The Essays
Earlier this year, Snoopy.com asked Peanuts fans to enter the "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest by sending us their "Worst Halloween Ever" stories. Out of the hundreds of incredible stories submitted, ten were selected by the family of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz as the best of the best. And they are (in alphabetical order):
| Elizabeth Holman | It was a dark and stormy night . . . THE WORST HALLOWEEN OF MY LIFE!! | |
| Lisa MacConnell | Untitled | |
| Jim McDowell | The Worst Halloween Ever (And I Really Mean It) | |
| Keith Murray | The True Story of My First Date - On My Worst Halloween Ever | |
| Veta Sams | The Worst Halloween Story Ever | |
| Michele Samuels | Candy Apples and Cotton Candy | |
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Lew Seitz | The Night I Met the (Not So) Great Pumpkin |
| Robin Denise Smith | A Halloween I Shall Never Forget | |
| Charlean Souligne | The Worst Halloween Ever | |
| Jenny Spear | It Was My Worst Halloween Ever, Charlie Brown! |