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15 Things That Are Scarier Than Halloween

It's that time of year again! Pumpkins, candy, terrified shrieking...

Carrie Kirby

Oct 24, 2016

Catholic University of America

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15 Things That Are Scarier Than Halloween

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What's scarier than Halloween? Let's start with these 15 things:

1. Midterms.

Need I say more?

2. When you hit the light switch and nothing happens.

And then your room is pitch black and everything is AWFUL AND IT TAKES SIX YEARS TO FIND THE FLASHLIGHT ON YOUR PHONE.

3. Losing a bug behind your bed.

AND ITS BIG AND SCARY AND CRAWLY AND ITS PROBABLY GOING TO EAT YOU!!

4. When you think there's another step but there really isn't.

And your heart stops for a horrifying second, and your brain thinks you're falling into an abyss.

5. "You have five minutes left."

We have literally ALL been there. You're taking a stressful exam, writing an essay, or just trying to figure out what that one word means, and then the teacher just.... ugh.

6. THAT ONE HORRIFYING EMOJI

Again, we all know what I'm talking about. The least used emoji ever because it's terrifying and basically pointless.

7. Wait- WHAT'S due tomorrow??

"For HOW much of our grade?!?!" And then no sleep. No sleep ever.

8. When you open your drawer and there are no more clean towels.

Every time. Every SINGLE time.

9. When you can't find your glasses.

How does this even happen? You're supposed to be wearing them to see. Where do they even go?!

10. A Hillary presidency.

While she isn't ideal, she isn't the worst. But is that really the logic we want to apply to the future of our country?

11. A Trump presidency.

I don't even want to think about how this could go wrong on so many levels. Corruption, immaturity, sexism & insitutionalized misogyny, need I continue?

12. When you get all cozy in bed and then you realize you have to pee.

EVERY TIME. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

13. When you're ready for october but outside it's July.

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, MOTHER NATURE. PLEASE.

14. When you drop your phone facedown on concrete.

Because your day already couldn't get any worse.

And finally.....

15. Clowns

Our worst nightmares are finally coming true- clowns roaming towns and college campuses like something out of a Stephen King novel. Lock your doors and plug in your night lights, friends -it's Halloween season once more!

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