It’s October. One of our favorite months, actually. The leaves change, first in the high country and then down here in the slightly less high country where OneRiot makes its (second) home. The air starts to get crisp and fire-kissed and smells like nothing else any other time of the year. It’s definitely a time for Ben Folds and The Shins (Rocktober), and lots of other atsy folky indie things like cardigans (Octovercoat, Frocktober), light scarves (Smocktober), and yes, even Ugg slippers (they’re from Octstralia). It’s a time for football (Jocktober), and seasonal ales (Amber-Bocktober). It’s a time when we must all prepare for the many fires we’ll burn all winter (Choptober). It’s a time for the corn and potato harvest, which means amazing food right before the deep freeze of winter chokes out what’s left of the natural food supply (Croptober). Oh, and who can forget those Scarecrows and Farm Hoes frat parties (Brocktober)!

But most of all—and apropos of a cool name—October is about Halloween (okay, Shocktober). It’s easily the best secular holiday of the year, what with the amount of effort people put into celebrating. From the costumes, to the parties, to the downright dirty tricks we tend to pull on each other, it’s never a dull moment in the days leading up to Halloween. Of course, we’re nuts about it. So we do more, and encourage you to do the same. Hit up haunted houses, haunted hayrides, haunted mazes, and real haunted locations around the world to keep the adrenaline and the spirits high. Organize one or two horror movie nights per week to stay in the mood. Netflix is a solid place to find ‘em.

If you couldn’t tell…we’re kind of into October; but we’re also into your suggestions for how to make it even better. So, if you have some, give us a couple reasons to take advantage of this month’s October-tunities.