HALLOWEEN HAS REALLY taken off, hasn’t it? When I was a sprog, October 31 delivered little more than a carved pumpkin, a Simpsons special, and a speech from the headmistress extolling the hazards of strangers bearing sweeties. But these days? Themed products line the shelves, decorations adorn the high street, and TK Maxx has been flogging orange tat since July (“It’s Goth Christmas!” my punky friend explains to me).
My kids, having come of age alongside pumpkin spice lattes and "spooky" scented candles, expect to go trick-or-treating on the night, and
