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Halloweirdness: A Season for Laughing at Darkness

Each October, we raise a glass to the reaper, and remind him he’s not invited to the afterparty.

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Cam Higgins
Oct 17, 2025
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Halloween at PUBLIC Hotel New York. Image: CONVICTS

Weird question.

What’s the appeal of a laughing skull?

We only ask ‘cause it’s been Halloween in the seasonal pharmacy aisle for a while, but now all those smiling skeletons and candy-colored grim reapers, friendly ghosts and happy ghouls are lurking on stoops worldwide.

So why is it that the frown of deat…

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