“It's the one night of the year I get to be a pirate.”

— Katie Beall, Kansas University sophomore, Lawrence

“All of the crazy parties, jack-o-lantern bashing and buffoonism.”

— Sean O'Neill, KU sophomore, Lawrence

“The haunted houses. I'm in town from Montana, so I'm hoping there will be some scary ones around here.”

— Laura Gaugler, line cook, Big Sky, Mont.

“Scary, ghoulish good times.”

— Jim Staffel, musician, Chicago