The old Krebs' house was destroyed the other day to make way for a new technology research center. I found this picture before we began construction. The writing on the back says "Halloween, 1996." It must be a photo of these kids before they went out Trick-or-Treating.
The boy in the back left of the picture is wearing a horrid rubber mask. The flesh is turning green in some areas and the eyes over sized and bloodshot. An imprint of his brain is visible on the top of his skull. The young kid in the middle is also wearing a mask. It's mouth is wide open with dull green teeth flared. The last kid in the back row is dressed as a vampire, with a haunting mask of Dracula. The grayish-blue skin is he creepiest part. The fangs and blood trailing out the corner of the mouth complete the mask terrifically.
The two young children in the front of the pack are much less frightening. The one on the left is wearing a fluffy tiger costume with a black nose and whiskers painted on his face. The toddler in the front left of the photo is dressed as a classic character: Mickey Mouse, as depicted on the face of his brilliant red shirt. A black bonnet with Mickey Mouse ears along with some face paint top off the costume to near perfection. With his mouth agape and a wandering mind, he is completely oblivious to the fact of a camera on him.
I wish children still dressed in ridiculous costumes during Halloween. The costumes I've seen in the past few years have been unoriginal. Most are just a gore-show. The older children don't even go out anymore, finding the act of Trick-or-Treating to be a childish game.
You described your picture very well through out the blog. I am a very big fan of the picture you picked and I think even on its own it is very entertaining. You did a good job if creating a setting and using adjectives.
ReplyDeleteI liked the very detailed description of the picture. I also appreciate how you talked about the act of Trick-or-Treating disappearing in older children.
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