It's only two weeks until the big day and I swear I have butterflies.
I can safely say the haunted holiday is one of my favourites - I love to surrender to the madness.
It's the one day of the year you can take on a whole new persona without being carted to the room with padded walls.
What to be for Halloween? is the question that has always gotten me giddier than a tween.
I often ponder the "sexy" slant to every female costume and the absence of a shirt for most daring dress-up guys. "Sexy" truck drivers, ladies? Really? Or Borat's one piece, again boys? Really?
Not that I have been a saint, although I was once an angel complete with wings so big that I couldn't fit through a door. I have donned every costume you could think of from the "sexy" devil, "not-so-sexy" pirate, Nicole Ritchie, (my bff was Paris, of course) to a Hochtaler girl - complete with a cane and empty bottle of the classic '80s vino.
My personal favourite was the year I went as LA Ink's Kat Von D and everyone asked if I was Bif Naked!
Best ones I have seen to date: The Justin and Janet nip slip incident and the two guys from Team America World Police complete with marionette strings.
No surprise that I won't reviving anything from Halloween past. But I have learned that timing and relevancy is key.
This year I started brainstorming early and have gone through every idea from a celeb off-spring (Suri Cruise or Gwen Stephani's li'l Kinsgston) to Lady Gaga (can't find a blond hair bow anywhere!) to CNN's resident pit-bull, Nancy Grace (too annoying).
So, I decided to take to Google, the home of universal answers, and here is what I got:
Tribute: Michael Jackson or Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (death is big).
Reality Stars: Hair impaired, Kate Gosselin and the ever-douchey Jon.
Vampire chic: Twilight's hot Robert Pattison - guaranteeing even the most socially inept male a fair shake at the ladies.
Blockbuster Bets: Wolverine or Optimus Prime and Transformers anything ... I'm sure guys will approve any Megan Fox look-a-likes.
HBO darlings: Dexter, Eastbound & Down's Kenny Powers and that sizzling True Blood cast.
Olympic fever: Michael Phelps complete with eight medals and bong.
For the political set: Barack and Michelle and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.
For late night lovers: the not-so-faithful David Letterman to my red-headed fave - Conan O'Brien.
Hip hop's fav couple: Beyonce and Jay-Z or old school rock lovers Pammy and Tommy
Been done, but still so good: The crime fighting duo - Dog the Bounty Hunter and lovely wife Beth.
The opportunities are endless and whatever you go with it's all about the little details. Now that you are all dressed up, don't miss out on the following spooky activities:
- Fright Night at the PNE - Creep yourself out at the best "live cast" haunted house around. Just get used to asking the question "who just touched me?"
- Vancouver premiere of Evil Dead: The Musical hits The Vogue Theatre (918 Granville Street), Oct. 20. Ask for The Splatter Zone when booking tickets at Ticketmaster.
- Leading with top parties at Clubzone is the Costume Ball at the PNE Agrodome, Oct. 31 - 8 p.m. 2 a.m.. Must be 19+ and costumes are mandatory.
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