27 reasons why Halloween is the worst time of year

Those who aren't that into Halloween usually opt out of the festivities and relax at home.

But there are two types of Halloween home-bodies: ones who give out candy to trick-or-treaters, and ones who put out a bowl full of candy and a note asking to please just take one piece.

Of course, many trick-or-treaters do not follow these rules, stuff their bags with candy, and bankrupt the bowl almost immediately, leading to the unlucky late arrivals banging on your door anyway. Just be prepared.

Going out on Halloween night and living it up in the cold night air (depending on where you live) with your friends is fun in the moment. But, depending on your immune system, the next day can be a huge drag.

If you're not waking up with a random sore throat the day after your spooky season excursion, than you probably have the sniffles or beginning stages of a cough.

Much like New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day, there's a lot of pressure surrounding Halloween.

You need to find a costume. You need to have enough candy. You need to have a good time. Your decoration needs to be on point.

It's a lot, and it's easy to get disappointed.

Do you pick a relevant costume, a sexy costume, a creative costume, or a funny costume? The options seem endless, and it can be hard to decide — especially when there are so many ways your costume can flop. Talk about being stressful.

If you're in a relationship, deciding on a costume with your SO can be challenging — especially if one of you is more into Halloween than the other.

If you're single, on the other hand, couples costumes are just another way the dreadful holiday can remind you of how you're alone.

There is nothing worse than having no idea what someone's costume is and having to ask. Except when they tell you and you still don't see it and have to pretend.

Why doesn't anyone just admit that candy corn is gross?

A moment of silence for all the poor, poor pets who will be forced, against their will, to dress up as dinosaurs, hot dogs, and mermaids for their owner's amusement.

There is nothing worse than paying someone to traumatize you. Enough said.

Even if you hate scary movies, you can't escape them around Halloween, when previews for horror flicks take over TV stations and movie theaters.

Costumes aren't cheap — and that's just the beginning of your Halloween expenses. Often you also have to factor in decorations, candy, party supplies, etc.

If you're a parent, the expenses just get worse!

Some Halloween décor is utterly terrifying, especially when you're walking home at night just minding your own business.

Let's say you really nailed a Halloween costume one year. The following year, you'll be expected to top it... And so on and so on. It can become a vicious cycle.

With the pressure to look sexy in some skin baring costume, people tend to forget that the end of October is usually really chilly. Then you have to decide between wearing a jacket and covering up the costume you spent so much time figuring out, or freezing to death. Your call.

Unless Halloween falls on a weekend, you will have to wake up for school or work the next morning. Let's hope the party was worth it.

Then, there's also the issue of finding a second, work appropriate but still creative costume to wow your colleagues with.

Cultures are not costumes! See more celeb costume faux pas here.

Halloween themed movies are never good! Even "Hocus Pocus" only has a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Costume parties are always 20% party and 80% taking group photos. Hope you like your costume because it will be all over Facebook tomorrow!

Pumpkin spice products are great, but they have gotten way out of hand. Nobody needs pumpkin spice peanut butter or pumpkin spice Oreos.

Although studies have shown that sugar doesn't make kids hyperactive, there is still a placebo effect that gives kids an excuse to run wild.

If you're a parent, you can expect your kids to have at least one Halloween tantrum. Whether it's "I didn't get the candy I wanted!" or "But I don't like this costume anymore!" Halloween brings out the worst in kids.

Even if you're not a parent, it seems impossible to not run into at least one kid having a tantrum.

Pumpkin carving is actually really hard and time-consuming — not to mention dangerous.

Even if you manage to not accidentally slice a finger off, you're still in for the treat of a rotten pumpkin stinking up your home for days to come.

Someone's house is bound to get egged or TP-ed.

Best costume, best decorations, apple bobbing — the competitions around Halloween seem endless.

You either have too many parties to attend and run the risk of insulting at least one party host — or you don't have any and feel bad about yourself.

If you were born at the end of October, you can forget about a non-Halloween themed b-day.

Who would do such a thing?

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