The night it is gude Hallowe’en,
The fairy folk do ride...
The fairy folk do ride...
— "Tam Lin" (Child Ballad #39)
It's Halloween! It's Halloween!
The moon is full and bright
And we shall see what can't be seen
On any other night:
Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls,
Grinning goblins fighting duels,
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.
The moon is full and bright
And we shall see what can't be seen
On any other night:
Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls,
Grinning goblins fighting duels,
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.
— Jack Prelutsky
"Halloweens I have always considered wilder and richer and more important than even Christmas morn. The dark and lovely memories leap back at me as I see once again my ghostly relatives, and the lurks and things that creaked stairs or sang softly in the hinges when you opened a door."
"In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night of the year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. The hardcore girls just wear lingerie and some form of animal ears."
[Karen greets Gretchen at her door wearing a black teddy and mouse ears; Gretchen is in a black catsuit with cat ears]
Gretchen: What are you?
Karen: I'm a mouse. [points at ears] Duh.
Gretchen: What are you?
Karen: I'm a mouse. [points at ears] Duh.
"So, the purpose of this 'Halloween' is to disguise yourself in order to frighten strangers and extort sugar infused... nuggets."
— Optimus Prime, Transformers: Animated
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright!
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright!
— The Nightmare Before Christmas, "This Is Halloween"
