Halloween is almost upon us once again, and the number of related items available made me wonder why Halloween isn't made into even more of an event? Something like an UnBirthday. 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 traditional Halloween dinner of roast pumpkin and Innocent Bystander. Surely it could be turned into more than just tired Trick Or Treating and bobbing for apples, even in these financially demented times.
Halloween can be a riot for both kids and adults, and can serve as a bonding experience for friends and families. 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 items like the infamous Living Dead Dolls figures, or the movie collectibles created by MacFarlane Toys, NECA and Sideshow Collectibles.
Do you want a fun Halloween 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. Indeed, that sounds like an average night in at our house, but there are people out there who are actually normal. Somewhere. I suppose. get your place decked out with cobwebs and skulls and make an event out of it.
Want an enjoyable evening's viewing? A few recommendations for you:
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, Poltergeist, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Nightmare on Elm street, Re-animator, Scanners, The Burning, Class of Nuke ‘Em High (okay, this is a spoof but it still kicks ass), From Beyond, House, 976:Evil, Witchboard, Warlock, The Thing, Bad Taste, Cat People, Child’s Play, Cat’s Eye, Chopping Mall (BEST. 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. Start off with a film night as suggested, then go along to a themed party or event,. Preferably dressed up. Check your local listings for events in your area that you can go along to and take part in, the more ludicrous the better. If this comes across as a no-brainer, that's because it really is. With little effort you can turn an otherwise very commercial day into something you can really enjoy. 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 giant alien lizard during the rest of the year? Actually, don't answer that.
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