What is it about Halloween?
Is it the idea of playing pretend, hiding behind paint or a mask and letting your cares slip away? Is it the haunting suspense? Is someone lying in wait to jump out and frighten me to humiliation? Is it the comfort of tradition? Seeing the little ghouls, superheroes and witches parade through the neighborhoods with their open bags like greedy little mouths. Is it the gothic romance? Ravens and black lace, silver candleabras and lovable villains. Or maybe the stories? Legends of headless horsemen, eerie warnings from beyond the grave, the cautionary tales of local abandoned houses and hospitals.
Whatever the fascination or reason, Halloween touches us in one way or another. We have our customs, our favorite treats and concoctions we reserve for this time of year. A box or two, or three, of decorations and knick-knacks kept safe until we feel that first real September chill. We have our annual gatherings that we attend or throw, whether it's for the entire family, or the kind that calls for a babysitter.
In this blog I hope to bring a little something for every kind of Halloween lover. Stories, history, recipes, creative ideas, as well as share my own traditions and customs. I also encourage you, the reader, to do the same.
Halloween is for everyone and so is this blog.
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