I love the tradition. Carving pumpkins, wearing masks, its fun for me, and its a good tradition to pass down. It gives people wonder, almost like there is still majic in the world.

I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. When I was younger I loved to dress up and the funnest one I spent was in Las Vegas.

Around here, in this dilapidated Rustbelt city, there are hardly any young children. Yet, we have plenty of trick-or-treaters carted in from the ghetto for the free candy. They'll ungratefully say, "Is that it?" or "I don't like these." Hopefully the rain will keep them away.

I wish I had a party to attend.

I love Halloween, it gives me an excuse to turn off all the lights & watch scary movies all night, then eat all the chocolate when no trick or treaters arrive at my doorstep. It's a personal tradition of mine. I usually stick to watching the classic horror movies. I used to dress up when I had a reason to, now that I barely have any friends I'm going to spend some time with my sister tonight. My parents aren't into decorating for Halloween. But I know when I have my own place, I will. I like celebrating the holidays no matter what.

It's on-again, off-again, for me.

But the un-depressed me is a lot like Tyler & Elsairene. I also love the way friends drop in, too, on the off chance there's something like a tasty grog, or leftover chocolate.

And, for a lot of people, getting a little scare IS a fun thing.

I am a bit conflicted this year, I'll admit it. But ultimately, I'm always glad I participated.

And the LITTLE ONES are SO cute!!! Always makes me smile.

Hi sunnycat, I don't like to be scared, either! I'd never go to a Halloween haunted house attraction. (I hate rollercoasters for the same reason.)

But I do like some scary movies ... I usually find out beforehand if they are disturbing, have gore/violence or whatever. I don't like the ones that have lots of sudden loud noises to scare you. If it looks like too much, I won't watch them.

I'm fascinated by ghosts, spirits, etc. and the idea that on Halloween, the veil between the two worlds is thinner ...

I love everything else about Halloween, too -- the pumpkins, the costumes, the candy, the tradition. Unfortunately, we hardly get any trick or treaters in my neighborhood ... I miss that.

Someday I'd love to go to Mexico for the Day of the Dead celebrations. They really know how to do it!

This is actually the one holiday I can deal with. I don't do anything for it....in my early twenties I went to Halloween parties and dressed up, but I wouldn't now. I would feel like an idiot dressing up and I don't do parties anymore. I do dig the scary flick they show this time of month though.

I would much rather deal with Halloween than Thanksgiving, Xmas, Easter, Valentines Day (a pathetic joke), or any of the rest. I just try to basically ignore them the best I can.

We don't get many kids here trick or treating, the first year I lived here I forgot to buy candy and we had some come by. I tried to talk one of the kids into taking a can of Lima beans. He wasn't impressed. I don't buy candy to hand out, I just put a sign on the door (in case some do show up) saying "No Candy" and a little sad face lol

I think it's always been fun to me, it's a chance for people to put on a costume and pretend to be someone else or someone imaginary. It can be pretty funny too. A friend of mine went to work today with a binder on her head as a binder full of woman. LOL! You really must laugh at that whether you love or hate halloween.

I love the last 3 months of the year. October 25th - January 1st to be specific. Each month has a holiday at the end adn tehn the year ends with a BANG!
Of course I have an 8yr old son who loves the holidays. Even Valentine's day which I can't fucking stand, but have to be all smiles about it for my son.
Of course, the one great thing about being an adult is that you don't have to wait until Halloween to dress up! I came into work back in April and my boss came up to me and asked, "Who are YOU!?" I looked down at myself and then back to him and replied, "Me? I'm Batman...Who are YOU?!"

My sons Birthday is today and he ordered things two months ago for his Bday presents.. Now I will have to donate more money to the cause so he doesnt feel forgotten.. He has me wrapped around his finger.. lol.... Im not impressed... hahahaha

I like costume parties, they can be alot of fun. I used to throw themed costume parties but Ive moved and dont know enough people. Halloween sucks though in my opinion. I dont like anything about it. Its not even safe for kids to trick or treat and it glorifies gore and violence. I'm with you sunnycat, bah humbug trick or treaters!

ahhh yes when I was younger it was fun to dress up and trickortreat in my neighborhood....always a time for excitement in the air..but of course being young was an exciting time for me..lol

Now, I just like the ambience it brings, the summer winding down, first cold spells, winds changing, leaves falling, signals a message to my brain that this year is almost over with, I'm getting in my winter mode, wondering if I need to invest in any different kinds of warm socks to keep my toeses toasty! mwahaha!

I hate this holiday but will say for everyone that does like it, be careful out there tonight, if you are able to get out. For those who can't, we will be thinking of you.

Nah, I happen to love it! It suits my gothic sensibility!

I think people like to be scared because it's a sort of primal reaction, that shakes us out of our "civilized" boredom and gets us in touch with some sort of ancestral survival mode.

But this time of year always marks the time when my brother visibly got sick (he passed away, of colon cancer, January 31), and REAL death is no laughing matter.

A sadness and a sort of phantom PTSD keeps coming back for me this time of year, every year, as I remember him describing his symptoms, how it felt he was getting stabbed in the abdomen by a thousand knives all the time. I really felt his pain, and felt absolutely helpless to do anything about it.

Don't know what it's going to take to be rid of these sensations every year, except to fall deeply in love with someone else, issues and all, to take my mind off my own issues, and those horrible memories.

Love this post, I HATE halloween. I always have. It made it difficult when my kids were young, I really did not care too much about it. I did what I absolutly had to, luckily my husband likes it so he made it fun for the kids. I dkw i hate it.