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Getting the most out of Halloween on a budget
Halloween is almost upon us once again, and the amount of goodies available made me wonder- why isn’t Halloween made into even more of an event? Something akin to ‘annual psycho clowns with pick-axes’ day. Think about it- you could have jolly old Satan Claws come and fill your stocking with guts, surround your Halloween tombstone with goodies and rotting carcasses, and then you could all sit down to a pleasant Halloween dinner of roast pumpkin and Gutted Bystander. Seriously though, it could be turned into more than just Trick Or Treating and bobbing for apples, even in these financially difficult times.
Halloween can be a lot of fun for both kids and adults, and can serve as a family bonding experience. Involving kids in Halloween games can be a great way to entertain and educate them on more traditional pastimes (even when their origins are obscured by popular culture). Getting dressed up and made up as witches and monsters can be fantastic fun for all involved, and properly supervised Trick-Or-Treating is a great thing for making memories.
But Halloween isn’t limited to the domain of kids, and nor should it be. With all kinds of events on in clubs, cinemas and so on there’s a ton that the adult Halloweener can sink their teeth into (sorry). There’s a great deal of Halloween themed merchandise that make great gifts, such as licensed horror movie memorabilia and other merchandise like action figures, posters, statues, replicas and of course the movies themselves. You could check out things like the ever-creepy Living Dead Dolls figures, or the movie collectibles created by MacFarlane Toys, NECA and Sideshow Collectibles.
Fancy a memorable Halloween evening in? Gather your friends, some suitably kitsch horror movies (Go for the cheese more than the darker stuff- zombie films, cheap B-movies, Chucky, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and its billion sequels, films you can shout at), Halloween snacks (stock up on kids snacks and themed sweets- there’s nobody saying the grown-ups can’t have some fun too), add some suitably camp music (I recommend ‘Project 1950′ and ‘American Psycho’ by the Misfits or anything by the Cramps) and there you go, you have the makings of a fun Halloween party in your own home. Granted, that sounds like a typical night in at our place, yet there are people out there who are in fact normal. Somewhere. I think. get your place decked out with cobwebs and skulls and make an event out of it.
Want a fun evening’s viewing? Check out any of these horror flicks from the golden age of the 80s for some entertainment with your blood and guts:
The Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, An American Werewolf in London, Bad Dreams, Hellraiser, Evil Dead 2, Return of the Living Dead 2, Creepshow, Day of the Dead, Trick or Treat, Re-animator, Scanners, The Burning, Poltergeist, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Nightmare on Elm street, Class of Nuke ‘Em High (okay, this is a spoof but it still kicks ass),. TITLE. EVER), Dead Zone, The Gate, The Hunger, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Monster Squad, Society, Sorority babes in the Slime-ball Bowl-O-Rama….. Hell, there’s thousands of them. Get yourself some fun.
There’s a wealth of ways to go to make your Halloween memorable. Get things underway with a movie night as suggested above, then maybe go along to a themed party or pub night. Preferably costumed. Check out local listings for relevant events in your area, the more insane the better. If this comes across as a no-brainer, that’s because it really is. With little effort you can transform this commercial event into something really enjoyable. Don’t think of it as unwanted cost- think of it as a welcome break from normality and a way to celebrate in these hard times.Halloween celebrations shouldn’t be all about handing out sugary snacks to children- it should be enjoyed and relished. I mean, how often can you actually run around dressed as a bloodied monk during the rest of the year? Actually, forget I asked that.
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