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Why do we carve pumpkins on Halloween? The spooky story behind jack-o’-lanterns

Before pumpkins became a Halloween symbol, people carved turnips. Here’s the story of Stingy Jack and how the jack-o’-lantern ...
Ancient Origins

The Halloween Story Everyone Gets Wrong: What Samhain Really Says About the Otherworld

Halloween has a ready-made origin story. Long before children dressed as vampires and superheroes, the Celts supposedly gathered around fires on a night called Samhain. It was then, when the boundary ...

‘Japanese Ghost Stories’ Is a Must-Have for Bookish Horror Fans

Just in time for Halloween, Folio Society is releasing a 200-page trove of supernatural Japanese folklore tailor-made for ...
Yahoo

Parties, stories, pranks that got out of hand: A look at Halloween history in Evansville

EVANSVILLE – The Evansville area has been celebrating Halloween for as long as there's been Halloween in America. As the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival's one-time Halloween pageant and carnival ...
Columbus Dispatch

Halloween has Irish roots? More on Halloween origins, how spooky holiday has evolved

Halloween falls on Oct. 31 every year, which is a Friday in 2025. The Celtic fall celebration Samhain laid the foundation for some of the Halloween traditions we recognize today. Ghost stories and ...
Kotaku

Halloween Stories: Black Book

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Halloween Stories: Black Book When your world and the supernatural realm collide, can you survive? Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com We asked folks to ...