Angel

Angels are beautiful and ethereal creatures that are said to watch over us, and do God’s work. So if your fancy yourself as someone good and wholesome, why not be an Angel for next Halloween? An angel costume can be as simple or as complicated as you wish it to be, so long as whatever you’re wearing is white, and you have wings of some kind (even if the wings are painted onto the back of your shirt) everyone will get the idea of what you’re supposed to be. But on the flip side, if you wanted to be a ‘bad’ ‘dark’ angel you could dress in all black, with the addition of wings and have the same effect.

The best part about this costume ( I think ) is that different cultures interpret angels differently, so there possibly hundreds of ways to do it. You could dress casually, as if you were an angel that had come down to earth for a specific purpose (possibly to attend a Halloween party?) and had to blend in with the rest of humanity. Or you could go completely over the top with a flowing gown, or do something a little different like Gabriel in the movie Constantine perhaps?

If you really wanted to get into it, you could choose a specific angel to be and carry props with you to represent that specific angel. For example, if you chose to be the archangel Michael, you could bring with you a sword or wear some kind of armor, since he was one that is often portrayed as either a protector, or a leader of battles.

Remember, even if you’re not quite wholesome or innocent, you can still be an angel on Halloween; or at the very least, you can look like one.

It comes in a bottle similar to what wine is sold in (or sometimes clear); but this drink is a beautiful green color, and not something you can pour and consume immediately. The process involves pouring some of the liquid into a glass and then placing a slotted spoon over the glass and sugar cubes on the spoon. After the sugar has been dissolved into the mixture some water is added, and then is it ready to drink.

The Green Fairy

Absinthe became popular in the late nineteenth – early twentieth centuries among the bohemian types of the time. So by default it was opposed by the prohibitionists and those that were socially conservative. It was said that when you drank it, the “Green Fairy” took hold of you and sent you on a wild ride of hallucinations, that she made you crazy for the time that you were under her spell. Some went so far as to say that it could provoke epilepsy and tuberculosis, as well as turn a law abiding man into a criminal.

By nineteen-fifteen it was outlawed in most countries, though the chemical thujone (present in small quantities in the drink) was hardly enough to give Absinthe the psychoactive effects it was said to have. For the united states, it stayed banned until 2007. But now that it is perfectly legal once again to buy and drink Absinthe in the united states, several breweries have taken it upon themselves to manufacture the green sprit. Notably; George Spirits of Alameda, California, Delaware Phoenix Distillery in New York, Integrity Spirits in Oregon, and Philadelphia Distilling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Follow in the footsteps of Oscar Wilde and Aleister Crowley and try some for yourself. Or perhaps, just an absinthe flavored lolly? (Contains 100 percent less liquor and 200 percent more stick.)

May we reconvene under the blood red moon,
-Black Widow

Food is something we depend on for our existence and it’s a big part of our daily lives. There are hundreds of companies devoted to food growth, production, and service. But this same thing that brings us life can easily do the opposite. Meat, eggs, or dairy left out to sit on the counter for only a few hours can become host to hundreds of dangerous bacteria that could easily cause sickness and death if ingested. Food can be dangerous in other ways as well. When people develop conditions such as anorexia and bulimia, food is seen as the enemy and does serious damage to psyches’ while the absence of it does damage to their physical person.

bon appetit

To most of us though, food is something we enjoy regularly (if not a little too often). A trip to a favorite restaurant can be a godsend on a bad day, especially when the food is good and servers are friendly. So why not be a waitress or waiter this Halloween? Food and drink costumes can be some of the most unique you’ll see. Going to a party dressed as a sexy server, your favorite snack, or even favorite condiment will definitely get you some attention. You could even go dressed as the Burger King himself! Many find him terrifying (if I woke up in the middle of the night and he was hovering over me like in that commercial, I know I‘d be scared), so it’s perfectly appropriate for your favorite holiday. But what if you don’t really care about food? If you’re the type of person who doesn’t have a favorite food, but definitely has a favorite drink, there are cute bar wench costumes. Or if you’re a little more hardcore, a martini or the green absinthe fairy will do just the trick.

May we reconvene under the blood red moon,
-Black Widow