Traditionally, we go pretty hard on Halloween around the Chronicle.
There is, of course, our annual Halloween mask. Leading up to the big reveal, our readers like to guess which ignominious politician we’ll skewer on the cover. (Congrats to everyone who placed their bets on Ken Paxton this year!)
We also use the occasion to party down – years past have seen costume contests and ungodly amounts of sugar and alcohol consumed.
In the interest of preserving history – we are a newspaper, after all – we asked staffers to unearth some of their favorite costumes from over the years. They run the gamut from traditional scaries and pop culture inspired to the just darn cute, but we’re leading off with an epic run of costumes from our boss, publisher Nick Barbaro, and his wife, Susan Moffat. Never say these two two don’t commit to the bit.
Nick and Susan: “Night of the Living Bread”
Nick and Susan circa 1994. The title of the book Susan has stabbed into his chest is Death Warmed Over: New Ways to Serve Your Spouse.
Nick and Susan, 1987
Nick as Eevee, the Chronicle office dog that preceded Hank
Nick as “Cereal Killer,” 1996
That time Nick shaved his beard off and wore a suit to work. Chilling.
Nick as the personification of Death at last week’s Free Press Forever
Art Director Zeke Barbaro as “goalie of death”
Mad Hatter Hank, our office dog
Staff writer Carys Anderson (right) and friend Beth Wigton as Daria and Jane in 2020
Account Executive Gloria Williamson
Account Executive Chelsea Taylor
Staff writer Brant Bingamon as Geriatric Gilligan
Graphic designer Jeff Gammill (right) with his brother and dad
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