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News Articles: Halloween

Overlapping V's, or Marian marks, were among the designs meant to ward off evil that were found carved into the walls at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England.

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  • Europe

‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor

About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England.

October 30, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Olive Luther prepares to stock costume displays at The Theatrical Shop, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • National

Kids in Iowa's capital will trick-or-treat on Halloween for the 1st time since 1938

Kids in the greater metro area of Iowa's capital city typically go trick-or-treating the night before Halloween, a tradition that began in the 1930s as a way to help prevent vandalism.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
This former NPR intern shows off our DIY mosquito costume.

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  • Global Health

This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world's scariest animal

Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Susan Brink
Ursula Boschet, 90, owner of Ursula’s Costumes in Santa Monica, California, browses through the one-of-a-kind, handmade costumes in her shop. Now all of her costumes are on sale as she closes shop after 30 years.

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  • Arts & Life

Step inside this legendary shop full of handmade costumes — while you still can

For nearly half a century, Ursula Boschet has run a legendary costume shop in Los Angeles. Now, the 90-year-old is closing up — and everything is for sale.

September 13, 2024
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta and
  • Christopher Intagliata
Charlie the superdog is the only member of the King family who got two Halloween outfits this year. His other costume is a doughnut.

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  • Business

We're spending $700 million on pet costumes in the costliest Halloween ever

More U.S. shoppers are buying into Halloween this year, scaring up a new spending record for costumes, decorations, candy and cute outfits for pets.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Children go trick-or-treating on Oct. 31, 2022, in Houston.

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  • National

Why the urban legend of contaminated Halloween candy won't disappear

There is no evidence of any deaths or injuries from contaminated Halloween candy. Why are people still afraid of it?

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Kaity Kline
A car is open at a trunk-or-treat in 2014. The events allow children to collect candy from trunks of cars gathered in parking lots.

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  • National

What to know about trunk-or-treating, a trick-or-treating alternative

Trunk-or-treating has been popular among churches, where people gather in parking lots and decorate their car trunks. Here's a rundown of how it started and how to find one nearby.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
This former NPR intern shows off our mosquito costume. He'd no doubt rather bite into candy corn than a human arm.

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  • Global Health

On Halloween, here's how to dress up as earth's scariest critter — with minimal prep

It's not a shark. It's not a lion. It's not a snake. And all you'll need is some pipe cleaners, sunglasses and gossamer wings.

October 28, 2023
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  • Susan Brink
Phyllida Swift posing with her scar.

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  • Perspective

Should my Halloween costume include a fake scar? This activist says no

For some, scars aren't just Halloween costumes. One activist asks us to think twice before using them.

October 27, 2023
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  • Claire Murashima
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  • News

Fulton County Probate Court offers spooky Halloween-themed weddings in Atlanta

The sessions are open to all couples that have Fulton County marriage licenses, and will allow them to invite up to six guests to witness their wedding.

October 27, 2023
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta

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  • Weather

With Halloween around the corner, Georgia's warm weather is spooking scientists. Here's why

A Halloween cool-down is coming, but current temperatures are in the 80s. A report from Climate Central explains a troubling trend.

October 25, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
A skeleton monster made by Jason Stiner has been turning heads around Macon, Georgia, for years at Halloween when Stiner attaches the creature, dubbed “Skelly-Skel,” to the back of his pickup truck.  Joe Kovac Jr. / The Telegraph

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  • News

Have you seen this skeleton welded to a toilet seat while driving around Macon?

The sight itself is spooky and beyond kooky: A bloody-faced, coverall-clad skeleton suspended in midair on a post jutting from the rear of a pickup truck. It's been turning heads around Macon, Ga., for years at Halloween.

October 17, 2023
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  • Joe Kovac
Pumpkins at Callaway

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  • News

The third annual Pumpkins at Callaway offers ‘garden by day, glow by night’ experience

It’s the end of September, and fall is here.

September 29, 2023
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  • Brittany McGee
Hand-carved pumpkins are displayed at Van Cortlandt Manor on Oct. 8, 2022, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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  • Movie Interviews

Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordan Peele jump? For Halloween this year, Fresh Air rebroadcasting archival interviews with masters of the horror genre.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
From October to December, Pumpkins For Pigs connects community members across the country with local farms, so their leftover pumpkins can be used for animal feed.

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  • Environment

Ready to toss out your pumpkins? Here's how to keep them out of the landfill

The U.S. produces billions of pumpkins each year, most of which end up in the trash when Halloween ends. From composting them to putting them out for wildlife to eat, here are some recycling ideas.

November 03, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
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