Blogue d'un québécois expatrié en Angleterre. Comme toute forme d'autobiographie est constituée d'une large part de fiction, j'ai décidé de nommer le blogue Vraie Fiction.
Friday, 11 October 2019
Those years without Halloween
For today's (first?) Countdown to Halloween post, I thought I would give you a bunch of somewhat sad memories, those few years (thankfully they were not many) when I could not truly celebrate Halloween, or barely. I can even remember the specific years. 1994, when Halloween was on a Monday and I had a nine hours day in college. I got home very late and trick or treat was over. I did my homeworks, went to bed and that was it. Thankfully, I had a class on the supernatural in literature, so had read a few spooky tales in the previous weeks. Then there was also Halloween 1999, my first year in the UK. I carved no pumpkin, read no horror stories, on Halloween I watched The Exorcist in a fully crammed common room, which kind of spoiled my enjoyment of the film. People were laughing like it was a slapstick comedy. 2000 was not that great either: I spent the weeks before reading about it on the internet and trying to find horror stories to enjoy, then on the night I cannot remember what I did. But moving from childhood to teenage was probably the worst, when I stopped going for trick or treat and had not yet develop my reading program of horror stories (partially because I had little access to them at the time). Now in my forties, I think I enjoy Halloween the best I can. Not nearly as much as I'd want to, but as much as I can.
I hope all your good Halloweens these days make up for the handful of bad ones in the past!
ReplyDeletei made myself the perfect halloween each year whether other's shared it or not. i was never missing a year!
ReplyDeleteAll we can do is our best. I try and follow along with those blogging about the holiday or season, watch scary movies or specials. And podcasts are a newer addition to the fun. Just have to find our way to enjoy and celebrate!
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