THC TRICK-OR-TREATING & SQUID GAME COSTUMES

I vividly remember my mom tuning into the local news before Halloween and then warning me to be careful of the bucketloads of trick-or-treating wares I would bring home, when I was a kid. And apparently, that fear-mongering is still going on. Local news reporters are back at it, now warning parents that their kids’ candy could actually be THC. However, according to The New York Times, “such acts have not just been rare, but very close to completely undocumented.” Joel Best, a sociology professor at the University of Delaware, has been studying this media phenomenon for decades, and reported that he’s actually never seen any evidence of people giving their neighborhood children weed candy. 

Alright, I know we’ve discussed SQUID GAME and its popularity here a few times now, and I have to admit to you all that I’m still slowly making my way through the series. The marbles episode wrecked me emotionally and I have yet to want to return, okay? But, as pieces of the characters’ signature look have been flying off the shelves (white slip-on Vans saw a 7,800% spike in sales, for example), we can all anticipate seeing many versions of the show’s characters out and about this weekend. However, three NYC schools reportedly banned their students from wearing the fit, citing “the potential violent messages aligned with the costume." 

If you’re not in the spooky mood quite yet, please let me share with you this mesmerizing video, which should do the trick. And here’s my favorite story about a Halloween TRAILER PARK BOYS costume that was executed a little too well.

—Darlene Kenney, Digital Strategist