Irene's meme

Got tagged by Irene! Unfortunately, I don't have cool pictures of past Halloween costumes, like she does. But I will do my best :)

1. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?

This would be a toss-up between Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist. The crown would probably go to Rosemary's Baby, because I can never watch it all the way through without turning the lights on.

2. What is your favorite Halloween costume from childhood?

Again, two choices: either Garfield or Strawberry Shortcake. My mom was a skilled costume maker. In addition to the outfits, she drew red freckles on my face for Strawberry Shortcake and black cat whiskers for Garfield. I was obsessed with Garfield when I was 7. She also made me a Garfield birthday cake with orange frosting.

3. What would your fantasy costume be for this Halloween?

I'm not sure. Somewhere along the line, I lost my enthusiasm for dressing up :(

4. When was the last time you went trick or treating?

When I was 17. I was at my current height (5'7") and got some funny looks.

5. What's your favorite Halloween candy?

These are hard questions! A toss-up between Kit-Kats and Reese's peanut butter cups. The worst was one year when someone in my neighborhood gave us stale, plain doughnuts. We went home and tossed them off the wall in the living room; they were hard as rocks.

6. Tell us about a scary nightmare you had.

I have some really scary nightmares, y'all. In one of them, a rat was lying on top of me and I was screaming, "Get him off me!" I'm afraid of things crawling on me.

7. What is your supernatural fear?

I don't really have one, though if hell exists, I really wouldn't want to go there ;) Or Purgatory, for that matter.

8. What is your creepy-crawlie fear?

Anything involving rats.

9. Tell us about a time when you saw a ghost, or heard something go bump in the night.

I've never seen a ghost :(

10. Would you stay in a real haunted house overnight?

NO. One of my sisters helped create a really scary haunted house when she was in college. You had to crawl on your hands and knees through passages where the floor was covered with noodles (but seemed like worms in the darkness). In one room, there was a man with a neon noose and an axe. It freaked me out. I was 9 and with my mother, and I wanted them to let us out...I kept saying, "Beg, mama, beg!" (I didn't usually call her "mama"). This has become part of family lore.

11. Do you carve jack o' lanterns?

No, but I admire them :)

12. How much do you decorate your home for Halloween?

Not at all.

13. What do you want on your tombstone?

I'd prefer to be cremated. (This meme is taking a morbid turn ;)

Anyone who wants to do it, feel free! This is a bonus for moms because you can put up cute pictures of your kids' Halloween costumes :)