More tricks than a treat...

I never did enjoy Halloween. Well, that isn't entirely true. When I was a kid I loved it. The candy, and going house to house with my parents and younger brother. I liked coming up with costumes that no one else had. And I was usually successful! Some years I was a hobo. That was fun!
But as I have gotten older, the thought of Halloween makes me almost ill. I think it takes the fun out of it, when you are an adult with no children. Usually you are invited to a party where you are supposed to "dress up". And people come with fake blood dripping out of their mouths, and on to their shirt that has been ripped to shreds, for heaven knows why. And the women? Well they show up in costumes that are showing a lot more skin than they usually show. Something with a lot cut top, and a very short skirt.
At what point did we decide that when Halloween came around, we would dress up as the dregs of humanity? What happened to dressing up as a ghost? Or a Doctor? Or what about a cowboy? I feel that good natured humor is completely lost on this holiday. Now all that remains are haunted houses, warehouses, and any other building that can be haunted. It gives me the creeps.