THE coronavirus pandemic has caused havoc for everyone this year - and it put many of our Halloween plans on hold until 2021.
The initial Covid-19 outbreak in March resulted in the government putting a host of guidelines in place, including social distancing, in a bid to halt the deadly disease’s spread.
Many of the restrictions remain in place now and, as a result, the majority of the south Essex community did not change into their fancy dress costumes to get into the Halloween spirit.
Scary house decorations also did not go up as first hoped, while numerous events to celebrate the annual extravaganza were cancelled.
Youngsters - Lucia Sanchez, Miley Smith, Charlotte Beer, James Hobbs, Gemma Hobbs, Kelly Smith and Beau-Betsy Smith at a Barleylands Halloween spectacular in 2017
We have dipped into the Echo archive to look at how Halloween costumes have developed through the decades from the 1980s through until the current day.
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Scroll down to see more of our favourite Halloween costumes through the decades.
Ghoulish - Evinas Dijokas, Reimantas Matijosius, Gita Matijosiute-Dijokiene, Ugne Balciunaite, Irma Matijosiute and Raminta Matijosiute
Pumpkin - Emma Puntenay's daughter Amelia enjoyed her first Halloween last year
Lookalike - Uncle Fester, from the hit film The Addams Family, at Basildon's Eastgate Shopping Centre
Trio - revellers at a Halloween party held at the Pink Toothbrush in 2008
Together - Siobhan Callaghan, Tracey Sibthorpe, Sam Nichol, Charlotte Raven, Sharon Cogan, Cody Waite, Donna Sammy and George Nesnan outside Westcliff's I Love Fancy Dress in 2009
Evil smile - Michael Campling dressed up to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2009
Throwback - Kersten Howard, 15, from Canvey, had a Halloween meeting with 15-year-old Lee Hunt (right) at the Southend Music Festival, held at St Bernard's Convent School, Westcliff, in October 1988
Scary - Rosie Munns (left) and Hannah Tilleray headed to Adventure Island in their Halloween costumes in 2010
Approach with caution - Daisy Hayes with Amber the Burmese Python, from Essex Reptile Encounters, at Festival Leisure Park
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