Halloween at the Fright House
Plus: Don’t go Off Leash & party scene report
Halloween
Monday
A warm welcome in Salem from women and witches
Pro-tip for visiting New England in October: go in November
Don’t let paranoid progressives ruin Halloween
Thirty years ago, no one was quaking over inclusion or safety
Tuesday
In Georgetown, the scariest part of Halloween is the virtue-signaling
Some residents are living out a blood-soaked fever dream of dead political rivals
Thursday
In praise of Halloween food
It’s all about the candy
Saturday
The Witchery weaves Halloween magic in Edinburgh
Eerie elegance in the Scottish capital
The rush to cancel old Halloween costumes
Suddenly an un-PC photo from a party in the 1980s is a weapon
Thursday
Yes, it’s too early for pumpkin beer
But not for the reason you think
Wednesday
CVS is the perfect surrogate for American culture
My kids were born abroad and learned so much from those Thanksgiving decorations
Monday
Have yourself a very basic Christmas
Normal is nice. Basic is beautiful
Thursday
Witchcraft is not Gen Z’s new religion
The concern that #WitchTok is a hotbed for misinformation runs deep
Ten films to help you celebrate Hallowquarantine
Answering the door to masked strangers isn’t the novelty it used to be
Wednesday
The Halloween costumes guaranteed to get you fired this year
From Zombie Queen Elizabeth to Candace ’n’ Kanye
Wednesday
Halloween Ends succeeds because it’s barely a horror film
The third in the trilogy trades a high body count for a sophisticated reckoning with evil
Wednesday
Why millennials love Halloween way too much
There’s a reason we need that escapism
Halloween costume ‘do’s and ‘don’t’s
Don’t dress as an animal…unless you are a member of the noble Furry community
Monday
Wanted this Halloween: terror films, not horror
No more joyless Michael Myers slogs!
Thursday
Bog bodies: mysteries of the Iron Age
There is a theory in Ireland that the country’s bog bodies may be the remains of failed kings, ritually killed on Samhain
Friday
The age of online bullying is back
When did the Washington Post become a high school burn-book?
Wednesday
The Farm Stand Test
Seasonal vegetables are a secret weapon in the fight against crime
