You don't think straight. You don't think straight, that is, when under the influence of candy corn. Sure, we love Halloween. Personally, I can't see any reason not to. Any mass observance has its excesses.
People get out of hand.
But the Halloween I see is one of the most invigorating rites left in a society that spends its life cloistered behind doors and jockeying for dominance behind steering wheels. Halloween is the one non-denominational night a year, the only night, where kids and eye contact rule. Halloween isn't about satanic rituals. It's about getting to know your neighbor. It's about lightening up, interpersonally, in uptight times.