The Shan clan went to a Halloween party the weekend before Halloween, where was spotted a most rare sight -- Darren Shan in a Halloween costume!!! I'm not really a fan of dressing of, and hardly ever bother with a themed costume -- and in the unlikely event that you do catch sight of me wearing one, it's normally something fairly lame. But this year I decided to go... well, I wouldn't say "all in," because it didn't really take much effort on my part... but I certainly went a bit further on the costume front than I normally do. Maybe this is the start of my mid-life crisis, and this time next year I'll be trotting around in a mankini with my hair dyed bright blue...