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HALLOWEEN
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was no trendier activity than holding a séance led by a medium, who would serve as a conduit between the living and the dead.
Every Halloween, adults worry that their kids will bring home dangerous and/or poisonous Halloween candy. Does it actually happen?
We’ve shown you some of the best costumes from the last few Halloweens. Do you remember what you pulled on in 1993, though? We combed through old newspapers to find the top costumes from the 80s and early 90s. Anybody slip into one of these?
Since at least the early 1900s, inventors have been trying to make Halloween even scarier through technology.
Need a costume idea? Fear not: Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls, has you covered.
Like the Shaun of the Dead slogan says, "aim for the head." But before you start readying your zombie apocalypse weapon of choice, you'd better find out if you're going to get in trouble for taking out the infected. According to San Diego criminal lawyer
Beaker/Bunsen's Severed Head image courtesy of reader Lisa Kuchy We’ve already told you that your Halloween candy probably isn’t poisoned. Today let's focus on another great Halloween rumor, the one that says it becomes illegal to trick-or-treat once a k