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The 31st Trick-or-Treater

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You know what you need at the end of November and only 3 days away from Thanksgiving? You need me to tell you about a book that’s all about Halloween!

Ben Farthing, probably best known for his “I found horror” series, gave us a Halloween Advent Calendar this year in the form of The 31st Trick-or-Treater. It was set up so that if you started reading the book on October 1st, and read one chapter a day, you would finished it on Halloween night, which is also when the book concludes.

In it there is a small community who love and celebrate Halloween with great gusto. Then, 30 children disappear all at once on Halloween night.

A year passes, during which time our main character, Bob, never stops looking for his missing daughter. Then, just as suddenly as they disappeared, the children stat Reappearing, one child a night. The children, seeming to be 100% the same as they were the moment they disappeared a year ago, come back terrified and talking about a mysterious “31st Trick-or-treater” who will arrive on Halloween night.

While Bob waits nightly to see if his daughter will return, he still keeps looking for her around the town. Where he has not managed to find her for 365 days, but whatever floats your boat dude.

I hated Bob. HATED him. He looked own on all the other people in the community for “giving up” on the missing children, was absolutely self absorbed to the point of neglecting his wife and remaining children, and still had the audacity to complain that neighbors weren’t “neighborly” anymore.

Make it make sense my dude.

I did enjoy the book in the beginning enough that I accidentally read more than one chapter at a time and had to wait for the month to catch up with me. (When a story is good, chapter breaks cease to exist for me). There were some scenes that were definitely giving Stranger Things/Upside down vibes.

But the my interest fell off, and I had to catch up several chapters to reach the ending on Halloween.

The ending….

The ending couldn’t have fallen flatter for me if it had tried. I was left with a feeing of “That’s it?”

I ended up feeling generous with a 3 star rating.

I do recommend Ben Farthing, but not this book. The Twitching House and It Waits on the Top Floor were both good reads.

5 Funny Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving Shirts

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After Halloween works its magic, the holidays all seem to turn into a combination of turkey and tension!

First comes Thanksgiving, and as a trial run to Christmas it can be a rough one. Suddenly you’re trapped in a room around a table with people you only see a couple of times a year. Even if you decide to ditch the family entirely and throw a Friendsgiving with your social circle, there are sure to be some tense conversations.

Sometimes the key to making it through a meal without Uncle Bob from starting political debates is sharing a little non-political Thanksgiving humor.

Whether you’re headed to Friendsgiving or hosting a full family feast, these funny Thanksgiving shirts will earn you a seat at the cool kids’ table.

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Thanksgiving Moo! Retro Horror Inspired Sweatshirt

Rumor has it that the first Thanksgiving started with the Pilgrims. They were so thankful for the Natives teaching them how to thrive in this strange new land that a feast was shared by them all. Nobody really explained to the turkey what his part was going to be in that meal though, but his ancestors caught on. This funny thanksgiving shirt has retro inspired art of a frightened turkey holding up a sign that says MOO! while being surrounded by a mob of hungry pilgrims. Do you think he’s fooling them?

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You Had Me At Pie Shirt

Autumn vibes wouldn’t be complete without excessive amounts of pumpkin spice. While a lot of people are content to leave their pumpkin spice in their fall flavored lattes, others know that it is superior in pumpkin pie. Yes, this is a cute thanksgiving shirt, and you could wear this funny pie shirt for Thanksgiving dinner yourself, but its also a great pumpkin spice and pie lovers gift! Give it to the person who spent all day slaving over a hot stove to bring everyones favorite pumpkin flavored dessert. While not as funny as a turkey saying moo, its still a cute cozy fall shirt for foodies and a great Thanksgiving gift for dessert lovers.

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Friendsgiving Squad Get Flocked Up Shirt

This funny Friendsgiving shirt literally has Friendsgiving written all over it—well, almost. If you’re skipping the family drama this year and celebrating with your besties instead, this “Friendsgiving Squad Get Flocked Up” shirt is the perfect outfit for your turkey-day crew. Whether you’re hosting Friendsgiving, attending Thanksgiving dinner, or just showing up for the wine and laughter, this hilarious turkey squad shirt is made for good vibes and even better company.

Because really, who better to get flocked up with than all your favorite turkeys?

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Bigfoot Does Thanksgiving Too

Even the hide and seek champion of the world gets sucked into Thanksgiving. Sure, he looks all festive with his capotain on and a pumpkin in one fist, but the frown on his face gives away his real feeling on the subject. Maybe he’s just unhappy because they told him it was his turn to bring the turkey. So, okay, he went through all the effort of catching a turkey. He even got the turkey its own little pilgrims hat. But he just knows, deep down in his big footed soul, that his family is going to be disappointed in him again.

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Turkey Escape Plan

Now, this last shirt is my favorite of the bunch. Plain, simple, black and white image of a turkey taking a selfie with a UFO. You might think, “Oh no! The poor turkey is gonna get probed!” But, little do you know that the flying saucer is there on his behalf. He has seen what happens to turkeys every thanksgiving. They get caught, they get plucked, they get stuffed, they get EATEN. So, this gobbler said, “Get me off this planet” and is taking a quick goodbye selfie with this interplanetary uber before making a break for it this year!