Thread: Those little anti-Halloween pamphlets...

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Bah. Pretty sure this has been discussed before but honestly, what is up with some people?

So my younger cousin randomly showed me something she obtained from last year's TOTing -- a little pamplet. It was inoccuous enough, a small, miniaturised comic book. 'Twas labeled, "The Devil's Night", was coloured in attractive black and orange, and had a picture of two TOTs overshadowed by some sort of devil figure.

Cool! I thought. And happily began to read it.

The lead character's name was Buffy -- which automatically brought to mind Whedon's fabulous series (what can I say, fond teenaged memories), but then...something was not quite right. The art was...all wrong. The story...did not make sense. This girl kept on ranting on how much she HATED Halloween...and how evil her mother and teacher were (very craftily drawn to practically waft evilness btw) for making them all dress up for Halloween. Blahblahblah by the time I realised what it was, I couldn't put it down. I mean, I've known these things existed but have never actually...seen one in real life before, you know?

So it goes on explaining how Halloween is Satan's night, and how it originated with Pagan priests stealing children away to sacrifice them if the peasant families couldn't give them any food (wtf?), how it is the devil's way of coercing children into sinful ways...you know the drill. How the priests would leave "faces drawn on pumpkin like things" (what?) to signify the houses they'd visited...gah. I can't even remember half of it but it was the typical "Halloween is a Satanist holiday" bs. Then of course it started spouting Christianity and how you were going to go to hell if you didn't believe this and do that and pray for this...

I have little problem with Christianity, but if this were my kid I'd roundhouse kick the door down of whoever idiot had dropped this into their treat bag and perhaps none too politely demand that they obstain from trying to force their religion on some other person's child. Seriously. Then it would take every ounce of my control to not urinate in their fog machine on the way out.

Sorry...I just find this so darned rude.

Yep, you're right- it has been discussed. But, thanx for sharing.

Agreed, those Jack Chick tracts are pretty weird. The Devil's birthday, indeed!

I wouldn't bother with telling the person off. I'd just take the pamphlet out of the treat bag and throw it away. I would also keep in mind where that house is and stay away from it year after year.
If anyone asked why I refused to take kids there, I would explain that I don't agree with their handouts and I would rather not waste my time.

We have had an anti- Halloween group in town for many years now. They once tried to protest outside our house, but gave up when they saw they were attracting even more people to our haunt. Now they hold an indoor party and candy giveaway across town. Kids go there for treats and then come to our haunt for the scares.

Brushing it off and ignoring it is about the best route. It's a heck of a lot better than getting into an argument and possible lawsuit.

We have not only had that, but people sticking brochures in the kids bags advertising their personal business and business that have nothing to do with Halloween or kids for that matter.

Frustrating.

I am aiming to get some kind of anti-halloween stuff going on towards me, I like trolling people to much. I have already over heard my next door neighbors tell there kid to stay away from me, since I have all the satanic stuff in my garage.(It was a cow skull with pentagram on it) If I ever get to have a pro-haunt it will be more over the top than the house of shock, I really just want to freak people out. Maybe its from listening to too much punk music, and being a "rebellious teenager"

I have never seen one of those, but I'm very curious. Is there a PRO Halloween pamphlet out there? If not, I should take the time to draw one up in a similar style.

Originally Posted by Dark Star

We have not only had that, but people sticking brochures in the kids bags advertising their personal business and business that have nothing to do with Halloween or kids for that matter.

Frustrating.

That's really low!

I say we make a anti-anti-Halloween pamphlet and offer a free drink with it just to add insult to injury. Who's with me on this?

Originally Posted by Sidnami

I say we make a anti-anti-Halloween pamphlet and offer a free drink with it just to add insult to injury. Who's with me on this?

I completely support that!!