Are we ready for Halloween?

...eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog...

My grandfather would superglue quarters to the front porch, and one year a neighbor dressed up and stood perfectly still as a few groups of kids came through and then scared the crap out of an unknowing group.

I live in a highrise so no trick or treaters here.

Thank God, I, too, live in an apartment building which has no families with children. The front entrance door stays locked and I can spend the evening in peace, lighting my black candles on the altar, acrificing a black rooster in the firepalce and chanting New Age incantations. As an added treat, I sometimes put on my old vynil record of wolf calls recorded in the den, put the speakers in my window and turn the volume up real loud. Scares the s**t out of any kiddies sneaking around outside.

Ummm....

I grew pumpkins this year with an eye to making jackolanterns. I've got three really big pumpkins -- white pumpkins! It might not be so special to the trick or treaters but it is kind of special to me.

I'm trying to put together an army of Darth Vaders to infiltrate the neighborhood.

What could be spookier than white pumpkins?

Very cool! (How big?)

I have a very realistic and very evil-looking crow in our front window. So far everyone who's seen it has jumped in a most satisfactory manner (including E.G., who we hadn't warned...)

One house down the road has a yard infested with webworms.

After neglecting the web worms for six weeks, the Head of the Household bought six cans of fake spider web and had linked them all for a spectacular display, complete with 8' spider.

Yeppers, been ready.

8' spider, hey? That sounds like it has potential. he he he ...