Halloween 2019 - Favourite Halloween Memory!

_Elsa_

Do you have a Halloween memory that stands out in your mind?  Let's share memories here.

Halloween Costumes

After World War II, Halloween costume manufacturing became a booming business, with huge companies like Ben Cooper turning popular TV show characters like The Adventures of Superman, Davy Crockett and Zorro into the new witches, ghosts and goblins of ages past. Cowboy attire and especially superhero masks as seen in comic books at the time became huge among the trick-or-treating crowd, while many stuck with the classics, turning to homemade witch, ghoul and clown costumes as the perfect fright night ensemble.

 

The growth of pop culture into the 1960s and 1970s saw rubber and plastic masks becoming the face (pun intended) of the Halloween costume market.

 

Unlike today, where the outfit is everything, the ensemble from the neck-down became of second importance to the expanding variety of face-obscuring character masks hitting the shelves. Popular franchises like Peanuts, Star Wars, and Planet of the Apes were making their grand debuts during this time, paving the way for some of today’s most popular go-to themes.

 

The 1980s saw a turn toward the more modern concept of dressing up, with pop culture icons being at the forefront of trendy Halloween garb—this is when Hulk Hogan and Elvira became the king and queen of the costume inspiration board (and now, of the most hilarious retro trends). The cheesy manufactured masks were largely dropped, but you might have seen some new masked figures running about, as superheroes were, of course, heavily popularized during the time.

 

Arguably one of the most fun throwback decades for flipping through old Halloween costume photos is the ’90s, when ever-popular childhood staples like Barney and Aladdin and Jasmine were rising in the ranks. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also made a huge splash into the scene in 1993, despite the fact that the franchise originated in the 1980s. One of the most popular—and terrifying—Halloween costumes to this day got its origins in the late ’90s, when Scream hit theaters and sent a new scare-fare trend surging.

 

The early 2000s round out the Halloween costume experiences of old, when the name of the game in the dress-up world heavily revolved around children’s culture figures, most popularly The Wiggles and Bratz.  This costume history came from here. 

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Scooterpie

I remember waiting so impatiently for it to finally get dark so I could canvass the surrounding neighborhoods with  my sisters and brothers. We would be praying to not get candy corn! Chocolate and bubble gum that's what we wanted.

_Elsa_

You are fast my friend!  I am just starting to tag!

_Elsa_

Tagging:

@Khaos, @Katana, @UchihaSasuke, @HellsBelle, @mercerik, @RumellKhan123, @syntiaboss, @firebombmarkus, @aditi, @Sukanta_Biswas, @Scooterpie, @pajarito, @mysticalmysty, Jelly Jenny, @lasahboy77, @Eyeconic, @cabeier, @sogupiveb, @MaryBL, @Crimson_Dawn, @Ashraf, @MataiceAlison, @bearwithme, @masha2007, @flew66, @KitKathySuzyQ, @KingPlayer613, @kiara_wael, @RegalRenz, @marscrushinit, @Khaos, @SuperTapperPlus, @Joseph45, @Narta1612, @Pummy Raj, @Deryck, @Eiliesha_Jarman, @Sharon_Loose, @Sammyjo, @KitKathySuzyQ, @melhence, @SagaR, @RbCloyne, @saima212, @firebombmarkus, @Werner_Cichy, @MiaChristine, @proudnaymom, @Foley1362, @Ashraf,@Scooterpie, @Pounawea, @Lola_Pop

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_Elsa_

My Halloween memories as a child doesn't really have one favorite memory.  I grew up in a large city and it was always cold on that day.  I remember having to wear a winter coat under my costume.  My age will give me away now because I am going to look for a picture of what we used to wear back then.  brb..............      

Yep a lot different than what the kids wear today!  Back then getting apples as a Halloween treat was very common.  We didn't have to worry about razor blades being put into them.   

So I sure hope that others post here showing what kind of costume they wore. 

grama

I've  worn a few of those old hard to see in masks also. I mainly wore homemade costumes though, which I think I liked better. I thought it was so much fun thinking of what I wanted to dress up as, then scrounge around the house to find what I need to create the perfect costume with. With 6 kids (4 girls and 2 boys) we could pretty much find what we needed at home, for the items we couldn't find or for ideas or just help, mom was always as usual to help all of us.
 

keke98

My favorite Halloween memory was when I was younger and I dressed up as my favorite princess ( Belle)

Scooterpie

This is a more recent Halloween memory that Facebook reminded me about.

GHOST-O-TAN. These pics are from Boo at the Zoo "2011" in Cincinnati. This little Orangutan was butt-cutesy and she knew it.

_Elsa_

Hi all, thanks for sharing your memories.  Please make sure to check out the other Halloween topics.  Just click on the animated image at the bottom of the message and you can see that there are a few different posts regarding this holiday.

giliebeane

One funny memory was of my one of my daughters first Halloween’s.  We had moved from Las Vegas NV USA to Northern Michigan USA.  I told her we had to make sure that her Halloween outfit fit over her winter coat.  The look she gave me.  Sure enough, we can some snow fall that night.  

_Elsa_

Don't you just hate it when you get snow and cold weather at that time of year?  I don't know where you live but I am on the eastern coast USA and I remember when my first born grandson was around 1 1/2 years old and my daughter-in-law and I took him out trick or treating.  It turned out to be 80 degrees that day and we had to strip some of the layers of clothing off of him.  That was the first and last Halloween that was that hot.  It's usually in the 60s.