Anybody pumped up for Halloween ?!?!

[horror1o1]

It Seems like Some Stores Have Already Put Halloween Stuff Up. I'm Already Getting Excited For Halloween This Year.

me too!

[general gruesome]

I'm always excited for Halloween! favorite holiday of all time!

[charp13]

I just got a cardboard zombie standee that I ordered from Shindigz! It's real cute and comical- so the kids can take their pictures with it. Also, I bought a few things from Big Lots and a small poseable skeleton from Michaels.  EEEeeeee!  I'm getting cookoo for Halloween!

[twilitezoner]

I guess its a little early for the Halloween City and Spirits of the world to open. Early September?

[horror1o1]

I was ready for it again November 1st.lol!

[marsattacks666]

Ready, ready, ready.....for Hallowe'en. 

[Halloween Jeff]

I need to get off my backside and get some decorating done.....I have to build a support for my Grim reaper base, and start on tombstones....also will be making my large outdoor spider web in another month or so....

Bizarro Jeff

[Unknown Primate]

I'm getting pumped up right now!  Hammer curls, tri-pushdowns & Captains of Crush Grippers - oh!  You mean for Halloween - Yep, I sure am.  Hoping to really disturb my neighbors (who never speak to me) with some creepy, homemade life-size posters.  And sit on my patio sharpening a big axe and wearing pantyhose over my head.

[horror1o1]

I'm getting pumped up right now!  Hammer curls, tri-pushdowns & Captains of Crush Grippers - oh!  You mean for Halloween - Yep, I sure am.  Hoping to really disturb my neighbors (who never speak to me) with some creepy, homemade life-size posters.  And sit on my patio sharpening a big axe and wearing pantyhose over my head.

now that's what i like to hear.LOL!

[Unknown Primate]

You're into pantyhose, too?   

[marsattacks666]

I'm getting pumped up right now!  Hammer curls, tri-pushdowns & Captains of Crush Grippers - oh!  You mean for Halloween - Yep, I sure am.  Hoping to really disturb my neighbors (who never speak to me) with some creepy, homemade life-size posters.  And sit on my patio sharpening a big axe and wearing pantyhose over my head.

Sounds like fun, can I join in on the fun?

[horror1o1]

You're into pantyhose, too?   

Yup. And axes too.lol!

[Unknown Primate]

Damn - I love this place!

[yendor1152]

Halloween is definitely my favorite time of year, and living in Maine is especially sublime when the season hits. I've noticed Halloween candy in the supermarkets already--a little early, to be sure. I mean, that's a 2 1/2 month window for candy shopping before the big day. Compare that to other holidays like Valentine's (about a month and a half), Easter (two months), and Christmas (about 1 3/4 months), and you realize that Halloween is THE candy holiday.

Actually, my favorite period of the entire Halloween season is when it first trickles in--perhaps I see some candy corn in a store or notice a tree that's started to turn, even though it's still late August. Also, in Maine at least, the last part of August takes on a really odd kind of atmosphere. The sun is more golden, for example. And there's the constant sound of crickets in the grass that inexplicably stop in mid-September.

For me, especially, the big night is also a very sad night. Once all is said and done, the kids have come, the candy (or most of it) is gone, I sit in my decorated living room and relive all my own childhood Halloweens. I have a lot of vintage Gurley candles (unlit), Beistle decorations (not repros), and assorted items like tin lithographed noise makers and plastic devil's heads. And, of course, the great animatronics--a crypt that opens up to reveal a green-eyed demon that flaps is wings, a skull that follows you with his eyes and says, "hey! Where you goin'? I see you!" All wonderful stuff. Then, at midnight, it's November 1st, and I feel the Halloween spirit just up and disappear into the night. When I finally hit the sack, I know a long winter is ahead of me, and I absolutely dread taking everything down and putting it away. Very sad.

Rod

[charp13]

yendor- You really have a way with Halloween words! I could see all that activity in my mind-thanks to your lovely description of Autumn in Maine    I also feel a combination of sadness and relief when Nov. 1st comes along. We end up breaking down the decorations, fog machines, projectors and big props- from 10:00 PM- 12:00 AM that night and letting it all dry out for a few days in the garage before putting it away. It's an ordeal, especially if it's raining, but at least it's never really cold where we live. I never look forward to winter- ugh! I'm a summer freak, so I consider Halloween my treat for having to say goodbye to summer every year. You seem like you have some really nice vintage decorations. I would keep those candles and lithos out all year long. Those are the good stuff!