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Tear-Offs · October 31

The Scariest Costume on the Block

31OctoberSaturdayTear-OffsA Halloween front porch with jack-o'-lanterns and cobwebs in the late afternoon sun. A man opens the door with a bowl of candy. On the porch, the toys are trick-or-treating: Gem, with his blue star head, black beanie, mask and striped shirt, which is what he always wears; Metis in a vampire cape; and DeekDeek, the big wrestler, dressed as a pumpkin. In front, Al, a grey toy with a shiny rainbow bubble head, wears a shirt and tie and holds out a resume. The man asks, "And what are you supposed to be?" Al says, "An entry-level job." Inside the house, a young man in a graduation cap screams.