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Halloween

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halloween

Monster Guide

Halloween Polls

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Poll: My favorite Halloween costume is...
Vote for your favorite Halloween costume! We’ll tally the results and put together a slideshow based on the 10 most popular choices.

Top Halloween Flicks

The Scariest Movies of All-Time
How scary is The Shining?

Hip Halloween Flicks
Rosemary's Baby, The Witches of Eastwick, and more

Halloween Movies for Kids  New!
From Bedknobs and Broomsticks to The Witches

Monsters, Bats, Dracula, and More

October Games  New!
Pumpkin Scrambler, and a Halloween Candy Jigsaw

Halloween Hangman  New!
Do you dare play this ghoulish game?

Halloween Traditions
The inside scoop on jack-o'-lanterns and other Halloween traditions

Halloween History
The tangled origins of the October 31 holiday

Halloween by the Numbers  Updated!
There were 115 million candy opportunities in 2011

Menacing Monster Guide
Who's who in the rogue's gallery

The Truth About Dracula
How a 15th-century prince became a legend

Fact Monster Mask
Be the Fact Monster for Halloween!

All About Bats
Mysterious mammals on the fly

Conversations with a Witch
We talk to a real-life witch about stereotypes in the media

More on the Freaky, Scary, and Strange

Our Favorite Phobias
What are you afraid of?

The Hoax Files
Mysteries of science, sports, art, and more

Unlucky No. 13
The superstition's roots in Christian and pagan beliefs

Sports and the Number 13
A handful of athletes dared wear the infamous number

Crosswords and Quizzes

Halloween Crossword
6 Down: Vampire Vamooser

Candy Crossword
21 Across: Pink Bubble Gum

The Human Skeleton Quiz
Test your skeletal smarts

Mythical Monsters Quiz
What half-man, half-bull beast was kept in a labyrinth on Crete?

Phobias Quiz
Phobophobics avoid this quiz!

Candy Quiz
What flavor was found in Tut's tomb?

Monsters Quiz
Which are the only monsters born in the United States?

Dracula Quiz
Don't be afraid to sink your teeth into this quiz


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