Halloween

I spent all last night helping my friend with her costume. It's definitely the best of the whole world this year.

It's always a good idea before letting the kids Trick-or-Treat to visit the sex offender registry and know where offenders live. If a neighborhood has a large number, it might be a good idea to skip that block.

We never got around to carving pumpkins this year. After watching this video I may get a pumpkin an try this!

What's Halloween without Screamin' Jay Hawkins' huge hit "I Put a Spell on You" and Bobby Pickett's "Monster Mash"? But do you know the stories BEHIND the songs? I dare you to believe these true facts!

I don't understand it. Dogs weren't meant to dress up and they don't enjoy it. It's funny, but I think it's cruel. They don't like it. How many of you do it?

I love giving out candy (and eating it). But I hate Halloween. It's not for religious reasons, or because I scare easy.

Stacy Lee did it with her son. Andrew did it with his first child. But I would NEVER take an infant Trick-or-Treating! Why? They can't remember it. They can't eat the candy. They can't even ring the bell or say, "Trick-or-Treat!" It's for the parents. If you want candy, put on a costume and go ring bells. Leave your baby at home. What do you think? (Watch a video of our audience respond

Justin Willman is a successful comedian, magician and television host on Food Network. Watch this Sunday for the end of 2014's "Halloween Wars" to see delicious food made to look like a scary carnival!

Hours before you arrive for "Terror Behind the Screen" haunted attraction in Pasco a crew of scare actors are fastidiously applying makeup to look like a zombie, corpse or killer clowns. We decided to give you a glimpse at how that's done:

Remember the 1990s when one earring in the ear meant something? Overall straps meant something? Not tying your shoe laces meant something? Red light bulbs, purple triangles and wearing all blue or all red meant something? Well, in Halloween 2014 TEAL PUMPKINS MEAN SOMETHING! You better know what before taking the kids around the block!

When I was a kid my Trick-Or-Treating bag was always full of Big Hunk bars when I got home. Now I hardly see them. I really miss Zots (the hard candy with sour, fizzy powder inside) and Tangy Taffy, too. All three are still available, but Halloween no longer brings a plethora of them. What do you miss?

Visit The Reach interpretive center Oct. 24 to introduce your children to bats, owls, spiders and other Halloween animals.