My favorite time of year is here, HALLOWEEN! Besides the fact that that I love the parties and fun to be had for all, the legends, weird facts, and myths of the season are…. well delicious. With that in mind here are a few of our BAP favorites.
#1. Samhainophobia is the medical term for a pathological fear of Halloween.
What I want to know is the story behind the event that messed up someone enough to give them Samhainophobia!
#2. If a black cat crosses your path, you’ll be cursed with bad luck.
I have two black cats I my house. So maybe my publisher should back off my deadlines a bit knowing that clearly I have to fight supernatural curses daily.
#3. Bats are the familiars of witches.
Bats eat mosquitos. I’ll give them a pass for the hanging out with witches.
#4. According to legend, if you put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards at Halloween, you’ll see a witch at midnight.
Seeing a witch at midnight is the least of your issues if your clothes are on inside out and you are walking backwards. What the hell are you drinking there buddy?!
Two Haloween Pumkins in forset leafs at the autumn
#5. In the 1940s, trick or treating was halted because war-time rationing had curtailed the use of sugar.
Those damn Nazis!
#6. According to a legend from the late 1800s, if a young woman stared into a mirror in a dark room on Halloween, she would see the face of her future spouse.
That’s a lot of creepy dudes hanging out in girl’s bathrooms in the 1800s apparently. Today we call that stalking. Or Tinder.
#7. There’s a $1,000 fine for using or selling Silly String in Hollywood on Halloween.
I think we need an underground resistance movement here to liberate Hollywood from the Oppressors.
Horror Halloween concept. Burning old oil lamp in forest at night. Night scenery of a nightmare scene. Selective focus.
#8. Dressing up on Halloween comes from the Celts.
All you Cosplayers should raise a glass to your forbearers.
#9. Scary clown costumes are illegal.
Not really, but if I was in charge of sh*t they would be!
#10. Die Hard is NOT a Halloween movie.
Everyone knows that it’s a Christmas Movie.
All right all you lovely and wonderful Freaks, embrace the season!