Halloween Discussion Forums, Costumes, Horror!

I enjoy decorating, more than,dressing (costume) up for Halloween? I could do without getting into the costume! I get my thrills from peoples' reaction over my decor. Anyone else feel the same?

Yeah, I invest more in my decorations than I do costumes. But I don't TOT, I just pass out candy so I really don't have need for a costume. Now if someone would actually throw a party, then it would be a different story. I usually just wear some kind of a Halloween shirt. I got two cool ones from Riptapparel.com last year--one had jack-o-lanterns all over it and the other one was a costume party where everyone was some kind of monster dressed as something else.

I'm more into the dressong up. More so to see peoples reaction. I also like seeing the idea of your costume in your head coming to reality.

I like the decorations more than the costumes.

It's like Wednesday Addams said "I'm a homicidal maniac- they look just like everyone else."

Andybev01 wrote:I like the decorations more than the costumes.

It's like Wednesday Addams said "I'm a homicidal maniac- they look just like everyone else."

Im with you, Andy!

I like to guess about folks when I'm in public.
"is that guy a killer? Is that old lady actually a ghost?"

Andybev01 wrote:I like to guess about folks when I'm in public.
"is that guy a killer? Is that old lady actually a ghost?"

Your accuracy will vary, depending on your geographic location!!

I love to decorate more the best than costumes. I do love yard haunt display every year in October. This year I only will do decorate a little bit because me and my girlfriend are going to Halloween party at her best friend's house.

decorate, I'm not big on the costume thing, but I like setting up my stuff

Andybev01 wrote:I like to guess about folks when I'm in public.
"is that guy a killer? Is that old lady actually a ghost?"

I must admit i've played the "is that guy a killer?" game too!

Now that I'm 18 I'm probably going to invest more of my time into decorating because I usually don't go to or wouldn't really want to go to costume parties.

My sister plays the game "is that guy a killer?" all the time! But I think it's because she watches that Discovery I.D. channel ALL THE TIME. She probably thinks everyone is a killer...including me

Both, for me. I love to decorate the house, but the masquerade was always a huge draw for me from my childhood. Not that I am particularly inventive about it, or invest a lot of money in it. I frequently fall back on some variation of the witch. When I was younger I enjoyed playing the seductive enchantress, but now I guess I'm moving more into crone territory and rather enjoying that, too. I have also gone as ghosts, ghouls, and grim reaper types over the years. I have always tended to stay within the parameters of the traditional Halloween spooks, though I enjoy seeing people costume as personalities from pop culture, or historical figures, etc.

I also own several Halloween-themed shirts, and there have been times, when I was working more on the kids' costumes, when I just pulled on one of those to hit the street. Anything seasonal works, really. I am uncertain how this Halloween is going to go for me. If my daughter, now 14, TOTs, I believe she will go with friends in another neighborhood, and without me. I may end up staying home to hand out candy, but I will have to costume even to do that. I will miss seeing other people's displays, though. I have loved that all these years, walking the streets and seeing what other people have dreamed up.