HAPPY HAUNTING SEASON to you and your favorite Red Sox, er, red socks-wearing little devil, as we’re in the thick of the scary season counting down to the 31st, as the foliage begins to wane, the snow starts to splatter on the autumn leaves that have fallen in our back yards, and Halloween events and parties fill up the social calendar.
As a complement to today’s cover story, we offer the following adult Halloween party roundups:
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