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papersky posted a grump about how Halloween as celebrated in North America is yet another exercise in plastic kitsch, only with extra added disturbing.

I can't really get worked up about Halloween, but I find myself thinking very similar things as fall wears on and people start putting up the Christmas lights. This isn't calling back the sun, says the old man on the road. You people in your glorious mansions with your ostentatious creches and reindeer and fake snow: have you ever stood in true night? You fill your cities with endlessly glowing electric brilliance; when was the last time you saw the stars?