Chilling Challenge! (#7)
I’ve seen a lot of chatter about the upcoming holidays, and how a lot of us won’t get to spend them the way we normally would. Stupid pandemic.
It got me thinking about Halloween. Say you decide it’s best to stay home, whether for safety reasons, or just because. At the same time, you don’t want to waste it, especially since Halloween falls on a blessed SATURDAY this year.
For this week’s Chilling Challenge, map out the perfect Halloween-at-home.
What would you do? What would you watch? What would you eat? How would you celebrate Halloween if you had a whole ass day to do it, but had to do it at home?
To tell you the truth, it wouldn’t be a major hardship for me. Doing something on October 31st has been a rarity all through adulthood. We do have tentative (outdoor) plans this year, though I’ve been spooked enough by the recent spikes to reconsider them.
I think I’d run background movies throughout the day — meaning stuff I’ve seen a zillion times and don’t necessarily need to pay attention to. Movies like Halloween 4 and Dream Warriors. Then in “prime time” — assuming I’m not wasting valuable hours online — I’d pick a movie I actually haven’t seen. Maybe something like Doctor Sleep.
It’s easy to say that I’d just eat candy all day, but I think I’ve taste-tested enough of it this month. If I’m having an “oh fuck it, it’s Halloween” sort of day, I’m definitely ordering pizza. (Now that I’ve written that, I really, really hope I have an “oh fuck it” day on Halloween.)
I’d make sure our spookily-scented candles were lit in every room, and open as many windows as I could stand. “Halloween air” hits different, and even if it’s the exact same temperature on November 1st, it won’t have the same flavor.
By 11, I assume I’d be crocked on vodka and ready to toss on Halloween-themed episodes of various sitcoms.
Doesn’t sound like much, I know, but it’s what would make me happy.
Your turn! Map out how you’d do Halloween-at-home this year, in the comments!
(Missed last week’s Chilling Challenge? It’s over here.)
