Living in East Haven during Halloween was hazardous to one' s health. Headlines heralded the coming of Halloween weeks in advance and police headquarters issued warnings on how to keep safe. Everyone heeded these warnings because East Haven was the haven of the largest group of witches in the western hemisphere. It was hoped that only herbivores would go missing. Every heir to any family name was kept inside on that day. Most left town because the scene of hedonism that would happen scared them even behind locked doors. One year the havoc had led to a fire that destroyed a whole block of homes. Heaps of trash would always be found in the street the next day and houses would have to be repainted to cover the helix signs painted on them. Every hectare would be affected.