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Halloween haters say Boo Humbug!

Carlee Smith is hardly in the no-fun category.

She hosts a monthly girls' night out at a bar in Portland, Ore., and co-runs a plus-size vintage boutique called Fat Fancy. But there's one thing that brings out the hate in her.

Smith, 33, is among a contrarian contingent that takes a boo humbug approach to Halloween.

"As a kid I remember always sort of dreading finding a costume,"...

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