Religious zealots complain about the increasing tendency of the popular mind to make the association between Halloween and secular or pagan imagery.   What is really amusing is the utter seriousness with which they disregard the fact that Halloween predates Christianity by thousands of years.  The Halloween we celebrate today is drawn mostly from the pagan parts, the Jack-o’-lanterns, the dressing up as ghosts, witches, etc....

    The scarecrow is a fascinating piece of Halloween cornucopia that just does not get the attention it deserves, in my opinion. Some of the best scary stories ever told contain themes of this icon of fall coming to life and behaving like men. Many times their behavior is of an evil or ominous nature.     Wiki tell us that a scarecrow is, traditionally, a human figure (or mannequin) dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by...

     Ah its pumpkin pie time again! I love all pie but the pumpkin pie truley is the epitome of a delightful Thanksgiving meal  in my opinion. How much do you really know about ye ole pun’kin pies of old?      Pumpkins are related to squashes, cucumbers, and cantaloupes. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for “large melon” which is “pepon.”...

    This will be my very last Halloween post of the 2009 season.  I have REALLY, REALLY enjoyed gathering up various seasonal facts and sharing them here.  I like to think of this site as my diary but also a collection of my thoughts.  As such I thought it would be a fitting end this year to send you off with some interesting facts about the absolute KING of scary movies.  VINCENT PRICE!!!!! Vincent has appeared in over 100 films,...

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