A Trip Down Memory Lane: Nostalgic Photos That Are Making Us Feel Absolutely Ancient

Halloween has been a popular holiday for many thousands of years. But trick-or-treating really became popular in the mid-20th century, when kids started to dress up in scary costumes. Looking back, these costumes look even more terrifying than the ones you might see today. Those eyes appear to be staring into your soul!

However, wearing the costumes was just as scary. The plastic usually stuck to our faces, and the eye holes were almost impossible to see through. And let’s not get started on that smell – we don’t think we’ll ever forget that plastic stench! Even so, these masks helped us get lots more candy, which is always a bonus.