Spooky Chartz - Halloween Appreciation Thread

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays as well. ^_^

I don't know what it is about it... I mean, the candy was nice and all but I love the supernatural and otherworldy feel to it. Seems like anything could happen on Halloween. :P

My last two years of high school I made my back yard and garage area into a haunted house completely by myself. I bought so much black tarp to set up the maze. The first year was more of a traditional haunted mansion that was more atmospheric and supernatural, and the second year I made a carnival based haunted house with each room being a different "attraction" (Cannibal, Clowns, etc). It was a huge amount of fun. ^_^

Also, I love The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. It's my favorite theme park attraction ever. So my avatar is The Hatbox Ghost from the ride... but ironically enough he was taken down before they opened it up in the 1960's (the gag took too long to pull off). He still remains popular amongst fans of the ride though.

And favorite Halloween movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas. I know, kinda "tame" for such a holiday, but the movie perfectly sums up what I love about this day. I love the atmosphere and the magic of it all, and not so much the actual gore and frights (if that makes any sense :P)