Halloween is only two days away and, in spirit of the holiday, we decided to ask each and every Clickster about some of their favorite Halloween memories. We asked everyone three questions:
- What is your favorite Halloween memory?
- What is your favorite Halloween Costume you’ve ever worn?
- What are your plans for this year’s Halloween?
Dig in and check out the answers below, and please, feel free to give us your answers in the comments. Have a spooktacular weekend!
Mac
Mac rides into town as Zorro!
- “Honestly, it’s not a single specific memory, but I always loved sorting my loot out at the end of the night. I was very Scrooge McDuck about it. I still do the same thing, only with Blu-rays and comic books. Just sorting piles, stacking them higher. What’s that? Why yes, I am a Scorpio.”
- “I’d have to say my best costume is my custom made Ash costume from Evil Dead 2. Followed by my Bill Lumberg costume. Yyyeeaaaaaah…”
- “Same as every year, Pinky. House parties on Saturday and now that I’m old and boring, on actual-Halloween we tend to stay home watching movies and giving trick ‘r’ treaters poisoned candy. Of course by poison I mean black licorice. That stuff is disgusting. Happy Halloween, kids! Oh, and of course I’ll be watching the East coast feed of “The Walking Dead.”
Dinah
Dinah says "Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."
- “Halloween has been one of my favorite holidays since I was a kid, so it’s hard to choose just one memory. I do remember Halloween 1985, my mom and I threw together what turned out to be a fairly sensational Statue of Liberty ensemble. It was around the same time it was being renovated, so it was my first “topical” costume. We came up with the idea the day before I needed something for the school contest, and crafted the whole thing with stuff we found around the house at the last minute. It came out so well I won first prize in the school costume contest! Sadly, we got no pictures, but trust me – it was a great example of my mom’s crafting genius.”
- “Trinity from The Matrix. 2000 was the first and last time Mac and I ever did a “couples costume.” (He was Neo, of course.) Mac is a stickler for costume details, so the two of us really pulled out all the stops. The results were totally badass.”
- “We’ll check out a couple costume parties, but on Halloween itself, I like to stay home & pass out candy to all the neighborhood monsters. Also, we will be watching this.”
Scott
Scott, sporting a homemade pirate costume, with his mother and sister.
- “My favorite Halloween memories are getting engaged on the beach in Stone Harbor on Halloween weekend, and getting married a few years later… also on Halloween weekend (and, yes, we had a Corpse Bride cake topper). It’s safe to say it’s my favorite holiday.”
- “My favorite costume was probably also my most pathetic. When I was working at the local drug store in high school, I squeezed into this ridiculous lion costume and worked the entire day like that. I looked horrible, and none of my co-workers were dressed up, but it was fun and all the customers seemed to get a kick out of it.”
- “Since The Wiggle Bear had Chicken Pox last year when she wasn’t even one year old yet, we didn’t get to take her out for Halloween. We’re making up for it this year by letting her dress up as Abby Cadabby and taking her up and down my wife’s childhood street trick or treating for a few hours. I plan to take as many pictures as humanly possible. Then it’s home to try to convince my wife to watch “The Walking Dead” with me. Wish me luck!”
Scott & his little Wiggle Bear with her Chicken Pox
Jackie
Jackie stands next to Yoda.
- “Going through the mazes at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios with friends who decided it would be super funny to make me go first through every single one!”
- “A Southern Belle dress from “North & South” that I got to borrow from the famed Western Costume Co., but I made the mistake of wearing it to class and let’s just say hoops aren’t meant for school desks or classroom doorways.”
- “Co-hosting the second annual Haunted Hills party for 100 people with witches brew cocktails and a kill room for the DJ dance area!”
Dre
Wonder Dre complete with her bracelets!
- “My mom made my brother and my costumes for the first 10 years of my life or so.”
- “I was a hippie one year, and got to wear my mother’s bandana and suede fringe vest from the 70’s.”
- “Lay low, and eat some candy with friends.”
Brigid
Brigid does her best Marilyn Monroe.
- “Dressing up as a sailor and wearing my grandpa’s sailor uniform.”
- “The I Dream of Jeannie costume my grandma made for me.”
- “It’s my favorite holiday so going to as many Halloween parties as possible. This year I am dressing up as Katy Perry and my boyfriend is going to be Russell Brand.”
Emily
Emily as Rainbow Bright.
- “Trick or treating with my cousin in his neighborhood, which had a lot more houses in it than mine. More houses = more candy.”
- “The Rainbow Bright costume my mom made me when I was about 6 or 7 was pretty bad ass. It even had the yarn wig and spats to go over my shoes.”
- “A group of friends will be dressing up as Batman villains and invading West Hollywood for the parade/contest/FUN.”
Amanda
Amanda isn't afraid of the Big Bad Wolf!
- “That moment of looking at all your candy before you get sick/have nightmares.”
- “Dead Drew Barrymore from Scream.”
- “If I ever settle on a costume, going to a party and trying to avoid crazy LA Halloween traffic (so avoiding West Hollywood entirely).”
Memory
Declan as Cookie Monster & Bryn as Little Red Riding Hood
- “Every Halloween my brother and I would fill up huge pillowcases with candy by going house to house (for hours) and then we would get home, sort it and trade with each other.”
- “Well, honestly I have no photos of any of my costumes growing up. I can’t even remember what I was as a kid. I do, however, remember when my sisters were only 2 (they are twins) my mom made them into a pair of dice (black leotards, cardboard boxes painted white with black dots, black dot for a hat). Super cute!”
- “This year we will dress up the kids and do about an hour of trick or treating and then come home and let the kids hand out candy. Bryn is going to be a chef (complete with wooden spoon) and Declan is going to be Super Why.”
Sarah
Sarah is a sassy little ladybug.
- “Halloween while studying overseas. People came up with costumes from their own wardrobes or borrowed from others (the guys raided all the girls’ closets). It was a really creative display.”
- “In 5th grade, I was a box of Honey Nut Cheerios. We painted it to look exactly like an actual box of cereal and glued Cheerios all over the front in the bowl of milk. Lots of people took pictures of me. It was fun.”
- “Taking the kids Trick or Treating. Russell is going to be a diver (while Daddio and Papa are sharks) and Sophie is going to be a Bumble Bee (with Mommy and Gramma). It should be lots of fun.”
Russell the Diver & Sophie the Bee
