Vintage Halloween Greeting Card, Boy with Jack-o'-Lantern & Black Cat

That brick wall in the background appears to be the hideout of whichever witch owns the broom this kid has clearly stolen, and the black cat's thousand-yard stare suggests it knows exactly where this broom came from. The boy perches on the fence with the energy of a child who absolutely did not ask permission, using an enormous jack-o-lantern as a literal shield — a gourd-based defense system that no military strategist has ever endorsed. The jack-o-lantern's smile is aggressively cheerful in a way that suggests it has never once experienced self-doubt, unlike the cat, who clearly has regrets. 'Halloween Greetings,' reads the card, as if this scene of fence-squatting, broom-theft, and feline psychological distress is exactly how we should be celebrating the holiday.