Pictures: Halloween in Darien

A frighteningly fantastic time in the Noroton Heights neighborhood.

By Cecelia Smith | Email the author | November 1, 2009

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Brother and sister, Jake and Alexandra, trick-or-treat together.

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Piper, Henry, Luke, Margaret, Patrick and Georgiana with lots of goodies.

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Darien royalty (and cow): Princesses Haley and Libby strike a pose, while Ethan tries to mooooo-ch a sweetie from Princess Mallory.

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Georgiana, Alexis, Grandma and Stu all dressed for Halloween.

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An unlikely cast of characters: a fireman a sci-fi character and a cheerleader.

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Lady Caroline Bug runs from door to door.

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A trick-or-treating team: Ethan, Sidney and Brendan.

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Sporting "decades" costumes: Martha, Emily and Katherine.

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Little Red Riding Hood Denise and Big Bad Wolf Freddy.

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The Haunted House at a residence on Noroton Ave, an annual tradition.

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Sitting on the deck, enjoying the misty evening.

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Darien's tiny tots line up for the fright-fest.

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Wearing a mask so as to conceal one's identity on any other day of the year is, in fact, illegal.

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Another trick-or-treat team who braved the haunted house—and survived. The evening was mild enough for those scantly clad.

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Oct. 31, 2009. All Hallows Eve brought mist and drizzle to Darien; but that didn't stop the trick-or-treaters from enjoying a ghoulishy good time. Hundreds of pint-sized fairies and monsters pounded the pavements of our Darien Patch, in search of some seriously sweet treats.

An annual tradition, the haunted house on Noroton Avenue opened its doors to rave reviews. Blood-red signs that read "Go Away!" and "Beware" didn't stop Darien's tiny tots from braving the fright-fest. There was a line out the door. Cups of blood and mud (cider and hot chocolate, respectively) went down well; children and adults alike were seen leaving with scary amounts of sweeties.

We're conducting a candy counting contest here at Patch (we want to beat New Canaan). Think you scored the most loot? Send over your candy-count (before you eat them all!) to cecelia@patch.com.

If you have Halloween photos of your own that you'd like to share, you can upload them right to this article. (Just click on the link under the photos that says "Add"). Or email them to us and we'll put them up for the community to see: cecelia@patch.com.