Abstract: The Halloween backpack of the present invention has, in one aspect, a hollow container having an outer surface adapted to be worn as a backpack on the back of a child, straps for releasable mounting of the hollow container on the back of the child, a hollow chute mounted onto the outer surface of the hollow container, the chute defining a passageway along the chute between a frontal chute opening in the chute and an aperture in the outer surface of the hollow container thereby forming a cooperating passageway sized to accept Halloween treats therethrough cooperating between the frontal opening and a holding cavity in the hollow container, the hollow chute extending upwardly of the hollow container so as to extend above a shoulder of the child when the child is wearing the hollow container as a backpack, the hollow chute shaped to present the frontal chute opening for access from a frontal position facing the front of the child whereby a Halloween treat may be deposited into the hollow chute from the frontal p