DC ExtraTime: A Team MTV Halloween 2020

BY DC CUEVA                        

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IG Clockwise from top left: @T_Raines, 
@_Maria_Elizondo, @DJPaulyD, 
and @Taylor.Selfridge

We are now into the month of November, and today is a big day in this country... but this is not the biggest day of the 11th month of the year to this blogger nor is that four-day weekend of Thanksgiving that comes later on: my birthday comes in ten days from right now as this is being posted on this Tuesday. But the one day of the year that's best known in my universe by the hashtag #DCBDay comes right during the midst of the fall & winter holidays, which begins on Halloween.

When we rang in 2020 ten long months ago, we anticipated this among other holidays to fall during the most exciting time of the entire week: the weekend - and on the most ideal of days to celebrate that last day of the month on a Saturday night. What none of us didn't expect was that many of us would have to celebrate the spookiest of holidays in the comfort of our own homes, perhaps not having as many guests knock on the door for trick or treating due to the pandemic, or even risking it all to dress up for those parties that are such a part of our culture when we reach October 31st on the calendar.

Nonetheless, this year's installment of Halloween has provided us with plenty of options when it comes to picking those costumes, and that was perhaps the most important thing on the minds of the people who we keep our tabs on in going Inside MTV Reality on this DCBLOG site. Of course, that would be the cast members of the shows that we cover greatly on here, ranging from The Challenge and Are You The One to Siesta Key to the Shore franchise.

Below and in no particular order, a long but diverse sampling of what they dressed up as for a most unusual Halloween 2020 from the world of Instagram. And after they got to binge watch one particular program on a certain pay stream service in the past year, you'll never guess what the most popular costume was this time around...

DC's View: Halloween Madness

BY DC CUEVA

> @DC408dxtr

As we reach October's end, I'm taking a break here from my wall-to-wall MTV coverage (and of Season 3 of Are You The One?) to bring you something that's been a post in the making for two years. But due to certain things, it has not been posted...until now, just a few days before the big day. So, dig in to this DCBLOG Special...

When you head to the local grocery store in your neighborhood for a store hop like I typically do, there's always a place inside that sells things related to the season or time of year we're living in. Recently, we had Americana decorations to celebrate Memorial Day and 4th of July, summer & water gear for my favorite season of the year, back to school supplies and football party gear. And as we head deeper into the fall, next week we'll be thinking about the holidays and Thanksgiving & Christmas, for which some of that is already up at the local Big Lots.

   Right now in stores across America, there's a haunting feeling that most people get when they head into the Halloween section with all the costumes and decorations, and of course the candy; and obviously, it's a busy section this week, When I went to the hometown Wal-Mart shortly after Labor Day, and the Big Lots even before that, they had already swapped out the back to school supplies for the Halloween decorations, fall/autumn decor and of course the candy. If you check out my Instagram @DC408Dxtr, you'll find pics of all the scarecrows, the decor and the goodies.

For as long as all of us remember, there's something unique, special, frightening and exciting that comes with the coming of Halloween season. We can all think of the time where we think of the sight of kids dressing up, going trick or treating, getting candy and all the gobs and goblins that come with the end of October. For over a decade since I decided that the days of dressing up and going out into the streets was getting old hat for me, it's been my duty on the night of October 31st to pass out candy upon the kids who say "trick or treat" to those who knock on the door of my house.
   Two years ago, there was a good amount of kids who came to our house for candy simply because they had seen our house on two local newscasts due to a crime that took place in our neighborhood. This year, there should be a greater amount of people getting candy at our door than usual as this is one of those years where Halloween falls on a Saturday night; thus, no worries about parents getting off work early to help dress up the youngsters and the kids can stay up late as well. This is the latest chapter in the madness that is the holiday of Halloween.