Hallowe'en Special, 2026 Edition

Again, in the HongDae neighborhood.  Compared to the last time I checked out the scene (2024 -- check the sidebar or the labels below for the keyword), this time it looked to me like there was way less gore and more games and anime.  No zombies at all that I saw (unless the girl in #3 and #4 is playing a "seductive zombie"... does her makeup look sort of deadite-ish?).  I found myself wishing there were more horror and darkness themes -- there were some, but many of them passed by quickly and I didn't get a chance to shoot them in the surging crowd... ah well, at least there were still a bunch of cute girls in scanty attire posing for the crowd.

This is an actual traffic cop on crowd control 

Obviously this uncle is a big fan of Carmen Miranda

Could be he's living out a lifelong fantasy using Halloween as an excuse

This is not a street preacher proselytizing;  he's exhorting young people to "be brave and study hard" -- like the Buddha and Jesus did;  Halloween may be a Celtic tradition, but his message is pure Korean

The one on the left was shy;  maybe she thought if she couldn't see me, I couldn't see her

Errant Box Of Cute Stickers

 

Awesome Leaves

"Awesome Leaves" -- get it?  The fun evaporates if you have to explain a pun...

Ah well, anyway, these were taken just down the street from my place, on one of two alternative routes down to the subway.  You simply MUST expand the panoramic shot to full size!

 

The Hidden Stairway

 

Yet Another Mirror In A Weird Place

I'm actually a little amazed that it's still in one piece, being all out in the open.  But then, I'm from L.A.😉

Another Errant Wasp

And again, a dead one.  And square in the middle of a sidewalk tile, as if planned.

Related post:  Errant Wasp

A Visit To HongJeCheon Falls

I was hoping for some luxuriant autumn foliage, but here the trees were only just starting to turn.  Maybe I'll come back in a couple of weeks.