I always went all out for Halloween, even in school. I'd be
one of the few that decided to "dress up". But I’d always be a Misfit
or Mankind or something in between. I'd ask, "What are you guys doing for
Halloween?" and I'd get "I dunno" or "nothing" from
the less than expressive faces from my fellow students. We've all had
lackluster 31st's before, but I'd at least throw on some Horror flicks with a
friend or two. Even just go out into the night. Trick or treat a little. Watch
people. Scare some folks. Fall nights can be unparalleled at times. And that
alone can make that night in particular feel magical. The way the leaves dance
on the cool air. The way the Jack O'Lanterns POP out of the darkness and somehow
light your way throughout the Darkness. The even mix of screams and laughter; some from children and some from adults alike.
Freshly TP'd trees reach out to the shattered shells of eggs on the ground.
Being a Ghost or a Goblin for a night is a pretty special thing. Fear can be
fun. Almost over-acting just because there's an energy in the air when you
can't tell if you're just chilly or excited.
We all know that's the day when the dead walk the Earth
amongst the living. Who's to say they're not? I didn't. Don't want to. I loved
the idea that I might possibly be walking around what scares us so very badly.
Under a mask could be your darkest fear. Something Ghastly and Macabre. In the
shadows is something to stop you in your tracks, had you seen it. Of course
there's always the fear of "creeps" and kidnappers and horrible
people tainting candy, but that's a fear all 364 days before and after Halloween.
THAT ads a little danger to the night. And as children and teens, we loved
danger. It made the whole thing feel real. Youths in the night searching for
candy. And somewhere, someone or something could get you. Pretty exciting to
me. 10 lbs of candy earned! And you didn't get eaten by a monster or some dude
wearing his mother’s nightgown and face. Halloween was never "EVIL"
to me. It was never a sacrilege, even though there were devils running around.
Ghosts, Witches, and things like that have always fascinated me and still do to
this day. It means good times with good friends, and for one night pretending
that everything I've seen in the movies is real. It means believing in magic
and wonder. Halloween means nothing but
good things to me."
20 days 'til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. 20 days 'til Halloween. Silver Shamrock!
