Talon Top 5: Pranks for Halloween night

1. Candy Bowl Surprise

This Halloween prank involves leaving a bowl of vile liquid on the front porch. Fill the bottom of the bowl with a gross liquid or thick mixture of jelly, mud or anything you can think of. Then simply cover it with candies on top. When the poor victims reach in to grab candy, they will experience a nasty surprise. It is probably not the best idea to put the bowl in front of your own house. Instead, put it in front of a chosen victim’s house and see the trouble he or she gets in.

2. The Frozen Sheet of Urine

With this disgusting prank, put your biology, chemistry and physics knowledge to good use. First, you will need a cooking pan or fast food tray shallow enough to slide under a locked door, then cover the pan with plastic wrap. Urinate in the tray (biology) and carefully put it in the freezer to create a thin sheet of frozen urine (chemistry). Take the frozen sheet out and peel away the plastic. Slide it under the locked door of your enemy (physics) and the ice will melt into the carpet of the room, leaving a terrible smell. Warning: Mom may not want the pan afterwards.

3. The Pumpkin Thief

This prank is sure to anger your prey. Operating swiftly and stealthily, you and your crew should take one pumpkin from each house in the neighborhood. Cover your neighbor’s front porch with the pumpkins you have “borrowed.” Surely enough, the whole neighborhood will think your target has stolen the pumpkins! All your neighbors will be thirsty for the pumpkin thief’s blood, but if you do it right, it won’t be yours. This is a cruel way to get revenge on your enemy, Halloween-style.

4. The 1 a.m. Trick-or-Treat

This prank is for the particularly brave and annoying. The title is quite self-explanatory. Before ending the night, pay a visit with a couple friends to an unsuspecting victim at 1 a.m. It may take a few tries until someone opens the door, and you will almost certainly be turned away candy-less. Never mind, because in your handy backpack you will have an air horn and megaphone! Stand outside the house and be persistent as you demand candy. Choose your house carefully, one that is ideally away from other houses and whose owner is unlikely to have a gun.

5. Water Balloon Bombardment

Why should you give out candy for free to ungrateful children? Teach them that nothing in life comes easy. This good-natured prank will force potential trick-or-treaters to earn their candy. Leave a bowl of candy by the front door. With a couple of friends get on the roof with a substantial supply of water balloons to throw at trick-or-treaters. Everyone knows there is nothing more fun than throwing water balloons, and it is a spectacle to watch people try to dodge the projectiles as the kids heroically battle their way to the candy bowl.

The Talon does not condone or take any responsibility for any illegal actions committed by readers. These pranks are described purely for entertainment purposes.