Morbid Humor

A friend emailed some Halloween greetings. This, IMHO, was the funniest.

Admittedly, Halloween was never my favorite holiday. However, if you're in the city, go to the East Village tonight. I hear the entire area turns into something like Carnavale.

Businesses around the city are throwing Halloween parties. A few that might be interesting ... or not:

• Moomia throws a party starting at 10 with DJs and a live performance by Marka and Laurence Bibot.

• Get your family in costume and enter the contest at La Petite Abeille on East 20th. Best family costume wins a Wii.

• Indie bookstore McNally Robinson is throwing it's first-ever Halloween party. Literati can use a Ouija board to commune with (dead) writers. There'll be readings, costumes, and a puppet party for the kids downstairs in the children's section. Better hurry though: this one starts at 6 and ends at 8:30 — just in time to hit the non-lit parties.