When I started to believe in ghosts

I didn't just see the boy in the room, I felt him. It was as if he was saying, I'm lost. Help me

Forget the naughty nurse costume

Same to the X-rated devil and raunchy witch uniforms. How about a subversively sexy Halloween get-up?

Scared to death in a Mexican cemetery

I spent the day fascinated by the mystery of Dia de los Muertos. When night came, I discovered what a coward I was

Chocolate-drizzled poached pears

When you just have a few too many Hershey's minis, chocolate candy becomes an elegant sauce to drizzle over pears

Wickedly good: Rich chocolate pots de creme

You think only kids can enjoy Halloween candy? This indulgent custard will make you guess again

Rich chocolate pots de creme recipe

“A Nightmare on Elm Street”: Wake me when it’s over

With Jackie Earle Haley as a glum Freddy, this dull, glossy remake can't match the Reagan-era original

Peter Straub on how to scare readers

The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror

How Glenn Beck and Steve Forbes saved Halloween

Forbes Magazine called the host scary, a "demagogue." Then its owner got involved