Smashing jack-o'- lanterns? Stealing candy? It's okay. Believe it or not, I was just like you when I was a kid. Till my dad set me straight, that is. See, my dad taught me tonight is about respecting the dead...because this is the one night that the dead...and all sorts of other things roam free and pay us a visit. All these traditions...jack-o'- lanterns, putting on costumes, handing out treats...they were started to protect us, but nowadays...no one really cares.