{"id":197104,"date":"2019-10-30T08:32:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T08:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=197104"},"modified":"2019-11-02T07:00:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T07:00:46","slug":"when-did-halloween-become-so-sick-twisted-and-gory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=197104","title":{"rendered":"When Did Halloween Become So Sick, Twisted And Gory?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Snyder \u2013 The End of the American Dream Oct 27, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Have you noticed that each year the overall tone of Halloween just continues to get darker and darker?\u00a0 The movies keep getting more graphic, the decorations keep getting more gory and even the costumes keep getting more twisted.\u00a0 When I was growing up, I remember watching relatively benign cartoons such as \u201cIt\u2019s A Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown\u201d, and on Halloween night we would put on our silly store-bought costumes and go trick-or-treating.\u00a0 It was always a little bit difficult breathing through the stupid plastic masks, but my siblings and I were eager to gather lots of candy from the neighbors.\u00a0 Of course as a child I had no idea what the real meaning<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of Halloween was, and so I eagerly participated in the festivities.\u00a0 During those years, I just thought it was a time to dress up as my favorite cartoon character and eat candy until I felt ill.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as our entire culture has become more sick, twisted and gory, so have our Halloween celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in her latest incarnation. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Let me give you an example of how much things have changed.\u00a0 Just compare this clip<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of \u201cSabrina the Teenage Witch\u201d from the 1970s to this clip<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of \u201cSabrina the Teenage Witch\u201d from our current time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you notice the difference?<\/span><\/p>\n

We are like the proverbial \u201cfrog in the kettle\u201d \u2013 over time we have become increasingly accustomed to occult influences in our entertainment, and over time they have just kept turning up the heat.<\/span><\/p>\n

These days, many families eagerly embrace the gory side of Halloween.\u00a0 The following comes from a newspaper article about the \u201cHalloween decorations\u201d that one family has put up in front of their home in Pennsylvania<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

A Reserve Township family of Halloween enthusiasts have turned their front yard into a neighborhood horror attraction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Passersby are greeted by a knife-wielding Jason from \u201cFriday the 13th,\u201d corpses hanging out of coffins, demonic clowns, vampires, bats and many more spooky sights. Sound effects are included.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just love Halloween,\u201d Daniel Gairing said in front of his Edison Street home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Really?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do they really want children to be traumatized by \u201ca knife-wielding Jason\u201d and \u201ccorpses hanging out of coffins\u201d as they walk by that house day after day?<\/span><\/p>\n

In his most recent article<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Paul J. Batura described a house in Colorado Springs that is even worse\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s a cob-web covered house a few miles from where we live in Colorado Springs with mannequins hanging from the porch rafters. But wait \u2013 there\u2019s more. A beat-up old car is parked in the driveway, a blood-splattered mannequin hanging out its window. The last piece of the gory display is a knocked over baby carriage, made to look like it was hit by the car, complete with a dead, bloodied \u201cchild\u201d slumped on its side.<\/span><\/p>\n

And they call this entertainment? I call it sick.<\/span><\/p>\n

I call it sick too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have we actually sunk so low as a society that blood-splattered babies are now considered to be \u201centertainment\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe we have.<\/span><\/p>\n

But supposedly nobody can top \u201cMcKamey Manor\u201d.\u00a0 In order to go through \u201cAmerica\u2019s scariest attraction\u201d, participants must sign a 40 page legal document.\u00a0 The following comes from Newsweek<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Deemed to be America\u2019s scariest attraction, visitors on a tour of McKamey Manor are willing to be physically, psychologically and emotionally tortured in any number of ways from being chained, dragged and slapped to being buried alive by several actors playing a part in the tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scary antics that unfold can be so unbearable that all visitors are said to be allowed a safe word to stop the tour at any point and are required to sign a detailed 40-page legal waiver and must comply with a host of strict rules (including completing a sports physical and having an official medical note from a doctor stating you are mentally and physically cleared to participate) \u201cfor your own safety and the safety of the other guests,\u201d the McKamey Manor website states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it really fun to be \u201cphysically, psychologically and emotionally tortured\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

That certainly doesn\u2019t sound like fun to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

But this is where our entire country is going.\u00a0 As our society decays at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, things are only going to get worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are some that would like to make Halloween more \u201cchild-friendly\u201d once again.\u00a0 For example, the Halloween & Costume Association would like to establish a \u201cNational Trick or Treat Day\u201d that is held on the last Saturday of October each year.\u00a0 According to Fox News<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the Halloween & Costume Association believes that it would be much safer for children to do their \u201ctrick or treating\u201d during daylight hours\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

The HCA claims there are \u201c3,800 Halloween-related injuries each year\u201d and \u201c82 percent of parents don\u2019t use high visibility aids,\u201d like reflective tape or glos sticks, on their children\u2019s costumes. Most kids don\u2019t carry flashlights while out on Halloween night, the group claims, while \u201c65 percent [of parents] don\u2019t discuss Halloween safety with their children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, 12 percent of children age 5 and younger reportedly go trick-or-treating without adult supervision, according to their data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course many have pointed out that the Halloween & Costume Association only wants this change so that they can make more money, and that is almost certainly true.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the truth is that making cosmetic changes to this holiday does nothing to change the underlying spiritual purpose that it has always had.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Fox News has noted<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, this holiday was known as the ancient occult festival of \u201cSamhain\u201d long before it ever became known as \u201cHalloween\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

According to\u00a0The History Channel<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, All Hallows Eve has been celebrated on Oct. 31 for thousands of years, originating with the Celtic celebration of Samhain, to honor the boundary between the living and the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtually all of our current \u201cHalloween traditions\u201d can be traced directly back<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to ancient pagan religious practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I don\u2019t celebrate Halloween, and I have not celebrated it for many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been said that \u201cyou are what you eat\u201d.\u00a0 Similarly, what you feed your mind is what you will eventually become.<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, millions upon millions of Americans will open up the doors of their minds and will eagerly embrace everything that is dark, scary and evil about Halloween.<\/span><\/p>\n

In life, everything that we do has consequences.\u00a0 I encourage you to think about that as October 31st approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong>: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep.\u00a0 My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, End Of The American Dream<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and The Most Important News<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe.\u00a0 I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> including The Beginning Of The End<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Get Prepared Now<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and Living A Life That Really Matters<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 (#CommissionsEarned)\u00a0 By purchasing those books you help to support my work.\u00a0 I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I can only allow this to happen if this \u201cAbout the Author\u201d section is included with each article.\u00a0 In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished.\u00a0 This article may contain opinions on political matters, but it is not intended to promote the candidacy of any particular political candidate.\u00a0 The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions.\u00a0 Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished.\u00a0 I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and Twitter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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