Halloween is a curious celebration: Of all the holidays, it has risen to the status of GOAT for kids and it looks like there’s no turning back. But why? Yes, there’s the candy. But plenty of holidays have that (and Cadbury eggs, man…). There are the costumes of course — and what kid, or human really, doesn’t love to dress up? But the real reason for Halloween’s supremacy is the fear. Yes, Halloween is the one and only holiday to shy from the sunny family togetherness and lean into the lone frightening darkness. What is Halloween but a spine-tingling step toward monsters and killers, darkness and depravity, one that can trigger catharsis and relief or, if we step too far, lasting nightmares? As they say in Dune, fear is the mindkiller. But also, it sure is thrilling.
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