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Alright, here’s the deal: Halloween is everywhere by October. Decorations, candy, costumes - the works. But sometimes, things go totally sideways. So, sit back and enjoy these wild (and sometimes painfully funny) Halloween stories where the fun hit a major speed bump!
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At 12, some grumpy guy yelled that I was too old for trick-or-treating. I was crushed and gave my candy to my little brother. But now that I’m grown and own a house, I say candy’s for everyone - 90-year-olds included!
Freshman year, me and my friends joked about being a little old for trick-or-treating. Then these bigger kids in skull masks stole our candy and even threw me down! I reported them to the cops, and justice was served with community service and payback for my candy and clothes. Sweet victory!
Halloween isn’t huge in Australia, but one year my mum had no candy, so she gave a kid a can of soup instead. The kid was SO excited and yelled, "I got SOUP!" Wholesome win!
Every year, as September fades, people start gearing up for Halloween like it’s the biggest thing ever. By late October, the Halloween vibe is everywhere, and honestly, it’s kind of addictive.
But why does everyone go nuts? Is it just about spooky stuff? Nope! It’s a whole mix of fun, tradition, and (sometimes) crazy antics.
After I scored big on candy, my mom decided to snatch it all back to hand out to the late-night kids. Thanks, mom!
My so-called friends said they weren’t doing anything on Halloween but ended up hanging out without me. Teen years, am I right?
Edit: Thankfully, I have better friends now!
My friend’s grandpa dressed up for a prank, but when he tried to sneak into their house, he fell and cracked his head. It was so bad he needed care, his family split up, and Halloween got super serious. Oops.
Halloween hasn’t always been what we know today. Back in the 1930s, “trick” leaned heavily into troublemaking - think light fixtures smashed and fires set. It got so wild, they called it “Black Halloween.”
Yeah, real party crashers.
Mid-70s San Francisco was wild. During a relaxed Halloween hangout, some jerk threw tear gas into the crowd. Everyone was coughing and chaos broke loose. Not your typical spooky surprise!
At a yearly Halloween bash, my ex started off okay but quickly became a total mess - vomiting all over the porch while everyone else partied. Spoiler: we broke up. Lesson learned: sloppy drunks are the worst.
After a fun Halloween party, my wife started having terrible stomach pains. At the ER, they dropped a bomb about possible cancer - yikes! But guess what? It was just a kidney stone. Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions!
People almost banned Halloween because of the chaos, but “trick or treat” saved the day. It started in Canada and caught on everywhere, turning the holiday into a candy-fueled tradition.
Still curious where Halloween started? That goes way back to the ancient Celts and their spooky Samhain festival, where ghosts and gods mingled for real.
After my mom told me to eat as much candy as I wanted, I spent the next hour throwing up peanut butter cups and warheads. Halloween sugar overload: 1, me: 0.
As a kid, I wasn’t allowed to go trick-or-treating, so I just watched my friends from my window while they had all the fun. FOMO was real that night.
I was 9 and walking home when a car full of high school kids snatched all my candy. Three hours of work, gone in a flash.
Back then, costumes weren’t just for fun - they scared off spirits. So witches, goblins, and ghosts? Classic scare tactics, not just cute costumes.
Fast forward centuries, and the Christian church added its own twist with All Hallows’ Eve, the night before a big religious day.
Nearly 11, feeling awful with the stomach flu, stuck at home while my siblings went trick-or-treating. It wasn’t exactly the Halloween I wanted.
I got talked into smashing some beautiful pumpkins on Halloween. A few days later, the owners wrote a letter calling out the destruction and how hurt their kids were. Yeah, I felt awful. Lesson learned: don’t trash the pumpkins.
I spent two Halloweens in the hospital watching all my friends trick-or-treat from my bed. This year, finally, I’m back out there and pumped to go again!
Halloween is kind of like Christmas - deep roots and a bit commercialized, but mostly all about having a blast. So, let people enjoy it however they want! The world’s weird enough already.
Just brace yourself - you might run into one of these Halloween fails during the craziness! Ready to dive in? Let’s get spooky... and silly.
I was 14 and the odd one out while friends dressed 'girly.' I wore a full clown costume and had to walk slow in big shoes. They ditched me for a haunted house and I couldn’t even sleep over because of a cat allergy. At least I found 20 bucks!
In 5th grade, I started feeling stomach pain during trick-or-treating. Turns out, my first period had started! Definitely an unexpected Halloween twist.
At 13, I got made fun of for wearing a full costume and even cried wanting to leave early. Thankfully, one good friend stayed with me until my parents picked me up.
Friend bailed on costume plans; I was stuck in a silly Ginger Spice outfit. Tried to walk 7 miles to hang out with friends but got hit by a car after a quarter mile. The metal in my ankle still reminds me of that Halloween.
I took my girlfriend and her son out trick-or-treating, but in her Facebook photos, I was mysteriously cropped out. All the other kids and parents got tagged - guess I was the ghost of Halloween past!
I was all proud in my angel costume at the science museum’s trick-or-treat houses until the kid behind me kept sneaking candy from my bucket. I was devastated!
Couldn’t handle the candy overload and puked right into my candy bucket. Halloween sugar highs are risky business!
In Northern Canada, my vinyl Darth Vader costume just fell apart in the freezing cold. I managed to make it around the block with just the mask and lightsaber. Not quite the dark side look I hoped for.
In high school, my so-called friends ditched me during trick-or-treating. I had to walk 1.5 miles home alone. Major bummer.
I choked on a gobstopper on Halloween. The Heimlich helped, but it got stuck in my esophagus too. My throat hurt for days. Now I toss gobstoppers out for my kids before they even get near them.
At 41 weeks pregnant with my second, I was out with my 2-year-old son for his first Halloween. My water broke during our walk, and when the nurse accidentally sprayed my blood everywhere, we both laughed and said, "Happy Halloween!" Best. Halloween. Ever.
Dad sprayed trick-or-treaters with a water gun as a prank. One guy wasn’t amused and followed me and friends wearing a scary mask all night. Super creepy Halloween vibes.
Some school people who annoy me found my house on Halloween and tried to barge in. Nope, not happening.
At a Halloween haunt, my nosey girlfriend peeked into a 'wagon' that was actually a dressing room. Suddenly, a clown appeared and yelled, “She’s a peeper!” pointing at her and calling everyone over. We ran for our lives and narrowly escaped a zombie clown cancellation!
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