{"id":51329,"date":"2011-11-01T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=51329"},"modified":"2020-02-26T17:43:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:43:19","slug":"the-residence-of-evil-or-halloween-at-altoros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/the-residence-of-evil-or-halloween-at-altoros\/","title":{"rendered":"The Residence of Evil\u2014or Halloween at Altoros"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/the-residence-of-evil-or-halloween-at-altoros\/#The_trick_or_treat\" >The trick or treat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/the-residence-of-evil-or-halloween-at-altoros\/#Further_reading\" >Further reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_trick_or_treat\"><\/span>The trick or treat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For one night on October 28, 2011, a respectable Altoros office turned into a true residence of evil. Probably, the forecasters made a mistake in their predictions, and the end of the world came before the scheduled date? There proved to be no ground for worries. That was just a Halloween party at Altoros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51330 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pumpkins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you had gazed into the faces of vampires, witches, and other evil spirits, you would have noticed some striking resemblance with our ever diligent stuff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Halloween-participants.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This night the ominous atmosphere made everybody believe that any weird magic can happen. Despite the terrifying decorations and costumes, the participants did not seem to be scared at all.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Halloween-participants-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They actively demonstrated their clothing, participated in all the contests and constantly made fun of each other. During the evening, the panel chose the <strong>Spookiest Room<\/strong>, selected the winner in the <strong>Cook Battle<\/strong>, and summed up the results of the <strong>Pumpkin Carving Contest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/male-costume.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To be honest, the main characters of the last challenge attempted to put pressure on the judges and influence the results giving terrifying stares with their flashing pumpkins eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/female-costume.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was almost impossible to choose the best costume, so the panel shifted the responsibility to the participants and started the Facebook poll.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Halloween-beware.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, all the winners are announced and awarded with the nice prizes that will remind their owners about the unforgettable moments of this magic night until the next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51336 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pirate_grave_pie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The winner recipe, for sure, is kept secret. Curious about it? Just drop us a note in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_reading\"><\/span>Further reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/altoros-christmas-party-welcome-to-las-vegas\/\">Altoros Christmas Party: Welcome to Las Vegas!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/altoros-goes-to-argentina-two-new-offices-opened-in-buenos-aires-and-santa-fe\/\">Altoros Goes to Argentina: Two New Offices Opened in Buenos Aires and Santa Fe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/2003-in-review-a-new-office-in-the-boston-area-and-new-projects\/\">2003 in Review: A New Office in the Boston Area and New Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trick or treat<\/p>\n<p>For one night on October 28, 2011, a respectable Altoros office turned into a true residence of evil. 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