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Getting ready for the day. By this point I had trashed my bathroom and a rug - and was mentally plotting my route on campus. Took 2.5 hours in the morning to get the makeup ready - and that was with help adding the fake blood.

And yes, I shaved my head for this. If you're going to do it, do it well.

Close up view. Some folks complained that I didn't do as much this year as I usually do. But then, where were their costumes? Bonus: The Mask and The Skin

At the office. I scared a couple of my co-workers really well.

A visit to the Alumni Office on campus. They were a lot of fun, except for one woman who said she didn't celebrate Halloween because it was "Satan's Birthday" or maybe just "Satan's Day". Either way, it seemed a strangely serious and over-the-top reaction.