Halloween 2017
Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie.
~300 Full Size Candies, ready for the trick or treaters! This year I had sugar-free, gluten-free, and vegan options just in case.
I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves. This can sometimes lead to a prolonged choosing process and debate. The moments of “OMG” and “wow” are wonderful as they realize the candies are full size.
As has become tradition, I made a timelapse movie of handing out candy to the kids. This year, I started when the first trick or treaters appeared a little after 5:30 PM.
Michele had done a great job of prepping the house and the set up was easy.
My daughter Zoe and her friend Danny were here to help out while I was away from the door, but they mainly watched Strange Things.
The time-lapse takes place over a little more than three hours that is reduced to just over ninety seconds for your viewing pleasure.
When people come to the door, I ask every person what they were dressed as and wrote down their answers. I am careful to ask what they are, accepting their answers rather than interpreting what I see.
This Halloween makes it 13 years of data to compare, though 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Nerds, out of nowhere topped out the list. Most were the stereotypical glasses with tape and suspenders version. Evie from the Descendants movie was popular and one of the newer costumes I saw. Strangely, there we literally no politics oriented costumes this year.
Some great work put into the costumes with great make-up and even some EL wiring handiwork.
Our total number of visitors was a little down, under 200. Maybe the cooler weather or the World Series game keep a few families inside.
This year’s complete costume list of 193 people:
7 Nerd
5 Batman
4 Cat
4 Evie from the Descendents
4 Pirate
4 Superman
3 Baseball Player
3 Batgirl
3 Elsa
3 Ninja
3 Skeleton
3 Vampire
3 Witch
2 Black Suit Guy
2 Cheetah
2 Dragon
2 Fox
2 Frankenstein
2 Mal from Descendents
2 Minnie Mouse
2 Police
2 Rosie the Riveter
2 Snow White
2 Spider-Man
2 Stitch
2 Stormtrooper
2 Supergirl
2 The Flash
2 Zombie
1 80s Girl
1 Alice Through the Looking Glass
1 Anakin Skywalker
1 Antman
1 Assassin
1 Banana
1 Bank Robber
1 Barcelona Soccer Player
1 Beaver
1 Belle
1 Black Cat
1 Bumble Bee Boy
1 Bumblebee
1 Butterfly
1 Butterfly Princess
1 Captain America
1 Carebear
1 Catwoman
1 Cinderella
1 Cleopatra
1 Clown
1 Count Olaf
1 Cowgirl
1 Curious George
1 Dead KISS Member
1 Dead Seeker from Watchdogs 2
1 Dead Ugly Ninja
1 Deadpool
1 Death Trooper
1 Deb from Dexter
1 Dexter from Dexter
1 Día de Muertos
1 Dodgers Fan
1 Dogman
1 Dragon Ninja
1 Dwight Schute
1 Egyptian
1 Error 404: Costume Not Found
1 Ever After Doll
1 Georgie from IT
1 Ghost Clown
1 Ghostbusters
1 Grim Reaper
1 Harambe
1 Harley Quinn
1 Homeless Man
1 Hulk
1 Huntress
1 Irrelevant
1 Jack O Lantern
1 Jawa
1 Jerrod
1 Jester
1 Jigsaw
1 Joker
1 Juggler
1 Killer Clown
1 Kitty Cat
1 Kubo
1 Lemony Snicket
1 Leonardo — Ninja Turtle
1 Leopard
1 Little red Riding Hood
1 Luigi
1 Mario
1 Max — Where the Wild Things Are
1 Mermaid
1 Michael Jackson
1 Miley
1 Moana
1 Monkey
1 Ninjago
1 Optimus Prime
1 Owl
1 Pajama Girl
1 Panda
1 Peter Pan
1 Pigeon
1 Pikachu
1 Pirate Skeleton
1 Poop Emoji
1 Princess
1 Princess Elena
1 Pumpkin
1 Pumpkin, Scary
1 Raccoon
1 Rainbow Fish
1 Rapper
1 River Vixen from Riverdale
1 Scary Clown
1 Scream
1 Sexy Man
1 Sheba
1 Skeleton Knight
1 Slytherin House
1 Snow Princess
1 Sonic
1 Spidergirl
1 Squirtle
1 Sriracha Doge
1 Star Trekky 60s Alien
1 Thomas the Tank Engine
1 Tigger
1 Tinkerbell
1 Totoro
1 Unicorn
1 Waldo, Where’s
1 Wednesday Adams
1 Werewolf
1 Willy Wonka’s Corpse
1 Wolf
1 Zombie Gas Mask
193 Costumed Visitors
