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Spooky Night in Toronto
A Halloween Story
“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.”
Toronto’s most wicked street party takes place every year on Halloween night, October 31st. Hundreds of costume-clad revelers converge on the Village (Church & Wellesley): scary zombies, clowns, trumps, witches, skeletons, and other bloody creatures being tended to by sexy nurses—alongside a wild mix of funny penguins, high-tech robots, big-headed babies, and even a pair of giant dinosaurs.
Let the parade begin! Images and Halloween-themed poetry from one unforgettable and spooky night in Toronto, Canada.
“On Halloween, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park.” – Nicholas Gordon
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse’s shell”
“Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs.” – Rusty Fischer
“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween.”
“I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” – The Addams Family
“I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.” – Evan Peters
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare
“Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” – Steve Almond
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