A Hallowe'en Encounter

I never cease to be surprised by the secret lives of people who live round here. By day the children attend their primary schools in a decent, orderly manner, remembering their homework and accumulating smiley face certifictes, while the grown-ups attend to the routine business of being responsible members of the community. By night, whatever their age, these same citizens wander the streets brandishing severed heads and importuning on door steps, seeking free confectionery. All part of the variegated character of the neighbourhood, I suppose.