It was Halloween the past week, and although Australia doesn't really celebrate it , a lot of houses around my area were participating in the festivities with horror themed houses and free candy. I walked amongst the terror that is children with easy access to sweets as I walked my dog, and really enjoyed the community vibe. It was great to see kids with their friends in costumes (I saw a kid dressed in a plush Venus fly trap costume, a favourite), toddlers dressed as the latest Disney trend, and accompanying parents holding a glass of wine or bottle of beer whilst making minimal costume effort (i.e. capes).
My favourite horror house. Plastic hanging heads, motion activated fog machine, crackling animatronic witch (that scared my dog), dropping of a plastic skeleton from above by the home owner - perfect.
Speaking of the macabre, I've started reading Little Hands Clapping by Dan Rhodes. It's an odd little book written with simplicity in mind. A mesh of short tales with an undercurrent of sadness with a connection to an unique museum located in Germany; it is an easy and interesting read so far.
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