Happy Halloween!

I’m a mixed bag of emotions today. Happy that my favorite day of the year has arrived, this is what we’ve been counting down to, of course, but the last day in October is also a bittersweet day. I feel like I didnt celebrate in the way that I wanted. It’s always a bummer to celebrate Halloween season with a US presidential election looming, but this year was particularly sickening. Mostly, work is just kinda killing me. I didn’t even carve my own pumpkin yet! <gasp>

It’s time to say goodbye to our favorite month, our favorite holiday, our favorite time of the year. While the Fall season is in full swing and finally there’s some cooler temps out in SoCal so it actually feels like Autumn, that too is winding down. Christmas crept into retail stores while we were picking out pumpkins. I’m not even ready for that, so I will once again stretch out Halloween through November, before introducing a brand new haunted vampire theme for the month. I’m leaving my decorations up, I’m watching more classic horror movies, I will carve that pumpkin, and I’ll help my fellow Halloween lovers suffering from withdrawals by providing Halloween content, as we barrel into the wicked wonderland.

Truthfully, this website never stops Halloween. We do celebrate all year long but it’s just extra during October. Thank you for stopping by this season. I’m stoked to read all the haiku for this year’s Halloween Haiku Challenge 2024 and pick a winner tonight. Stay tuned for more bloodcurdling fun this November and a brand new haunted holiday season in December. Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat 2024!

Trick or Treat Tuesdays – Chocolate Candies Guessing Game

It’s our last Trick or Treat Tuesday in October with another candy guessing game.

There are between 1 and 75 chocolate candies in this jar. Guess how many and win a prize!

Rules: First person to post the correct number or closest to the exact number of chocolate candies in this pictured small square 16 oz. jar, here on WordPress or Instagram, wins their pick of one prize from the Halloween prize bag (see pics below) and some Halloween stickers.

Please see Contest Rules and Eligibility Page for more details. Sorry, contests only open to US residents this year.

Another closer look from the top.

Trick or Treat Tuesday?

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Fall Bucket List 2024

Happy Autumn! Did you know there is a difference between Autumn and Fall? Fall specifically refers to a tree’s falling leaves, whereas autumn actually was meant to replace the word harvest, since there was less farming happening at the turn of the century. Whichever word you prefer, here’s my Fall Bucket List for 2024:

This is a working girl’s bucket list, meaning it’s a little lite on activities, but there are some amazing bucket lists out there, should you run out of fun things to do.😄 Have a happy joyous Fall season!🍃🍂🍁🎃

Monthly Haiku Corner – Halfway til Halloween

Today, April 8th is auspicious! There’s a solar eclipse happening. If you miss it, the next one comes around August 23, 2044. Actually, all of April is special because it marks the halfway point til Halloween and the 6th anniversary of Halloween Horror Haiku. I’ll post more on anniversary celebrations later. For now, finish making your fancy glasses and step outside to watch the universe wink at you, puny human.