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Join an English Scavenger Hunt for Spooky, Supernatural Scratches
“Witch marks” are all over old buildings in England—and this Halloween, a preservation group is calling on the public to help document them
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Hollywood Has Nothing on These Real Life Halloween Horror Shows
Face-unfurling, chest-exploding, zombie-making fiends: They’re all around us
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The Long, Unfortunate History of Racial Parody in America
Art historian Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw discusses the painful performative origins
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Halloween Owes Its Tricks and Treats to the Ancient Celtic New Year’s Eve
During Samhain, the deceased came to Earth in search of food and comfort, while evil spirits, faeries and gods came in search of mischief
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Scientists Find That Frankenstein’s Monster Could Have Wiped Out Humanity
Thank goodness his creator never finished his proposed girlfriend
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What’s Behind America’s Obsession With Presidential Masks?
From nose-picking Nixon to Trump-kissing-Clinton, Americans have long imitated their political candidates
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Science Explains Why Chocolate Should be Savored, Not Scarfed
And other molecular secrets to digest while you’re digesting
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Something fishy this way comes
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Kids Ditch Princess Costumes in Favor of Superheroes This Halloween
For the first time in over a decade, princesses falter on the charts
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If You Want to Adopt a Black Cat, You May Have to Wait Until Halloween Is Over
Why some adoption centers wait till after the spooky season to give some kitties a home
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This Champion Pumpkin Weighs More Than a U-Haul
At the annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-In, a pumpkin weighing 1,910 pounds took the crown
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Candy Corn Hasn’t Changed Since the 19th Century
The Halloween sweet was invented in the 1880s
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How ‘Bewitched’ Helped Salem Embrace Its Grim Past
A popular 1960s sitcom helped the New England town turn witches into big business
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A look at what’s really going on when we get the creeps
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The Grisly Details of Early Anatomy Textbooks
These images detail the inner workings of human bodies in all their gruesome glory
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This Is What 7,000 Jack O’Lanterns Look Like
At a historic landmark in New York, pumpkins take the shape of dragons, spider webs and even a planetarium
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An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth on Halloween
Don’t worry—it won’t interrupt your Halloween plans
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An Awe-Inspiring Altar Remembers One Latino Artist’s Guiding Spirit
At the American History Museum, an installation reimagines the life story of a Latina artist and writer
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How Halloween Has Taken Over England
The British have long celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on November 5, but now the October 31 holiday is a lot more appealing.
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