Halloween Nostalgia

By Jordan Collins 

Often, Halloween evokes some of the best memories of being a kid: trick-or-treating, being excited about king-sized candy bars, carving pumpkins for the porch, and watching spooky movies ranging from Goosebumps to The Nightmare Before Christmas become traditions. I asked some students around campus about their favorite parts of Halloween from the past to the present, and here’s what they had to say!

“Top 3 favorite Halloween movies of all time?” 

“The Babysitter, The Visit, and IT, even though it’s not scary.” Mia Hawkersmith, 10th

“The Conjuring, a classic.” Bella Covington, 10th

“Hocus Pocus, Halloween, the first one, and then the first Conjuring.” Lola Padula, 9th

“Favorite Halloween songs from when you were a kid?”

“‘This is Halloween’, ‘Thriller’, and ‘Sally’s Song from The Nightmare Before Christmas” Rachel Horner, 10th

“‘Monster mash’, ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ by Rockwell, and ‘This is Halloween’” Blair Gipe, 11th 

“‘Thriller’, ‘This is Halloween’ and the Charlie Brown Halloween theme” Elizabeth Cebulski, 10th 

“Favorite/top 3 Halloween candies when you were a kid?”

“The Crunch bars” Will Lincoln, 10th 

“Candy corn, no doubt” Grant Carr, 10th 

“Reese’s cups, straight-up chocolate, and hi-chews!” Elizabeth Cebulski, 10th 

“ Favorite/most unique Halloween costume you wore when you were a kid?” 

“Zombie pilgrim!” Jackie Henderson, 10th

“Flo from progressive” Elizabeth Bowman, 10th 

“Hannah Montana, when I was four” Ann Gentry Lambert, 10th 

“What is your favorite thing to do on Halloween?”

“Watch horror movies” Emery Howard, 10th

“Watch horror movies!” Richa Patel 11th

“Watch Hocus Pocus or go get candy, just candy and movies!” Caroline Roeder, 10th