Be awary of Something Scary
Times are too busy to write up top 10s (like we used to back in the day). But we squeeze out a top 5 from time to time. Given the festivities, we may even add an honourable mention that didn't make the list.
5. Vampire Bats
Bats dangling from elastic threads in every supermarket's seasonal isle as soon as the calendar turns to September are fairly useless. They're in no form aesthetically pleasing, sit in the way of better looking decoration, and are above all not scary.
This is because they're fake. They're so fake and unimpressive that they wouldn't make any list, let alone a top 5 of best things during halloween.... unless you had your halloween shindig in an actual cave riddled with the real bloodthirsty winged creatures. Doing so would put a proper scare into anyone and securely keep at bay any demanding sugar addicted trick or treaters.
It would also come with the dangerous risk of rabies, a viral infection that (according to this wiki) attacks the central nervous system and causes an incurable inflammation to the brain which at every instance becomes fatal once clinical symptoms appear - but then inflation has affected the price of sweets and hit wallets hard so maybe its one worth taking.
4. Pumpkins
It would be amiss if this top 5 didn't include both animals and plants - particularly to flora and fauna enthused students. Well, the majority of plant buffs agree, the pumplin (cucurbita pepo) is the most Halloween of all plants.
In relation to the earlier mentioned winged mammal, pumpkins are also decorative, festive - and they can be carved. Moreover, without any fuss they can be set alight by scooping out its flesh whilst hallowing its body before inserting a candle inside it - whereas most bats wouldn't like that. Not even batman.
3. Treats
Sweets are the best! To many, the conquest of getting your bucket loaded with sugary treats is what makes up for most of the joy experienced during halloween. Why does it, then, not sit at the top spot? Smarties, bounties and stale biscuits are the answer. That's right, poor quality sweets are probably the reason why no one accepted any of the assortment you put on offer. It must be either that, or those bats just don't care for sugar.
2. Tricks
Every department, group of friends, of sports team has a prankster (as we learned the hard way). But where most of the time their practical jokes can lead to irritation there is at least one day in the year when everyone actually appreciates the stunts - most of all the trickster who has their skills put to the test. That day is halloween, of course. Above anything else, opting for trickery instead of the convenient treats presents a great saver on treats. So come on trickster, do your worse!
1. Nuclear Warfare
If killer AI bots and climate catastrophe weren't enough, there is also the daunting prospect of a third world war. Given the nuclear capabilities of superpowers, nuclear warfare would torch alight the entire globe in mass scale destruction. This would leave every place covered by a glowing goo known from horror films and cartoons and those luckily enough to survive would wander about in self-imposed Mad Max-style clothing, both of which, technically speaking, would present a whopping saver on outfits and decorations. And, once again, we all love a bargain.