Goodness me leeneia, so you were expecting TWICE that number? Wow!
My husband was very sad to have to go to work from 2pm until 9pm. He adores opening the door to the children and seeing all the gore and skeletons etc. It's quite funny because in the dark, all you can see of him is a set of very white teeth looming out of the gloom, and many of the little visitors take a startled step back. They must think it's a mask of some sort. We usually alternate it, but I was on my own Monday evening.
I've seen photos of American houses decorated for Hallowe'en, and it looks as though it's more 'artistic' than 'terrifying', if you see what I mean. Lots of beautiful Autumn foliage, straw figures, vegetables and pumpkins but no bones, blood or monsters. Here I find some of the stuff frankly awful, and definitely not for children to see. (Skulls with worms coming out of the eyes, and an amputated, bloody arm lying on the ground, deformed witches' heads with massive warts and so on) It gives me nightmares, never mind the little ones!