October is one of my favorite months. All that crisp fall air, colorful foliage, and the return of corduroy and turtlenecks. Gotta love it.

Topping it all off is Halloween, which ranks as one of my favorite holidays. Don’t get me wrong. I’m a fan of all the rest as well. But Halloween? It’s strictly a good time. There isn’t the pressure of some of the other occasions, like finding the right gift at Christmas or spending enough quality time with the “fam” at Thanksgiving. This time of year, my biggest concern is what kind of candy I’m going to buy for the lone trick-or-treater we get every year, and what I’m going to dress up as on the big day (It will be hard to top my Sarah Palin from last year, but I’m up for the challenge.)

I’ve already broken open my first bag of candy corn in anticipation.

While I am no fan of horror movies and the like, I do like to scare myself (mildly) silly this time of year. In the past, I’ve done this by pulling out my “Thriller” soundtrack and digging into all those urban fantasy novels, ripe with vampires, werewolves and other assorted beasties.

But now, The Evening Sun takes care of putting the ghastly and ghoulish into my Halloween preparations. And this year, it’s going to be a super whammy.