I was thinking about going as one of the seven dwarves this year.. might be a new look for me.

Not sure what I'll be doing on that day.. only time will tell.

I do love all of the scary movies that come out around halloween...



get get get out out out... :chainsaw: :runforhills:

I love Halloween! I love dressing up. We always have a Halloween party at work, and I'm hoping to go some parties around the city this year.

Last year, I went as zombie Snow White, and won scariest costume at work. Previous costumes include crazy cat lady (that one was brilliant, I must say), zombie prom queen, Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas, a cracked porcelain doll, and Sarah Palin- which may or may not have involved me called the CEO a maverick at our all-company meeting .

This year I'm considering a Honey Boo Boo costume, scary nurse, or pregnant Snooki. I'm not sure though.

Another thing I like about Halloween- cheap candy on November 1. :)

ZOMBIE SNOW WHITE???!!!!!! :chasingzombie:

I vote for Honey Boo Boo!! :)

I usually just wear a witch hat and call it good. It seems appropriate!

I love playing dress up! The last few Halloweens, I was a Underworld vampire (not Selena but one of the lux ones), a babydoll marionette, a geisha, an ice princess. I love doing the makeup and trying out new things to see what will work.

Not sure what I am doing for me this year, but this is what I am doing for Ethan. I just bought everything needed to make this, except the hands...

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I love Halloween, it is my absolute favorite holiday! I haven't dressed up in years, but who knows, maybe I will again someday. For now, I have the joy of helping my son decide what he wants to be (the conversation usually starts mid-summer...can you tell I love the holiday? Lol). Then we either go look for a costume, or for the supplies to make one. This year, as I have since he was born, I will be accompanying my son on his trick-or-treat rounds. This will be one of our first Halloweens withouth my dog, Molly, who used to come treating with us, and was always a huge hit with the little kids...so it's going to be a little bittersweet this year. I also hand out candy...when my son and I are out on our rounds I leave a big bowl full of candy on the porch and hope that everyone who comes by observes the honor system (I've never been disappointed thus far).

One of my plans for the near future is to go to Salem for Halloween...those plans are still in the works but it's gonna happen someday!!
:batty:

Would that be a school girl outfit or would it be a stripper outfit... "pull off" ;) Teasing!

I'm definitely leaning towards Honey Boo Boo! It's just a matter of finding the right dress. Challenge accepted. :)

wizard, I am thinking. I am into comfort this year. Also, I have spent too many Halloweens in SF freezing my ass off. A velvet robe appeals.

I have a ceramic pumpkin I have had for about 25 years I may dig out of my junk anc put out. It's about a foot in diameter and lights up. I got it at a department store that used to me in New England called Ames that went out of business.
We WILL go do a haunted house or two. A party this year is iffy, chefhmboyrd and I don't have the room to host one so it depends if any of our friends do. Halloween falls mid-week this year so it's going to leave just one weekend open for parties.

I just can't get into Halloween as much as I used to when I lived in New Hampshire. I grew up in Massachusetts, and trick-or-treat time was chilly weather and colorful (with foliage), shorter days, and hay rides in apple orchards. Maple syrup, the glimpse of a big old oak tree just blazing with color, trying not to drive off the road because it is all so beautiful and I am looking more at the trees than the road.

I get a certain mindset I can only experience when I am waking through the woods in New England. Tennessee woods are not the same, and it doesn't feel the same. When the trees start dropping their leaves and I catch a glimpse of the moon through bare tree branches, I might can go there for a moment. Then I get homesick.
It has been a long hot summer here, I won't be happy until I wake up and there is a frost covering everything.

I also am from Massachusetts (AND I remember Ames!) and I spent time down south. I agree that fall (and winter) are just not the same there. New England really has the full spectrum of the seasons....and I love it here for that reason. And what you said about the trees is especially true right now. I was driving to work today craning my neck to see this tree or that.... :)

NOTE TO NEW ENGLANDERS!
 

All this talk about Halloween and going to Salem kind of meshes with our LONGGG standing plan to have a mini New England get together. Anyone who would like to get together for Halloween Day in Salem please feel free to talk to me or Teddy. It WILL be during the week since that's where Halloween falls this year... We would love to get together and finally meet some of our friendly community :)

Tomorrow October is here, a costume idea
 

Fantastic suggestion! Anyone in or around the Western NY/Southern Ontario area interested in doing some ghosthunting this month? I know of several places and opportunities like Iron Island, Central Terminal and Goodleberg Cemetery. Some are free and some have a fee. Anyone?

Idea
 

It's been quite a while since I partyed on halloween,I usely do the candy bit for the goblins but this year as I didnt get to wear my gator killer outfit to the reunion im going out to the local gay bar clebration,I havent gone in so long I prolly wont know a soul...but whats new?My son can deal with the trick or treaters if he wants to.

My costume...
 

