Halloween ain’t shit without costumes, and it’s been that way since it was born. The costume, as opposed to the disguise, is in its tread assertive and instructive. It began (possibly, anyway) when medieval destitutes took advantage of a morbid church holiday to fleece people for food by dressing like dead relatives. And they need not speak for the dead in a direct sense. A ghost in your soul is a dead part of yourself, or a vagary that never had chance to live. Or at least, haven’t had the chance yet. How many kids do you see lining up … Continue reading Spooky’s Halloween Trifecta Part I: The Costume Contest