Peep show

  Halloween is a time of fun and mischief, a night when the line between the living and the dead is blurred and getting candy becomes of utmost importance. Children walk the streets dressed as ghosts and vampires hoping the next house will have even bigger chocolate bars.
  But over the years the holiday has taken on an air of exhibitionism and made the jump from fun and mischievous to a sexy and raunchy night for the 18-and-over crowd.
  Walk into any costume store to see how sex has taken over All Hallow’s Eve. A stop in the men’s section provides the basics: devils, movie characters, baseball players and other typical costumes. 
  Go past all the rubber masks and wigs to find an entirely different world in the women’s section. Almost every costume name contains the word ‘sexy’ or ‘naughty.’ Models showcasing each costume are all of the same make: busty, long legged and wearing high heels.  But costume designers don’t discriminate. Plus size options allow for women of every shape and size to walk around in little more than their underwear, a sight that everyone will want to see.
  Even Disney Princesses and Harry Potter characters have a sexy option with a shorter skirt and a lower bust line. Harry and Ron would have been all over Hermione by the second movie if Hogwarts instituted a dress code like this.
  Move over Los Angeles Dodgers; there’s a new team in town. This female baseball player costume doesn’t even make an attempt at subtlety with a team named the Nasty Curves. With booty shorts and tube tops, they may not be able to hit a home run, but they’re definitely the most entertaining team on the field.
  Or go with a classic: the Playboy bunny complete with corset and cotton ball tail.
  It’s not hard to find a club with a spooky theme for the night. Men pay at the door; women get in free as long as they’re wearing a kinky outfit.
  Need more evidence of Halloween’s sexual awakening? Check out the most recent crop of horror films. They’re nothing like the timid Frankenstein and Dracula from the Bela Lugosi-era. Labeled ‘torture porn,’ this new breed of horror is dripping with sex, gore and pain. Not even the virgins get away from killers. It’s one small step away from showing a snuff film. But from Hostel to Sorority Row, studios are adopting this cheap, easy way to make movies that might become big money.
   It’s unnecessary for adults to walk around in barely-there outfits just because it’s Oct. 31. Halloween is foremost a children’s holiday. Leave the dress up for them, but go ahead and keep some candy for yourself.