It's been a tough week for Wal-Mart.
Four days after it apologized and removed an online shopping category titled "Fat Girl Costumes," the retail giant is now doing the same for a particular costume called the "Pashtun Papa."
"Whether you're making a serious political statement or staging a polical parody, this ...
HERCULES, Calif. — Police in Northern California are investigating who gave a plastic bag of methamphetamine to a young girl on Halloween.
Hercules police Sgt. Ezra Tafesse tells the Contra Costa Times the 8-year-old girl's parents found the powder packaged in a small zip-style bag among the child's Halloween candy ...
There's been a lot of discussion on the Web lately about so-called “Christmas creep,” which refers to the holiday season being heavily hyped earlier and earlier with each passing year. (It’s also a nickname for my Uncle Harry, but we won’t go into that.)
And I’m just as annoyed as the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America's most legendary magician, interred under a granite monument that bears his stage name in bold letters: Houdini.
It is an impressive ...
VIENNA, Va., Oct. 30, 2013 — It is my personal opinion that no war or conflict is quite as symbolically connected to the Halloween holiday as the 1861-1865 period of time.
It takes but a few minutes of searching to realize that spirits, ghosts, and inexplicable sights and sounds seem endemic ...
PETA has responded to outrage over Cecil the Lion Halloween costumes with its own "Cecil's Revenge" costume that features a bloodied dentist.
Animal activists have condemned several costumes sold by several major Halloween retailers that glamorize Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, who hunted Zimbabwe's beloved lion and caused a flurry of ...
What kids see in film and TV heavily influences them, and the top children's costumes for Halloween 2015 prove as much, according to Consumer Affairs.
The National Retail Federation released its 2015 Halloween Consumer Top Costumes survey, and a Yahoo News report indicated princess costumes topped the kid category for ...
Something more frightening than Congress lurks in the nation's capital.
The folks that made Maryland's "Field of Screams" a yearly Halloween event since 2000 now offer unsuspecting humans a chance to enter “Scream City.”
Situated in a massive tented structure in a parking lot next to RFK Stadium, the 20,000-square-foot ...
The Milford School District in southern Connecticut won't be holding its usual Halloween festivities this month, and parents of students enrolled there and other local residents aren't too enthused.
More than 1,300 people have signed an online petition urging Milford schools to celebrate Halloween this year after a letter ...
ANALYSIS/OPINION
The blessing and the curse of the anthology film is its variety of tone and subject — allowing for a smorgasbord of style and story from multiple filmmakers. And horror films are tricky business to begin with — typically the purview of splatter porn and often forgetting that the ...
In all honesty, parenthood is pretty rad every day of the year, but Halloween brings a whole host of awesome for parents. As it turns out, your kids are cuter than any costume accessory you could buy, plus you have a "built-in" sidekick. Whether ...
Not everyone likes to be scared, which can be challenging for parents of children who stand to miss out on the fun of Halloween.
But Halloween doesn’t have to be scary, least of all on the bookshelf. Here are some great new and classic books ...
Halloween is a hard holiday for some parents. The idea of having their kids stay up late to collect candy sounds like a major sugar high and inevitable sugar crash waiting to happen. But there is more to Halloween than just trick-or-treating. If you ...
Sarah Coyne saw Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” nearly 30 years ago as a child, and she credits the film with giving her what she calls her “irrational fear” of birds: She screams and quickly leaves if one flies too close to her.
From monsters under ...
Is there such a thing as too much Halloween candy? Most don't think so. But when you see signs of disinterest emerging for the massive pile of treats, it's time to boost up the flavor with a few little tricks. Here are four to ...
Halloween is an exciting time for all — children and adults. Between dressing up in costumes, collecting and eating candy, and spending time with family, friends and neighbors, it creates fun-filled memories. And this year, Halloween falls on a Saturday, allowing for extra ghoulish fun. Let's take a look at ...
The Department of Energy is urging children to dress up as solar panels and wind turbines for Halloween in a green initiative it's dubbing "Energyween."
The department offers up instructions on its website on how kids can create their own costumes. All they need is a suit and tie, ...
In preparation for some scary viewing sessions as Halloween approaches, here's some suggestions of movies recently released in the Blu-ray format sure to set the macabre mood.
Army of Darkness: Collector's Edition (Shout! Factory, rated R, $34.99)— The reluctant hero Ash Williams (actor Bruce Campbell) loaded up his sawed-off ...
Here are five movies from various platforms families may want to consider. Because not all are appropriate for younger children, age recommendations are included.
This weekend, families all over will participate in a whirlwind of trick-or-treating, parties and candy eating. We recommended five animated Halloween ...
TOKYO (AP) — For the usually reserved Japanese, Halloween has become the perfect excuse to act wild in strange outfits.
The spooky celebration is consuming the energy, fashion sense and wallets of people for the entire month of October, not just kids but also adults on the prowl with colorful ...