What is killing Halloween are these damn "Trunk or Treat" set ups in parking lots... total bullshit. The kids don't even have to walk a block to get their candy?!
We go balls-to-the-wall full-throttle for Halloween. The exterior of the house is decorated to the limit. Multiple fog machines, strobelights, gory animatronic decorations, a 14' skull projected onto the front of the house, rubber severed limbs scattered across the lawn, my friend in a leatherface mask running at children with a de-chained chainsaw, Slayer blaring, and multiple FULL SIZED CANDYBARS for the kids brave enough to get to the door. It is my favorite night of the year. Had over 200 trick or treaters last year, 11 of whom were criers (which was a new low, had 26 the year before). Parents always laugh and compliment us for going all out.