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Halloween is coming up, guys! It\u2019s time to get your costumes, eat a ton of candy and get up to some mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n Okay, not really that last part, but there are some fun things you can go do.<\/span><\/p>\n Here is a (partially) complete guide on how to do Halloween right.<\/span><\/p>\n First, you need to get a pumpkin to carve. You can\u2019t have kids coming to knock on your door without a jack-o-lantern outside.<\/span><\/p>\n Get either an obnoxiously large or teeny tiny pumpkin from a pumpkin patch. You\u2019re going to use a sharp object to carve with so you\u2019re basically going to struggle the whole time trying to not cut off one of your fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n After you\u2019ve managed to carve it and not yourself, get a candle to put in it. Don\u2019t forget to take it outside though because fire indoors during Halloween mayhem isn\u2019t the best idea.<\/span><\/p>\n Now you need some super clich\u00e9 costume to wear this year. You just have to get something from pop culture that happened this year. (Cough, Suicide Squad is a big one.)<\/span><\/p>\n Or you could try to be original and come up with some ridiculous pun that no one understands until you have to explain it to them.<\/span><\/p>\n Either way, get your costume, but make sure you don\u2019t perform the ultimate sin of cultural appropriation. This is especially true if you are a child (or have one) that wants to dress up as their favorite princess Pocahontas or Moana from the new Disney movie.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re going as some female character that looks scantily clad in her movie or show, make sure you are equally as scandalous. Apparently Halloween is the only time of the year where this is acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n If you pick any kind of costume that requires face paint, you\u2019re going to regret it. Face paint is the devil\u2019s work. It gets everywhere and runs with even the slightest amount of sweat. You\u2019ll hate every minute of it.<\/span><\/p>\n After you\u2019ve figured out your costume you\u2019re going to want to throw a party or just attend someone else\u2019s. This is only so you can show off what a great costume you have.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of going places, there\u2019s a couple of things you and some friends can do to have a good time during Halloween weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n You could go to one of those \u201chaunted\u201d attractions that pop up all over town. For some reason they only pop up during this one time of year though. <\/span><\/p>\n Make sure you go in a group with at least one person who is super easy to scare and another who acts like they aren\u2019t afraid of anything. This is the best way to get the highest amount of thrills and scares from the actors at the attractions.<\/span><\/p>\n There is some science behind this, too, before you start questioning me.<\/span><\/p>\n If you have someone who acts like they don\u2019t care and doesn\u2019t get scared easy, the actors will try even harder to actually scare them. This will in turn cause the scaredy cat of the group to get even more frightened. That leads to the actors getting excited and scaring you even more! <\/span><\/p>\n Another thing you could do for some Halloween fun is to go out ghost hunting. If you want to be politically correct though, you\u2019d call it paranormal investigating.<\/span><\/p>\n I don\u2019t believe in ghosties, so this is something I would probably do to make me a \u201cbeliever.\u201d If you do believe in ghosties, then take me along and show me where they\u2019re all hiding at.<\/span><\/p>\n Based on the few TV shows I\u2019ve seen, you definitely want to make sure you go at night, and doubly make sure it\u2019s at a place you could probably get arrested for trespassing unless you have permission to be there.<\/span><\/p>\n Every time you see or hear something tell everyone in the group it was an entity doing it. (It was probably just the wind or some other natural occurrence though.)<\/span><\/p>\n Now, last but not least, the most important part\u2026 Candy!<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019re probably going to want to find a child to take with you when you go trick or treating. Most states frown upon adults just going out to strangers\u2019 houses and asking for candy. It is kind of creepy to be honest with you.<\/span><\/p>\n After you\u2019ve taken a kid with you, make sure you sort through the candy.<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t let the kids eat any of the half-wrapped or sketchy looking pieces, but you sure can.<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019re an adult, remember? You can do what you want! Eat all the potentially-poisoned candy you want.<\/span><\/p>\n If you do go out this Halloween, just remember to be safe and follow the buddy system. It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re out trick or treating, bar hopping or just having a party at home, take care of each other.<\/span><\/p>\n Brittany Fletcher<\/strong> Halloween is coming up, guys! It\u2019s time to get your costumes, eat a ton of candy and get up to some mayhem. Okay, not really that last part, but there are some fun things you can go do. 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