Halloween in a box documentary!!

[Mego Stretch Hulk]

This looks like it's going to be awesome!!! All about the classic Halloween costumes we love!

Check out the trailer!

https://halloweendailynews.com/2019/09/halloween-box-documentary-october/?fbclid=IwAR1LvZPffO5Sc3YFIwAcn97hEmBXeOvNhRsbvRoe7MSBx3NFqBXI742I5Gw

[Mike Scott]

I didn't know the went back to the '30s. I thought everybody made homemade costumes, back then.

[Monsters For Sale]

I didn't know the went back to the '30s. I thought everybody made homemade costumes, back then.

In the 1950's, it was about 50/50.  TV commercials on kids' programming had about half of the kids demanding dime store costumes.  But, where I lived, about half of the kids had costumes they put together or their stay-at-home moms would make for them.

The homemade costumes never put the character name or Disney on the kid's chest.  (I always felt that was so stoopid.)

Many of the kids simply wore costumes portraying various occupations, sometimes using worn-out, cutdown uniforms from parents or other relatives.  It was the treat givers' job to guess what the little beggar was supposed to be.

[Hepcat]

But, where I lived, about half of the kids had costumes they put together or their stay-at-home moms would make for them.

Back in my main trick or treating years from 1957(?) to 1964, almost all kids either wore simple home made costumes or simply a mask bought at the variety/convenience store on the corner. While I always admired the Collegeville/Ben Cooper type of costumes that were so very prominently displayed hanging from the ceiling at the Woolworth, Kresge, Metropolitan and Zellers five-and-dime stores downtown, I knew my parents would have regarded the purchase of a whole costume for just a few hours of trick or treating as a shameless extravagance and I never dared to even ask for one.

Many of the kids simply wore costumes portraying various occupations, sometimes using worn-out, cutdown uniforms from parents or other relatives.  It was the treat givers' job to guess what the little beggar was supposed to be.

Yes, precisely! People would also try to guess whose kids they were seeing at the door because they had a pretty good idea of who lived in the immediate neighbourhood.

[Mike Scott]

In the 1950's, it was about 50/50.

I don't remember having a store bought costume. I remember buying crepe hair and those cheap makeup sticks (like a crayon for your face), to help make the outfit.

[Mike Scott]

I knew my parents would have regarded the purchase of a whole costume for just a few hours of trick or treating as a shameless extravagance

How about just a mask?

[marsattacks666]

Ben Cooper and Collegeville Hallowe'en costumes were in abundance, during the 70s in my hometown.

[Monsters For Sale]

How about just a mask?

Quite a few 50's kids did that - especially if they had one of the more expensive over-head rubber masks.

[Hepcat]

How about just a mask?

Oh, a new one every year! Cats, dogs, rabbits, squirrels, any kind of funny animals. I only wish I'd kept them, but like so many other things I either pitched them out myself a week or two after Halloween or else my parents did.

A buddy of mine wore the same rabbit mask every year. I'll have to ask him whether he still has it.



One of the things I also remember is that our family dog found it disturbing/unsettling when I put on the mask. She didn't like it at all. Proof positive that it's not just about smell with dogs.

[Mike Scott]

I only wish I'd kept them, but like so many other things I either pitched them out myself a week or two after Halloween or else my parents did.

I could say "If only I had kept all that stuff.", but I'm sure by the time it got thrown away, it was probably pretty well trashed. 

[Rex fury]

Thanks for posting about the documentary. I subscribed to the Halloween Daily News after following the link. It looks pretty fun and there's nothing like "daily news" about my favorite holiday🎃

RF

[Mego Stretch Hulk]

More press.


https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/09/29/roy-thomas-appears-in-new-halloween-in-a-box-movie/

[marsattacks666]

More press.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/09/29/roy-thomas-appears-in-new-halloween-in-a-box-movie/

Awesome.

[Barlow]

It says something about being released Oct. 1st, but I can't find the actual film online. Anyone got a link?

[zombiehorror]

It says something about being released Oct. 1st, but I can't find the actual film online. Anyone got a link?

Just checked Amazon, they have it, $2.99 VOD rental.