Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, and every year my family and I go all in with themed costumes. Over the years we’ve become everything from characters in A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Super Mario Bros, X‑Men, Jurassic Park scientists, Walking Dead–style zombies, and Hannibal Lecter characters. Some years leaned spooky, others cinematic, and a few were just for fun, but each one became part of the story that makes October feel special to me. Many of our costumes were handmade, and looking back at them now, I can see how those early years of creativity, characters, and a little bit of Halloween chaos shaped the darker, dramatic style I love bringing into my music today. These photos capture a few of those moments and the Halloween spirit that’s been with me for as long as I can remember.