Thread: Halloween Spirit

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Halloween doesn't happen until October 31st, what do you do to get yourself into the spirit of Halloween each day. I usually watch a horror movie once in awhile and listen to music. Over the summer I came up with an idea where I'm having a party. Since there's a lot of remakes coming up, I'm planning on renting the original ones. I'm planning on dressing up and making a few treats, I'm just trying to get prepared for Halloween and I want this year to be especially eventful.

It doesn't take much to get me in the spirit. As a matter of fact, if you asked a member of my family, they would probably tell you that I never lose that spirit, and of course, they'd be right. I basically just hold my excitement in check until after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, but come February, I release my inner goblin and begin sketching out my next haunt, looking for prop bargains, and working on my builds. No one seems to understand the joy I get from the planning and bulding is greater to me than just October 31st. That's just the culmination of all my thought of mischief and mayhem. I hope I never grow up!

Grimy lives in my front parlor 365 while Cousin It guards the down stairs Egyptian tomb bathroom. Skulls light my attic stair way. I never put it away 100% I start decorating inside for The Party in September. I have outside ready to light on Oct 1. Then the Facebook 31 days of Halloween videos start with a count down to the big day. I watch horror movies and wallow in October. I spend Nov looking for deals and start planning for the next year. Halloween is never really out of my head.

I don't think i have a soul, I think i have a halloween spirit inside me instead. I think about it every single day and i work on it most days.

i like to watch some movies i own, and i like to watch the halloween specials on tv. hocus pocus is a good mood setter. and i like to work on my haunt while listening to a halloween tape with some cheesy halloween music. he did the monster mash, purple people eater, and the such

This site keeps me in the spirit along with planning and creating props. The ideas and inspiration here has me constantly thinking about different aspects of halloween!!

My Halloween spirit is pretty much there 365 24/7, but if I find it flagging at all I open up the Halloween closet that holds the retro props & assorted Beistle knock offs. I love all that stuff that I've collected over the years.

If that doesn't get me back in the spirit, opening the storage boxes with the costumes I made for my daughter when she was little turns the trick!

www.doombuggies.com does the trick for me. I love listening to the full length soundtrack of a ride on Haunted Mansion (tape made around 2000 I think).

What I do is look at my walls,my computer desk,and my dresser and see a bunch of crazy halloween props lookign at me loll, that for sure gets me in the spirit and wanting it to get here already !!!! And I do the same I put on a good horror movie and that does it to,and last but not least I look in my photo albums of all the past halloweens

Originally Posted by Shebear1

It doesn't take much to get me in the spirit. As a matter of fact, if you asked a member of my family, they would probably tell you that I never lose that spirit, and of course, they'd be right. I basically just hold my excitement in check until after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, but come February, I release my inner goblin and begin sketching out my next haunt, looking for prop bargains, and working on my builds. No one seems to understand the joy I get from the planning and bulding is greater to me than just October 31st. That's just the culmination of all my thought of mischief and mayhem. I hope I never grow up!

I don't think I could have put it any better! I keep some of my decorations out all year, which makes me happy to no end. Thankfully, my husband doesn't seem to mind! I do feel bad though, it's hard for me not to keep talking about decorating and getting ready for the next gathering. I love it, I love it, I love it!!!