Comments on The Distracted Wanderer: The 2011 Hawthorne Hotel Halloween Ball - THE Place for Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts

Hi Barbie! This year's ball is titled "S...

2012-08-08T18:00:20.984-04:00

Hi Barbie! This year's ball is titled "Solstice of Souls" and the theme is: "Explore lost worlds, ancient civilizations, mysticism, rites and ritual of early societies and cultures, the dark and mysterious Halloween gods and goddesses, a feast of souls, an exploration of lost empires. . . a realization of the deep roots of the Halloween mystique."

This party is the BEST ever. We go every year wit...

2012-08-08T17:48:34.555-04:00

This party is the BEST ever. We go every year with about 4 couples. Last year I had to miss it for leg surgery but this year I am GOING! Cannot wait!!! Does anyone know the "theme" this year?

I have to say that if you cant act like a "ki...

2011-12-04T00:00:00.224-05:00

I have to say that if you cant act like a "kid" as an adult than you need to add some Halloween fun to your life! This is the ULTIMATE Halloween party to be at! So excited for 2012!!!

Love this place..my favorite. Hoping to stay one o...

2011-11-14T18:49:49.989-05:00

Love this place..my favorite. Hoping to stay one of these years for Halloween:) everyone looked awesome!!! No place like Salem:) See you next year!!

I've only one thing to say...I WISH I COULD HA...

2011-11-10T10:11:17.440-05:00

I've only one thing to say...I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!! lol Oh my goodness, what a Halloween Ball and the costumes, I've never seen such fantastic costumes before! I would definitely have had a hard time choosing my winners but I think you did a great job. No wonder Rhonda was swooning over those Johnny Depp characters, I would have been pushing her out of the picture and squeezed myself between them! hehe Even the decorations in the rooms were brilliant and amazing. No wonder it's THE place to be at Halloween. Such creativity, it's unbelievable. Thank you for this post, I thoroughly enjoyed it and now I must go look at the pictures one more time:-) xoxo

Thank you for this post,I have been sharing it wit...

2011-11-09T09:07:49.331-05:00

Thank you for this post,I have been sharing it with my friends and co-workers when they ask how the ball was. This is a great condensed version of the evening with all the highlights! My husband was Edward Scissorhands and we just had too much fun. This blog helped to convey and share the experience. The night went by SO FAST, cant wait until next year!
~Marji (Edwards wife/80's chick)

What fantastic costumes! I can't imagine the w...

2011-11-07T16:14:22.574-05:00

What fantastic costumes! I can't imagine the work that must have gone into some of them. It looks like it was an absolute blast. Great pics! Thanks for sharing. :)

Hi Barb, thanks for stopping by! I just wanted to...

2011-11-07T11:31:34.138-05:00

Hi Barb, thanks for stopping by! I just wanted to say that I totally DO get the "Halloween for Grownups Thing" as it's probably the one time of the year when we, as adults, legitimately get the chance to take a step back to our childhood and put on a costume to "be" someone that we've always wanted to be whether that's a member of royalty, a swashbuckling pirate, one of the shambling undead, or a favorite movie character without everyone raising their eyebrows and thinking our cheese has slid just a bit more off the cracker!

Halloween is a fun holiday for all ages and it was fantastic to see so many "older" people having a really good time at the Hawthorne Halloween Ball. As a matter of fact, the older couple that won third prize in the Costume Contest for Individual/Couple - the Fairy and the Gnome - told me that this had been their very first time to the Halloween Ball at the Hawthorne and that they positively loved it and would definitely be back again.

They weren't the only ones who mistook me for a hotel employee (thanks to my way-cool name tag!) and told me how much they enjoyed the party which I think just goes to prove that we don't stop having fun at Halloween no matter how old we get and that's a really good thing no matter how you look at it!

WOW it all looks fantastic! All the costumes are ...

2011-11-06T13:59:17.181-05:00

WOW it all looks fantastic! All the costumes are fabulous. I particularly like the Johnny Depp group. :)

Fantastic costumes! And how cool that four comple...

2011-11-06T13:56:32.413-05:00

Fantastic costumes! And how cool that four complete strangers would show up as characters played by Johnny Depp, be combined into an impromptu group, and then win the category.

This is something Pam and I will have to put on the bucket list. Even thought we're not all that into the costume part of Halloween, we could make an exception for this.

This is the ultimate place to be for Halloween. Fa...

2011-11-06T12:36:00.240-05:00

This is the ultimate place to be for Halloween. Fabulous pictures, well written. A real Quality post.

Wow! There are some awesome outfits! My fave would...

2011-11-06T10:46:34.964-05:00

Wow! There are some awesome outfits! My fave would definitely be the Johnny Depps. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!

What Barb said. I'm glad you had fun. Have a...

2011-11-06T10:20:38.920-05:00

What Barb said. I'm glad you had fun.

Have a terrific day. :)

Bring your own Boos ~ haha I loved this post, Du...

2011-11-06T07:58:11.326-05:00

Bring your own Boos ~ haha

I loved this post, Duchess!

I would have had a tough time judging those costumes. People are so talented and creative!

The Colonial Ghosts couple really caught my eye. I thought they were great. I also liked the Wizard of Oz people as well as the Dollmaker and his creepy doll.

I love what you did with the photo of the Hawthorne ~ it almost looks like blood dripping down from the top floors.

What a party!

I don't get the whole 'Horror Thing' a...

2011-11-06T04:10:27.928-05:00

I don't get the whole 'Horror Thing' and never watch any of it. And I also don't get the whole 'Halloween for grownups Thing', but there's no doubt... Salem takes it seriously!

What a wonderful way to spend Halloween. It's...

2011-11-05T21:43:14.579-04:00

What a wonderful way to spend Halloween. It's definitely something to add to the must do list. Love the Johnny Depp group.

This party looks like so much fun. If October wasn...

2011-11-05T20:33:33.299-04:00

This party looks like so much fun. If October wasn't so crazy for your average neighborhood horror writer, I would absolutely be there in my John Wayne Gacy clown outfit. Thanks for the fabulous pictures! LOVE the Carrie couple...and the Depps...and Pinhead and Barbie...
(had to delete and repost as I had a typo in my original post and couldn't stand it!)
NOVEMBER 5, 2011 8:31 PM

Really enjoyed the post, wasn't sure how fun a...

2011-11-05T19:03:08.681-04:00

Really enjoyed the post, wasn't sure how fun a party in a hotel was going to look, thought it might be a bit too formal, but this looks like a lot of fun!

Great Post. And I saw a few of my pals in there (...

2011-11-05T14:57:24.829-04:00

Great Post. And I saw a few of my pals in there (dollmaker/doll, witch/witchdoctor).