It really was a dark and stormy night for trick-or-treaters in Cambridge this Halloween. With the less-than-ideal weather, events were a little less festive than normal, as most people focused on getting to where they were going.

The Square was largely empty, with relatively few costumed figures venturing out into the wind and rain.

But those who did come out expressed scorn toward homebodies choosing to enjoy a dry evening at home in front of the fireplace.

"Boston people can just be so boring," said Cambridge resident Lisa Mount. Mount, dressed as a lion with a huge fuzzy mask perched on her head, was on her way to meeting her boyfriend in the Square for a Halloween dinner.

Gloomy spirits seemed to penetrate the moods of even the holiday's spectators. Mount said that as she rode the T from her job at the YMCA in Central Square in full costume, hardly anyone gave her a second look.

"I was just trying to shake things up. I guess I failed," she said.

But some were able to retain sight of the holiday's real objective.

"I just want a lot of candy," said 9-year-old Jacob Graham.