With every consumer tradition there comes the risk of excess. Halloween is probably the quintessential culprit when it comes to “too much of a good thing”.
I know I am sitting with a bowl full of leftover Nerds and Laffty Taffy: afraid of my lack of will power and what will happen when the sugar shock sets in.
I decided to get some ethnographic inspiration to prevent myself from going down that hole.
What I found was a veritable Candy Land of “day after Halloween” content. From hyperactive children overdosing on candy to drag queens giving shopping tips.
So, I thought I would share some of my favorite post-Halloween themed videos:
Enjoy your dose of context.
A MUSIC VIDEO NARRATIVE FOR KIDS: THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L3LMrivSQY
KIDS GONE CRAZY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDoPdhuiBLQ
DRAG QUEENS SHOPPING TIPS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EAkaAW50VY
PUMPKIN DESTRUCTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aG7wowN0g
HORROR MOVIE SPOOF: MICHAEL MYERS THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3pn3AG5tGQ
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