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Peeping Pumpkins
Creepiness is in the nausea and shivers of the disturbed. It’s hard to say what’s actually going to creep most people out because some of
Halloween Costumes OF DESPAIR!
Before you could grab a cheap mask at the drug store, you had to make your own costumes. And some people weren’t very, well, good
Making Halloween Difficult
Halloween used to be a time for regular people to cast spells and get their fortune told. “Good Christians” could be reassured that this was
Apple Peels for Love
Along with the mirror “spell,” apples appeared in many divination games at Halloween parties. Apples are common harvest fruits, and we’re familiar with bobbing for
Halloween Mirror of Love
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Halloween was a time for parties. These weren’t the elementary school kids parties with monsters and candy and haunted
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