For me, the fun of trick-ortreating came to a halt on Halloween during junior year of high school. Dripping with fake blood, my friends and I raced each other up driveways, eager for candy, until one grisly old man who was obviously expecting five-yearolds whipped open the door and snarled at us, “You gotta be kidding me.”Maybe our time for trick or treating has ended, but that doesn?t mean we can?t still enjoy Halloween. Many of you probably have some kind of plan for how to spend the spooky holiday, but for those of you who don?t and have no desire to go on a haunted hayride, you may need a little help.
1. Pumpkin Carving – If you?re interested in a mellow Halloween, then pumpkin carving is the way to go. Gather up your friends, break out the apple cider, and start hacking away at pumpkins to turn them into stunning works of art. Of course, skip the traditional jack-o-lantern look and trade it in for something more creative, like a re-creation of the Mona Lisa or the grisliest scene from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Have a contest on the best creation and award the winner five liters of boxed wine.
2. Ghost Hunting – Armed with some brave friends, flashlights, and a video camera, go adventuring in a reportedly haunted location and see what happens.
If you don?t know of any ghostly places, lurk around a place that just looks scary, and film your own campy horror flick starring you and your friends.
3. Terrify Innocent People Recruit some scary people to dress as famous serial killers, throw cobwebs around your house, and charge people admission to walk around your humble abode and get the living daylights scared out of them. Or dress up as the ghost of Dorothy Ramsey and wander the dorms, wailing in complaint about the incorrect plaque.
4. Wait for the Great Pumpkin Hang out in the “most sincere” pumpkin patch with Linus as he waits once again for the Great Pumpkin to come bearing gifts. It probably wouldn?t hurt to have a beer or two while you are waiting.
5. Dress Up and Go Trick or Treating, anyway – Don?t let the crotchedy old man get you down! Halloween is one of the only opportunities to pretend you?re someone else, so have fun with it. Go knocking on the doors of your friends? houses and don?t leave until you have a treat, even if it?s only a roll of toilet paper, which could inspire completely new holiday plans.