This is Halloween, this is Halloween.

It was a dark and foggy Halloween night, the pavement still wet from the recent rain. The aura of ghosts from a previous time could be felt coming from the Haunted Mansion cemetery ready for a ghoulish time. All areas of the supernatural world from vampires to witches lined the streets to participate in this eerie holiday. It had completely transformed from what it had been during the day. This place, once "The Happiest Place on Earth", was no longer. All of the characters had been transformed into their alter selves and the Sleeping Beauty Castle was a large shadow being cast over the square.

The thing that was the scariest (greatest) of all was that people of all ages could participate in the festivities. The young, the old, could all dress up and get candy from different locations around the park, no questions asked, and no weird looks given. Everyone was free to be themselves on the night of All Hallows Eve. We had been walking for some time when we found the area where you could meet the Pumpkin King himself, Jack Skellington. Jack Skellington is renowned for his scaring skills for he has been able to scare even the bravest of men. I had been waiting for this day for a long time. I wanted to talk to the legend himself and question him about his special tricks of the trade so that I too could be the scariest in my town.

We got in line to meet him and listened to the 'This is Halloween' song (one of my favourite songs) multiple times while we waited. Then the moment came when I could finally meet him. I walked up to him and he proclaimed, "Happy Halloween!" with a wide grin. His tall frame staggered over me and his black and white striped suit was as crinkled as ever. I then proceeded to ask him about his screaming technique which he demonstrated to me. Baring his teeth, he opened his mouth wide and let out a loud howl. I applauded him for a job well done and asked him where his dog Zero was. He told me that he was busy playing with the other ghost animals as Zero was only able to see them each Halloween. I then wished him a "Happy Halloween" to which he replied "Have a very haunted night" and waved goodbye. The day I met one of my favourite characters is one I will never forget.