I was watching The Culture Show earlier this evening when a comment was made by Mark Kermode, whose opinion I always respect inherently above everyone else's although often disagree with, regarding the nature of Halloween:
"Halloween is no longer about horror, but about carnival"
What I deduced from this is that it is about spectacle. About getting people's attention. I look forward briefly into the future and realise there is an enormous amount of truth to this. Tomorrow night is Halloween itself. I am going out to a Halloween themed party where everyone will dress up accordingly but will it be to shock or seduce. Don't get me wrong. If you are under the age of fifteen this blog means nothing...in fact if you are under fifteen you shouldn't be reading this, stay innocent for at least a little while longer before reality kicks you in the groin. But to anyone older they will know this to be true.
How many males and females tomorrow night will dress up to genuinely scare anyone or will they find an excuse to dress up rather sluttily to flaunt their features?
The answer is most of them. The ones that don't and genuinely consider the night to be about horror will be left alone and given weird looks.
It's a night for peacocking and getting people's attention, in the hope of getting a girl's number or more than that..her body. If you female and reading this vice versa applies.
This is a horrific generalisation. Some out for a good time with friends not trying to get their ends away but will dress up to look nice?
Almost certainly yes.
You want a real Halloween...watch Halloween!
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