[Nick Zwar]

Yes, I agree. It does feel a bit odd. We live in a quiet neighborhood, so it’s sort of ok, but still… I wouldn’t want to go around with my kids begging for candy… it’s just no real tradition here.

On the other hand, I do love to carve a good ol’ jack-o-lantern every few years. I remember in 2021, I carved a big pumpkin and prepared our house entrance a bit (with speakers hidden in the plants) and pre-recorded “dialog” options I could click and play (such as “Who goes there?” “What do you desire?” “Silence!”, “Don’t move near the candy claw”, “yes/no” etc.). I did that so I could distort and warp the dialog to sound quite spooky and place it among small speakers in the pants in front of our house. I then eventually opened the door in a faceless costume and handed out some candy. It was neat for the small kids, and they didn’t expect that.
However, the following year, I didn’t feel like it at all, so we darkened our house and just weren’t officially home.