Post Views: 3,831 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 […] Masking Masks MemoriesThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal Views and tagged ALWAYS dark food Halloween kid people winter on October 15, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3055 days ago)
Post Views: 3,923 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 […] Supernatural AconitumThis entry was posted in Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS folklore fun Halloween holiday me old on October 13, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2335 days ago)
Post Views: 3,606 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 […] Look what the Cats dragged in..or rather has been drug ...This entry was posted in Halloween and tagged COMPLETELY costumes dark England Europe FAVORITE fire Halloween Happy KNOW October old story witch on October 12, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3055 days ago)
Post Views: 4,927 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 […] Strigoi, the Legend Of VampireThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Movies Seasonal and tagged death folklore life people story TRY on October 10, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2376 days ago)
Post Views: 3,712 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 […] Witch WayThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged England Halloween KNOW witch on October 9, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3055 days ago)
4 Post Views: 5,143 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 […] Something Druid This Way Comes…This entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal Spring Summer Views Winter and tagged death fire Halloween holiday Horror image KNOW life love men movies people pumpkins REALLY Religion winter Wise Men on October 8, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 1445 days ago)
1 Post Views: 4,482 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 […] Mexican Halloween Los MuertosThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Humor Seasonal Views and tagged ALWAYS children creepy fall FAVORITE Funny gifts Halloween holiday Holidays Hope KNOW memory October people on October 7, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3055 days ago)
Post Views: 5,531 Caramel apples are one of my all time favorite fright-fest foods. I never really took the time to look up the origins of how such a delicious confection […] Caramel Apple inventor and Halloween Hero Dan WalkerThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal Views and tagged children FAVORITE Halloween halloween treats REALLY on October 6, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 1607 days ago)
3 Post Views: 3,997 One of the annual fall traditions in our home is watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” together. There’s something sadly reassuring about watching poor Charlie have […] Trivializing the Great PumpkinThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Humor Seasonal and tagged animation CBS children fall fun Halloween October thinking tv on October 5, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3054 days ago)
Post Views: 4,228 The traditional carving of the Jack-o-lantern has its roots in a very dark tale from Irish lore about a man named Stingy Jack, who dared to drink […] A Jack-o-lantern Tale of Two VegetablesThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged dark death FREE ghost Halloween Happy HOT Ireland KNOW laughter life man me old people pumpkins story surprise thinking United States on October 4, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2392 days ago)
Post Views: 3,839 * To ward off evil on Sowain you should walk around your home three times clockwise and three times counterclockwise * To see a spider on Halloween […] Sowain SuperstitionsThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS children death food ghost Halloween people on October 3, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2369 days ago)
Post Views: 3,919 Last weekend I had the pre-Halloween fever pretty bad so I procured an early copy of a Halloween movie that will be released on October the 6th. […] A New Halloween Movie to Set the SeasonThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged actors AWESOME George Romero Halloween Halloween Pantheon Horror movie October Steven King story work on October 2, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3055 days ago)