Halloween in Salem, 2006
Halloween night in Salem, MA is nuts. Seriously. Its one gigantic block party taking up most of downtown Salem. Theres tons of people, music, food, and costumes. To make things better, it was a warm 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Theres also a whole lot of touristy garbage that you can buy which does get kind of annoying after a bit. Theres only so many inflatable Spiderman toys you can see before it starts to cut into the spirit of Halloween. But ignoring that, the costumes are always great. True, some people make half-assed excuses of costumes, but theres a heck of a lot of nice ones. And by the way… a ski mask and a hoodie does not make a costume.
I got some comments on my sign, and some good responses on my mini-Cthulhu. This year I was Josef Hawksmoore, Librarian Extraordinaire, and scholar of the Occult. With my box, containing the clay idol of Cthulhu, which I had liberated from the Congo, I roamed the streets of Salem, holding my sign up in warning of the coming apocalypse!
“Ph-nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’Lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”
“Cthulhu Loves You (medium-rare)”
Theres a few photos for your enjoyment over in the photo gallery!