
My dad usually comes to visit. We make chili. Do some trick or treating.
I do put some effort into the kids' costumes with last minute whipped up homemade'ish' costumes from thrift store plunder, stuff we already have and an ebay purchase or two.

For those that like to decorate their pets.
I love this one
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...78d2dae0db.jpg

And yes, I validate OPs feelings of not feeling Halloween.

[mtnlaurel]

I think Halloween should be extended to include el Dia de los Muertos, a day to honor and celebrate the dead.

That just may be happening...
there is an animated movie coming out this month 'Book of Life'
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/new-f...mates-day-dead

Also, lots of el Dia de los Muertos product in stores
I saw colorful skull decals at Dollar General just yesterday

And if you look on Pinterest, it's hard to escape the colorful skull face painting photos

Now whether or not anyone knows what the holiday means is another story, but it does appear to be catching on.

[Spartana]

If you are ever in the mid-Atlantic during Halloween:
I had no clue that Sleepy Hollow was just up the Hudson River Valley from NYC, I thought it was up in New England.... we happened upon it on a leaf looking drive in mid-October. It was then a Must Do every fall that we lived in that area. My kids were too young for us to go on the cemetery tours, etc. and were usually crashed out in the back seat by the time we got there at sundown, so we didn't get to go too deep, but boy did it look fun to explore. (and I don't think I could handle it anyway :S)
In Philadelphia there is a prison from the early 1800s (eastern state prison) that opens for Haunted Tours. I nearly pee'd myself just driving past it in the middle of the day in April. Super Spooky looking.

I too can't stand the general Pornification of our culture since the Internet and that everyone that has kept their figure, or not, feel compelled to slut it up on Halloween. A little cleavage, OK, but the whips & chains... oh please.

I like most anything silly and lighthearted, so Halloween is right up my alley.
It's got to be easy though or forget about it - I'm a lazy, low-hanging-fruit kind of goodtimer.

One time we spent a Halloween in Santa Barbara and were directed to a neighborhood where the whole neighborhood just went completely over the top. Each house having a different theme and whole families dressed in costume with garages open, huge huge block party. Truly a sight to behold. It was like trick or treating on a movie set. Totally fun to see.

For us, Halloween is just a piece of the Autumn puzzle.
My dad usually comes to visit. We make chili. Do some trick or treating.
I do put some effort into the kids' costumes with last minute whipped up homemade'ish' costumes from thrift store plunder, stuff we already have and an ebay purchase or two.

For those that like to decorate their pets.
I love this one
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...78d2dae0db.jpg

And yes, I validate OPs feelings of not feeling Halloween.

Oh a haunted prison - what could be spookier? Well maybe a haunted old insane asylum. They had one somewhere in New England that was really huge, old and dilapidated that was on the water but I can't remember where it was. Had been empty for decades and was just the giant gray building. Very creepy.

Yeah I did know Sleepy Hollow was in NY somewhere from reading the book when I was a kid - and then again when they did the Jonny Depp remake. Guess there is now a TV show on Sleepy Hollow but haven't seen it myself.

[Packy]

I met Cassandrra, AKA"Elvira" in person ,one time. Hope that helps you kids some.

[Songbird]

I met Cassandrra, AKA"Elvira" in person ,one time. Hope that helps you kids some.

Lucky you! I remember all the guys in my high school, back in the 70's, thought she was the sexiest thing ever!

[ApatheticNoMore]

I think I like funny costumes the best, not scary or sexy, but just those that become part of a joke, then you riff on the joke as your playing the part. They can be a very "in joke" (like just for one's coworkers or friends because only they know the context).

[ApatheticNoMore]

I was just reminded today (Halloween) of how much I love Halloween, not because anything that special happened, but I had just forgotten how much I love it. Perfect time of year too.

[Tussiemussies]

I don't participate in Halloween either. To me it is a meaningless day, there are no Christian roots behind it although there are the pagan ones, but it just Isn't for me. Also I don't believe in children having so much candy, it just Isn't healthy for them. If I had children I would bring them around to see family that is all.

[Tussiemussies]

PS I do decorate my front porch with different color mums and uncarved pumpkins. Sometimes we add corn stalks. It gets very expensive I would like to grown my own pumpkins and gourds some years ago. I tried it once with pumpkins and had a good yield but I had planted them too early.