My mask felt funny and it cut off my peripheral vision. My hands trembled and I stuffed them in the pockets of my black dress. I breathed in slowly, trembling, then I breathed in again, less shaky this time. You can do this, I told myself. The moon hugged the sky above me and wind shook the orange leaves on the maple trees. The aroma was sweet. Way behind me I could hear the chattering of kids trick-or-treating. Autumn was always my favorite season, but Halloween was hard for me. It was one of those loud holidays that forced me to talk to a lot of people; almost as bad as Christmas. I can do this. You have a problem with social anxiety, the school counselor, whose mustache smiled above his lips, had told me, And that is okay as long as …show more content…
I dreaded social events. Swarming people buzzing all around me making so many noises that I couldn’t distinguish one sound from another. Places with too many people made me feel like I was drifting, a ghost living between dimensions. I breathed methodically as I approached the door to the party. I can do this. I’d found a loophole in the assignment. I found a way to go to a social event, but not go. It was a Halloween party, and as such I could wear a mask. A cheesy, skull mask that hid my forehead to my nose. Nobody here could recognize me today or tomorrow. Sure my mouth was still showing, but that didn’t matter. I didn’t have distinctive teeth or anything.
With my mask I could be somebody else for the night, somebody who liked parties, somebody who wasn’t afraid, who could talk to other people without thinking twice. I can do this.
I knocked on the door, which dripped with fake blood, that humorously said Enter at Your Own Risk. My fist only had time to hit the door once before it jarringly swung wide open.
“Hey skeleton chick,” a large boy dressed as a bottle of ketchup said, “Sweet, come on
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Decorative pillows lined the wall. I glanced out at the moon, it’s calming white light. For a moment the buzzing noises that the crowd gave weren’t so bad, weren’t so loud, so distracting.
He gently placed both of his hands on both of mine and then leaned in to kiss me. In the half a second it took him to do it I nearly had a panic attack. My first kiss, that was it, my first kiss from this skeleton whose name I didn’t know. My mouth hung open but I had no visible expression under the mask. I was frozen again.
“Sorry,” he said coyly, “It’s just... I’ve wanted to do that for years.” He looked at me with bright eyes and laughed. “I’ve missed you.”
I meant to say what. My mouth was doing the motions but the words were stuck in my throat. My eyes were wide and remained on him.
“When you said you couldn’t make it here tonight,” he said, looking ahead at the guests, “Ugh, it was just the worst. But I believed you would come anyway. I wore the costume, and now here you are!” He smiled a young sort of smile, a gullible and free smile. “I haven’t seen you for so long, Susan” he said.
My heart beat in my ears.
“I’m not Susan,” I squeaked.
He still smiled as though there were no worries in the world, He looked at me,
When I learned that I would have to do my ethnographic report on what I did during Halloween, I was worried because I live in Turnpike and the most excitement that happens in turnpike is the sound of the garbage truck when it comes to pick up the Wednesday trash. Fortunately something did happen to me and I realized I would not have to write a boring paper of how I woke up and just stayed in my room the whole day. Well the day started off with me waking up and walking to the bathroom to take a shower, as soon as the turned the water on I realized I had left my shower and rather than turning off my shower I stayed in because the warmth of the hot water was too seductive for me to get out and get my towel. In the shower I had my usual thoughts about life, death, and comebacks to old arguments. Afterword I got out of my shower and reached for my toothbrush, which was located in a cupboard behind the toilet, but I grabbed at it too quickly and it fell in the toilet. I stood over my toilet for about five minutes just staring at my toothbrush in the toilet not believing what just happened, after that I started blaming myself for being too impatient. When I was done feeling sorry for myself I went into my room in search of another toothbrush but unluckily I couldn’t find one, so I had to go walk to the local store at around 7:30 in search of a toothbrush. While searching for a replacement toothbrush I realized that not that many people were in the store, I had always thought that stores were busiest in the morning and evening but apparently that’s not true. Once I got my new toothbrush I finished brushing, got dressed and went to catch the 11 to the Transit Center.
“Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.” This quote by William Shakespeare accurately sums up many cultures’ feelings towards modern-day Halloween. But where did Halloween originate? While there are several different ideas, the one that seems to be the most popular is that Halloween originated from an ancient Celtic rite called Samhain (pronounced sah-win). Halloween has strong roots in Paganism, which is the cause of negative connotations with Christian religion. Many modern Halloween traditions and symbols started
How the Opening Sequence of Halloween Captures the Attention of the Audience ' 'Halloween' was made in 1978 and is a good example of the 'Slasher' movies from that time and this is an interesting piece of cinema as it can be related to the German expressionism of the late 1920's which used jerky camera shots and high contrast lighting to enthrall the viewer .In this essay I will discuss how the opening to Halloween captures the audiences attention and how codes and conventions create suspense and tension for the audience.
