Like everything else in 2020, Halloween is going to look a little different this year. Packed house parties and direct-contact candy handoffs are out, but there’s plenty that’s still in. Keep reading for safe, socially distant ways to celebrate the season. And be sure to pick up our Oct. 30 issue for our Halloween Mask cover, an annual tradition at The Austin Chronicle, and visit our mask gallery for past covers going back to 1982.

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