“ Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate. It is plenty difficult to wait for Halloween when the tedious month of September is still ahead of you. But to wait for one's adopted uncle to come home while a greedy and violent man is upstairs was one of the worst waits the Baudelaires had ever experienced. Daniel Handler Author
“ This is a comment on fear. Today it's like 'They're going to bomb the New York subway and there's the avian flu and 50 million of us are going to die.' We wanted to make fun of that fear-based culture we've been plunged into. And Halloweens the perfect metaphor for fear. Adam Gollner Writer
“ Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Bertrand Russell Philosopher
“ Halloween is a day when we all get to fool people into thinking we're someone else. Or as Mitt Romney calls it, campaigning. Bill Maher Comedian
“ For every perfect little town, there's something ugly underneath. No dream without the nightmare. Blake Crouch Author
“ I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster from his slab began to rise And suddenly to my surprise... He did the mash He did the monster mash The monster mash It was a graveyard smash. Bobby Pickett Singer