I heard a blood-curdling scream and I jumped. I felt silent tears running down my heavily scarred face, but they weren’t out of sadness. Mostly. They were a mixture of pain and fear. I ran into the eerie, blood-splattered room and screamed as I felt cold fingers grab my neck.
Imagine having the worst potential Halloween nightmares come to life for a night. Everything from the “Boogeyman” to innocent random people being killed by chainsaws and other disturbing ways. The film Halloween does all that and then some. The movie begins with an innocent looking six year old boy named Michael Myers dresses up in a clown costume and stabs his older sister Judith to death. After that incident Michael ends up going to jail with a plan of being put away for a long time. Then on October 30, 1978 about fifteen years after Michael was sent to jail he escapes. Michael escaping proves to be a major event as most would guess. However, the underlying note in all of this is that the following day is Halloween. Unfortunately,
I can’t hold in my excitement as I run to the foyer. Mom looks at me worriedly, but I ignore her and throw open the door before the person standing behind it can knock. He looks at me with boredom lacing his expression, obviously expecting my weird gift to tell the future. I quickly hug him and grab his pale hand, pulling him outside. Tonight is Halloween, and the only time my pale blonde friend visits me. He’s my first and only friend, so I don’t mind that he doesn’t play with me the other three hundred sixty-something days in the year.
This is a very hot topic issue with me! And I truly hope many others that either haven’t spoken out against it yet, or haven’t known how to speak against it. Really start? Maybe, it’s because somehow so few have been educated on halloween’s history. Or the history of witches and witchcraft in our Country and around the world. Why, is it that so many attach or try to attach witches with Halloween? Witches have been seen in books and movies as ugly, evil and cruel! They were never suppose to become role models to our society, or children ever! In fact most don’t know what really has happened in there secret meetings, because they remain secret for a very specific
Everybody celebrates Halloween, but some people might celebrate the spooky holiday in a variety of ways. Most people celebrate this holiday by going door to door asking the greeters for candy while in their costumes. Others may see the night as an advantage to play pranks on others or even to create public haunted houses or haunted trails. For people that like to hold public events, they may create costume parties. For those that are either lazy or they just don’t want to participate in the events, they may spend the night by staying in their houses and doing an activity of their own. Most do not know this, but Halloween was originally a holiday to honor loved ones who passed.
He looked at me blankly and I realized he had gone past hearing but he was still
My goal for this month, is to get through all the Halloween movies and review each and every one. So far, I'm failing miserably, as I'm only now getting around to reviewing the first and one of the best in the series, Halloween. Released in 1978 and still scaring audiences to this day, Halloween rates as one of my favorite horror films and features a killer who is pure evil. Read on for the review...
Masks are apart of daily life, and in some instances they are indispensable. We all wear masks of one kind or another. When I hear the word “Mask” I think of halloween masks or a catcher's mask for baseball. This word has taken on a new meaning over the past couple years, from it meaning “a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people.” to nowadays it meaning “an imaginary face you put on to pretend you are someone you really aren’t.”
There is no doubt that Halloween is one of most popular and sought after events for millions of people across the country. It is that kind of Holiday with certainty many of you will be spending some time out having some spooky fun after dark. Therefore you can expect to see a boost in demand for private transportation like Uber. Though many of you might have a car of your own, still - some would rather book a personal driver because of obvious advantages.
For a novice event planner, nothing is more daunting than the question, "Mom, can I have a Halloween party? " There are Halloween decorations, costumes, recipes and activities to plan, which can be a big task. To throw the best party, try to keep the group small (10 is ideal) and organize Halloween fun games. Whether you're planning for a teenager, a pre-teen or a young child, there are a number of fun and affordable games to keep the entertainment rolling!
There is a very special, spooky event coming up this month! This holiday is celebrated every October 31st and traditional activities include bonfires, trick-or-treating, costume parties, visiting “haunted” houses and carving jack-o-lanterns. Yep, you guessed it: Halloween. 50% of Americans adorn their yard for this holiday, 120 million Americans dress up in costumes and 72% of adult Americans were reported handing candy out on this night. As you can already tell, this holiday is very popular amongst Americans and Junior High students like yourself because your grades are considered the prime age for trick-or-treating…but how much do you really know about this festival?
A faint twinge of excitement floated through my body that night. A hint of anticipation of the coming day could not be suppressed; yet to be overcome with anxiety would not do at all. I arduously forced those pernicious thoughts from seeping in and overcoming my body and mind. I still wonder that I slept at all that night.