Here I am, as a Ringwraith, with fellow trick-or-treater-greeters in Wethersfield, including “Queen” Vicki Huffman, right:

The best part about being a Nazgul was watching the kids’ reactions. Some thought my costume was “cool” (the kid in the Frodo costume thought this), some of the younger ones were a bit scared (they had a tendency to steer a wide berth around me and reach for the candy from the other side), while some kids simply looked at me quizzically, trying to figure out who the tall guy under the costume was!

Occasionally, I did show my face:

Afterward, when I went to the Newington-New Britain football game (which Newington lost, 63-6), I felt rather silly walking around in my frilly Nazgul garb. :) But as Mike Wiser e-mailed me this evening, “I have to say, I admire your nerdiness with the Nazgul costume. However, I may be able to trump you: long brown robe, brown hood, sandals, copy of the Bible, and copy of Experimental Hybridization in Plants. Look out, it’s Gregor Mendel!” Heh. Yup, you win, Mike. :)

Anyway… here is a photo of the Halloween display at our house:

My dad said we got only one group of trick-or-treaters (we rarely get many, since we live on a busy street without many kids), but there were seven of them, and one took two pieces of candy (”one for my aunt!”).