Apparently people haven't always celebrated Halloween the way that we do today, which is weird, because we sort of assumed "Sexy Referee Costume" was one of those timeless classics that had been around since the days of ancient Rome. It turns out people used to actually be kind of charming and thoughtful, instead of just smearing their bodies with glitter and pointedly refusing to drink anything less than 100 proof. Here's an example.

Friends used to send these cards to each other on Halloween. Sort of like a text, but with fewer smiley faces and Doobie Brothers references (what? how do you text your friends??). We think they're great. These are the most subversively creepy ones we could find, because, to us, nothing says Halloween quite like menacing your friends juuuuust a little bit. Enjoy!

cat owl
Fleur d Lis, Pinterest
witches
Morticia's Morgue, Pinterest
weird
RetroCrush
halloween ghost friend
riptheskull, Flickr
halloween harvest
riptheskull, Flickr
veggies cannibal
RetroCrush
spider tea
RetroCrush
halloween insurance
riiptheskull, Flickr
phantom
Dee Dee, Pinterest
nice witches
Vintage Halloween, Pinterest
halloween shoes
riptheskull, Flickr
halloween ghost
Vintage Halloween, Pinterest
halloween card
riptheskull, Flickr
dainty witch
Judy Cote, Pinterest
halloween card
riptheskull, Flickr
apple
Neato Coolville, Flickr
halloween card raven
riptheskull, Flickr
owl witch
RetroCrush

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