Post Views: 3,797 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 […]
Post Views: 4,371 I have a pseudo tradition on my blog of posting a bunch of Halloween images on or before each holiday. This is the Halloween 2009 batch. I […]
Post Views: 3,810 The late Stan Winston, master of movie special effects and one of my idols, directed a film in 1988 called Pumpkinhead that chilled me to the bone […]
Post Views: 4,479 Silvery blue Punkins on the outside, vivid orange inside, Jarrahdale squashes are almost too pretty to eat. So decorate your doorstep for a day, then bake it […]
Post Views: 4,322 There is a lot that can be researched when looking into the true meaning of the word Ghoul. It seems every culture and hundreds of writers have […]
Post Views: 3,635 From earliest times people wore masks when droughts or other disasters struck. They believed that the demons who had brought their misfortune upon them would become frightened […]
Post Views: 3,744 Halloween is always fun for me. I like nothing more than research bizarre and unique facts about the holiday and its origins. Today let us take a […]
Post Views: 3,419 While October may be the favorite month of thousands of humans, who excitedly plan their costumes of spooks, vampires and monsters, in anticipation of Halloween, Cats, particularly […]
Post Views: 4,659 The first step in understanding vampire lore is to understand some of the biological reasons that may have led to such beliefs. One of the most plausible […]
Post Views: 3,521 I ran into this very interesting witch fact detailing why they are usually described as having broomsticks and flying. It was something I didn’t know myself which is saying […]
Post Views: 4,843 The Druids were the “wise men” of the pagan Celtic society. Little is known of them with certainty; however it is thought that they played the roles […]
Post Views: 4,225 In Mexico they actually celebrate two creepy Fall holidays! Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead began as an Aztec festival dedicated to […]