From costumes to carving pumpkins, readers give a Halloween scare

October 28, 2016 at 6:49PM

Halloween generally divides people into two camps: Those who take the occasion very seriously, by planning their costumes weeks in advance and carefully carving pumpkins, and those who buy a couple of bags of candy on the way home from work, flip on the front light and call it a night. As you can see, many of our readers are serious Halloween fans. If you aren't in the spooky mood yet, let this be the jump-start you need.


Claire Robling sent in this photo of her granddaughter, Julia Rodenz, carving her first pumpkin when she was 4. (She’s now 6.)
Claire Robling sent in this photo of her granddaughter, Julia Rodenz, carving her first pumpkin when she was 4. (She’s now 6.) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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