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This is Halloween! This is Halloween! (just a bit late)

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I love Halloween. Now I'm from the UK and Halloween is still not as big as in other countries (I'm looking at you US) but it has been gaining popularity these past few years. Supermarkets have started stocking more treats, costumes and decorations and this is very bad for my bank account. I fell in love with Mr Kipling's Witches Hats (aka orange French fancies dyed green) and Cadbury's Creepy Cinder toffee cake bars (cinder toffee is amazing) this year. Now I must confess I hardly ever do anything for Halloween. In fact, I only went trick or treating a handful of times in my childhood so I am not exactly sure where this love came from. Despite my appearance I do love creepy things and there will always be a special place in my heart for Gothic novels and vampires. But hey looks can be deceiving! A few years ago someone said to me 'How can you like that band?! You are wearing knitwear and jeans with dogs on them!' Apparently you can't appreciate heavy ...