trick or treating was way more crowded than last year, which took us by surprise, but not by quite as much surprise at the fact that we didn't see even a single pennywise. there was a kid that had pennywise's face paint, zombie makeup, and a fake-bloodied shirt that said "want to float?", but that was about it. the two best things by far that i saw though were a family dressed so that the dad was king trident, the mom was ursula, and their little baby (like, 3 years old little) was ariel. it was so cute. but the other, the absolute highlight of the night, was a kid around 6 or 7 or so who came to the door in a very well-crafted and lovingly rendered costume of the phantom. his suit was well-fitting, hardly baggy at all, his cape wasn't one layer of cheap fabric (and the collar actually stood!!), and he had a rose pinned to his dress vest. he had a not-shitty venetian half-mask and, when i complimented his costume, he tipped it at me and he even had scar makeup on under it! like, yall. idk if he was a theatre kid in the making or what but. hes going places, and i wish him nothing but excitement in his life