it's never been a big deal in my town sadly, I've been trying to up it's popularity but there's only so much one person can do

We don't really celebrate halloween in Venezuela, Yes we know about it but we never make parties out of it, well there are some that make costumes parties in such days.

Halloween stays the same in our city, though kids rarely go out these years, the latest 2 years we haven't had anyone, if anyone does go trick or treating they don't go far enough to come here.

I've always organised a party around my house every year. The city I'm in has quite a few uni students so it's friendly for all ages on halloween. Things are prettu chill here.

It's still pretty big up where my friend lives. Around me, though, it's non-existent because... well, who wants to walk half a mile or more to go from one house to the next? And the areas that are close enough to be okay for trick-or-treating are all less.... uh, let's just say that when I go to those areas, there's a gun on my hip, juuuuuust in case.

But where my friend lives, we dress up and make it a point to scare children. Or better yet, scare bratty teens that try to take us on.

You'd be amazed at how terrified some people get when a werewolf jumps down from the top of a camper and goes running after them with a blood curdling howl! And lots of red syrup for blood going EVERYWHERE!!! oh, and candy that her family buys for us...

The sugar rush had nothing to do with out antics, though. We normally dig into it after we're done harassing the "innocent" people. Last year, though, we wound up staying in because it was raining, so instead we got drunk, played CaH in costumes, and then marathoned Supernatural until like 8 in the morning >.>;;

But, yeah, you can hear the screams, the music, and the fun until early in the morning where she lives. Which is why I spend Halloween over there, when I can. But with it being on a week day this year, I am thinking I'll skip out on the actual festivities and instead will be in the woods looking for critters.

Las Vegas is the exact opposite, but sucks just as much because of it.

It's one of those holidays, much like April Fool's Day, that I feel like I should enjoy, but then immediately remember that it's actually one of the days I hate the most for one very simple reason: The stupid people celebrate it too. I start off having plans, thinking "This is the one day of the year I can [insert something funny here]", but then immediately lose all taste for after the 100th asshole has refused to take his mask off in a store or followed after a bunch of kids dressed as a creepy clown.

If it was like it is on Homestar Runner or The Big Bang Theory, I'd be all over it. But no, I have to celebrate it with a bunch of brain-dead assholes and I hate every bloody second of it.

I don't think of valentines day like that, I think of it as a big "screw you " to people who haven't or can't find the right girl or gal but that's a rant for another time

Its actually weird sometimes we get a few one year, several another year, or none, but for a while we used to get no one even if we decorated, because our house used to be my grandmother's on my mom's side(she lives up in the carolinas now) and she's very Christian, and was one of those that thought that halloween was the devils work or something like that(She's really nice but she can be a bit religous, but not in a bad way) , so that kinda scared everyone away for a while.

At least you didn't get that 'killer clown' nonsense we've had in the past MONTH.

We have.

it spread to canada.

and it's been in my area. and STILL is.