(I could marry him)
Spencer: The cool thing about Halloween is that it’s a uniquely American holiday. I mean, despite it’s obvious origins in the Celtic Festival of Samhain and the Christian All Saints Day, it really is a melting pot of various immigrants’ traditions and beliefs. It became a little more commercialized in the 1950s with trick-or-treat, and today it rivals only Christmas in terms of popularity.
Emily: All I asked was what he was doing this weekend.
Spencer: I’m toying with the notion of either going to the Edgar Allan Poe Shadow Puppet T or the reenactment of the 19th century Phantasmagoria.
Rossi: I don’t want to know.
Spencer: Oh, yeah, you do. Phantasmagorias are these amazing pre-cinema projected ghost shows invented in France, where the showman attempted to spook the audience using science magic. And it just so happens that I have an extra ticket.
Penelope: Tempting.
