Halloween

Weird news: Police find Halloween zombie

Police in Alabama were alerted to a woman who might be dead, but instead found a woman celebrating Halloween

Associated Press Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 8:44 PM UTC
News Halloween, Police, Weird news

USC shooting leaves four wounded

Two men have been arrested for the incident outside a Halloween party

Associated Press Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 12:20 PM UTC
News Crime, Guns, Halloween, Shooting, USC

Fearing fear itself

The author — no fan of Halloween — wonders why people would want to seek out the feeling of being terrified

Jennifer Gilmore Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Life Halloween 2012: What's scary?

My lifelong pursuit of ghosts

Even in haunted houses, ghosts seem to elude the author. But that's not what scares her the most

Julie Klam Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Life Halloween 2012: What's scary?

The horrors of aging

The Halloween-loving novelist, now 50, suddenly finds mortal crises in the holiday's every image

Kate Christensen Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Life essays, costumes, Williamsburg

The 4:30 p.m. matinee

Adulthood is only occasionally lurid, says the author. Not like the afternoon creepfests she used to watch as a kid

Meg Wolitzer Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Life essay

The year without Halloween

Is it possible to celebrate Halloween after Sandy?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 7:20 PM UTC
Life Hurricane Sandy, Parenting

Chill out, it’s just a costume

Mocking oversexed Halloween outfits has become a feminist tradition. Maybe it's time we let it go

Amanda Marcotte, The American Prospect Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 2:25 PM UTC 14
Life Sex, Halloween, Feminism

Forecasters warn East Coast about “Frankenstorm”

Brace yourself for Hurricane Sandy

Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Friday, Oct 26, 2012 9:30 PM UTC
Life New York City, Halloween

Wigs are my superhero costume

As my life spun out of control, they were a force field against my own fear. But maybe it's time to stop hiding

Sarah Hepola Friday, Oct 12, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 22
Life wigs, Alcohol, Body Wars, costumes

Sex offenders: Halloween’s boogeyman

Registered abusers are being rounded up tonight to protect trick-or-treaters. How real is the threat, though?

Tracy Clark-Flory Monday, Oct 31, 2011 11:35 PM UTC 28
Life Halloween, Sexual abuse

How adults ruined Halloween

Today's kids have a coddled holiday. What happened to the real terror of BB guns and raw eggs?

Rosecrans Baldwin, Gilt Taste Monday, Oct 31, 2011 9:15 PM UTC 31
Life Halloween, Food

Fiction: Sympathy for the Mummy

What happens when an ancient mummy is cruelly unwrapped? Exclusive Halloween fiction by Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry Monday, Oct 31, 2011 6:26 PM UTC
Entertainment Halloween

The twisted history of candy

From the tragedies of the slave trade to the glitz of the Jazz Age, the story of these sugary treats echoes our own

Felisa Rogers Monday, Oct 31, 2011 6:00 PM UTC
Life Eatymology, Food, Halloween

The world’s spookiest attractions

From Roman crypts to Incan mummies, these creepy sites will satisfy your taste for the macabre SLIDE SHOW

Megan Cytron, Trazzler Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 7:00 PM UTC
Life Trazzler, Travel, Halloween

The ashes I wasn’t meant to find

When I stumbled upon a mysterious box in a cemetery, I didn't know what to do -- but I had to do something

Lorraine Berry Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 9:00 PM UTC 13
Life Halloween, Life stories

The war on Halloween

Orangutans endangered by palm oil cultivation. Child labor on cocoa farms. Now it's trick, treat -- or guilt trip

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 1:30 PM UTC 11
Life Halloween

Pumpkin spice meringue shells with fall fruit compote

Crisp and chewy, these compote-filled meringue shells make the most of fall's bounty

Nikki Stern Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010 12:20 AM UTC
Life Kitchen Challenge

Why real-life ghost hunters hate “Ghost Hunters”

TV series about paranormal investigators get huge ratings -- but their hokey science is making them enemies

Vinnie Rotondaro Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 9:01 PM UTC 60
Entertainment Halloween, Reality TV, Television

How a skeleton became part of our family

For 85 years, we've held on to Felix's bones. It may sound morbid, but it's actually been a lesson in living

Barbara Becker Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 29
Life Halloween, Life stories

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