#thhalloween2014

 You voted, we counted. After several ties the event committee was finally able to come out with winners for each category. It wasn't easy but we made it, so let's not waste more of my time and pass to the results!

1. We know you’re planning to dress up for the Halloween Town Fair. What will you be and why? - If you decide to wear different costumes for the different days, explain it as well.

To be completely honest, I’m really not feeling Halloween this year, so I won’t be attending the Town Fair, let alone dressing up for it. It’s just not the best time of year for me and as much as I would like to show off my amazing boyfriend, I really don’t feel like it.

 2. We were all believers once and nothing guarantees us that everything is exactly how we imagine it to be. Please tell us a short story that involved you and ghosts. If you don’t have one, imagine one quickly.

Ghosts aren’t real and never have been. I don’t believe in them, and don’t really want to tell you a fantasy story at the moment.

3. Let’s see in what you believe. If it wasn’t a town’s event where almost everyone goes out to party, would you celebrate Halloween? Why/Why not?

Probably not. I would be much more content to sit at home and watch Netflix instead. I just don’t see why people find it fun to dress up and try to scare each other.

4. What are you afraid of? What prompted this fear?

Like I would be dumb enough to tell anyone that. The most you will get from me is that I’m scared of losing Nico.

5. Here where no one else hears us: Do you believe in the supernatural?

Of course I do… just not ghosts.

6. Do you enjoy scary movies? If yes, which ones? If not, why not?

I, uh, actually planned on staying at home for Halloween. It just doesn't feel quite right being out and about town this year, plus I've been concentrating on my students and their coursework. Midterms are in the next two weeks before Thanksgiving, after all.

We were all believers once and nothing guarantees us that everything is exactly how we imagine it to be. Please tell us a short story that involved you and ghosts. If you don’t have one, imagine one quickly.

Actually, I was always told that the orphanage I grew up in was haunted by children from the old days - around the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. We were told that they're the souls of those who'd never gotten adopted and supposedly died of depression, doing their best to make sure we didn't get adopted so that they could claim us as well. I kid you not. One night, my sister and I were playing on Super Mario Kart on Super Nintendo (I know, old school) when the TV screen flickered, and we swear we saw the ghost of a girl in a nightgown through the reflection... Though nobody was there when we looked behind us.

Let’s see in what you believe. If it wasn’t a town’s event where almost everyone goes out to party, would you celebrate Halloween? Why/Why not?

Normally, oui, I'd absolutely love to. Halloween always was an escape of sorts for me, being able to just forget about life in general, even if only for a single night.

Of course, then there's All Saints Day afterward, still celebrated personally despite the move to the United States... Going to mass the day after Halloween is a bit like a spiritual cleanse, I suppose, as well as a more somber reminder of whom we're really celebrating for just the day before. And though I don't have any relatives here I could visit and present flowers to though I sincerely miss seeing my mother's resting place, I do still go to the graveyard and pray for others' beloved during the Day of the Dead.

What are you afraid of? What prompted this fear?

I was given the definition of this phobia back in secondary school, which I still find relevant today... Pistanthrophobia, the fear of trusting and having faith in others due to past experiences. Though it's most commonly connected with people that have suffered messy romantic relationships, mine supposedly stems as deeply as my toddler years. Which, ah, I'm not about to go into detail on.

Here where no one else hears us: Do you believe in the supernatural?

Oh, most certainly - always have since I was sixteen years old. I've just never been sure what is out there. Even now, I've only had glimpses via... Mademoiselle Parks.

Do you enjoy scary movies? If yes, which ones? If not, why not?

 Everyone is encouraged to do it and remember: one vote can make a difference!

 Because this year we didn't had any couple entering the contest, the committee decided to cross our 5th category, leaving us with the following categories:

Best Female/Male Costume

Worst Female/Male Costume

Scariest Female/Male Costume

Most Creative Female/Male Costume

 There will be awards for the winners of each category, even the worst costumes will get one, so we think everyone should give it a try and see if they can win.

 To vote, the only thing you have to do is send a fanmail to me, Yasmin, with the categories and the name of the participant that you are voting on. To see each participant's outfit, check my column because during the day I was leaving a personal comment on each one of them.

Participant: Cassidy Evermore

 Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, A pirate's life for me!

 I love a girl who knows how to conjugate different types of make-up with one simple outfit and look extremely well in it. My dear Cassidy, Where were you last year and why it took us so long to see more of that? I'm 101% sure that by this time, Marcus and Ric are burning their hair, trying to find a way to keep indecent looks away from you.

 Brava! From all pirate's costumes I've seen this year, you are definitely the Captain of the ship..or should I say 'of the fair'?

Participant: Meredith Redford

 Très Magnifique!

 This costume is definitely your face Meredith and comparing to last year, this is something to leave everyone with their mouth dropped. And I'm not saying this because I truly enjoyed the beautiful Scarlett on the role. Men should watch their back when you walk in a room...so should women!

 Sexy and killin' it, that's all I can say about your costume and I think more words aren't needed, Am I right?

A costume is a required and needs to be send to our Hamptons Queen’s inbox by Saturday, November 1st, 3:30pm [GMT] - If you don’t send it in, we will not count your role in this contest.

Best Female/Male Costume

Worst Female/Male Costume

Scariest Female/Male Costume

Most Creative Female/Male Costume

Best Couples Costume

 There will be awards for the winners of each category, even the worst costumes will get one, so we think everyone should give it a try and see if they can win.

 We will have a poll to vote from Saturday night until the end of the time to roleplay the event and the results will be revealed on Monday, 3rd November.

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