When Does Spooky Season Start?

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I started celebrating Shocktober in 2016. Halloween had long been my favorite holiday, but it never occurred to me that I could begin celebrating it on October 1st. This was not a novel idea, but it changed my Falls for the better. I’d spend the whole month watching nothing but horror movies and shows, reading horror books, and eating all the Halloween candy I could get my hands on.

You can celebrate Halloween whenever you want. Do it all year round. Human beings have always had that right, but it was less acceptable socially. However, like comic books and fan fiction, things that used to get you made fun of have become more mainstream. Celebrating Halloween earlier than mid-October used to get y

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