This 1977 film is delightfully retro and creepy. It wasn't meant to be creepy, just a little ominous because it's a safety film for trick-or-treat night. There are many ways Halloween costumes can be dangerous for little kids, and these tips for making them safer are pretty good. I especially liked the makeup sequence, as the kids looked so much better in face paint than in those cheap, ugly masks. The kids at the party looked awesome, despite the cheap polyester costumes, because I remember trick-or-treating back in the say, and half the kids I would see were dressed as "hobos," meaning they didn't really plan a costume at all.
Trick-or-treat has changed a lot since then. We now have reflective tape and glow sticks. No kid would ever think of trick-or-treating on a bicycle. Their parents accompany them. Expanded Daylight Saving Time means trick-or-treat is mostly over before dark. And Halloween revelers don't stay in their own neighborhoods; they go to an area where the houses are dense, the terrain is level, and there are sidewalks and street lights. In other words, my neighborhood. Decades after the poison candy panics, we are used to inspecting our kids' candy when they get home, but it's mainly to appropriate the Reece's peanut butter cups and other premium treats. -via Mental Floss
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