Halloween: What to do Now That You're Too Old to Trick-or-Treat

By Lily Ronney

We have now reached the point in time in our teenage lives where we have to face the facts, we are a little old to trick-or-treat now. However, just because one of our favorite fall rituals is fading because of our age does not mean we have to mope around about it. We are fortunate to find that there are several fun and quite entertaining alternatives to trick-or-treating.

One of the most popular alternatives is a good old-fashioned Halloween Party. Just get together with friends, a little bobbing for apples, costume contest, and the like. And don't forget everyone likes a little music, dancing and the occasional crazy spaz attack. You can even pass out candy to the daring little kids who come by, and then make fun of their costumes! What could be more fun?

Another great idea is to make a haunted house out of your regular, run-of-the-mill dwelling. Just add strobe lights, sounds effects, cobwebs, blood, guts, dead bodies, and people jumping out at random places throughout the walkway to the candy, and you can scare the little kids out of their wits. It’s fun to hear the little ones squeal. Besides, if the kids get as so scared to drop their candy, one would not have to go trick-or-treating anyways!

A common favorite amongst the more intimidating is harassing children until they fork over a good percentage of their candy. First, make eye contact and give them THE look, and if that doesn't scare them enough to yield, crack your knuckles or punch your palm with your fist making that intimidating smacking noise. It has the same results as trick-or-treating, but demands more respect and takes a lot less time when the candy comes in bulk from fearful children.

If you're not in the mood for the whole Halloween celebration, but you're still in good spirit for horror and gore, then why not rent some horror classics? Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Exorcist are just a few of the famous, enchanting horror classics. A nice, quiet evening with your friends, your little brother or sister's new candy stash, and a nice bloodcurdling scary movie, that's the life! There are also horror movies being shown in our own auditorium beginning at 5 p.m. as a fund raiser for the performing arts department. If you are feeling charitable and want to help out the performing arts they are showing Nightmare Before Christmas and The Ring.

Now, if you are bored, lazy, or just extremely odd, you could celebrate another holiday instead of participating in the prescribed festivities. It can be great fun to celebrate Earth Day, Ash Wednesday, or Veterans Day in the middle of autumn. Normally, these holidays are almost completely useless to the teenage population, but you can make your own traditions, or even better, steal someone else's.

The moral of today's story: The Candy tastes better when you don’t have to buy it.