Staring at the glass of milk on the table in the cup to move with my mind.
No, I wasn’t pretending to be Matilda, I dreamt of being someone far spookier.
I wanted to be a witch!
Every Halloween, I would beg my mum Elvira, now 58, to be a magical witch.
You see, I wanted all sorts of magic powers and while Mum probably got a little sick of it, she indulged me every year.
I loved watching films like The Craft and Practical Magic.
And entering adulthood, Halloween remained my favourite holiday, more so than Christmas, birthdays and Thanksgiving, too.
Not only did I love the spooky side, but Halloween really gave people the chance to embrace their dark side – it was like you could make your vulnerabilities fun.
And when my daughter Samantha, now 11, was born, she was brought up to love spooky season.
Born on a full moon on
