Richard Hogan: Halloween is a season of magic — and mayhem, if teens can get away with it

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Richard Hogan: "When I had kids the magic of Halloween came back. The excitement of who they would dress up as, the running around to neighbours’ houses, knocking, ‘twick or tweet’, and then the returning home with an Everest of cheap chocolate that would keep them fed until the new year. Halloween became my favourite time of year again."

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Halloween. I loved it as a kid, dressing up and going around my estate, knocking on doors, and getting free chocolate; what’s not to like?

All the chat in the weeks leading up to it about who you were going to be that year.