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To love Halloween?

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 16:51

I love the trick or treaters and the dressing up.

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ditavonteesed · 31/10/2014 16:52

Not even a little bit, I love halloween, trick or treating then giving random kids sweets, then beer and slasher movies, whats not to love?

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 16:53

I don't even have little kids any more and I still love it.

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ditavonteesed · 31/10/2014 16:56

I loved it long before I had kids, we were in america pre halloween one year before we had kids and we bought so many decorations it was ace. The halloween decs do stay up all year though.

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LoathsomeDrab · 31/10/2014 16:56

I don't get involved with the trick or treating etc. (no kids and I'm a curmudgeon) but I love Halloween purely because there's always something good on at the cinema Grin

Tonight: double bill of Alien and Aliens.
Sunday: Suspiria with Goblin performing the soundtrack live

Heaven!

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 17:01

Sounds cool, Loath. Halloween Grin

ooooh it's dark enough to put my pumpkin outside.

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Hatespiders · 31/10/2014 17:19

Absolutely adore it, OP. Have just this minute had 2 dear little witches at the door. (My pumpkin is lit too!)
I always praise their super costumes and offer treats, then wave to parents hovering on the pavement (all known to us as we live in a small village)
We look forward to Hallowe'en every Autumn. YANBU!

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 17:26

Just had Dracula and Frankenstein at the door. Halloween Grin

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ArkhamOffett · 31/10/2014 17:26

YANBU.

Pumpkin lit, bag of sweets hung on front door in case we don't hear the knock.

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GoodArvo · 31/10/2014 17:29

YANBU. My kids and I love it. It's nice to see a non-miserable thread about Halloween.

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lunar1 · 31/10/2014 17:31

I love it too!

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squoosh · 31/10/2014 17:31

YANBU.

I love it too. It's fun, it's spooky, the little kids look cute, the not so little kid I saw on the train this morning, on his way to work dressed as Dracula looked brilliant.

I love the creativity that it unleashes in some people. There are many people out there who have missed their calling in the costume and special effects department of Hollywood studios.

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ArabellaTarantella · 31/10/2014 17:33

Oooh, how lovely to have a NICE Halloween thread for a change. My electric candles are out on the doorstep, the door is decorated and the ghost is in residence. How to scare the hell out of the little buggers Halloween Grin

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 17:34

I saw a teenager walking through town with brilliant facepaint on, like his face had been upzipped.

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ditavonteesed · 31/10/2014 17:37

I couldnt be bothered with dressing up just feeling a bit rough

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Hatespiders · 31/10/2014 18:04

Our door is going like a fair. all ages, even teenagers. Lots of the children said, "Happy Hallowe'en!" One little girl (she's about 4) said informatively, "I'm a witch you see. A witch. And I'm called...er...Mummy, what am I called?" ('Kitty' apparently)
No street lights here, so completely dark except for all the pumpkins down the street and mums'/dads' torches. Very exciting!
What's not to like? Warms the heart, it really does.

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Hatespiders · 31/10/2014 18:10

Haha! Another load. I said, "You all look excellent!" and one young lad replied, "But we're meant to look scary. We're meant to frighten you a LOT!"
(Darth Vader, but took his helmet off so hard to guess what he was)
I assured him he was totally terrifying. Dad grinned.

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QisforQcumber · 31/10/2014 18:14

Just had a lovely little batman jump out in front of all the "scary" trick or treaters shouting "il save you madam". Grin I love a bit of showmanship.

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LaurieFairyCake · 31/10/2014 18:16

It's lovely here, all tiny kids with parents waiting at the gate prompting them to say Happy Halloween.

In the last house, not particularly nice - mostly teens wanting cash

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steff13 · 31/10/2014 18:20

No unreasonable at all. It's my husband's birthday and our wedding anniversary. We had trick or treating last night in our town. Here is our yard and my daughter dressed as "Batman Girl."

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usualsuspect333 · 31/10/2014 18:23

I love your garden, and Batman girl is very cute.

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Sidge · 31/10/2014 18:28

I like it too.

Very family friendly round our way, we only knock at decorated houses and loads of people make an effort. All "Happy Halloween" and little witches and skeletons.

This is my DD1 Halloween Grin

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ProfYaffle · 31/10/2014 18:28

We love it too, have transformed our front garden into a graveyard and have loads of pumpkins/tea lights but we've only had 2 lots of trick or treaters! Most disappointing .....

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JennyOnTheBlocks · 31/10/2014 18:28

i love Halloween, unfortunately DD is frightened of people in scary masks knocking on the door Sad

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steff13 · 31/10/2014 19:06

Wow, that mummy must have taken a while to wrap! It's great!

My SIL always makes my nieces' and nephew's costumes. This year, 13-year-old niece was Frida Kahlo, nephew was the Invisible Man (trench coat, scarf, hat, face in bandages), and 6-year-old niece was Medusa, complete with "stone" head that she drug behind her. We do store bought. :(

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