Halloween is a representation of rich multicultural influences and a blend of imagination. Trick-or-Treating is a widespread tradition in America on the night of Halloween, which celebrates the assortment of culture in our country.  It is a time for kids, teens and adults to watch scary movies, go to haunted houses and dress up in costumes.

Scary movies consist of gory, horrific scenes that reel the viewer in. Favorite movies range from gory to nauseating.

“My favorite scary movie is ‘The Shining’ because it is twisted,” sophomore Ally Rodriguez said.

Some movies attract the viewer because of the not-so- scary situations in the movie. Movies with a funny side to the situation always have reeled me in because I am not going to be screaming the entire movie.

“‘The Army of Darkness’ [is the scariest movie] because it has a great comical aspect along with horror,” senior Jake Weekly said.

Horror movies must actually horrify the audience otherwise the viewer is not satisfied with the movie. An audience is more attracted to a movie that is more realistic than one that is bogus.

The best scary movie is “Mama” because it was nerve-wracking.

“‘The Blair Witch Project’ is the worst scary movie because I could not get past the lack of a plot and it just seemed really fake,” junior Justin Scheck said.

Haunted Houses consist of actors in buildings hiding everywhere trying to give you the fright of your life. The actors will shriek and act out roles. Normally, there are multiple corridors in the house, therefore you can easily get lost in a maze of fright. The Edge of Hell is my favorite haunted house because of the amount of effort the actors put in to startle their audience.

“The scariest haunted house I have been to was a local one I took part in. It was scary because the makeup [we used] was very realistic and the space was limited [so we could scare them more],” Scheck said.

A good haunted house is realistic. It is usually in a rather large space providing extra room to scare the audience.

“Some haunted houses are large and some are small, but any good haunted house has a lot of corridors,” Scheck said.

From conservative to provocative costumes, teenagers and some adults will dress up in their costumes that allow them to be who they want for one night of the year. Kids will dress up like lady bugs while teenagers may choose to dress less conservatively. Girls should dress as young ladies rather than provocatively because of our judgmental society. Society can destroy someone’s feelings or it can boost their confidence depending on what a girl wears on Halloween.

“[Teenage girls wear provocative costumes because it] gives them a chance to step out of their natural selves,” debate teacher Mike Zegers said.

Girls just want to be someone else one night of the year where they will not get judged and get sucked into a bad reputation.  Although Halloween costumes can be adorable, some can be dangerous. If all girls’ costumes were risqué, then they could get harassed.

“If girls all dressed provocatively on Halloween, then they could get kidnapped and hurt,” Weekly said.

From trick-or-treating to traditions, this holiday can be a trick or a treat. Fearful movies, haunted houses, and plenty of costumes make up the recipe we call Halloween.