Today we see the last member of metal band Escape the Fate share his favorite parts of Halloween with the BD crowd. Vocalist Craig Mabbitt makes things rather adorable as he talks about dressing up with his daughter each year, each year presenting a different opportunity for them to connect with their love of horror. Additionally, he sees Halloween as the start of his, “…favorite few months of the year“, which brings its fair share of delicious treats and heavenly aromas. Check out his full explanation below!

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Craig Mabbitt on Halloween:

The movies and the music!!!!! Halloween has notoriously always been so awesome – I remember always being so excited for Hocus Pocus to be continuously played on Disney Channel growing up, watching the old school Green Mask Goosebumps movie and staying up late at a friend’s house to watch Halloween or Nightmare On Elm Street.

I know a lot of Halloween fanatics quickly write off Xmas and to that I say fuck off! Ever seen NBC!? Halloween is the start of my favorite few months of the year. It’s pumpkin everything, Costco Pecan Pie, and that fall smell of a campfire in the air. When people say they love Halloween 365, so do I, and I’m not talking about JUST the makeup.

I have fond memories of decorating my house as gruesome as possible. My dad was a Clark Griswold of sorts when I was younger and I’ve carried that tradition on. Main difference is the costumes; my daughter always decides what she wants the “family” to be and I obviously follow suit. Of course I give input here and there, but we’ve had fun with it, we’ve been Alice and the Mad Hatter, Toad and Princess Peach, Dracula and Mavis from Hotel Transylvania, Spider-Man and White Tiger etc. This year she’s being a Five Nights at Freddy’s character but unfortunately I’m on the road this year.

Once she’s older, I’m hoping to get a bit bloodier with it but who knows. Anytime I get the chance to be home for Halloween, I’m going to match with my little girl no question.

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Tour dates:
10/13 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
10/14 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
10/15 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
10/16 – Sacramento, CA @ Boardwalk
10/17 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/18 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
10/19 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
10/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
10/22 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
10/23 – Kansas City, KS @ Aftershock
10/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/26 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
10/29 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
10/30 – New York, NY @ Marlin Bar at Webster Hall
10/31 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
11/01 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Café
11/02 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
11/03 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11/05 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
11/06 – Houston, TX @ Walters
11/07 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
11/08 – Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog
11/09 – San Antonio, TX @ Korova
11/10 – El Paso, TX @ Mesa Music Hall
11/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Joes Grotto
11/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel
11/13 – Santa Crus, CA @ The Catalyst
11/14 – Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky
11/15 – San Digeo, CA @ SOMA
01/28 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
01/29 – Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse
01/30 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
01/31 – Paris, FR @ Le Divan Du Monde
02/02 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
02/04 – Munich, DE @ Strom
02/05 – Milan, IT @ Legend Club
02/06 – Pordenone, IT @ Deposito
02/08 – Vienna, AT @ Szene
02/09 – Prague, CZ @ Rock Café
02/10 – Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu
02/11 – Hamburg, DE @ Logo
02/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Oz
02/13 – Koln, DE @ Underground
02/14 – Belgium, NL @ Mod Box
02/16 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
02/18 – Moscow, RU @ Red Club
02/19 – St Petersburg, RU @ Cosmonavt Club