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Hooked on Horror: A Reel Scary Halloween Guide – Duke University Libraries
There are many awful and varied means to perish in a horror film, but have you ever considered how many ways there are to go by hook and hooks? Just this one implement alone, when considered, reveals a breadth of varied and creative death-modes. Join us now in yon Spooky Season as we explore a…
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Six Episodes of The X-Files That Are Perfect for Halloween | Tor.com
By Lorna Wallace, Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:00am 19 comments 4 Favorites [+] The X-Files is known for its sci-fi storylines but every so often it reaches out a toe and dips it squarely into the horror genre. The more horror-focused episodes tend to be the self-contained monster-of-the-week outings, largely separate from the series’ overarching…
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Scottish Halloween traditions – The Distillery Blog | VisitScotland
Of all the seasonal holidays, Halloween is one of my favourites. It might not have the spiritual significance or inspire the same giddy expectation as Christmas, but there’s just something about its macabre theatricality which never fails to bring out the big kid in me.Massively popular in the United States and celebrated to a lesser…
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History of Halloween – Halloween – HISTORY.com
“Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated…

