When the holiday of Halloween is mentioned, thoughts of candy, costumes and scary movies may come to mind. But that hasn't always been the case for the spooky holiday. There is a particular reason why ...

The date October 31 makes most people think of pumpkins, costumes and candy. But long before Halloween became a cultural staple, that date marked an event that redirected the course of civilization.

Sherry Jenkins is a Halloween person by default. She lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, a rural town where much of the original “Friday the 13th” horror movie was filmed. That date is, of course, a huge ...

It's Halloween, the holiday where costumed kids frolic from door to door in search of candy. For some, Oct. 31 means decorating with plastic skeletons and faux cobwebs, while others spend the evening ...

Happy Halloween! It’s an astronomical holiday — the cross-quarter day between the fall equinox and winter solstice (the actual date slips a bit, but Halloween remains the same). The Moon won’t be full ...

The museums of the Ephraim Historical Foundation may have recently closed for the season, but they're reopening Oct. 31 to celebrate the Halloween season with the foundation's first-ever Pumpkin Walk.

In roughly two weeks, tiny Hoosiers dressed as monsters, Marvel superheroes and KPop Demon Hunters will be out trick-or-treating for Halloween. But will they need a jacket? What about an umbrella?

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