Welcome to the Friday Open Thread, where we process our weekly feelings together in the comments until they come out as rainbow apple cider. This Friday is a special Friday, of course, BECAUSE IT IS HALLOWEEN OH GOD SO EXCITING HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN.
Okay, my little ghouls and goblins. LET US REVISIT OUR YOUTH.
Pick your favorite era, your favorite song, or just the one that matches your current hair.
Handing out candy corn to trick-or-treaters makes you a monster.
It’s almost Halloween! Do you know where your embarrassing childhood photos from Octobers past are? WELL WE SURE DO!
These costumes will make you look real smart and cool, even though you may have to keep describing who you are all night, but that’s OK.
From vampires to their slayers, Buffy‘s got you covered.
As the season of wearing costumes recreationally approaches, you may be interested in leveraging Gillian Anderson’s icon status for yourself. Fear not! We have you covered with a plethora of Gillian Anderson based costumes, from the well-loved and recognizable to the delightfully obscure.
Dressing up like your favorite comic-inspired character is one of the best things about Halloween.
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere and not a drop of pumpkin spice latte to drink. But waitaminut, you can make your own!
Wondering how your fellow Straddlers celebrate Halloween? Wonder no longer. We asked for photos and y’all seriously delivered.
So here I have for you, in no particular order, a list of fun couples costumes where one person is a redhead!
Get the perfect start to your super last minute Halloween costume!
“I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.”
Who says Halloween can’t be adorable instead?
There will never be anything better than Laneia as Wednesday Addams, I’m positive.
Paper mache’d wombs and emasculation stations are great and all, but what if there were a haunted house that was just filled with a fuckton of things lesbians are terrified of?
As my fellow writers and I watched incredulously in a moment many likened to the millennial New Years’ ball drop, 500+ dedicated queermos and their friends signed my change.org petition!
“I can’t believe Carly and Robin haven’t done that already.” (There’s a change.org petition we need you to sign. This is important business.)
The costume of the day is Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard, five ways. You don’t need to leave your apartment to have a Happy Halloween!