Halloween's origins can be traced to the ancient Celtic festival known as "Samhain," which included a feast of the dead in both Pagan and Christian times, and marked the end of harvest and the commencement of winter.
AP | Posted 01.02.2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- South Carolina officials say a 10-year-old trick-or-treater pulled a handgun on a woman who joked that she'd steal his Halloween candy....
Posted 01.01.2012
Halloween might be over, but there's still plenty of time to "ooh" and "ahh" at clever costumes from last night. One pair of adorable twins is rec...
Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.01.2012
From Occupy protesters to mariachi band members to Brian Wilsons, San Francisco was represented this Halloween. While partyrockers crowded the cit...
The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.01.2012
They may have been throwing "warring" Halloween parties, but Miranda Kerr and Heidi Klum proved to be quite different when it comes to dressing for th...
Posted 12.31.2011
I wrote a list comparing every NFL team to Halloween candy. And I hope you enjoy it, because most of you are too old to be getting dressed up to be go...
The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 12.31.2011
Our Psychometer scientists were hard at work this week to bring you the craziest people in the newest this week, but unfortunately were the hapless vi...
Posted 12.31.2011
Between planning parties, designing costumes and stocking up on candy, Halloween festivities often take weeks of planning -- but that doesn't mean mis...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.30.2011
"Who can take a sunrise ... Sprinkle it in dew ... Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two? ... The candyman can." -- "Willy Wonka & the Chocolat...
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 12.31.2011
Most people reserve their horror flicks, fake blood and sweet treats for the weeks and days leading up to Halloween. For horror movie lovers Nicole Mi...
College Humor | Posted 12.31.2011
College Humor has some helpful advice for pranking your friends this Halloween. Check out their illustrated guide to all of the classic Halloween tri...
Cracked.com | Posted 12.31.2011
Even the best Hollywood set dressers in the biggest budget horror movie can't outdo real life. As part of our continuing effort to find real-world loc...
Posted 12.31.2011
One of the oldest holidays in the world, Halloween "is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light...
Posted 12.31.2011
The Cook County Sheriff's Office will be visiting the homes of registered sex offenders Monday, making sure they don't open their doors for trick-or-t...
Posted 12.31.2011
Still haven't had enough of Halloween festivities? Well, New Yorkers are in luck because Monday is actually Halloween, and unlike the city's record hi...
mediatakeout.com | Posted 12.31.2011
Halloween is the ONE day of the year when otherwise DEMURE ladies can dress up like HARLOTS!!!...
Dorian de Wind | Posted 12.30.2011
If Halloween by itself wasn't frightening enough, this Oct. 31 has been set by U.N. demographers as the official day when the 7 billionth person will ...
Posted 12.30.2011
Halloween is today, but that didn't stop celebrities from dressing up and hitting some spooky festivities over the weekend. From Kim Kardashian's P...
AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 12.29.2011
WASHINGTON — Turns out, the White House did not get egged. Trick-or-treaters marched up the White House driveway on a wet, snowy Saturday, past...
The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 12.29.2011
Still looking for the perfect Halloween costume? Trying to figure out how to be topical with your wardrobe choices, but not quite sure how to pull it ...
Posted 12.29.2011
Halloween is just around the corner, and the jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treaters are already out in full force. Not even a blanket of snow will keep...
The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.29.2011
Ay dios mio! Fashion designer and "Project Runway" judge extraordinaire Michael Kors (on the left, below) and his husband Lance Le Pere added a little...
The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.29.2011
If you wanted to be like everyone else this Halloween, you'd be going as Nikki MInaj. Instead, maybe you've decided on sexy paperweight? Or an Occupy ...
Posted 12.28.2011
Well, it's about that time: You've got your costume, your candy bowl's full, your pumpkin's carved, you think that you're ready for Halloween. But...
Posted 12.28.2011
Trick-or-sleet! A scary snowstorm creeping towards the Northeast won't spare New York City this Halloween weekend. Some cold rain turned into snow...
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. | Posted 01.03.2012