Best get ready to dress up the laaities (and yourself, keep that kid inside alive), this Saturday is Halloween and it’s time to ring some bells and score some treats.

Regardless of the roots of Halloween the question remains – is it becoming a custom in South Africa due to the American cultural influence of TV and movies, or is it merely an excuse for retailers to peddle plastic with pictures of pumpkins on it?

Maybe, just maybe, Halloween is YOUR excuse to let your hair down for one night before the final eight weeks of the year. Don some make-up, chains and leather…hang on, we might be mixing that up with another night.

Truth be told there’s something appealing about being given the legitimacy to pretend you’re something that you’re not. Buffed up superhero, Game of Thrones warrior, scantily clad nurse – they’re all fair game on Halloween.

You see Halloween doesn’t just have to be about the kiddies, with more people throwing frighteningly well put together adult bashes than ever before. You might have kitted out the house but, if you are having friends over, you’ll want them lining those stomachs and sipping on some ghouly good toots, so here’s a few simple ideas for inspiration.

Have some fun by creating creepy edibles without going overboard on the clichéd pumpkins everywhere. These mummy viennas or bloodshot eggs should do the trick, proving both easy to prepare and a nice change from usual Halloween grub.

For drinks (the ever important drinks) serve up some oozing Bloody Mary’s laced with floating eyeballs. Come now, even the more hardy amongst us are going to get a skrik when that gaze is fixed upon us.

If you’re thinking you may need to sell a kidney to finance a proper Halloween bash think again – our friends at SNAPnSAVE have just launched their very popular monthly ‘Money Makers Super Offers‘. These feature some scarily good deals on items for your Halloween bash, and you can get over 73% cash back on some of these items using SNAPnSAVE.

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Happy haunting, at least now you can rule out the scare that comes with paying full price for household items.