Halloween

10 Best Halloween Jokes -- 2012 Edition

So, we've gotten ourselves into something of a tradition here at Daily RFT of recapping the best jokes as told by trick-or-treaters. And by "best jokes" we are being kind. Many of the riddles we heard last night made absolutely no sense or were just completely unfunny. (Yeah, we're thinking of you, ... More >>

The 10 Best Halloween Parties in St. Louis

That most excellent of holidays -- the one where we get to dress up in goofy costumes, the one where it's considered par for the course to vandalize your neighbors' houses, the one where strangers give children candy and everyone is cool with it -- HALLOWEEN is nigh! Skeleton decorations blanket the ... More >>

21 Best Halloween Candies Of All Time

Gut Check isn't so old that we don't remember the hierarchy of Halloween candy: i.e., good stuff and crap. While neighbors who neglect to buy the best sweets suffer at the hands of t.p.-ing teenagers, Gut Check's house remains unscathed. Stay on the good side of neighborhood ne'er do wells by dolin ... More >>

21 Worst Halloween Candies Of All Time

Gut Check isn't so old that we don't remember the hierarchy of Halloween candy: i.e., good stuff and crap. While neighbors who neglect to buy the best sweets suffer at the hands of t.p.-ing teenagers, Gut Check's house remains unscathed. Stay on the good side of neighborhood ne'er do wells by avoid ... More >>

15 "Sexy" Halloween Costumes That Bastardize Foods We Love

Last year Gut Check descended upon Spirit Halloween (301 Costco Way, St. Peters; 636-279-1054) in search of eight tasty food costumes because, duh, we love food. This year, while scouring our in-store and online options, we noticed an unsettling trend: Sexy food costumes are beginning to outnumber o ... More >>

Candy Fuels Halloween Kiddie Crimes

celebrations.comHalloween crime blotter, '11.​Now that we've had time to recover from Halloween's massive sugar crash, it's time to assess the damage. How many kids received drugged candy this year? Apples with razor blades? Oh, wait. That almost never happens. Although Bill Maher has some g ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 1

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 2

RFT photo​It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty int ... More >>

Eight Tasty Food-Related Halloween Costumes

Photos by Julia Gabbert​Every year, we wait until the last minute to pick out our Halloween costume, and this year was no exception. We refuse to go the all-too-easy "slutty" route (we have class!), and we're bored with Jokers and Jesuses. So we decided to go with what we know: food. Spirit ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 5

RFT photo​It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty int ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 8

RFT photo​It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty int ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 9

RFT Photo​It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty int ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 11

RFT photoLeave the raisins. Take the chocolate.​It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or- ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 12

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 13

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Battle Lame Halloween Treats: Angie's Kettle Corn vs. Snyder's Mini Pretzels

​For years now, parents have been freaking out about the Obesity Crisis, pulling bread from the very mouths of their children and causing them to become anorexic by the age of six. They have castrated Ronald McDonald, taken a piss on Happy Meal toys, and banned soda and chips from some school ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 17

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown: No. 18

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Best and Worst Halloween Candy Countdown Debuts with No. 21

It wasn't all that long ago that Gut Check was donning our finest Disney princess Star Wars character drag outfit and joining the swarms of greedy American children on the hallowed Halloween quest for candy. So we remember well the post-trick-or-treat ritual of sorting the bounty into two piles, i.e ... More >>

Buck You: Be a Big Buck Girl for Halloween!

​Do the following statements describe you?Lacking a Halloween costume.Willing to pay multiple next-day shipping fees.Ascribes to the "Mean Girls" philosophy of Halloween. ("In the real world, Halloween is when kids dress up in costume and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one day a ye ... More >>

Missouri Sex Offenders All Clear for Trick-or-Treating (If Convicted Prior to '08)

How to know whether your kids are knocking on a sex offender's door? The Jack-o-Lantern might offer a clue.​Remember Missouri sex offenders: If you were convicted prior to August 28, 2008 you're all good for participating in trick-or-treating this Halloween. That said, those of you convicted after ... More >>

Ten Frightfully Good Beers to Bring Your Halloween Back from the Dead

Dave Nelson​Looking to spice up the beer selection at your Halloween party? Here are ten excellent brews that play up the scary theme with their names and packaging -- and bring the quality as well. Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela ($15/750ml) For years tiny Jolly Pumpkin has walked the lonely, brill ... More >>

Ten Lamest Halloween Candies

It's that time of year again. On Sunday evening millions of pint-size Iron Men and Hermiones will fill the streets and ring our doorbells, visions of tooth decay Skittles, Snickers and Hershey's full-size milk chocolate bars dancing in their heads. Yes, folks, it's Halloween, and our collective pl ... More >>

What Do You Call a Sex Offender Passing Out Candy w/in 1000 ft. of a School on Halloween?