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I posted this a few weeks back as this pic was taken at ComicCon and mentioned it might be my costume. Since then I have found the helmet, spray painted it pink and am well on my way....hee hee hee....

Katniss~~(The glitter is strong in this one Master Yoda...)

Okay, it's decided I'm gonna be the Scarecrow to her Dorathy.... *singing* We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of OZ....

Hey all :) Teddy and I are going to be in Salem on the 30th of October. We are leaving home early in the am and will be there before noon. Anyone who wants to meet up for lunch or early dinner feel free to PM either one of us for our numbers. :) It IS on a Tuesday just FYI....

I went to Salem on Halloween a few years ago, what a blast! Have fun!

I love Halloween, love the whole spooky season.
My daughter has been working on her costume since last year :) She is going as Sallie from Nightmare before Christmas. She made a prototype doll over the summer and is about half way through making her dress. We just can't figure out how to get her crazy curly hair straight for the costume.

We usually have a little party with our homeschool group of teens. They dress up and do just enough trick or treating to still feel like kids and then spend a couple of hours trading and just playing. I think this year we're having a campfire too for some outdoor spooky storytelling when it gets late. They all also love ice skating so we talked about seeing if we could find an open rink for them all to go in their costumes and skate for a while.

Since the kids are older now, we send them out on their own and the parents hunker down with wine while they are out there. Helps us be extra excited when they want to show us everything they came home with.

I just Love Halloween!!! It is one of my very favorite Holidays.

I have a few costumes that are in my closet. One is a Princess, one is a Witch and one is a Clown. Yes they are all very different and it always depends on my mood that year. I do love going out and seeing what is new and different in the costume world. I love that we get to let our crazy self out even only for that day. I wear mine to work when Halloween falls on a working day. I have worn them taking the kids out trick or treating. I love decorating and of course have a couple of boxes in the attic with some really cool stuff. My favorite is my giant spider.

Yep I am a little nutty but sure do love having fun and Halloween is a great way to do just that!

i am working on my Manicorn costume.... i will post pics

Best Halloween Fright...
 

Yeh so one year I had this mock dressed-up Jack-o-lantern guy sitting in a rocking chair, holding a basket of candy with a sign that told the kids to reach and grab a handful. There were small toys and candy in the basket. It went over so well that the following year I dressed up and sat in the chair with pumpkins all around.

I had on some old clothes and boots and wore a straw hat that hung low enough to hide my face. A similar sign was posted but that year it was a box of small toys and candy. As the kids and their escorts eased up the dark driveway led by glowing lights and pumpkins they hesitantly reached into the box to grab their treats. Little did they know the box grabbed back!! :scared:

Ahahahaaaaa I had made a hole in the underside of the box and slipped my hand inside. When they would reach in the box I would grab them... :rofl: OMG the screams from both the kids and their escorts sounded throughout the neighborhood!! It was awesome!! But to coax them back for their actual treat was a bit of a challenge... :blink: Holy crap it was so much fun!! Good times!! Good times!! :D

Halloween decorations
 

good job im not superticious, i booked a 12 hr flight to Laos on Halloween night ...............

Autumn is my favorite time of year, and halloween is my favorite holiday! This year my roommate is having a pumpkin carving party (this weekend! yikes!) and asked if i would make toasted pumpkin seeds and cook fall-themed foods. I've been making apple crisp every weekend (we went apple picking, so i have lots of fruit to use) and have already frozen a bunch of homemade applesauce for later in the season.

I also am known for setting up haunted house trips. I set up 1 to 2 trips every weekend through the whole month of October where I get groups of people together and go to a haunted attraction. This past weekend we did Bates Motel, which is a haunted house, haunted hayride, and haunted corn maze. My favorite, though, is the old asylum.

My costume this year is going to be awesome, as soon as I can find the fabric to make the last part! I'm doing a victorian/steampunk crossover female version of the penguin from the 1950s batman. Purple top hat with veil, black lace parasol, corset, blouse, purple gloves, monocle, cigarette holder, black can-can thigh highs and a purple and black striped bustle skirt with little heeled boots. I am ecstatic over it, since I've been planning it for a while now but never got all the parts together before. :)

Two years ago I was a film noir poison ivy, which was ALSO tons of fun!

Damn!! The haunted trips sound wicked fun and the pumpkin carving themed night as well... remember there's always cider to be made "spiked." Your costume sounds awesome... I see you put a lot of thought into it. Have fun!!

I'm so looking forward to it! For the last haunted house we took a half gallon of cider and put 1/2 a bottle of spiced rum into it. SO DELICIOUS~!

A friend posted this great link on their facebook today and I thought it was worth sharing. :)

http://takebackhalloween.org/

It's a website of unconventional women's halloween costume ideas!

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This is not a derail attempt, I just couldn't find the kitten wars thread.

not......long.......now.......