Preparations For Halloween

Halloween masks are offered for sale at Fantasy Costumes on October 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The store, which had long lines at the registers at 4 AM this morning, is open around the clock through Halloween to help keep up with customer demand. Retailers nationwide are expecting record sales for Halloween merchandise this year with shoppers spending close to $7 billion dollars to celebrate the holiday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A man carries a pumpkin as he walks through Petaluma Pumpkin Patch on October 28, 2011 in Petaluma, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Members of staff at Angels Fancy Dress shop work in their Shaftsbury Avenue branch in Halloween costumes on October 28, 2011 in London, England. Many London partygoers are preparing their fancy dress costumes ahead of Halloween which falls on Monday October 31, 2011. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Pictures Of The Last Days

 
Victorian and Australian women's cricket team representative Meg Lanning dives for a catch during a photo shoot at Quarry Park on October 27, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

Jessie J poses with the best video award in the press room at The 2011 Q Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 24, 2011 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

A dog from the Essex Dog Display team performs for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as she visits the Essex Dog Training Centre on October 24, 2011 in Brentwood, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Edwards/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Finalists Montarna Cox, Liz Braithwaite and Simone Holtznage attends Australia's Next Top Model Season 7 live finale at the Sydney Opera House on October 25, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Caroline McCredie/Getty Images)

A man sits covered against the cold and snow at the “Occupy Denver” protest camp on October 26, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Some 25 protesters slept at the camp overnight as a winter snow storm moved in, and several demonstrators have been taken to the hospital for hypothermia. Despite the severe weather, protesters have vowed to continue their demonstration, now more than a month old. The heavy snowstorm hit Denver and the Rocky's front range after record high temperatures in the 80's earlier in the week. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A model showcases designs on the catwalk during Asahi Kasei China Fashion Designer Award Shi Jie Collection of China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 on October 29, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Leryn Franco of Paraguay competes in the women's javelin throw final during Day 13 of the XVI Pan American Games at Telmex Athletics Stadium on October 27, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

Kent Farrington of the United States makes a jump during the Jumping Competition at the Guadalajara Country Club on Day 13 of the XVI Pan American Games on October 27, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Elsa Garcias of Mexico competes in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Vault Finals during Day 13 of the XVI Pan American Games at the Revolution Sports Complex on October 27, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

Racegoers make their way home through the rubbish after attending Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse on October 29, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Guests attend Alan Cumming's Halloween party at the Soho Grand Hotel on October 29, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Halloween In B/W

A white caped figure wearing a haloween pumpkin mask taking two people by surprise in their kitchen. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series – 598 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images). Circa 1865

An apple bobbing game at a Halloween fancy-dress party. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). October 1922

A little girl waiting at a window for the first guests to arrive at her Halloween party, USA, circa 1955. (Photo by Joe Clark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A group of men in costume as witches, complete with brooms, to celebrate Halloween, line the staircase of a house. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950

An American family with a carved pumpkin illuminated by a candle to celebrate Halloween. (Photo by Sherman/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955

A young girl wearing a halloween mask. (Photo by Jacobsen /Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955

Julia Arnall, Austrian born actress and ex-model, who lives in Britain, watching one of her fellow party-goers bobbing for apples at a Halloween party. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images). October 1956

A masked guest with a pumpkin at a fancy dress halloween party given to welcome American actress Barbara Bates to Britain, 31st October 1956. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Children in costumes arriving at a Halloween party, circa 1960. (Photo by Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)