Who was that shape in the shadows? Whose is that face in the mask?
When you're a kid, Hallowe'en is easy. Your costume is (or was when I was a kid) made by your parents, and people appreciated effort, more than accuracy. As an adult? It's all about a cool (and usually expensive!) costume from a store. My work had a Hallowe'en party this week, which raised the ugly question of what to dress as?
Kids often go as their heroes - Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter. Adults? Usually it will be movie characters, or "Sexy [Insert type of costume here]" if you're a woman. Nobody dresses up as a writer though - the name behind the face is generally not famous enough to be recognised or immortalised in a cheap latex outfit.
But characters from novels, that's another matter. I tend to like books that don't exactly lend themselves to costumes - the characters are ordinary, and dress in ordinary clothes. I could have gone as Henry from The Time Traveller's Wife if I'd been prepared to spend the time naked, but as it was a work function, that probably would not be appropriate!
I've spoken before about my love of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LeRoux, so when looking for a costume, this seemed like a good literary port of call.
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Et voila, mesdames et messieurs, je suis Erik, Le Fantome de L'Opera!
Of course, I have neglected to mention that this was a karaoke party too - and so for the first, and possibly the last time, the Phantom sang "Music of the Night" - and here is the photographic proof:
I love Hallowe'en, but only when other people make the effort too. Growing up, it seemed like every house, every TV station marked the event, and did something fun and related to Hallowe'en. Now? Hallowe'en is a Friday this year, and nothing. Barely a hint to recognise that it's taking place. Gone are the great events like Ghostwatch. Now the best we can hope for is another bloody Most Haunted (non-)event...
And of course October marks the end of my freedom, before my life gets consumed for a month (and this time, a lot more...) with this little project...
Kids often go as their heroes - Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter. Adults? Usually it will be movie characters, or "Sexy [Insert type of costume here]" if you're a woman. Nobody dresses up as a writer though - the name behind the face is generally not famous enough to be recognised or immortalised in a cheap latex outfit.
But characters from novels, that's another matter. I tend to like books that don't exactly lend themselves to costumes - the characters are ordinary, and dress in ordinary clothes. I could have gone as Henry from The Time Traveller's Wife if I'd been prepared to spend the time naked, but as it was a work function, that probably would not be appropriate!
I've spoken before about my love of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LeRoux, so when looking for a costume, this seemed like a good literary port of call.
Et voila, mesdames et messieurs, je suis Erik, Le Fantome de L'Opera!
Of course, I have neglected to mention that this was a karaoke party too - and so for the first, and possibly the last time, the Phantom sang "Music of the Night" - and here is the photographic proof:
I love Hallowe'en, but only when other people make the effort too. Growing up, it seemed like every house, every TV station marked the event, and did something fun and related to Hallowe'en. Now? Hallowe'en is a Friday this year, and nothing. Barely a hint to recognise that it's taking place. Gone are the great events like Ghostwatch. Now the best we can hope for is another bloody Most Haunted (non-)event...
And of course October marks the end of my freedom, before my life gets consumed for a month (and this time, a lot more...) with this little project...
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