It’s Halloween night, a time for kids to trick-or-treat, but in this viral video, it wasn’t children haunting doorsteps: it was a lone woman making her rounds for treats and more. Captured on a Reddit-shared video, the woman approaches a festively decorated home with a candy bowl left for neighborhood kids. What happens next is wild: instead of taking a single piece, she opens her bag and pours the entire bowl’s contents inside. But this “trick” doesn’t stop at candy; she goes for the Halloween lights, removing them while staring straight at the camera!
Indeed, she glances directly at the security camera capturing her antics, seemingly unbothered by the fact she’s being watched. Redditors were quick to voice their disgust at her actions, with one remarking, “Seriously… the lights too?” while another incredulously asked, “Jesus, what’s wrong with her?”
For many, her bold disregard went beyond stealing candy or even Halloween decor; it was the gall to stare straight at the camera that truly left a lasting impression. “She looked straight into the camera. Someone enhance that face!” suggested one viewer, echoing a common sentiment on the thread as commenters joked about using the footage as bait to catch her.
The video has raised more than eyebrows. Discussions are brewing about what drives this kind of behavior — it’s hardly the first instance of Halloween decor going missing, but theft with this level of confidence isn’t as common. “It kept going… and going,” lamented another viewer, while others decried the loss with a simple “What the [expletive]?” Many were quick to suggest karma would handle it, with one user hoping that “karma comes for her” sooner rather than later.
With Halloween now blending traditions like trick-or-treating with modern digital sharing, it seems inevitable that neighborhood mischief, and the occasional brazen thief, will continue to trend online.