Do you decorate for Halloween?

We're only a few days from Halloween, and I've noticed in my area that hardly anybody has decorations up. There are some un-carved pumpkins on doorsteps, and a door sticker here and there, but that's it. Me and my neighbor probably have more than everyone else within a 1 mile radius put together, and I will have even more decorations on Monday night.

I find the lack of Halloween spirit disturbing. This is America goddammit, we're supposed to decorate for our holidays, no matter how Pagan they are.

So do you put up decorations for Halloween? If not, why do you hate freedom?

Where oh where is Polywog when we need him ?

I never knew it was a real holiday though.

We're only a few days from Halloween, and I've noticed in my area that hardly anybody has decorations up. There are some un-carved pumpkins on doorsteps, and a door sticker here and there, but that's it. Me and my neighbor probably have more than everyone else within a 1 mile radius put together, and I will have even more decorations on Monday night.

I find the lack of Halloween spirit disturbing. This is America goddammit, we're supposed to decorate for our holidays, no matter how Pagan they are.

So do you put up decorations for Halloween? If not, why do you hate freedom?

I carve a few pumpkins and put them on my door step generally!

btw i'm going to Markoff's Haunted Forest tomorrow. I tried to convince my group to check out Paxton Manor but they want to do Markoffs. I hope its different than last year. $25 is kind of steep for a haunt especially when you have to pay for 2 people.

Growing up the most we did was carve a pumpkin, put a candle in it, and put it outside. Now that I'm married my wife likes to string some lights up, and put a few 'scary' decorations out in the yard.

I told her it's okay as long as she doesn't go crazy like some of these people. I don't want my address listed on those tacky Halloween/Christmas tours.

The kids like to carve a pumpkin, other than that no.

I carve a few pumpkins and put them on my door step generally!

btw i'm going to Markoff's Haunted Forest tomorrow. I tried to convince my group to check out Paxton Manor but they want to do Markoffs. I hope its different than last year. $25 is kind of steep for a haunt especially when you have to pay for 2 people.

Pumpkins aren't enough. You need to throw some corpses, tombstones, and maybe a fog machine into the mix. Don't forget colored lighting.

I went to Markoff's last weekend. It was incredibly crowded...as usual. The power went out at one point which kind of messed up the order of things. It turned out to be a good thing for my group because we ended up going on the trail much earlier than we should have. We went on trail #1. It was similar to last year, but still very very good.

---------- Post added October-27th-2011 at 10:15 AM ----------

The kids like to carve a pumpkin, other than that no.

Stop letting the terrorists win and put up some more decorations.

Halloween is supposed to be terrifying. At the very least, sit on your doorstep dressed like a stuffed dummy. Have some hay or newspaper hanging out of your sleeves and put on a mask. Sit there lifelessly until the trick-or-treaters come up, and then come to life and give them the worst scare of their life. If you do it right, they will run away screaming and then make mom go pick up the candy for them.

halloween is supposed to be terrifying. At the very least, sit on your doorstep dressed like a stuffed dummy. Have some hay or newspaper hanging out of your sleeves and put on a mask. Sit there lifelessly until the trick-or-treaters come up, and then come to life and give them the worst scare of their life. If you do it right, they will run away screaming and then make mom go pick up the candy for them.

-or-

^ Holy crap glad I don't live in his neighborhood.

I will not be held liable for any injuries incurred by following any of my previous suggestions.

Botched, did they change the ending from last year?

Would you recommend the haunted forest or the Manor as the better attraction this year?

We do a little decoration and have a few nice 'touches'.

We have tall trees around the house and so it doesn't take much to look a little ominous with lighting, or lack or it. We play sounds too.

A number of kids wimp out.

Every year I think of stepping it up a notch but was worried it would keep the kids away. Maybe this year. :evilg:

No. Nothing. Never.

Yes and No.

More no.

I typically travel during that time frame.

For example, I am leaving tonight for Vegas and wont be back until Monday night and we have plans that night too.

The wife and I usually carve a pumpkin each (because **** growing up), put up some fake spider webs on the porch (they mingle nicely with the real ones, it's a nice touch really), and dress up to hand out candy. We don't go all out, but we decorate more than a token jack-o-lantern.

Of course. All the kids call it the cat house.

Very nice frostyj. I especially dig the fog and the skeleton in the treasure chest.

Botched, did they change the ending from last year?

Would you recommend the haunted forest or the Manor as the better attraction this year?

I think the ending was the same. Kinda wish I would have tried trail #2 just to see what was different.

If your friends are really into the whole loud, crowded party-like atmosphere, Markoff's is the choice. If you want something a little more subdued, or like indoor haunts, go to the manor. They're both really good though, so you can't lose.

Overall my experience was better at the manor. There was no line (doesn't mean there won't be lines this weekend though), it was in a creepy old mansion so it actually felt more like a haunt and less like an "attraction", and they had an ATM on premesis. Markoff's only takes cash, and yet there is nowhere within miles to get any $$ if you don't bring it with you. There are also two shorter haunts at the manor, which cost extra. but not as much as the extras at Markoff's.

Of course. All the kids call it the cat house.

pretty awesome, i always want to but I really haven't had the time to. maybe the kid and me will go out after the pumpkin patch this saturday and get some stuff, who knows?

Of course. All the kids call it the cat house.

I like the fog effect. I need to run out and a small fog machine this afternoon. My kids would love it to.

We decorate for fall more than Halloween. We have a scarecrow in the yard, pumpkins on the porch, and ghosts hanging on the porch too (that's straight Halloween). Inside, we do even more. I love this time of year (Halloween through Christmas) so I bask in it.

I like the fog effect. I need to run out and a small fog machine this afternoon. My kids would love it to.

It is a 400 watt, they are selling 1000 watt ones now for the price I paid for this one last year($50). I'm thinking of adding a 2nd.

Unless you have kids, I see no reason at all to decorate. Just a waste of money.

Unless you have kids, I see no reason at all to decorate. Just a waste of money.

So are fireworks. :2cents:

So are fireworks. :2cents:

Lol, I hate freedom, that's why!!

My mom used to let us decorate the house when we were kids. When I went off to college and grad. school, I stopped decorating b/c I had too much other stuff on my plate. Now that we've been in our house, well, we still don't decorate b/c I don't really care for Halloween and I'm too busy. I'm sure when we have kids, I'll decorate everything with the kids every single holiday, just like my mom did with us.

Pfft, ya'll are some amateurs.

Unless you have kids, I see no reason at all to decorate. Just a waste of money.

I have an idea for an awesome drinking game:

Take a shot every time Bubble Screen disapproves of something.