halloween Archives

Halloween in the Pandemic: Costumes and Candy, at a Distance

31 October 2020

Ghosts, skeletons, princesses and black cats roamed the streets as usual this Halloween, but they...

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Supernatural Stories

27 October 2020

Of course you don't believe in ghosts. But maybe you'd better fact-check that one story...

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Did Spirit Halloween Say It Would Not Open Stores in 2020?

5 August 2020

Halloween may look a little different in 2020, but not due to a lack of...

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Tricking and Treating Has a Long History

22 October 2019

Many of the modern-day practices of Halloween and even its name were influenced by Christianity

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Does Carrying a Blue Halloween Bucket Signify That a Trick-or-Treater Has Autism?

28 October 2019

A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Halloween...

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Halloween Can be Deadly for Pedestrians, Traffic Study Says

30 October 2018

Research published Tuesday found a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths on Halloween night...

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Does a Municipal Code Limit Trick-or-Treating to Children 12 and Younger?

11 October 2018

A viral image of one municipal ordinance regarding Halloween activities left viewers wondering whether police...

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7 Scary Stories You Hope Aren’t Real

4 October 2018

Readers beware: True horrors lurk among legends.

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Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy

2 November 2000

Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.

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Poisoned Halloween Candy

2 November 2000

Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on...

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Warning of Marijuana Halloween Candy Derided as Scare Tactic New Jersey is warning parents to look out for people slipping their kids marijuana-laced candy...

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Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?

28 October 2016

Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War of...

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