![]() ![]() And since in their secret hearts everybody wants candy all the time, all my friends, for instance, buy about six times as much candy as they need, because, you know, supposedly they don't want it to run out for all the kids, but, of course, the secret motive is, and the candy companies know this, there'll be some left over. ALMOND: I think Halloween is this fabulous ritual in which you kind of get what I call freak amnesty. He's the author of "Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America." And he says this year's Halloween candy is not all for kids. We got the details on candy obsessions from Steve Almond, and that's his real name. It's an unhealthy but totally human desire for the good stuff. ![]() STEVE ALMOND (Author, "Candy Freak"): What drives the candy business is our irrational desire for sweet things in our mouth. They're feeding an addiction that starts at a young age. ![]() This year Americans are expected to spend more than $1 billion on Halloween candy. ![]()
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