Geeks & Halloween

Here’s an interesting thing about geeks that I have learned. Most geeks are totally into Halloween. It’s a favorite time of year for many of them. When I first came across this realization I thought it was a little weird, but then after thinking about it more I realized how it all made such perfect sense.



The biggest aspect of Halloween is the costumes. There are stores and websites dedicated solely to Halloween costumes and that’s not counting the space set aside in department stores. Geeks dress up in cosplay when we go to conventions. Halloween is the one time of year when we aren’t ridiculed by the non-geeky for going out in public dressed up. Plus, in general, geeks look for any excuse or occasion to go out in public dressed up.

Then there are the monsters and creepy crawlies. For comic readers monsters, demons, creepy crawlies, and homicidal maniacs are par for the course. Those are the villains our favorite heroes battle. I mean look at Joker alone. He’s a sociopath homicidal clown. Stephen King wrote a book about an evil clown called, ‘It’. Although I think Pennywise pales in comparison to Joker’s antics.

    The ghost stories and supernatural aspects? Yep, got those covered too. Characters like Hellboy, John Constantine, Doctor Strange, Doctor Fate, and The Specter deal with the supernatural on a daily basis.

Then there are horror movies. Horror movies have a following all of their own and a few have their own comic series so they crossover. Not to mention that several geeky actors have done horror movies. A fan favorite is Bruce Campbell, aka Ash from the Evil Dead series. Ash has also appeared in a Marvel comics crossover, ’Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness’.

    So when you take a good look at it all it makes sense that geeks would be so into Halloween. We like a good scary story as much as the next person and when it comes to costumes we’ve got it nailed. Plus all of that candy around is pretty awesome.

Tell me, what’s your favorite part of Halloween? Who is your favorite movie monster? What’s your favorite horror movie?