Halloween is over for another year. The kids (and some adults)
dressed up in costumes, running from door to door for candy, decorations in
windows and on doors, scary movies. All done for another year.
My favorite aspect of Halloween is watching the kids in costumes
race down our street, dart up driveways. Hubs and I usually sit in our open
garage with a huge bowl of candy between us and welcome the neighbor kids. Yesterday
was bitter cold and rainy. The day before we had our first snow. Snow in
October? Yeppers. It melted as it hit windshields and the streets.
Nevertheless, we had snow in west Michigan. That’s pretty rare. At least the
Trick-or-Treaters didn’t have snow.
Our town (and the one we lived in before) had specific times
to trick-or-treat: from 6 pm to 8 pm. People put their porchlights on if they
were handing out treats. I’m amazed at the politeness of kids as they
stick to the street (we have no sidewalks) and don’t run across lawns—even when
we told them to cross the strip of grass between our house and the one next
door. They almost always thanked us for the candy, too. And, if outdoor lights
are off, they don’t bang on the door.
When no little witches, goblins, or Wonder Women were on our street, we turned off the light and
went inside at 7:30. Considering how nasty the weather was, if I was a parent,
I’d bribe the kids to stay home, turn out the lights, and give them the
trick-or-treaters’ candy. 😊 And watch a scary movie.
Having done our "civic" duty, we proceeded to watch that scary
movie. If you’ve read any of my posts, comments on FB, etc. you know I don’t do
scary stuff. No roller coasters, no Stephen King, no Friday the 13th.
It took me years before I watched Alien (and the sequels). When I made the
mistake of taking my kids to Gremlins, they begged to sleep in my bed that
night. And I let them because I’d been scared, too. LOL
So, consider yourself amazed that I willingly watched a
scary movie last night. Jekyll & Hyde (1990) with Michael Caine and
Cheryl Ladd. I love Michael Caine, so I thought why not? I’d never read the
book but sort of knew the story. (Who doesn’t?) That it was written by Robert
Louis Stevenson surprised me. I hate to say it, but it wasn’t very scary. Gremlins
scared me more. But, hey, I was trying to get into the mood. LOL
As I said at the beginning, Halloween is over for another
year. We do have some candy left over, which I’ll take to the craft show on
Saturday where I’ll sell my books. Candy always makes people stop. The spooky
decorations will come down, and those for Thanksgiving will go up. Another
holiday and one I look forward to.
Enjoy the post-Halloween time, if your kiddies aren’t hyped
up on all that candy.
2 comments:
Great post! I enjoy Halloween. This is the first year we missed handing out candy because we were traveling.
I learned early on that scary and slasher are not the same thing (surprise, Last House on the Left was not a scary movie!). I LOVE old horror movies and new ones if the emphasis is on human drama and not human dismemberment. The more fantastical the better because reality is too frightening. And yes, Gremlins was NOT a cute kid movie and (along with Indiana Jones 2) is the reason we have a PG-13 rating! But it's still on my Christmas movie Must Watch list. And it's with great sorrow that the house returns to normal once all the creepy regalia is tucked away for another year.
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