Halloween Recap: Our COVID-safe Celebration
Halloween 2020 was bound to be different than previous years, but that doesn’t mean it had to be totally lame. This year my husband and I came up with COVID-safe solutions to celebrating Halloween (on a Saturday, during a full moon, AND the night daylight-savings time ends!) while being safe and having tons of fun. Let’s dive in!
Parking Lot of Horrors Halloween Drive-In Theatre
On Friday, October 30th, my husband and I heard about a neat Halloween experience happening at the King of Prussia Mall. The experience was called “Parking Lot Horrors,” and it featured a drive-in style movie showing, curbside concessions, and actors in spooky makeup walking around and trying to scare you as you watched whatever film was playing that night.
The night we went, ‘The Ring’ was playing, and though we’d seen it many times before we had so much fun. The film was way creepier on the big screen sitting in your car in the pitch-black darkness, with actors moving stealthily between cars and trying to scare you every so often as the film got more intense and scary. I would definitely recommend this experience even in non-COVID times, as it was tons of fun, not too expensive ($40 per car-load of people) and actually pretty spooky!
Costumes Galore!
Of course, it’s not Halloween if you don’t dress up. Instead of explaining what we dressed up as in detail, just check out these photos we snapped of this year’s costumes:
I was an Anne Rice-esque vampire this year, per my recent reading of her wonderful ‘The Vampire Chronicles’ series!
My babies as Bob, from ‘Bob’s Burgers’, and a black cat (even though she would hardly tolerate the costume long enough for a photo, lol.)
Scary Movies and a Grim Philly (Ghost) Tour
Last but not least— after a day of vibing in costume at home and enjoying apple cider mimosas and scary movies— we went out to explore the city (safely, outdoors, with masks on) and began with a “Grim Philly” ghost tour.
Did you know there are thousands of bodies buried in Washington Square?
Grim Philly’s tours deal with more than ghosts: sex, vampires, ghosts, anything macabre was on the itinerary for the Grim Philly tour, and we seriously learned SO much about Philadelphia’s history in general (and especially its dark underbelly.) From the history of Bram Stoker’s vampire research in the city to the stories of bank robberies and unexplained Revolutionary-era ghost sightings, the tour was spooky, held in the dark of night in relatively secret parts of Old City, and super spooky and exciting. Our tour guide even gave us candy at the end, which was a nice way to top off Halloween 2020! And, yes, masks and distancing were enforced and the tours were done entirely outdoors, in small groups. Definitely a creative way to safely celebrate Halloween!
So, what did you all do for Halloween 2020? Did anyone get super creative with the kiddos, or find a fun, adult way to celebrate without all the usual parties going on? Let’s discuss, and Happy Halloween to all!
Xoxo, MM.