How to Have a Spooky Halloween Scarefest Without Leaving Your House

If you're in your thirties, single or married, and have no kids, Halloween can be a real drag. For myself, Halloween really stinks as I live in a neighborhood where there are few children and I also live in a somewhat dangerous one, which means my wife and I's trick-or-treater base is extremely limited. I was growing to hate the holiday, as it was leaving me bored with nothing to do except sit and twiddle my thumbs.

But, as of late, I was trying to find newer traditions for this special holiday as I knew that Halloween wasn't just simply about playing dress-up so we could look cool to our peers. Hallloween was about scaring the living daylights out of ourselves and enjoying it while we did it. So, I have compiled a quick and easy guide that can help those of us who are in this boat, where we could still have a good time and not worry about having a hangover the next morning.

First, if you are single, make it a point not to go out and buy that Halloween candy for the local neighborhood kids. While it may be cute to watch them come to your front door in their costumes and see their bright and smiling faces when you give them that small pack of M and M's or that Tootsie Roll, this tradition really looks more like a hand-out where kids of any age can come beating on your door at all hours of the night in order to get that sugar rush. If you want to buy candy, buy just a small supply for yourself so that you have something to munch on for your own activities. Don't buy any alcohol, such as beer, wine , or any other 'spirits' that may hinder your enjoyment. Pull down all the curtains and shades and turn off the lights. In most cases, this will alert parents of trick-or-treating children that the house is no longer active and that their child's grubby little hands will have to go elsewhere in order to get that much-wanted fix that will be going on long until Thanksgiving and Christmas.