​In Missouri you call him well within his rights -- that is, if he (or she) was convicted and sentenced before two relatively recent residency laws went into effect.Today the Missouri Supreme Court handed down two rulings relating to where registered sex offenders may live in the state and how the ... More >>

Girldrive Author Nona Willis Aronowitz Visits St. Louis This Weekend to Plug Book at Left Bank

In the fall of 2006, shortly after the death of her mother, the feminist writer and critic Ellen Willis, Nona Willis Aronowitz met up with her friend Emma Bee Bernstein for brunch."I'd been bombarded with my mom's colleagues, friends and students, people who had been influenced by her," Aronowitz re ... More >>

Creole Belle: Molly's in Soulard branches out with a bistro

Over the Weekend: John Oates at the 'Stache Bash, Kelly Clarkson, Our Lady Peace and Plethora of Halloween Costumes

After a week where we rarely saw the sun, the weekend's weather seemed to make up for the days of gray. Besides Halloween, there was a lot going on and here's a recap of our weekend coverage.John Oates at the 'Stache BashPhoto: Chad GarrisonJohn Oates at the 'Stash Bash on Friday night.​You might ... More >>

Three Best Halloween Jokes As Told by Trick-or-Treaters Age 8 and Under

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abennett96/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Trick-FOR-Treaters​Halloween in St. Louis is somewhat unique in that we require trick-or-treaters to tell us jokes in exchange for candy. Yes, somewhere along the way St. Louisan's interpreted trick-or-treat as trick-FOR-treat, implying tha ... More >>

Photos: Best 2009 Halloween Costumes in the USA

Our sister paper, the Village Voice, has compiled nearly 50 of the best Halloween costumes in the country, comprised of photos shot and published in cities from New York to Seattle, Dallas to Minneapolis. They've been nice enough to share this costume compilation, and you'll find that a few St. Loui ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Kelly Clarkson at the Family Arena, Saturday, October 31

Dear Ms. Clarkson, After finally getting a chance to attend one of your concerts last night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, I finally understand why I think you're such a fantastic pop songstress and performer. From the first slow-burning, disco-infused chorus of "All I Ever Wanted," your voice ... More >>

This Week In Gut Check, Regurgitated

Kelli Best-Oliver​Did Gut Check have Halloween covered this week? Of course, we did! I suggest some cheap and easy food-related costumes, the Sneak helped you plan for the zombie apocalypse, the Novice Foodie showed you how to make your own candy corn, and Farmers' Market Share made a terrifyingly ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.29

​ Author thrives on a candy-filled diet. (The New York Times)Halloween wines: trick or treat? (San Antonio Express-News)How to throw a dinner party. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)University of Illinois gets a nod for being vegetarian-friendly. (Daily Illini)Septuagenarian lobster spared in NYC re ... More >>

Follow My Costume Advice, Get a Free Burrito

User "tacvbo," Wikimedia Commons​Yesterday, I humbly suggested a few easy food-related costume ideas for Halloween. One of those ideas? A burrito. Now comes word that if you dress up like a burrito* and visit a Chipotle from 6 p.m. until closing on Halloween this Saturday, you'll receive a free bu ... More >>

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St. Louis Halloween Shows: Get Spooked

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year -- which means that the ooky-spooky celebrating (and, let's be real, debauchery) begins on Friday night. In light of this, here's a rundown of all the shows going on so far. Did we miss any? Chime in below. Wikimedia Commons​ October 30 Binge and Purge: ... More >>

Five Easy Food Costume Ideas for Halloween

Kevin Dooley, Wikimedia Commons​I don't like Halloween. It's an adult holiday now, what with all the sexy nurses and sexy pirates and -- I'm going to go out on a limb and hazard a guess here -- this year way too many Michael Jackson-inspired costumes of questionable propriety.At any rate, even bef ... More >>

The Novice Foodie's Deadline Trick? A Candy Corn Treat

Kelli Best-Oliver​Much like deadlines, Halloween is a holiday that often sneaks up on me. I always have grand ideas for costumes (or columns), I lose track of time, and then I've got to throw something together. (Except for last year, when I planned my costume a year in advance.) This Halloween, ... More >>

Bark or Treat

Martial Arts Academy Presents Halloween Safety Tips Noticeably Void of "Karate Chops"

One kid not afraid of Halloween.​Received a list of Halloween safety tips today from Midwest Martial Art's Academy and its instructor, eighth-degree black belt Charlie Foxman. The advice includes warning children to trick-or-treat only at "friendly houses" that leave their lights on and taping ref ... More >>

Immigration Activists Can't Take Joke; Protest "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume

​I subscribe to an email list-serve for immigration issues. The email thread can -- at times -- be helpful for discovering news bits on legislative concerns, law enforcement initiatives and social matters important to the foreign-born community. So when the following email showed up four time ... More >>

Celebrate Life

Remember the dead

Spooky Sounds of the Season

BandTogether says "boo"

Santa, Baby

Battle Cupcake!

Ian binges on cupcakes from Jilly's and the Cupcakery -- and lives to write about it.

The Great Pumpkins

Putting the “Happy” in “Happy Halloween”

Zombie Road

Unreal plays superhero matchmaker, takes a trip down Zombie Road with some ghost busters, checks in with a parachuting local blogger and talks back to "Town Talk."

Cavern Club

Light up at Onondaga