We now spend about $12 billion on Halloween, a 300% increase since 2005. And over 70% of us celebrate, although most have removed any ritual, or spiritual...
2 months ago

There is no lasting benefit to ignore a holiday that exists around us, but it also does harm to celebrate Halloween as it has originated and grown over the...
3 months ago

Listen to Professor Neil Lerner explore the staying power of John Carpenter's iconic theme music and how it remains so unsettling all these years later.
27 months ago

Halloween came to Brazil just as it would. Late. Confused. On the beach. Costumed. With caiparinhas [the traditional Brazilian cocktails]. To the tune of funk....
170 months ago

Blue pumpkin candy buckets are a symbol for autism awareness on Halloween. They're controversial, but as a mom to an autistic son,...
2 months ago

It was near impossible to choose a costume that was Asian-American, and just as hard to choose one that was Asian without perpetuating the kinds of stereotypes.
122 months ago

When you're thinking about Halloween costumes with your kids, a clear guideline is to avoid any costume that is racist or perpetuating an ethnic...
87 months ago

A Halloween party at Frankenstein's Castle (a.k.a. Burg Frankenstein) just outside of Frankfurt, Germany, has been named the most terrifying...
3 months ago

I am a Halloween grinch, and I'm not afraid to say it. Don't get me wrong: I think the enthusiasm, creativity, and verve with which some of my friends and...
2 months ago

Halloween this year feels different than the macabre, plasticked-up horror film version of the holiday that can run on repeat this time of...
38 months ago